RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 129 SHOWN OF 129

Highest Welsh population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Welsh ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Welsh residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 129 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPWELSH SHAREVS 2010

01Amelia County, VAVA13,6326.1%+5.1 pts

02Lexington, VAVA7,7692.0%−0.1 pts

03Mathews County, VAVA8,5291.7%+0.7 pts

04Salem, VAVA25,8161.6%+0.3 pts

05Louisa County, VAVA42,9241.6%+0.9 pts

06Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9751.5%+1.0 pts

07Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.4%+0.8 pts

08Highland County, VAVA2,3181.3%+1.1 pts

09King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431.3%–

10Winchester, VAVA28,2721.2%+0.4 pts

11Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.2%+0.7 pts

12Craig County, VAVA4,8001.2%−1.8 pts

13Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611.1%−0.6 pts

14Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601.1%–

15King William County, VAVA19,6171.1%+0.4 pts

16Gloucester County, VAVA40,0971.1%−0.0 pts

17James City County, VAVA83,3261.0%−0.1 pts

18Greene County, VAVA21,9581.0%+0.6 pts

19Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561.0%−0.4 pts

20Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.0%+0.1 pts

21Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.0%+0.8 pts

22Hanover County, VAVA116,4231.0%−0.0 pts

23Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931.0%+0.4 pts

24Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.9%+0.3 pts

25Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.9%+0.2 pts

26Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.9%−0.1 pts

27Clarke County, VAVA15,6090.9%+0.4 pts

28Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.9%+0.0 pts

29Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.9%−0.1 pts

30Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.9%−0.3 pts

31Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.9%+0.3 pts

32Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.9%+0.0 pts

33Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.9%−1.0 pts

34Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.9%−0.1 pts

35Manassas, VAVA44,3320.9%+0.2 pts

36Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.8%+0.4 pts

37Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720.8%−1.1 pts

38King George County, VAVA29,6460.8%+0.0 pts

39Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.8%+0.0 pts

40Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.8%−0.3 pts

41Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.8%−0.1 pts

42Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.7%−0.2 pts

43Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.7%+0.0 pts

44Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.7%−0.1 pts

45Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.7%−0.2 pts

46Washington County, VAVA53,8980.7%+0.2 pts

47Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.7%+0.4 pts

48Galax, VAVA6,6700.7%+0.2 pts

49Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7470.7%+0.1 pts

50Powhatan County, VAVA32,5910.7%+0.3 pts

51Russell County, VAVA25,3320.7%−0.1 pts

52Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.6%−0.1 pts

53Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.6%−0.3 pts

54Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.6%−0.0 pts

55Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.6%−0.5 pts

56Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.6%+0.3 pts

57Botetourt County, VAVA34,1440.6%−0.3 pts

58Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.6%+0.3 pts

59Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.6%−0.1 pts

60Middlesex County, VAVA10,8410.6%+0.5 pts

61Warren County, VAVA42,7400.6%−0.4 pts

62Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.6%−1.2 pts

63Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.6%−0.9 pts

64Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.6%+0.1 pts

65Newport News, VAVA183,2300.5%−0.1 pts

66Roanoke County, VAVA97,1500.5%−0.5 pts

67Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.5%−0.2 pts

68Bland County, VAVA6,1510.5%+0.3 pts

69Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.5%−0.6 pts

70Goochland County, VAVA29,1870.5%−0.1 pts

71Richmond, VAVA237,2570.5%−0.2 pts

72Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.5%+0.0 pts

73Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.5%−0.6 pts

74Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.5%+0.4 pts

75Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.5%+0.0 pts

76Staunton, VAVA26,8010.5%−0.2 pts

77Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.5%−0.0 pts

78Surry County, VAVA6,6030.5%+0.2 pts

79Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.5%−0.0 pts

80Radford, VAVA17,2430.5%−0.7 pts

81Giles County, VAVA16,5640.5%+0.2 pts

82Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.5%−0.1 pts

83Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.4%−1.2 pts

84Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.4%−0.1 pts

85York County, VAVA71,3740.4%−0.5 pts

86Franklin County, VAVA55,5260.4%−0.0 pts

87Lee County, VAVA21,6420.4%−0.2 pts

88Alleghany County, VAVA14,5460.4%−0.5 pts

89Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.4%−0.2 pts

90Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.4%−0.3 pts

91Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.4%+0.2 pts

92Bristol, VAVA16,4180.4%+0.2 pts

93Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.4%+0.3 pts

94Wythe County, VAVA27,9830.4%+0.1 pts

95Campbell County, VAVA55,6290.4%−0.1 pts

96Danville, VAVA41,6470.4%+0.2 pts

97Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4390.4%−1.5 pts

98Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.3%−0.6 pts

99Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.3%+0.2 pts

100Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7380.3%−0.8 pts

101Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.3%−0.1 pts

102Henry County, VAVA49,2420.3%+0.1 pts

103Wise County, VAVA34,8240.3%+0.1 pts

104Madison County, VAVA14,2370.3%−0.4 pts

105Martinsville, VAVA13,8490.3%−0.2 pts

106Bath County, VAVA4,0760.3%–

107Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.3%−0.8 pts

108Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.3%−0.3 pts

109Grayson County, VAVA15,2300.3%−0.4 pts

110Amherst County, VAVA31,9620.3%−0.2 pts

111Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.3%+0.1 pts

112Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.3%+0.2 pts

113Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.3%−0.3 pts

114New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.3%−0.9 pts

115Emporia, VAVA5,4470.3%–

116Orange County, VAVA40,0830.2%−0.4 pts

117Patrick County, VAVA17,4240.2%−0.3 pts

118Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.2%−0.1 pts

119Scott County, VAVA21,2000.2%−0.1 pts

120Hampton, VAVA137,3150.2%−0.3 pts

121Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.2%−0.2 pts

122Appomattox County, VAVA17,1720.2%−0.1 pts

123Page County, VAVA23,7620.2%−0.8 pts

124Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.2%−0.4 pts

125Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.2%−0.6 pts

126Covington, VAVA5,6800.1%–

127Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.1%−0.5 pts

128Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.1%−0.4 pts

129Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.0%−0.1 pts

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