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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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2010

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

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

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

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

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

06Richmond, VAVA237,2572,889−34%

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

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,3322,735−44%

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

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

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

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

13Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501,973−52%

14Alexandria, VAVA160,6621,889−48%

15Norfolk, VAVA231,0131,887−53%

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

17Augusta County, VAVA78,9401,729−51%

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

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

20York County, VAVA71,3741,325−37%

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

22Bedford County, VAVA83,0591,224−46%

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

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

25Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,156−71%

26Hampton, VAVA137,3151,135−50%

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

28Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975984+86%

29Campbell County, VAVA55,629978−37%

30Newport News, VAVA183,230958−69%

31Lynchburg, VAVA81,347941−60%

32Culpeper County, VAVA57,666875−6%

33Franklin County, VAVA55,526820−50%

34Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490804−22%

35Orange County, VAVA40,083782−6%

36Botetourt County, VAVA34,144755−42%

37Gloucester County, VAVA40,097749−41%

38Suffolk, VAVA104,699743−55%

39Staunton, VAVA26,801738−51%

40Salem, VAVA25,816735−13%

41Charlottesville, VAVA44,388727−44%

42Wise County, VAVA34,824683−54%

43Scott County, VAVA21,200675−28%

44Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663648−61%

45Smyth County, VAVA28,882648−53%

46Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839591−48%

47Pulaski County, VAVA33,586578−41%

48Wythe County, VAVA27,983571−36%

49Warren County, VAVA42,740568−53%

50Carroll County, VAVA29,299542+9%

51Powhatan County, VAVA32,591540−31%

52Nelson County, VAVA14,920534+76%

53Floyd County, VAVA15,789528−8%

54Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839496−45%

55Goochland County, VAVA29,187495−20%

56Henry County, VAVA49,242482−45%

57Portsmouth, VAVA96,777471−71%

58Louisa County, VAVA42,924444−47%

59Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747440+20%

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

61Danville, VAVA41,647420−56%

62Russell County, VAVA25,332396−59%

63Amherst County, VAVA31,962389−68%

64Patrick County, VAVA17,424380−44%

65Mathews County, VAVA8,529367+246%

66Greene County, VAVA21,958365+36%

67Tazewell County, VAVA38,635358−77%

68Page County, VAVA23,762345−40%

69Waynesboro, VAVA23,951328−64%

70Appomattox County, VAVA17,172323+2%

71Prince George County, VAVA43,936321−50%

72Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393262−38%

73Grayson County, VAVA15,230261−56%

74Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391259−58%

75King George County, VAVA29,646254−52%

76Clarke County, VAVA15,609245−54%

77Radford, VAVA17,243239−57%

78Dickenson County, VAVA13,236236−63%

79Caroline County, VAVA34,413234−46%

80Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738224−66%

81Falls Church, VAVA15,159224−46%

82Galax, VAVA6,670205+27%

83Middlesex County, VAVA10,841202−54%

84Charlotte County, VAVA11,401200−27%

85Bristol, VAVA16,418195−70%

86Accomack County, VAVA33,859192−56%

87Craig County, VAVA4,800192−49%

88Winchester, VAVA28,272190−80%

89Lee County, VAVA21,642184−72%

90Southampton County, VAVA18,110181+48%

91Amelia County, VAVA13,632179−25%

92Madison County, VAVA14,237175−55%

93Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896174−70%

94Fairfax, VAVA26,772167−77%

95Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439166+23%

96Manassas, VAVA44,332165−76%

97Lancaster County, VAVA10,995161−48%

98Halifax County, VAVA33,447156−68%

99New Kent County, VAVA28,022155−75%

100Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715154−69%

101Giles County, VAVA16,564150−79%

102King William County, VAVA19,617147−73%

103Williamsburg, VAVA15,861145−72%

104Alleghany County, VAVA14,546143−78%

105Buena Vista, VAVA6,672139−28%

106Martinsville, VAVA13,849138−57%

107Nottoway County, VAVA15,796130−49%

108Hopewell, VAVA23,261125−20%

109Northampton County, VAVA11,879120+21%

110Sussex County, VAVA10,755120+74%

111Bath County, VAVA4,07693−85%

112Bland County, VAVA6,15187−67%

113Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05887−81%

114Buckingham County, VAVA17,13784−42%

115Poquoson, VAVA13,29283−76%

116Lexington, VAVA7,76981−78%

117Brunswick County, VAVA15,72779−59%

118Greensville County, VAVA11,18170−14%

119Cumberland County, VAVA10,35267−88%

120Franklin, VAVA8,47867−43%

121Petersburg, VAVA33,73467−55%

122Northumberland County, VAVA12,55766−78%

123Charles City County, VAVA6,62365−71%

124Essex County, VAVA10,65459−74%

125Covington, VAVA5,68054−82%

126Buchanan County, VAVA18,49242−92%

127Richmond County, VAVA9,29433−81%

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

129Norton, VAVA3,47731−74%

130Surry County, VAVA6,60321−92%

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,56016−90%

132Highland County, VAVA2,31815−95%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES