RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 132 SHOWN OF 132

Highest Scotch-Irish population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scotch-Irish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 132 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH SHAREVS 2010

01Mathews County, VAVA8,5295.6%+4.4 pts

02Highland County, VAVA2,3185.0%−7.9 pts

03Scott County, VAVA21,2004.7%+0.6 pts

04Staunton, VAVA26,8014.5%−1.8 pts

05Buena Vista, VAVA6,6724.4%+1.5 pts

06Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6634.3%−3.2 pts

07Augusta County, VAVA78,9404.0%−0.7 pts

08Bland County, VAVA6,1514.0%+0.2 pts

09Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.7%+1.8 pts

10Salem, VAVA25,8163.6%+0.1 pts

11Lancaster County, VAVA10,9953.5%+0.8 pts

12Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753.4%+1.3 pts

13Craig County, VAVA4,8003.1%−4.1 pts

14Radford, VAVA17,2433.1%−0.4 pts

15Middlesex County, VAVA10,8413.0%−1.0 pts

16Washington County, VAVA53,8982.9%−2.1 pts

17Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972.8%−0.7 pts

18Lexington, VAVA7,7692.8%−2.5 pts

19Smyth County, VAVA28,8822.7%−1.6 pts

20Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.6%−1.2 pts

21Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.6%−1.9 pts

22Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.5%−0.5 pts

23Galax, VAVA6,6702.5%+0.1 pts

24New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.3%−1.1 pts

25Campbell County, VAVA55,6292.3%−0.6 pts

26Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.3%+0.6 pts

27Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.2%−1.8 pts

28Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.2%+0.2 pts

29Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.2%−0.4 pts

30Nelson County, VAVA14,9202.2%+0.1 pts

31Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352.2%−1.4 pts

32Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.2%−1.6 pts

33Wise County, VAVA34,8242.1%−1.5 pts

34Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392.1%+0.3 pts

35Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572.1%−0.3 pts

36Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.0%−1.7 pts

37Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.0%+0.2 pts

38Bedford County, VAVA83,0592.0%−1.3 pts

39Amherst County, VAVA31,9622.0%−1.7 pts

40Goochland County, VAVA29,1872.0%−0.9 pts

41Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.0%−0.2 pts

42Orange County, VAVA40,0831.9%−0.6 pts

43Roanoke, VAVA99,1111.9%−2.2 pts

44Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.9%−1.6 pts

45Falls Church, VAVA15,1591.9%−1.7 pts

46Bristol, VAVA16,4181.9%−1.8 pts

47Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931.9%+0.1 pts

48Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.9%−1.8 pts

49Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861.8%−1.0 pts

50Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.8%−1.2 pts

51Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561.8%−2.3 pts

52Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.8%−0.4 pts

53Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881.8%−1.3 pts

54Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881.8%−0.7 pts

55Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511.8%−2.6 pts

56Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.7%−2.0 pts

57Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.6%−1.1 pts

58Norton, VAVA3,4771.6%−1.4 pts

59Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.6%−1.6 pts

60Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.6%+0.5 pts

61King William County, VAVA19,6171.6%−1.9 pts

62James City County, VAVA83,3261.6%−1.6 pts

63Greene County, VAVA21,9581.6%+0.1 pts

64Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.6%−1.2 pts

65Henrico County, VAVA342,7751.6%−1.0 pts

66Warren County, VAVA42,7401.6%−1.7 pts

67Russell County, VAVA25,3321.6%−1.8 pts

68Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.6%−1.4 pts

69Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.5%−0.8 pts

70Danville, VAVA41,6471.5%−0.7 pts

71Southampton County, VAVA18,1101.5%+0.9 pts

72Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.5%−1.3 pts

73Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611.5%−2.4 pts

74York County, VAVA71,3741.5%−1.8 pts

75Clarke County, VAVA15,6091.4%−2.3 pts

76Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.4%−0.5 pts

77Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961.4%−0.2 pts

78Caroline County, VAVA34,4131.4%−0.2 pts

79Richmond, VAVA237,2571.4%−0.8 pts

80Floyd County, VAVA15,7891.3%−2.5 pts

81Page County, VAVA23,7621.3%−1.1 pts

82Patrick County, VAVA17,4241.3%−2.4 pts

83Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.2%−0.4 pts

84Alexandria, VAVA160,6621.2%−1.5 pts

85Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.2%−1.1 pts

86Madison County, VAVA14,2371.2%−1.7 pts

87Winchester, VAVA28,2721.1%−2.6 pts

88Hopewell, VAVA23,2611.1%+0.4 pts

89Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8731.1%−1.1 pts

90Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371.1%−1.4 pts

91Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211.1%−1.5 pts

92King George County, VAVA29,6461.1%−1.3 pts

93Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.0%−1.2 pts

94Arlington County, VAVA243,9311.0%−1.6 pts

95Lee County, VAVA21,6421.0%−1.5 pts

96Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.0%−1.0 pts

97Fairfax, VAVA26,7721.0%−2.3 pts

98Norfolk, VAVA231,0131.0%−0.6 pts

99Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.0%−1.7 pts

100Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.0%−1.4 pts

101Essex County, VAVA10,6540.9%−1.1 pts

102Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.9%−2.6 pts

103Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.9%−0.9 pts

104Covington, VAVA5,6800.9%−4.0 pts

105Newport News, VAVA183,2300.9%−0.8 pts

106Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.9%−4.8 pts

107Henry County, VAVA49,2420.9%−0.7 pts

108Appomattox County, VAVA17,1720.9%−1.3 pts

109Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.9%−0.9 pts

110Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.9%−2.0 pts

111Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.8%−3.2 pts

112Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.8%−2.3 pts

113Giles County, VAVA16,5640.8%−3.3 pts

114Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.8%−1.5 pts

115Hampton, VAVA137,3150.8%−0.8 pts

116Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.8%−1.3 pts

117Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.7%−0.1 pts

118Surry County, VAVA6,6030.7%−3.0 pts

119Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.7%−1.2 pts

120Manassas, VAVA44,3320.7%−1.2 pts

121Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.7%−0.4 pts

122Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.7%+0.1 pts

123Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.7%−0.1 pts

124Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.6%−1.1 pts

125Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.6%−0.7 pts

126Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.6%−0.8 pts

127Bath County, VAVA4,0760.5%−12.5 pts

128Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.5%−0.1 pts

129Franklin, VAVA8,4780.4%−1.0 pts

130Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.3%−0.2 pts

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.3%−1.0 pts

132Emporia, VAVA5,4470.0%−1.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS