RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest Scotch-Irish population, Virginia counties · 2010

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 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSCOTCH-IRISH POPULATIONVS 2000

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87323,149–

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710,850–

03Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1489,050–

04Henrico County, VAVA342,7757,908–

05Prince William County, VAVA502,9666,765–

06Loudoun County, VAVA449,7496,523–

07Arlington County, VAVA243,9315,275–

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324,910–

09Richmond, VAVA237,2574,401–

10Roanoke County, VAVA97,1504,137–

11Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563,991–

12Roanoke, VAVA99,1113,985–

13Norfolk, VAVA231,0133,980–

14Hanover County, VAVA116,4233,750–

15Alexandria, VAVA160,6623,602–

16Augusta County, VAVA78,9403,507–

17Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343,423–

18Newport News, VAVA183,2303,100–

19Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3883,024–

20Stafford County, VAVA170,8032,743–

21Washington County, VAVA53,8982,694–

22Lynchburg, VAVA81,3472,370–

23Fauquier County, VAVA76,5032,270–

24Bedford County, VAVA83,0592,250–

25Hampton, VAVA137,3152,249–

26York County, VAVA71,3742,118–

27James City County, VAVA83,3262,054–

28Frederick County, VAVA99,9551,773–

29Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631,676–

30Suffolk, VAVA104,6991,657–

31Portsmouth, VAVA96,7771,638–

32Franklin County, VAVA55,5261,625–

33Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351,581–

34Campbell County, VAVA55,6291,558–

35Staunton, VAVA26,8011,505–

36Wise County, VAVA34,8241,486–

37Smyth County, VAVA28,8821,388–

38Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161,331–

39Botetourt County, VAVA34,1441,311–

40Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881,306–

41Gloucester County, VAVA40,0971,277–

42Warren County, VAVA42,7401,211–

43Amherst County, VAVA31,9621,210–

44Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391,129–

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901,036–

46Pulaski County, VAVA33,586980–

47Russell County, VAVA25,332957–

48Danville, VAVA41,647957–

49Winchester, VAVA28,272954–

50Scott County, VAVA21,200940–

51Culpeper County, VAVA57,666934–

52Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321907–

53Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839905–

54Waynesboro, VAVA23,951903–

55Wythe County, VAVA27,983892–

56Henry County, VAVA49,242878–

57Salem, VAVA25,816849–

58Louisa County, VAVA42,924832–

59Orange County, VAVA40,083831–

60Powhatan County, VAVA32,591786–

61Fairfax, VAVA26,772731–

62Giles County, VAVA16,564701–

63Manassas, VAVA44,332696–

64Patrick County, VAVA17,424676–

65Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738657–

66Bristol, VAVA16,418657–

67Lee County, VAVA21,642647–

68Prince George County, VAVA43,936645–

69Dickenson County, VAVA13,236639–

70Alleghany County, VAVA14,546636–

71Bath County, VAVA4,076624–

72Goochland County, VAVA29,187621–

73Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391615–

74New Kent County, VAVA28,022609–

75Grayson County, VAVA15,230588–

76Page County, VAVA23,762578–

77Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896577–

78Floyd County, VAVA15,789575–

79Radford, VAVA17,243561–

80Cumberland County, VAVA10,352560–

81Buchanan County, VAVA18,492555–

82King William County, VAVA19,617539–

83King George County, VAVA29,646534–

84Clarke County, VAVA15,609531–

85Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975528–

86Williamsburg, VAVA15,861522–

87Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715500–

88Carroll County, VAVA29,299495–

89Halifax County, VAVA33,447495–

90Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058463–

91Accomack County, VAVA33,859437–

92Middlesex County, VAVA10,841437–

93Caroline County, VAVA34,413430–

94Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393424–

95Falls Church, VAVA15,159418–

96Madison County, VAVA14,237385–

97Craig County, VAVA4,800373–

98Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747368–

99Lexington, VAVA7,769365–

100Poquoson, VAVA13,292341–

101Martinsville, VAVA13,849324–

102Appomattox County, VAVA17,172316–

103Lancaster County, VAVA10,995310–

104Highland County, VAVA2,318309–

105Nelson County, VAVA14,920304–

106Northumberland County, VAVA12,557295–

107Covington, VAVA5,680292–

108Charlotte County, VAVA11,401273–

109Greene County, VAVA21,958268–

110Surry County, VAVA6,603264–

111Bland County, VAVA6,151261–

112Nottoway County, VAVA15,796255–

113Amelia County, VAVA13,632239–

114Charles City County, VAVA6,623228–

115Essex County, VAVA10,654225–

116Brunswick County, VAVA15,727194–

117Buena Vista, VAVA6,672193–

118Richmond County, VAVA9,294178–

119Galax, VAVA6,670162–

120Manassas Park, VAVA16,560160–

121Hopewell, VAVA23,261157–

122Petersburg, VAVA33,734150–

123King and Queen County, VAVA6,743148–

124Buckingham County, VAVA17,137144–

125Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439135–

126Southampton County, VAVA18,110122–

127Norton, VAVA3,477119–

128Franklin, VAVA8,478118–

129Mathews County, VAVA8,529106–

130Northampton County, VAVA11,87999–

131Greensville County, VAVA11,18181–

132Emporia, VAVA5,44774–

133Sussex County, VAVA10,75569–

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