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Largest Scotch-Irish population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Scotch-Irish ancestry, from the 2023 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 132 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739,734–

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374,514–

03Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484,511–

04Henrico County, VAVA342,7754,509–

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493,758–

06Richmond, VAVA237,2572,889–

07Prince William County, VAVA502,9662,865–

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,3322,735–

09Hanover County, VAVA116,4232,313–

10Arlington County, VAVA243,9312,294–

11Albemarle County, VAVA118,3562,237–

12Stafford County, VAVA170,8032,205–

13Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501,973–

14Alexandria, VAVA160,6621,889–

15Norfolk, VAVA231,0131,887–

16Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161,848–

17Augusta County, VAVA78,9401,729–

18Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341,403–

19Frederick County, VAVA99,9551,332–

20York County, VAVA71,3741,325–

21Washington County, VAVA53,8981,295–

22Bedford County, VAVA83,0591,224–

23Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031,183–

24Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881,179–

25Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,156–

26Hampton, VAVA137,3151,135–

27James City County, VAVA83,3261,073–

28Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975984–

29Campbell County, VAVA55,629978–

30Newport News, VAVA183,230958–

31Lynchburg, VAVA81,347941–

32Culpeper County, VAVA57,666875–

33Franklin County, VAVA55,526820–

34Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490804–

35Orange County, VAVA40,083782–

36Botetourt County, VAVA34,144755–

37Gloucester County, VAVA40,097749–

38Suffolk, VAVA104,699743–

39Staunton, VAVA26,801738–

40Salem, VAVA25,816735–

41Charlottesville, VAVA44,388727–

42Wise County, VAVA34,824683–

43Scott County, VAVA21,200675–

44Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663648–

45Smyth County, VAVA28,882648–

46Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839591–

47Pulaski County, VAVA33,586578–

48Wythe County, VAVA27,983571–

49Warren County, VAVA42,740568–

50Carroll County, VAVA29,299542–

51Powhatan County, VAVA32,591540–

52Nelson County, VAVA14,920534–

53Floyd County, VAVA15,789528–

54Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839496–

55Goochland County, VAVA29,187495–

56Henry County, VAVA49,242482–

57Portsmouth, VAVA96,777471–

58Louisa County, VAVA42,924444–

59Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747440–

60Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321424–

61Danville, VAVA41,647420–

62Russell County, VAVA25,332396–

63Amherst County, VAVA31,962389–

64Patrick County, VAVA17,424380–

65Mathews County, VAVA8,529367–

66Greene County, VAVA21,958365–

67Tazewell County, VAVA38,635358–

68Page County, VAVA23,762345–

69Waynesboro, VAVA23,951328–

70Appomattox County, VAVA17,172323–

71Prince George County, VAVA43,936321–

72Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393262–

73Grayson County, VAVA15,230261–

74Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391259–

75King George County, VAVA29,646254–

76Clarke County, VAVA15,609245–

77Radford, VAVA17,243239–

78Dickenson County, VAVA13,236236–

79Caroline County, VAVA34,413234–

80Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738224–

81Falls Church, VAVA15,159224–

82Galax, VAVA6,670205–

83Middlesex County, VAVA10,841202–

84Charlotte County, VAVA11,401200–

85Bristol, VAVA16,418195–

86Accomack County, VAVA33,859192–

87Craig County, VAVA4,800192–

88Winchester, VAVA28,272190–

89Lee County, VAVA21,642184–

90Southampton County, VAVA18,110181–

91Amelia County, VAVA13,632179–

92Madison County, VAVA14,237175–

93Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896174–

94Fairfax, VAVA26,772167–

95Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439166–

96Manassas, VAVA44,332165–

97Lancaster County, VAVA10,995161–

98Halifax County, VAVA33,447156–

99New Kent County, VAVA28,022155–

100Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715154–

101Giles County, VAVA16,564150–

102King William County, VAVA19,617147–

103Williamsburg, VAVA15,861145–

104Alleghany County, VAVA14,546143–

105Buena Vista, VAVA6,672139–

106Martinsville, VAVA13,849138–

107Nottoway County, VAVA15,796130–

108Hopewell, VAVA23,261125–

109Northampton County, VAVA11,879120–

110Sussex County, VAVA10,755120–

111Bath County, VAVA4,07693–

112Bland County, VAVA6,15187–

113Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05887–

114Buckingham County, VAVA17,13784–

115Poquoson, VAVA13,29283–

116Lexington, VAVA7,76981–

117Brunswick County, VAVA15,72779–

118Greensville County, VAVA11,18170–

119Cumberland County, VAVA10,35267–

120Franklin, VAVA8,47867–

121Petersburg, VAVA33,73467–

122Northumberland County, VAVA12,55766–

123Charles City County, VAVA6,62365–

124Essex County, VAVA10,65459–

125Covington, VAVA5,68054–

126Buchanan County, VAVA18,49242–

127Richmond County, VAVA9,29433–

128King and Queen County, VAVA6,74333–

129Norton, VAVA3,47731–

130Surry County, VAVA6,60321–

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,56016–

132Highland County, VAVA2,31815–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES