Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 117.80K people in Virginia with Scotch Irish ancestry (1.37% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Staunton city had the highest percentage of its population with Scotch Irish ancestry (4.43%), followed by Salem city (4.03%), and Warrenton town (3.32%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scotch Irish ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Virginia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
Staunton city
Salem city
Warrenton town
Cave Spring CDP
Mechanicsville CDP
Hollins CDP
Timberlake CDP
Wolf Trap CDP
Radford city
Lake Monticello CDP
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scotch Irish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Staunton city 4.43
2 Salem city 4.03
3 Warrenton town 3.32
4 Cave Spring CDP 3.24
5 Mechanicsville CDP 3.09
6 Hollins CDP 3.01
7 Timberlake CDP 2.95
8 Wolf Trap CDP 2.75
9 Radford city 2.72
10 Lake Monticello CDP 2.52
11 Vienna town 2.43
12 Lakeside CDP 2.36
13 Tuckahoe CDP 2.35
14 Fort Hunt CDP 2.31
15 Lowes Island CDP 2.28
16 Montclair CDP 2.24
17 Gloucester Point CDP 2.14
18 Bristol city 2.09
19 Difficult Run CDP 2.08
20 Midlothian CDP 2.06
21 Stone Ridge CDP 2.05
22 Bon Air CDP 2.02
23 Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) 1.99
24 Waynesboro city 1.94
25 Fredericksburg city 1.91
26 Groveton CDP 1.90
27 Stuarts Draft CDP 1.87
28 Christiansburg town 1.86
29 Manchester CDP 1.85
30 Falls Church city 1.81
31 Brandermill CDP 1.80
32 Charlottesville city 1.74
33 Merrifield CDP 1.73
34 Roanoke city 1.70
34 Wyndham CDP 1.70
35 Fairfax Station CDP 1.66
35 Forest CDP 1.66
36 Lynchburg city 1.58
37 McLean CDP 1.56
38 Poquoson city 1.52
39 Great Falls CDP 1.50
40 Colonial Heights city 1.42
40 Short Pump CDP 1.42
41 Reston CDP 1.40
42 Lake Barcroft CDP 1.39
43 Richmond city 1.38
44 Franklin Farm CDP 1.36
45 Danville city 1.34
45 Front Royal town 1.34
46 Blacksburg town 1.33
47 Leesburg town 1.31
48 Kingstowne CDP 1.30
49 Madison Heights CDP 1.28
50 Cascades CDP 1.26
51 Harrisonburg city 1.25
52 Alexandria city 1.24
52 Williamsburg city 1.24
53 Mount Vernon CDP 1.23
54 Burke Centre CDP 1.21
55 Dranesville CDP 1.16
55 Springfield CDP 1.16
56 Culpeper town 1.15
57 Brambleton CDP 1.14
57 Chesapeake city 1.14
57 Gainesville CDP 1.14
57 Idylwood CDP 1.14
58 Burke CDP 1.12
58 Fairfax city 1.12
59 West Springfield CDP 1.11
60 Virginia Beach city 1.10
61 Buckhall CDP 1.09
61 Laurel CDP 1.09
62 Winchester city 1.08
63 Lake Ridge CDP 1.04
64 Arlington CDP 1.01
64 Linton Hall CDP 1.01
65 East Highland Park CDP 0.98
66 Suffolk city 0.92
67 Hampton city 0.91
68 Wakefield CDP 0.90
69 Oakton CDP 0.89
70 Centreville CDP 0.87
71 West Falls Church CDP 0.85
72 Hopewell city 0.83
73 Lansdowne CDP 0.81
73 Norfolk city 0.81
73 Sugarland Run CDP 0.81
74 Lincolnia CDP 0.79
75 Martinsville city 0.78
76 Newington Forest CDP 0.77
77 Ashburn CDP 0.75
78 Chester CDP 0.73
78 Tysons CDP 0.73
79 Highland Springs CDP 0.72
79 Huntington CDP 0.72
80 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 0.71
80 Newport News city 0.71
81 Glen Allen CDP 0.68
82 Dale City CDP 0.67
82 South Riding CDP 0.67
83 Woodbridge CDP 0.66
84 Chantilly CDP 0.65
85 Annandale CDP 0.64
85 Manassas city 0.64
85 Sterling CDP 0.64
86 Fair Oaks CDP 0.62
86 Herndon town 0.62
87 Franconia CDP 0.60
88 Lorton CDP 0.59
89 New Baltimore CDP 0.58
90 Newington CDP 0.54
91 Sudley CDP 0.50
92 Broadlands CDP 0.47
93 Portsmouth city 0.46
94 Kings Park West CDP 0.43
95 Leesylvania CDP 0.38
95 Meadowbrook CDP 0.38
96 Petersburg city 0.29
97 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) 0.27
98 McNair CDP 0.25
99 Woodburn CDP 0.21
100 Hybla Valley CDP 0.20
101 Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) 0.19
102 Manassas Park city 0.17
103 Yorkshire CDP 0.14
104 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 0.11
105 Cherry Hill CDP 0.08
106 Triangle CDP 0.04