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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 161.42K people in Virginia with Scottish ancestry (1.88% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia cities and places with a population of at least 10K, Warrenton town had the highest percentage of its population with Scottish ancestry (5.66%), followed by Timberlake CDP (5.47%), and Wyndham CDP (4.83%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 cities with high percentage of its population having Scottish 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 Scottish Ancestry in 2021
Warrenton town
Timberlake CDP
Wyndham CDP
Tuckahoe CDP
Madison Heights CDP
Mount Vernon CDP
Falls Church city
Gloucester Point CDP
Cave Spring CDP
Wakefield CDP
Ranking of Virginia Cities and Places By Percentage of Population with Scottish Ancestry in 2021
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Rank Ciy or Place Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Warrenton town 5.66
2 Timberlake CDP 5.47
3 Wyndham CDP 4.83
4 Tuckahoe CDP 3.98
5 Madison Heights CDP 3.43
6 Mount Vernon CDP 3.41
7 Falls Church city 3.40
8 Gloucester Point CDP 3.34
9 Cave Spring CDP 3.29
9 Wakefield CDP 3.29
10 Lakeside CDP 3.24
11 Fort Hunt CDP 3.20
12 Short Pump CDP 3.16
13 Bon Air CDP 3.11
14 Difficult Run CDP 3.06
15 Bristol city 2.93
16 Lake Barcroft CDP 2.91
17 McLean CDP 2.90
18 Williamsburg city 2.87
19 Dranesville CDP 2.80
20 New Baltimore CDP 2.76
21 Kings Park West CDP 2.73
22 Christiansburg town 2.71
23 Mechanicsville CDP 2.67
23 Wolf Trap CDP 2.67
24 Huntington CDP 2.65
25 Staunton city 2.63
26 Salem city 2.62
27 Lansdowne CDP 2.60
28 Leesburg town 2.58
29 Winchester city 2.56
30 Groveton CDP 2.51
31 Burke Centre CDP 2.50
32 Martinsville city 2.49
33 Vienna town 2.48
34 Alexandria city 2.36
34 Woodburn CDP 2.36
35 Arlington CDP 2.35
36 Burke CDP 2.34
37 Waynesboro city 2.30
38 Reston CDP 2.27
39 Fredericksburg city 2.22
40 Roanoke city 2.21
41 Virginia Beach city 2.17
42 Lynchburg city 2.16
43 Forest CDP 2.12
43 Linton Hall CDP 2.12
44 Brandermill CDP 2.11
44 Fairfax city 2.11
45 Colonial Heights city 2.07
46 Radford city 2.06
47 Laurel CDP 2.03
48 Charlottesville city 1.99
49 Ashburn CDP 1.98
49 Front Royal town 1.98
50 Great Falls CDP 1.95
51 Richmond city 1.92
52 Sugarland Run CDP 1.91
53 Gainesville CDP 1.90
54 Poquoson city 1.89
55 Lake Monticello CDP 1.85
56 Oakton CDP 1.79
57 Broadlands CDP 1.75
58 Montclair CDP 1.71
58 West Falls Church CDP 1.71
59 Franklin Farm CDP 1.70
59 Manassas city 1.70
60 Harrisonburg city 1.66
61 Cascades CDP 1.63
62 Kingstowne CDP 1.62
63 Chesapeake city 1.61
64 West Springfield CDP 1.59
65 Highland Springs CDP 1.55
66 Hollins CDP 1.54
67 Norfolk city 1.53
68 Suffolk city 1.50
69 Lowes Island CDP 1.49
69 South Riding CDP 1.49
69 Tysons CDP 1.49
70 Buckhall CDP 1.47
71 Danville city 1.44
72 Annandale CDP 1.43
72 Lake Ridge CDP 1.43
72 Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County) 1.43
73 Centreville CDP 1.41
73 Stuarts Draft CDP 1.41
74 Fairfax Station CDP 1.40
75 Hybla Valley CDP 1.36
75 Idylwood CDP 1.36
75 Midlothian CDP 1.36
75 Newington CDP 1.36
76 Bailey's Crossroads CDP 1.26
77 McNair CDP 1.25
78 Culpeper town 1.23
79 Blacksburg town 1.21
79 Lincolnia CDP 1.21
80 Bull Run CDP (Prince William County) 1.20
81 Manchester CDP 1.19
82 Chester CDP 1.18
83 Merrifield CDP 1.11
84 Franconia CDP 1.10
84 Hopewell city 1.10
84 Newport News city 1.10
85 Brambleton CDP 1.07
86 Fair Oaks CDP 1.06
87 Springfield CDP 0.94
88 Leesylvania CDP 0.91
89 Hampton city 0.87
90 Lorton CDP 0.86
91 Manassas Park city 0.83
92 Sterling CDP 0.82
92 Sudley CDP 0.82
93 Portsmouth city 0.80
94 Stone Ridge CDP 0.79
95 Chantilly CDP 0.78
96 Glen Allen CDP 0.74
97 Herndon town 0.71
98 Dale City CDP 0.70
99 Newington Forest CDP 0.65
100 Cherry Hill CDP 0.63
101 Meadowbrook CDP 0.60
102 Yorkshire CDP 0.48
103 Woodbridge CDP 0.44
104 Petersburg city 0.40
105 Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County) 0.35
106 Triangle CDP 0.24
107 Loudoun Valley Estates CDP 0.20
108 East Highland Park CDP 0.17