RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest Scottish population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Scottish ancestry (2020 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

01Lexington, VAVA7,7697.1%+1.9 pts

02Fauquier County, VAVA76,5034.0%−0.1 pts

03Falls Church, VAVA15,1593.9%−0.9 pts

04Madison County, VAVA14,2373.7%+2.2 pts

05Clarke County, VAVA15,6093.7%−0.1 pts

06James City County, VAVA83,3263.6%−0.8 pts

07Highland County, VAVA2,3183.5%+2.1 pts

08Bland County, VAVA6,1513.3%+1.5 pts

09Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.2%−1.3 pts

10Mathews County, VAVA8,5293.0%−1.4 pts

11Warren County, VAVA42,7402.9%+0.0 pts

12Goochland County, VAVA29,1872.9%−0.5 pts

13Winchester, VAVA28,2722.8%+0.4 pts

14New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.8%+0.4 pts

15Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.8%−0.1 pts

16Wise County, VAVA34,8242.8%−0.0 pts

17Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.8%+0.5 pts

18Lancaster County, VAVA10,9952.8%−0.5 pts

19Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512.7%−0.2 pts

20Campbell County, VAVA55,6292.7%−0.1 pts

21Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.7%+1.2 pts

22Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.7%+0.3 pts

23Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.6%−0.7 pts

24Amherst County, VAVA31,9622.6%−0.5 pts

25Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612.6%−1.3 pts

26York County, VAVA71,3742.6%−0.4 pts

27Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972.6%−1.6 pts

28Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212.6%−0.3 pts

29Amelia County, VAVA13,6322.6%+1.9 pts

30Salem, VAVA25,8162.6%−0.3 pts

31Staunton, VAVA26,8012.5%−1.1 pts

32Bristol, VAVA16,4182.5%−1.4 pts

33Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.5%+0.6 pts

34Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412.5%−1.0 pts

35Greene County, VAVA21,9582.5%+0.0 pts

36Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.5%−0.4 pts

37King George County, VAVA29,6462.4%+0.0 pts

38Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862.4%−0.2 pts

39Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882.4%−0.1 pts

40Grayson County, VAVA15,2302.4%+0.2 pts

41Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572.4%+0.2 pts

42Henrico County, VAVA342,7752.3%−0.0 pts

43Bath County, VAVA4,0762.3%+1.3 pts

44Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7372.3%−0.3 pts

45Lynchburg, VAVA81,3472.3%−0.5 pts

46Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912.3%−0.3 pts

47Fairfax, VAVA26,7722.3%−0.4 pts

48Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.3%−0.1 pts

49Stafford County, VAVA170,8032.2%−0.3 pts

50Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932.2%−0.2 pts

51Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8392.2%−0.2 pts

52Charlottesville, VAVA44,3882.2%−0.8 pts

53Roanoke, VAVA99,1112.2%+0.4 pts

54Nelson County, VAVA14,9202.2%−1.3 pts

55Frederick County, VAVA99,9552.2%−0.7 pts

56Alexandria, VAVA160,6622.2%−0.6 pts

57Craig County, VAVA4,8002.1%−1.5 pts

58Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1482.1%−0.5 pts

59Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.1%−1.2 pts

60Orange County, VAVA40,0832.1%−1.0 pts

61Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.1%+0.7 pts

62Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752.0%−0.7 pts

63Page County, VAVA23,7622.0%−0.1 pts

64Washington County, VAVA53,8982.0%−0.7 pts

65Richmond, VAVA237,2572.0%−0.2 pts

66Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.0%+0.4 pts

67Floyd County, VAVA15,7892.0%−1.2 pts

68Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.9%−1.5 pts

69Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.9%+0.6 pts

70Augusta County, VAVA78,9401.9%−0.9 pts

71Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.9%−1.0 pts

72Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521.8%+0.5 pts

73Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.8%+0.3 pts

74Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.8%−0.8 pts

75Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.8%−1.2 pts

76Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.8%+0.7 pts

77Carroll County, VAVA29,2991.8%−0.5 pts

78Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8731.8%−0.8 pts

79Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.7%−1.1 pts

80Surry County, VAVA6,6031.7%−0.9 pts

81Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.7%−0.5 pts

82Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391.7%−1.7 pts

83Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151.6%−0.6 pts

84Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921.6%+1.1 pts

85Charles City County, VAVA6,6231.6%+0.1 pts

86Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.6%+1.3 pts

87Norfolk, VAVA231,0131.6%+0.0 pts

88Essex County, VAVA10,6541.6%+0.3 pts

89Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.6%−0.2 pts

90Radford, VAVA17,2431.6%−1.9 pts

91Caroline County, VAVA34,4131.6%−0.3 pts

92Giles County, VAVA16,5641.6%−1.8 pts

93Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.6%−0.1 pts

94Lee County, VAVA21,6421.6%+0.6 pts

95Smyth County, VAVA28,8821.5%−0.6 pts

96Danville, VAVA41,6471.5%−0.2 pts

97Manassas, VAVA44,3321.5%−0.4 pts

98Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.5%+0.4 pts

99Sussex County, VAVA10,7551.4%+0.8 pts

100Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581.4%−0.0 pts

101Scott County, VAVA21,2001.4%−0.9 pts

102Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631.4%−1.1 pts

103Northampton County, VAVA11,8791.4%−0.3 pts

104Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721.3%−0.7 pts

105Accomack County, VAVA33,8591.3%+0.2 pts

106Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.3%−1.2 pts

107Newport News, VAVA183,2301.3%−0.6 pts

108Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.3%+0.4 pts

109Hopewell, VAVA23,2611.2%−0.3 pts

110King William County, VAVA19,6171.2%−1.4 pts

111Prince William County, VAVA502,9661.2%−0.8 pts

112Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961.2%+0.2 pts

113Greensville County, VAVA11,1811.2%+0.3 pts

114Henry County, VAVA49,2421.1%−0.3 pts

115Richmond County, VAVA9,2941.1%−0.2 pts

116King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431.1%−0.2 pts

117Halifax County, VAVA33,4471.1%+0.4 pts

118Galax, VAVA6,6701.1%−0.7 pts

119Prince George County, VAVA43,9361.0%−0.6 pts

120Hampton, VAVA137,3151.0%−0.7 pts

121Emporia, VAVA5,4471.0%−0.4 pts

122Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351.0%−0.3 pts

123Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.9%−0.7 pts

124Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.9%−0.7 pts

125Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.8%−0.4 pts

126Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.8%−0.7 pts

127Norton, VAVA3,4770.7%−0.8 pts

128Russell County, VAVA25,3320.7%−2.1 pts

129Covington, VAVA5,6800.6%−0.9 pts

130Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.6%−0.6 pts

131Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.5%−0.1 pts

132Franklin, VAVA8,4780.3%−1.6 pts

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.3%−0.5 pts

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