Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 56.25K people in Virginia with Welsh ancestry (0.66% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Amelia County had the highest percentage of its population with Welsh ancestry (5.98%), followed by Lexington city (2.70%), and Clarke County (1.49%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Welsh ancestry.
You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Virginia.
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Related Topics: Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Welsh Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amelia County | 5.98 |
| 2 | Lexington city | 2.70 |
| 3 | Clarke County | 1.49 |
| 4 | Manassas Park city | 1.48 |
| 5 | Louisa County | 1.39 |
| 6 | Fluvanna County | 1.32 |
| 7 | Bedford County | 1.30 |
| 7 | Winchester city | 1.30 |
| 8 | James City County | 1.21 |
| 9 | Hanover County | 1.20 |
| 10 | Shenandoah County | 1.17 |
| 11 | Highland County | 1.12 |
| 12 | Fredericksburg city | 1.10 |
| 13 | Buckingham County | 1.06 |
| 13 | Craig County | 1.06 |
| 14 | Smyth County | 1.01 |
| 15 | Gloucester County | 1.00 |
| 16 | Salem city | 0.99 |
| 16 | Williamsburg city | 0.99 |
| 17 | Greene County | 0.95 |
| 17 | Poquoson city | 0.95 |
| 18 | Spotsylvania County | 0.92 |
| 19 | Arlington County | 0.87 |
| 19 | King George County | 0.87 |
| 19 | Alexandria city | 0.87 |
| 20 | King and Queen County | 0.85 |
| 21 | Rockingham County | 0.84 |
| 21 | Stafford County | 0.84 |
| 22 | Frederick County | 0.78 |
| 23 | Falls Church city | 0.77 |
| 23 | Harrisonburg city | 0.77 |
| 24 | Mathews County | 0.76 |
| 24 | Nelson County | 0.76 |
| 25 | Chesterfield County | 0.75 |
| 26 | Fairfax County | 0.73 |
| 26 | Goochland County | 0.73 |
| 26 | Northumberland County | 0.73 |
| 26 | Lynchburg city | 0.73 |
| 27 | Manassas city | 0.72 |
| 28 | Albemarle County | 0.71 |
| 28 | Fauquier County | 0.71 |
| 28 | Mecklenburg County | 0.71 |
| 29 | Radford city | 0.70 |
| 29 | Virginia Beach city | 0.70 |
| 30 | Buchanan County | 0.67 |
| 30 | Prince William County | 0.67 |
| 31 | Isle of Wight County | 0.66 |
| 31 | Fairfax city | 0.66 |
| 32 | Bland County | 0.65 |
| 33 | Floyd County | 0.63 |
| 33 | Loudoun County | 0.63 |
| 33 | Warren County | 0.63 |
| 34 | Washington County | 0.62 |
| 35 | Greensville County | 0.61 |
| 35 | Westmoreland County | 0.61 |
| 35 | Chesapeake city | 0.61 |
| 36 | Henrico County | 0.60 |
| 37 | Culpeper County | 0.59 |
| 37 | Roanoke County | 0.59 |
| 37 | Suffolk city | 0.59 |
| 38 | Madison County | 0.57 |
| 38 | Richmond city | 0.57 |
| 39 | Roanoke city | 0.56 |
| 40 | Montgomery County | 0.55 |
| 40 | York County | 0.55 |
| 40 | Colonial Heights city | 0.55 |
| 41 | Caroline County | 0.54 |
| 41 | Charles City County | 0.54 |
| 41 | Cumberland County | 0.54 |
| 41 | Franklin County | 0.54 |
| 42 | Carroll County | 0.52 |
| 42 | Surry County | 0.52 |
| 42 | Galax city | 0.52 |
| 43 | New Kent County | 0.51 |
| 43 | Powhatan County | 0.51 |
| 43 | Charlottesville city | 0.51 |
| 44 | Augusta County | 0.50 |
| 45 | Rockbridge County | 0.49 |
| 46 | Wythe County | 0.48 |
| 47 | Northampton County | 0.47 |
| 47 | Staunton city | 0.47 |
| 48 | Newport News city | 0.46 |
| 48 | Portsmouth city | 0.46 |
| 49 | Appomattox County | 0.44 |
| 49 | Middlesex County | 0.44 |
| 49 | Southampton County | 0.44 |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 0.42 |
| 51 | Wise County | 0.41 |
| 52 | Lancaster County | 0.40 |
| 52 | Lunenburg County | 0.40 |
| 53 | Norfolk city | 0.39 |
| 54 | Bath County | 0.38 |
| 55 | King William County | 0.37 |
| 56 | Henry County | 0.35 |
| 56 | Lee County | 0.35 |
| 56 | Pittsylvania County | 0.35 |
| 56 | Hopewell city | 0.35 |
| 57 | Patrick County | 0.33 |
| 58 | Waynesboro city | 0.32 |
| 59 | Campbell County | 0.31 |
| 60 | Grayson County | 0.30 |
| 61 | Giles County | 0.29 |
| 62 | Orange County | 0.28 |
| 62 | Richmond County | 0.28 |
| 63 | Danville city | 0.27 |
| 64 | Accomack County | 0.26 |
| 64 | Buena Vista city | 0.26 |
| 65 | Bristol city | 0.25 |
| 66 | Prince George County | 0.24 |
| 66 | Russell County | 0.24 |
| 67 | Prince Edward County | 0.22 |
| 68 | Brunswick County | 0.21 |
| 69 | Nottoway County | 0.20 |
| 69 | Page County | 0.20 |
| 69 | Martinsville city | 0.20 |
| 70 | Alleghany County | 0.18 |
| 70 | Scott County | 0.18 |
| 71 | Amherst County | 0.17 |
| 71 | Hampton city | 0.17 |
| 72 | Halifax County | 0.16 |
| 72 | Pulaski County | 0.16 |
| 73 | Covington city | 0.14 |
| 74 | Charlotte County | 0.13 |
| 75 | Tazewell County | 0.12 |
| 76 | Rappahannock County | 0.11 |
| 77 | Dinwiddie County | 0.05 |