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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTTISH SHAREVS 2010

01Nelson County, VAVA14,9204.0%+0.5 pts

02Louisa County, VAVA42,9244.0%+2.1 pts

03Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913.8%+1.2 pts

04Fauquier County, VAVA76,5033.7%−0.4 pts

05Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.4%+0.4 pts

06Warren County, VAVA42,7403.3%+0.4 pts

07Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933.2%+0.8 pts

08Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.2%−1.6 pts

09Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4393.1%−0.2 pts

10Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.1%+0.6 pts

11Lexington, VAVA7,7693.1%−2.1 pts

12Craig County, VAVA4,8003.0%−0.6 pts

13Norton, VAVA3,4773.0%+1.6 pts

14Greene County, VAVA21,9583.0%+0.6 pts

15Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.0%−1.5 pts

16Williamsburg, VAVA15,8613.0%−0.9 pts

17Bristol, VAVA16,4183.0%−0.9 pts

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

19Staunton, VAVA26,8013.0%−0.6 pts

20Waynesboro, VAVA23,9513.0%+0.0 pts

21Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572.9%+0.8 pts

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

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

24Radford, VAVA17,2432.9%−0.6 pts

25Madison County, VAVA14,2372.7%+1.2 pts

26Fairfax, VAVA26,7722.7%+0.1 pts

27Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.7%+0.3 pts

28York County, VAVA71,3742.6%−0.4 pts

29Poquoson, VAVA13,2922.6%−0.8 pts

30Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.6%−0.6 pts

31Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.6%−0.7 pts

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

33Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.5%−0.9 pts

34Washington County, VAVA53,8982.5%−0.2 pts

35Clarke County, VAVA15,6092.5%−1.3 pts

36Salem, VAVA25,8162.4%−0.4 pts

37Bedford County, VAVA83,0592.4%−0.5 pts

38Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.4%−0.5 pts

39Goochland County, VAVA29,1872.4%−1.0 pts

40Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.3%+0.5 pts

41Alexandria, VAVA160,6622.3%−0.4 pts

42Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.3%+1.5 pts

43Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.3%−0.0 pts

44Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7372.3%−0.4 pts

45Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.3%−0.6 pts

46Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.2%+0.9 pts

47Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882.2%−0.3 pts

48Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752.2%−0.5 pts

49Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.2%−0.6 pts

50Roanoke, VAVA99,1112.2%+0.4 pts

51Henrico County, VAVA342,7752.1%−0.2 pts

52Highland County, VAVA2,3182.1%+0.8 pts

53Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972.1%−2.1 pts

54Orange County, VAVA40,0832.1%−1.0 pts

55Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.1%+0.1 pts

56Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.1%−0.2 pts

57Lynchburg, VAVA81,3472.1%−0.8 pts

58Carroll County, VAVA29,2992.1%−0.2 pts

59Wise County, VAVA34,8242.0%−0.8 pts

60Lancaster County, VAVA10,9952.0%−1.3 pts

61Richmond, VAVA237,2571.9%−0.3 pts

62Galax, VAVA6,6701.9%+0.1 pts

63Northampton County, VAVA11,8791.9%+0.2 pts

64Amelia County, VAVA13,6321.9%+1.3 pts

65Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.9%−0.9 pts

66Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.9%−0.6 pts

67Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.9%−1.0 pts

68Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161.9%+0.5 pts

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

70Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.8%+0.1 pts

71Smyth County, VAVA28,8821.8%−0.4 pts

72Richmond County, VAVA9,2941.8%+0.4 pts

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

74Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.7%−0.8 pts

75Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.7%−0.9 pts

76Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.7%−0.5 pts

77Patrick County, VAVA17,4241.7%+0.1 pts

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

79Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.6%−1.2 pts

80Manassas, VAVA44,3321.6%−0.3 pts

81Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.6%−1.5 pts

82Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.6%+0.5 pts

83Norfolk, VAVA231,0131.5%−0.1 pts

84Henry County, VAVA49,2421.5%+0.0 pts

85Mathews County, VAVA8,5291.5%−2.8 pts

86Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151.5%−0.7 pts

87Newport News, VAVA183,2301.5%−0.4 pts

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

89Surry County, VAVA6,6031.4%−1.1 pts

90Culpeper County, VAVA57,6661.4%−0.9 pts

91Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.4%−0.7 pts

92Winchester, VAVA28,2721.4%−1.1 pts

93Danville, VAVA41,6471.4%−0.3 pts

94Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.3%−0.1 pts

95Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.3%−0.5 pts

96Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861.3%−1.3 pts

97Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.3%−2.2 pts

98Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351.3%−0.0 pts

99Page County, VAVA23,7621.3%−0.9 pts

100Hopewell, VAVA23,2611.2%−0.3 pts

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

102Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521.2%−0.1 pts

103Scott County, VAVA21,2001.2%−1.2 pts

104Portsmouth, VAVA96,7771.2%−0.0 pts

105Bath County, VAVA4,0761.2%+0.2 pts

106Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.2%−0.3 pts

107Lee County, VAVA21,6421.2%+0.2 pts

108Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.1%−1.9 pts

109Giles County, VAVA16,5641.1%−2.2 pts

110Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961.1%−0.5 pts

111Essex County, VAVA10,6541.1%−0.2 pts

112Bland County, VAVA6,1511.1%−0.6 pts

113Hampton, VAVA137,3151.1%−0.6 pts

114Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.1%+0.7 pts

115Russell County, VAVA25,3321.0%−1.7 pts

116Accomack County, VAVA33,8591.0%−0.1 pts

117Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.0%−0.1 pts

118Halifax County, VAVA33,4471.0%+0.3 pts

119Southampton County, VAVA18,1101.0%−0.6 pts

120Franklin, VAVA8,4780.8%−1.1 pts

121Covington, VAVA5,6800.8%−0.7 pts

122Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.8%−0.2 pts

123Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.8%+0.1 pts

124Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.7%−0.7 pts

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

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

127Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.6%−0.3 pts

128Emporia, VAVA5,4470.5%−0.9 pts

129Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.5%−0.1 pts

130Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.4%−0.1 pts

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.4%−0.7 pts

132Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.4%−0.4 pts

133Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.3%−1.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES