Ancestry in Highland County, Virginia (County)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Virginia and Highland County
Highland County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%CountUnclassified1GermanAmericanIrishEnglishOther2Scotch-IrishScottishCzechWelshFrenchSwissItalianBritishEuropeanDutchRussianNorwegian25.739910%16.606823%25.739910%25.7%57419.955157%11.531135%19.955157%20.0%44518.385650%10.491004%18.385650%18.4%41011.345291%9.666160%11.345291%11.3%2539.461883%10.132485%9.461883%9.5%2118.385650%36.426274%8.385650%8.4%1875.560538%1.627041%5.560538%5.6%1243.991031%2.107096%3.991031%4.0%893.408072%0.259425%3.408072%3.4%762.556054%0.668291%2.556054%2.6%572.152466%1.836119%2.152466%2.2%481.928251%0.247981%1.928251%1.9%431.345291%4.041478%1.345291%1.3%301.165919%0.670505%1.165919%1.2%261.165919%1.620916%1.165919%1.2%261.031390%0.952408%1.031390%1.0%230.941704%0.661420%0.941704%0.9%210.807175%0.600568%0.807175%0.8%18
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1and unreported 2includes Hispanics and Asians

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Highland County

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#2

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
15.3%17.7%20.1%22.5%24.9%27.3%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#3

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
14.0%16.7%19.4%22.1%24.8%27.5%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
3.3%5.7%8.0%10.3%12.7%15.1%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
4.5%6.1%7.7%9.2%10.8%12.4%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.4%3.4%6.4%9.4%12.4%15.5%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
2.2%3.1%3.8%4.6%5.4%6.2%

Czech Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'Czech' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.6%3.9%5.2%6.5%

Welsh Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Welsh' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.4%2.9%4.3%5.7%7.2%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.02%1.33%1.64%1.95%2.25%2.56%

Swiss Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Swiss' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.3%2.5%3.8%5.1%6.4%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.5%1.1%1.6%2.1%2.7%

British Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'British' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.49%0.98%1.47%1.96%2.46%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.44%0.89%1.33%1.77%2.22%

Dutch Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Dutch' ancestry (%):
0.0%0.6%1.2%1.8%2.5%3.1%

Russian Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.00%0.41%0.82%1.23%1.64%2.05%
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Ancestry by Place in Highland County

There is 1 place in Highland County. This section compares all 1 of those to each other, Highland County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highland County.

German Ancestry by Place#17

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Highland County, selected places in Highland County, and entities that contain Highland County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#MontereyHighland County Public SchoolsHighland CoHighland CountyHighlandUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginiaSouth AtlanticSouth24.060150%24.060150%24.1%32119.955157%19.955157%20.0%44519.955157%19.955157%20.0%44514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M11.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k10.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 1 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Highland County

There are 3 county subdivisions in Highland County. This section compares all 3 of those to each other, Highland County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highland County.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#32

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Highland County, selected county subdivisions in Highland County, and entities that contain Highland County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Blue GrassStonewallHighland County Public SchoolsHighland CoHighland CountyHighlandMontereyUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesVirginiaSouth AtlanticSouth27.254098%27.254098%27.3%133123.157895%23.157895%23.2%132219.955157%19.955157%20.0%44519.955157%19.955157%20.0%44515.358362%15.358362%15.4%180314.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M11.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k10.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 3 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Highland County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highland County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

German Ancestry by County#47

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Highland County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Highland County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Shenandoah CountyShenandoahRockingham CountyRockinghamFrederick CountyFrederickHighland County Public SchoolsHighland CoHighland CountyHighlandFauquier CountyFauquierWarren CountyWarrenOrange CountyOrangeAugusta CountyAugustaJames City CountyJames CityYork CountyYorkCulpeper CountyCulpeperHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgRoanoke CountyRoanokeStafford CountyStaffordMontgomery CountyMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGloucester CountyGloucesterHanover CountyHanoverAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleArlington CountyArlingtonWashington CountyWashingtonBedford CountyBedfordFranklin CountyFranklinVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachLynchburg CityLynchburgLoudoun CountyLoudounSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleAlexandria CityAlexandriaVirginiaIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightChesterfield CountyChesterfieldFairfax CountyFairfaxChesapeake CityChesapeakeSouth AtlanticRoanoke CityRoanokePrince William CountyPrince WilliamTazewell CountyTazewellSouthManassas CityManassasCampbell CountyCampbellNewport News CityNewport NewsWise CountyWiseHenrico CountyHenricoSuffolk CitySuffolkPulaski CountyPulaskiPrince George CountyPrince GeorgeNorfolk CityNorfolkRichmond CityRichmondHampton CityHamptonPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaHenry CountyHenryPortsmouth CityPortsmouthDanville CityDanvilleHalifax CountyHalifax24.532748%24.532748%24.5%10,51410.5k124.202124%24.202124%24.2%18,98119.0k222.024757%22.024757%22.0%18,13118.1k319.955157%19.955157%20.0%44519.955157%19.955157%20.0%44519.234105%19.234105%19.2%13,08413.1k418.550777%18.550777%18.6%7,199518.337969%18.337969%18.3%6,395618.132652%18.132652%18.1%13,47813.5k716.634214%16.634214%16.6%11,96012.0k816.430311%16.430311%16.4%10,99511.0k915.850221%15.850221%15.9%7,7591015.769830%15.769830%15.8%8,1971115.124660%15.124660%15.1%14,16514.2k1214.516869%14.516869%14.5%20,25820.3k1314.462032%14.462032%14.5%14,06114.1k1414.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.048783%14.048783%14.0%5,2011513.549056%13.549056%13.5%13,84713.8k1613.403396%13.403396%13.4%13,97814.0k1713.172514%13.172514%13.2%29,78229.8k1813.166673%13.166673%13.2%7,1841912.705861%12.705861%12.7%9,7752012.653388%12.653388%12.7%7,1152112.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k2212.549045%12.549045%12.5%9,8832312.521694%12.521694%12.5%45,38345.4k2412.253350%12.253350%12.3%15,82915.8k2512.084413%12.084413%12.1%5,5032611.743347%11.743347%11.7%17,78817.8k2711.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k11.474727%11.474727%11.5%4,1342811.163848%11.163848%11.2%37,04637.0k2911.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k3010.394779%10.394779%10.4%24,24024.2k3110.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.384681%10.384681%10.4%10,31510.3k3210.258774%10.258774%10.3%45,51145.5k3310.203611%10.203611%10.2%4,4253410.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M10.034266%10.034266%10.0%4,129359.780062%9.780062%9.8%5,385369.747475%9.747475%9.7%17,70217.7k379.714528%9.714528%9.7%3,893389.432128%9.432128%9.4%30,36430.4k399.230310%9.230310%9.2%8,036408.786356%8.786356%8.8%3,024418.663445%8.663445%8.7%3,263427.861259%7.861259%7.9%19,31719.3k437.455264%7.455264%7.5%16,16116.2k447.325881%7.325881%7.3%10,02110.0k456.021605%6.021605%6.0%3,757465.652282%5.652282%5.7%2,951475.367905%5.367905%5.4%5,157484.851275%4.851275%4.9%2,055493.971109%3.971109%4.0%1,40250
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Highland County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Highland County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

German Ancestry by County#62

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Highland County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Highland County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Hennepin CountyHennepinAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinHighland County Public SchoolsHighland CoHighland CountyHighlandOakland CountyOaklandCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaKing CountyKingSuffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPima CountyPimaMaricopa CountyMaricopaTravis CountyTravisWake CountyWakeVirginiaFairfax CountyFairfaxSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSacramento CountySacramentoSan Diego CountySan DiegoSouth AtlanticTarrant CountyTarrantWayne CountyWayneCook CountyCookSouthHillsborough CountyHillsboroughClark CountyClarkContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNassau CountyNassauFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachRiverside CountyRiversideOrange CountyOrangeFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoAlameda CountyAlamedaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaHarris CountyHarrisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardDallas CountyDallasHonolulu CountyHonoluluLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesQueens CountyQueensKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBronx CountyBronx26.064758%26.064758%26.1%315,192315k125.800985%25.800985%25.8%317,445317k225.790158%25.790158%25.8%258,046258k324.734902%24.734902%24.7%236,294236k421.733389%21.733389%21.7%267,781268k519.955157%19.955157%20.0%44519.955157%19.955157%20.0%44517.708091%17.708091%17.7%218,733219k616.120075%16.120075%16.1%202,905203k714.738814%14.738814%14.7%306,501307k814.637048%14.637048%14.6%219,282219k914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.181263%14.181263%14.2%142,286142k1013.818032%13.818032%13.8%564,957565k1111.701952%11.701952%11.7%134,359134k1211.632064%11.632064%11.6%116,155116k1311.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k11.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k1410.865999%10.865999%10.9%118,713119k1510.800139%10.800139%10.8%109,273109k1610.639965%10.639965%10.6%157,397157k1710.454405%10.454405%10.5%340,119340k1810.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.266137%10.266137%10.3%199,936200k1910.112000%10.112000%10.1%178,739179k2010.095159%10.095159%10.1%527,732528k2110.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.977182%9.977182%10.0%132,004132k229.854875%9.854875%9.9%204,011204k239.568789%9.568789%9.6%106,015106k249.185620%9.185620%9.2%287,713288k259.108695%9.108695%9.1%93,48993.5k269.046279%9.046279%9.0%122,740123k278.978800%8.978800%9.0%84,54684.5k288.831123%8.831123%8.8%164,144164k298.739045%8.739045%8.7%122,238122k308.484000%8.484000%8.5%197,159197k317.963346%7.963346%8.0%100,024100k327.909278%7.909278%7.9%76,17976.2k337.604922%7.604922%7.6%160,217160k347.059731%7.059731%7.1%113,324113k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.884761%6.884761%6.9%305,288305k376.697732%6.697732%6.7%126,256126k386.664885%6.664885%6.7%64,59864.6k396.551145%6.551145%6.6%65,29965.3k406.446055%6.446055%6.4%101,049101k416.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k426.223374%6.223374%6.2%115,990116k436.148495%6.148495%6.1%154,515155k445.261707%5.261707%5.3%51,93351.9k454.654338%4.654338%4.7%468,094468k462.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k472.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k481.880748%1.880748%1.9%50,11150.1k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Highland County. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Districts:
Blue Grass, Monterey, Stonewall
Towns:
Monterey
ZIP Codes:
24413, 24433, 24442, 24458, 24465, 24484, 24487
Unified School District:
Highland County
Congressional District:
VA-6
State Senate District:
VA-25
State House District:
VA-20
Neighboring Counties:
Augusta, Bath, Pendleton, Pocahontas
Nearby Cities:
Buena Vista, Covington, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Staunton, Waynesboro
Nearby Counties:
Alleghany, Randolph, Rockbridge, Rockingham