RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest Scottish population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Scottish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 1.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Norton, VA, up 114 places to #13.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲53Nelson County, VAVA14,9204.0%+0.5 pts

02▲31Louisa County, VAVA42,9244.0%+2.1 pts

03▲43Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913.8%+1.2 pts

04▼2Fauquier County, VAVA76,5033.7%−0.4 pts

05▲47Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.4%+0.4 pts

06▲5Warren County, VAVA42,7403.3%+0.4 pts

07▲43Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933.2%+0.8 pts

08▼5Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.2%−1.6 pts

09▲73Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4393.1%−0.2 pts

10▲92Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.1%+0.6 pts

11▼10Lexington, VAVA7,7693.1%−2.1 pts

12▲45Craig County, VAVA4,8003.0%−0.6 pts

13▲114Norton, VAVA3,4773.0%+1.6 pts

14▲21Greene County, VAVA21,9583.0%+0.6 pts

15▼6Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.0%−1.5 pts

16▲9Williamsburg, VAVA15,8613.0%−0.9 pts

17▲15Bristol, VAVA16,4183.0%−0.9 pts

18▼12James City County, VAVA83,3263.0%−1.4 pts

19▲12Staunton, VAVA26,8013.0%−0.6 pts

20▼1Waynesboro, VAVA23,9513.0%0.0 pts

21▲20Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572.9%+0.8 pts

22▲15King George County, VAVA29,6462.9%+0.5 pts

23▼9New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.9%+0.4 pts

24▲66Radford, VAVA17,2432.9%−0.6 pts

25▼21Madison County, VAVA14,2372.7%+1.2 pts

26▲21Fairfax, VAVA26,7722.7%+0.1 pts

27▲24Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.7%+0.3 pts

28▼2York County, VAVA71,3742.6%−0.4 pts

29▲39Poquoson, VAVA13,2922.6%−0.8 pts

30▲37Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.6%−0.6 pts

31▲28Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.6%−0.7 pts

32▼4Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212.6%−0.3 pts

33▼10Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.5%−0.9 pts

34▲30Washington County, VAVA53,8982.5%−0.2 pts

35▼30Clarke County, VAVA15,6092.5%−1.3 pts

36▼6Salem, VAVA25,8162.4%−0.4 pts

37▲34Bedford County, VAVA83,0592.4%−0.5 pts

38▼23Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.4%−0.5 pts

39▼27Goochland County, VAVA29,1872.4%−1.0 pts

40▲51Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.3%+0.5 pts

41▲15Alexandria, VAVA160,6622.3%−0.4 pts

42▲66Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.3%+1.5 pts

43▼21Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.3%0.0 pts

44Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7372.3%−0.4 pts

45▼9Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.3%−0.6 pts

46▲23Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.2%+0.9 pts

47▼8Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882.2%−0.3 pts

48▲14Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752.2%−0.5 pts

49▲21Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.2%−0.6 pts

50▲3Roanoke, VAVA99,1112.2%+0.4 pts

51▼9Henrico County, VAVA342,7752.1%−0.2 pts

52▼45Highland County, VAVA2,3182.1%+0.8 pts

53▼26Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972.1%−2.1 pts

54▲6Orange County, VAVA40,0832.1%−1.0 pts

55▲49Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.1%+0.1 pts

56▼39Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.1%−0.2 pts

57▼12Lynchburg, VAVA81,3472.1%−0.8 pts

58▲19Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.1%−0.2 pts

59▼43Wise County, VAVA34,8242.0%−0.8 pts

60▼42Lancaster County, VAVA10,9952.0%−1.3 pts

61▲4Richmond, VAVA237,2571.9%−0.3 pts

62▲56Galax, VAVA6,6701.9%+0.1 pts

63▲40Northampton County, VAVA11,8791.9%+0.2 pts

64▼35Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.9%+1.3 pts

65▼10Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.9%−0.9 pts

66▲8Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.9%−0.6 pts

67▲12Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.9%−1.0 pts

68▼7Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161.9%+0.5 pts

69▲9Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8731.9%−0.7 pts

70▲23Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.8%+0.1 pts

71▲24Smyth County, VAVA28,8821.8%−0.4 pts

72▲43Richmond County, VAVA9,2941.8%+0.4 pts

73▲46Prince George County, VAVA43,9361.8%+0.2 pts

74▼25Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.7%−0.8 pts

75▼17Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.7%−0.9 pts

76▲5Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.7%−0.5 pts

77▼11Patrick County, VAVA17,4241.7%+0.1 pts

78▲7Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.7%+0.1 pts

79▼59Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.6%−1.2 pts

80▲17Manassas, VAVA44,3321.6%−0.3 pts

81▼57Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.6%−1.5 pts

82▼6Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.6%+0.5 pts

83▲4Norfolk, VAVA231,0131.5%−0.1 pts

84▲30Henry County, VAVA49,2421.5%0.0 pts

85▼75Mathews County, VAVA8,5291.5%−2.8 pts

86▼3Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151.5%−0.7 pts

87▲20Newport News, VAVA183,2301.5%−0.4 pts

88▲23Prince William County, VAVA502,9661.5%−0.5 pts

89▼9Surry County, VAVA6,6031.4%−1.1 pts

90▼42Culpeper County, VAVA57,6661.4%−0.9 pts

91▼51Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.4%−0.7 pts

92▼79Winchester, VAVA28,2721.4%−1.1 pts

93▲3Danville, VAVA41,6471.4%−0.3 pts

94▼21Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.3%−0.1 pts

95▼6Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.3%−0.5 pts

96▼58Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861.3%−1.3 pts

97▼63Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.3%−2.2 pts

98▲24Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351.3%0.0 pts

99▼36Page County, VAVA23,7621.3%−0.9 pts

100▲9Hopewell, VAVA23,2611.2%−0.3 pts

101▲5Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.2%−1.3 pts

102▼30Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521.2%−0.1 pts

103▼2Scott County, VAVA21,2001.2%−1.2 pts

104▲21Portsmouth, VAVA96,7771.2%0.0 pts

105▼62Bath County, VAVA4,0761.2%+0.2 pts

106▼85Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.2%−0.3 pts

107▼13Lee County, VAVA21,6421.2%+0.2 pts

108▼33Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.1%−1.9 pts

109▼17Giles County, VAVA16,5641.1%−2.2 pts

110▲14Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961.1%−0.5 pts

111▼23Essex County, VAVA10,6541.1%−0.2 pts

112▼104Bland County, VAVA6,1511.1%−0.6 pts

113▲7Hampton, VAVA137,3151.1%−0.6 pts

114▼28Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.1%+0.7 pts

115▲13Russell County, VAVA25,3321.0%−1.7 pts

116▼11Accomack County, VAVA33,8591.0%−0.1 pts

117▼19Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.0%−0.1 pts

118▼1Halifax County, VAVA33,4471.0%+0.3 pts

119▲7Southampton County, VAVA18,1101.0%−0.6 pts

120▲12Franklin, VAVA8,4780.8%−1.1 pts

121▲8Covington, VAVA5,6800.8%−0.7 pts

122▼10Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.8%−0.2 pts

123▼24Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.8%+0.1 pts

124▼24Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.7%−0.7 pts

125▼15King William County, VAVA19,6170.6%−2.0 pts

126▼10King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.6%−0.7 pts

127▼14Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.6%−0.3 pts

128▼7Emporia, VAVA5,4470.5%−0.9 pts

129▲2Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.5%−0.1 pts

130▼46Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.4%−0.1 pts

131▼1Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.4%−0.7 pts

132▲1Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.4%−0.4 pts

133▼10Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.3%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES