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Largest Irish population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Irish ancestry, from the 2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873110,396−9%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73746,578−14%

03Loudoun County, VAVA449,74941,297+7%

04Prince William County, VAVA502,96636,521−9%

05Arlington County, VAVA243,93129,392+11%

06Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14828,609−16%

07Henrico County, VAVA342,77525,568−17%

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,33221,293−10%

09Norfolk, VAVA231,01319,502+5%

10Alexandria, VAVA160,66217,572+11%

11Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38816,018−4%

12Richmond, VAVA237,25715,574+18%

13Stafford County, VAVA170,80315,495+7%

14Newport News, VAVA183,23012,137−16%

15Frederick County, VAVA99,95511,645+9%

16Hanover County, VAVA116,42310,278−19%

17Albemarle County, VAVA118,35610,229−16%

18James City County, VAVA83,32610,223+16%

19Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349,304−22%

20Fauquier County, VAVA76,5038,467−14%

21Roanoke County, VAVA97,1508,425−29%

22Bedford County, VAVA83,0598,037+2%

23Roanoke, VAVA99,1117,507−12%

24York County, VAVA71,3747,475−8%

25Hampton, VAVA137,3157,400−18%

26Augusta County, VAVA78,9407,137+12%

27Tazewell County, VAVA38,6356,052−16%

28Rockingham County, VAVA89,3165,987+10%

29Suffolk, VAVA104,6995,857−10%

30Orange County, VAVA40,0835,709+14%

31Warren County, VAVA42,7405,569+9%

32Wise County, VAVA34,8245,209+7%

33Washington County, VAVA53,8985,197−29%

34Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8395,168+67%

35Lynchburg, VAVA81,3475,119−35%

36Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394,982−6%

37Franklin County, VAVA55,5264,898−16%

38Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774,759−34%

39Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904,636−18%

40Louisa County, VAVA42,9244,532+35%

41Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664,454−26%

42Gloucester County, VAVA40,0974,193−19%

43Campbell County, VAVA55,6294,099−36%

44Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,066−1%

45Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913,666+37%

46King George County, VAVA29,6463,638+19%

47Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443,511+18%

48Manassas, VAVA44,3323,465−21%

49Winchester, VAVA28,2723,085+15%

50Henry County, VAVA49,2423,073−34%

51Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213,019−7%

52Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,992+1%

53Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862,930−31%

54Lee County, VAVA21,6422,925−5%

55Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752,761−5%

56Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,696+8%

57Prince George County, VAVA43,9362,613−8%

58Smyth County, VAVA28,8822,557−9%

59Carroll County, VAVA29,2992,529−9%

60Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,510−16%

61New Kent County, VAVA28,0222,504+9%

62Falls Church, VAVA15,1592,420+48%

63Goochland County, VAVA29,1872,320+41%

64Staunton, VAVA26,8012,306+12%

65Greene County, VAVA21,9582,217+18%

66Page County, VAVA23,7622,115−7%

67Bristol, VAVA16,4182,098+11%

68Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,097−20%

69Wythe County, VAVA27,9831,902−32%

70Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631,878−29%

71Amherst County, VAVA31,9621,872−48%

72Salem, VAVA25,8161,855−44%

73Radford, VAVA17,2431,840−31%

74Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,818−19%

75Giles County, VAVA16,5641,796−18%

76Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,742−11%

77Danville, VAVA41,6471,737−40%

78Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,731−12%

79King William County, VAVA19,6171,724+26%

80Scott County, VAVA21,2001,698−39%

81Madison County, VAVA14,2371,672−24%

82Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,663−27%

83Russell County, VAVA25,3321,646−52%

84Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471,619−27%

85Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,607−22%

86Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911,561−10%

87Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,554+32%

88Accomack County, VAVA33,8591,442−43%

89Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,412−7%

90Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,337−6%

91Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,332−32%

92Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961,282−19%

93Halifax County, VAVA33,4471,224−29%

94Patrick County, VAVA17,4241,216−32%

95Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361,121−44%

96Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,116+144%

97Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,115−11%

98Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,064−46%

99Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391,055−17%

100Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921,052−54%

101Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601,017+6%

102Lexington, VAVA7,7691,009−7%

103Poquoson, VAVA13,2921,003−45%

104Appomattox County, VAVA17,172918−31%

105Lancaster County, VAVA10,995895−26%

106Mathews County, VAVA8,529873−45%

107Nelson County, VAVA14,920854−53%

108Grayson County, VAVA15,230822−47%

109Northampton County, VAVA11,879817−6%

110Charlotte County, VAVA11,401814+1%

111Richmond County, VAVA9,294802−5%

112Brunswick County, VAVA15,727711−19%

113King and Queen County, VAVA6,743688+36%

114Essex County, VAVA10,654656−36%

115Nottoway County, VAVA15,796620−23%

116Greensville County, VAVA11,181596+165%

117Craig County, VAVA4,800590−24%

118Bland County, VAVA6,151582−30%

119Covington, VAVA5,680580−14%

120Cumberland County, VAVA10,352545−27%

121Petersburg, VAVA33,734544−13%

122Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058510−44%

123Martinsville, VAVA13,849491−52%

124Bath County, VAVA4,076484+31%

125Sussex County, VAVA10,755463−19%

126Norton, VAVA3,477432−25%

127Surry County, VAVA6,603363−19%

128Galax, VAVA6,670363−45%

129Charles City County, VAVA6,623269−43%

130Highland County, VAVA2,318239−26%

131Franklin, VAVA8,478199−44%

132Buena Vista, VAVA6,672163−80%

133Emporia, VAVA5,44731−86%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS