RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest Irish population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Irish ancestry, from the 2024 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 2,311. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Nelson County, VA, up 34 places to #73.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873108,752−11%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73748,607−10%

03Loudoun County, VAVA449,74941,835+8%

04Prince William County, VAVA502,96635,900−11%

05▲1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14832,443−5%

06▼1Arlington County, VAVA243,93132,058+21%

07Henrico County, VAVA342,77525,578−17%

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,33224,081+2%

09▲3Richmond, VAVA237,25719,430+47%

10▼1Norfolk, VAVA231,01318,085−3%

11▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,66217,676+12%

12▼1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38817,419+4%

13Stafford County, VAVA170,80314,357−1%

14▲3Albemarle County, VAVA118,35613,671+12%

15Frederick County, VAVA99,95511,947+12%

16Hanover County, VAVA116,42311,569−9%

17▼3Newport News, VAVA183,23010,903−24%

18James City County, VAVA83,32610,037+14%

19▲1Fauquier County, VAVA76,5039,924+1%

20▲1Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509,793−18%

21▼2Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349,652−19%

22Bedford County, VAVA83,0599,305+18%

23Roanoke, VAVA99,1118,304−3%

24▲2Augusta County, VAVA78,9408,048+27%

25▼1York County, VAVA71,3747,791−4%

26▼1Hampton, VAVA137,3157,778−14%

27▲2Suffolk, VAVA104,6996,216−4%

28Rockingham County, VAVA89,3165,832+8%

29▲11Louisa County, VAVA42,9245,699+70%

30▲1Warren County, VAVA42,7405,698+11%

31▼1Orange County, VAVA40,0835,661+14%

32▲2Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8395,415+75%

33▲2Lynchburg, VAVA81,3474,899−38%

34▲3Franklin County, VAVA55,5264,783−18%

35▲3Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774,777−34%

36▲5Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664,666−23%

37▼5Wise County, VAVA34,8244,609−6%

38▲5Campbell County, VAVA55,6294,543−29%

39▲5Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,473+9%

40▼4Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394,436−16%

41▼8Washington County, VAVA53,8984,264−42%

42Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973,994−23%

43▼4Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4903,813−33%

44▲1Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913,740+40%

45▲2Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443,667+24%

46▲3Winchester, VAVA28,2723,640+36%

47▲8Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753,494+20%

48▼21Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353,492−52%

49▼3King George County, VAVA29,6463,417+11%

50▲11New Kent County, VAVA28,0223,334+45%

51▲1Caroline County, VAVA34,4133,305+11%

52▼1Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213,302+2%

53▲6Carroll County, VAVA29,2993,271+18%

54▲3Prince George County, VAVA43,9363,171+12%

55▲9Staunton, VAVA26,8013,163+53%

56▼8Manassas, VAVA44,3323,117−29%

57▲11Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,873+9%

58▼8Henry County, VAVA49,2422,816−40%

59▼3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,816+13%

60▲3Goochland County, VAVA29,1872,751+68%

61▼1Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,629−12%

62▲3Greene County, VAVA21,9582,441+30%

63▲25Accomack County, VAVA33,8592,431−4%

64▼11Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862,423−43%

65▼7Smyth County, VAVA28,8822,347−16%

66▼4Falls Church, VAVA15,1592,318+42%

67▲11Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,311+17%

68▲4Salem, VAVA25,8162,244−33%

69▲13Clarke County, VAVA15,6092,207−3%

70▼16Lee County, VAVA21,6422,168−29%

71Amherst County, VAVA31,9622,145−40%

72▼3Wythe County, VAVA27,9832,123−24%

73▲34Nelson County, VAVA14,9202,052+13%

74▲1Giles County, VAVA16,5642,018−8%

75▲17Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961,970+25%

76▲1Danville, VAVA41,6471,901−34%

77▲27Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,828+38%

78▲15Halifax County, VAVA33,4471,824+6%

79▲2Madison County, VAVA14,2371,817−17%

80▼4Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,751−10%

81▼11Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631,735−34%

82▲3Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,594−23%

83▼16Bristol, VAVA16,4181,591−16%

84▼11Radford, VAVA17,2431,543−42%

85▼1Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471,520−31%

86▼7King William County, VAVA19,6171,483+8%

87Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,432+21%

88▼8Scott County, VAVA21,2001,424−49%

89▼6Russell County, VAVA25,3321,376−60%

90▲6Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,369+200%

91▼5Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911,359−21%

92▲7Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391,2700%

93▲9Lexington, VAVA7,7691,222+12%

94▲9Poquoson, VAVA13,2921,195−35%

95▲13Grayson County, VAVA15,2301,180−24%

96▼5Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,153−41%

97▼31Page County, VAVA23,7621,145−50%

98▼8Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,122−21%

99▼10Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,111−27%

100▼26Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,110−51%

101▼3Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,094−44%

102▼5Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,038−17%

103▲17Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,000+33%

104▼9Dickenson County, VAVA13,236991−50%

105▼11Patrick County, VAVA17,424945−47%

106▼5Manassas Park, VAVA16,560930−3%

107▼2Lancaster County, VAVA10,995879−27%

108▲10Bland County, VAVA6,151822−1%

109▲1Charlotte County, VAVA11,401679−16%

110▼1Northampton County, VAVA11,879670−23%

111▲12Martinsville, VAVA13,849664−35%

112▼6Mathews County, VAVA8,529637−60%

113▲6Covington, VAVA5,680623−8%

114▲11Sussex County, VAVA10,755611+7%

115▼1Essex County, VAVA10,654607−41%

116▼16Buchanan County, VAVA18,492589−74%

117▼2Nottoway County, VAVA15,796578−28%

118▼6Brunswick County, VAVA15,727569−36%

119▼8Richmond County, VAVA9,294559−34%

120▼7King and Queen County, VAVA6,743539+7%

121▲7Galax, VAVA6,670484−27%

122▲2Bath County, VAVA4,076454+23%

123▲9Buena Vista, VAVA6,672422−48%

124▼7Craig County, VAVA4,800403−48%

125▲4Charles City County, VAVA6,623395−16%

126▼4Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058380−59%

127▼11Greensville County, VAVA11,181373+66%

128▼2Norton, VAVA3,477349−40%

129▼2Surry County, VAVA6,603295−34%

130▼9Petersburg, VAVA33,734282−55%

131Franklin, VAVA8,478272−24%

132▼2Highland County, VAVA2,318256−20%

133Emporia, VAVA5,447144−36%

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