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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 2024 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. The median across all 132 is 365. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Floyd County, VA, up 45 places to #53.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8739,734−58%

02▲2Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374,514−58%

03▼1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484,511−50%

04▼1Henrico County, VAVA342,7754,509−43%

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493,758−42%

06▲1Richmond, VAVA237,2572,889−34%

07▼1Prince William County, VAVA502,9662,865−58%

08▲1Chesapeake, VAVA255,3322,735−44%

09▲6Hanover County, VAVA116,4232,313−38%

10▲3Arlington County, VAVA243,9312,294−57%

11▲6Albemarle County, VAVA118,3562,237−44%

12▼2Stafford County, VAVA170,8032,205−20%

13▼1Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501,973−52%

14▲4Alexandria, VAVA160,6621,889−48%

15▼4Norfolk, VAVA231,0131,887−53%

16▲4Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161,848+39%

17▼9Augusta County, VAVA78,9401,729−51%

18▼2Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341,403−59%

19▲6Frederick County, VAVA99,9551,332−25%

20▲15York County, VAVA71,3741,325−37%

21▲2Washington County, VAVA53,8981,295−52%

22Bedford County, VAVA83,0591,224−46%

23▲3Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031,183−48%

24▼10Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881,179−61%

25▼6Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,156−71%

26▲6Hampton, VAVA137,3151,135−50%

27▲2James City County, VAVA83,3261,073−48%

28▲11Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975984+86%

29▼1Campbell County, VAVA55,629978−37%

30▼9Newport News, VAVA183,230958−69%

31▼4Lynchburg, VAVA81,347941−60%

32▼2Culpeper County, VAVA57,666875−6%

33▼9Franklin County, VAVA55,526820−50%

34▲13Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490804−22%

35▲14Orange County, VAVA40,083782−6%

36▲10Botetourt County, VAVA34,144755−42%

37▼4Gloucester County, VAVA40,097749−41%

38▼1Suffolk, VAVA104,699743−55%

39▼8Staunton, VAVA26,801738−51%

40▼2Salem, VAVA25,816735−13%

41Charlottesville, VAVA44,388727−44%

42▲1Wise County, VAVA34,824683−54%

43▼9Scott County, VAVA21,200675−28%

44▼8Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663648−61%

45▼3Smyth County, VAVA28,882648−53%

46▲2Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839591−48%

47▲6Pulaski County, VAVA33,586578−41%

48▲10Wythe County, VAVA27,983571−36%

49▲3Warren County, VAVA42,740568−53%

50Carroll County, VAVA29,299542+9%

51▲12Powhatan County, VAVA32,591540−31%

52▲22Nelson County, VAVA14,920534+76%

53▲45Floyd County, VAVA15,789528−8%

54▼9Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839496−45%

55▲9Goochland County, VAVA29,187495−20%

56▲9Henry County, VAVA49,242482−45%

57▼2Portsmouth, VAVA96,777471−71%

58▼14Louisa County, VAVA42,924444−47%

59▲1Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747440+20%

60▲8Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321424−53%

61▼7Danville, VAVA41,647420−56%

62▲5Russell County, VAVA25,332396−59%

63▼12Amherst County, VAVA31,962389−68%

64▲32Patrick County, VAVA17,424380−44%

65▼4Mathews County, VAVA8,529367+246%

66▲10Greene County, VAVA21,958365+36%

67▼27Tazewell County, VAVA38,635358−77%

68▲10Page County, VAVA23,762345−40%

69▲1Waynesboro, VAVA23,951328−64%

70▲40Appomattox County, VAVA17,172323+2%

71▲1Prince George County, VAVA43,936321−50%

72▼16Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393262−38%

73▲8Grayson County, VAVA15,230261−56%

74▲20Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391259−58%

75▲8King George County, VAVA29,646254−52%

76▲23Clarke County, VAVA15,609245−54%

77▼20Radford, VAVA17,243239−57%

78▲35Dickenson County, VAVA13,236236−63%

79▼13Caroline County, VAVA34,413234−46%

80▼1Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738224−66%

81▲4Falls Church, VAVA15,159224−46%

82▲24Galax, VAVA6,670205+27%

83▼8Middlesex County, VAVA10,841202−54%

84▲7Charlotte County, VAVA11,401200−27%

85▼12Bristol, VAVA16,418195−70%

86▲16Accomack County, VAVA33,859192−56%

87▲18Craig County, VAVA4,800192−49%

88▼11Winchester, VAVA28,272190−80%

89▲1Lee County, VAVA21,642184−72%

90▼4Southampton County, VAVA18,110181+48%

91▼29Amelia County, VAVA13,632179−25%

92▲17Madison County, VAVA14,237175−55%

93Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896174−70%

94▼2Fairfax, VAVA26,772167−77%

95▲12Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439166+23%

96▼16Manassas, VAVA44,332165−76%

97▼26Lancaster County, VAVA10,995161−48%

98▲3Halifax County, VAVA33,447156−68%

99▼40New Kent County, VAVA28,022155−75%

100▲8Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715154−69%

101▲10Giles County, VAVA16,564150−79%

102▼18King William County, VAVA19,617147−73%

103▼8Williamsburg, VAVA15,861145−72%

104▼35Alleghany County, VAVA14,546143−78%

105▼23Buena Vista, VAVA6,672139−28%

106▲8Martinsville, VAVA13,849138−57%

107▼10Nottoway County, VAVA15,796130−49%

108▼19Hopewell, VAVA23,261125−20%

109▲12Northampton County, VAVA11,879120+21%

110▲12Sussex County, VAVA10,755120+74%

111▲20Bath County, VAVA4,07693−85%

112▼24Bland County, VAVA6,15187−67%

113▲3Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05887−81%

114▼2Buckingham County, VAVA17,13784−42%

115▼12Poquoson, VAVA13,29283−76%

116▼16Lexington, VAVA7,76981−78%

117▼2Brunswick County, VAVA15,72779−59%

118▲7Greensville County, VAVA11,18170−14%

119▲1Cumberland County, VAVA10,35267−88%

120▲10Franklin, VAVA8,47867−43%

121▼2Petersburg, VAVA33,73467−55%

122▼35Northumberland County, VAVA12,55766−78%

123▲3Charles City County, VAVA6,62365−71%

124▼6Essex County, VAVA10,65459−74%

125▲2Covington, VAVA5,68054−82%

126▼22Buchanan County, VAVA18,49242−92%

127▼4Richmond County, VAVA9,29433−81%

128King and Queen County, VAVA6,74333−78%

129▼5Norton, VAVA3,47731−74%

130▼2Surry County, VAVA6,60321−92%

131▼2Manassas Park, VAVA16,56016−90%

132▼15Highland County, VAVA2,31815−95%

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