RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest American population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are American ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: American residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 9.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Essex County, VA, up 51 places to #61.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN SHAREVS 2010

01▲3Buchanan County, VAVA18,49259.7%+23.1 pts

02▲1Dickenson County, VAVA13,23649.9%+20.6 pts

03▲2Russell County, VAVA25,33247.0%+37.6 pts

04▼3Northampton County, VAVA11,87943.3%+29.3 pts

05▲37Mathews County, VAVA8,52938.7%+26.9 pts

06Scott County, VAVA21,20036.5%+21.2 pts

07▲4Patrick County, VAVA17,42433.0%+8.2 pts

08▼6Accomack County, VAVA33,85932.8%+18.0 pts

09▲6Carroll County, VAVA29,29930.2%+2.9 pts

10▼1Wythe County, VAVA27,98329.4%+9.9 pts

11▲2Pulaski County, VAVA33,58629.3%+11.6 pts

12Grayson County, VAVA15,23029.1%+4.7 pts

13▲1Smyth County, VAVA28,88227.2%+3.4 pts

14▲13Tazewell County, VAVA38,63526.7%+16.9 pts

15▼5Norton, VAVA3,47725.4%+14.9 pts

16▲1Halifax County, VAVA33,44724.7%+3.5 pts

17▲1Henry County, VAVA49,24224.6%+3.9 pts

18▲13Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05824.6%+10.0 pts

19▲33Middlesex County, VAVA10,84124.5%+19.1 pts

20▲41Gloucester County, VAVA40,09724.3%+14.4 pts

21▲11Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49024.2%+1.9 pts

22Floyd County, VAVA15,78924.0%+6.0 pts

23▲46King and Queen County, VAVA6,74324.0%−5.0 pts

24▲17Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39123.8%+9.6 pts

25▲1Nottoway County, VAVA15,79623.5%+10.4 pts

26▼5Bristol, VAVA16,41823.2%+4.6 pts

27▼11Washington County, VAVA53,89822.9%+5.7 pts

28▼9Charlotte County, VAVA11,40122.8%−0.8 pts

29▼21Lee County, VAVA21,64222.5%+9.5 pts

30▲41Northumberland County, VAVA12,55722.2%+13.6 pts

31▼11Radford, VAVA17,24322.0%+12.0 pts

32▼4Galax, VAVA6,67021.4%+1.8 pts

33▼26Wise County, VAVA34,82420.9%+10.6 pts

34▲48Lancaster County, VAVA10,99520.4%+13.4 pts

35▼5Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.7%−11.4 pts

36▼7Amherst County, VAVA31,96218.7%+2.6 pts

37▲1King William County, VAVA19,61718.5%+3.7 pts

38▼2Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.4%+9.2 pts

39▼4Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74718.3%+2.7 pts

40▼16Bland County, VAVA6,15117.7%+6.7 pts

41▼16Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.9%−9.0 pts

42▼2Bath County, VAVA4,07616.4%−10.8 pts

43▲1Charles City County, VAVA6,62315.8%+8.7 pts

44▼10Campbell County, VAVA55,62915.7%−7.5 pts

45▲3Covington, VAVA5,68015.4%−2.4 pts

46▲35Richmond County, VAVA9,29415.2%+5.2 pts

47▲4Montgomery County, VAVA98,43415.0%+4.1 pts

48▲11Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.9%−7.1 pts

49▲6Lexington, VAVA7,76914.4%+4.7 pts

50▼1Martinsville, VAVA13,84914.0%+3.9 pts

51▼14Clarke County, VAVA15,60913.4%−1.3 pts

52▼7Page County, VAVA23,76213.3%−4.2 pts

53▼20Botetourt County, VAVA34,14413.0%−22.0 pts

54▼11Bedford County, VAVA83,05913.0%−6.3 pts

55▲10Danville, VAVA41,64712.6%+3.2 pts

56▼10Alleghany County, VAVA14,54612.0%−12.6 pts

57▲18James City County, VAVA83,32611.8%+5.3 pts

58▼2New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.6%+0.7 pts

59▼36Appomattox County, VAVA17,17211.2%−16.8 pts

60▲39King George County, VAVA29,64611.1%+2.2 pts

61▲51Essex County, VAVA10,65411.0%−3.8 pts

62▼8Salem, VAVA25,81610.9%−2.5 pts

63▲27Craig County, VAVA4,80010.3%+3.3 pts

64▲9Greene County, VAVA21,95810.1%−15.4 pts

65▲1Hanover County, VAVA116,4239.9%−5.0 pts

66▲14Powhatan County, VAVA32,5919.9%−5.8 pts

67▼9Highland County, VAVA2,3189.8%−12.7 pts

68▼6Roanoke County, VAVA97,1509.6%−5.4 pts

69▼22Giles County, VAVA16,5649.3%−12.8 pts

70▲9Buckingham County, VAVA17,1379.0%−5.6 pts

71▼18Augusta County, VAVA78,9408.4%−16.8 pts

72▲14York County, VAVA71,3748.4%−0.2 pts

73▲15Amelia County, VAVA13,6328.4%−13.1 pts

74▲3Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9758.3%−7.4 pts

75▲23Roanoke, VAVA99,1118.3%−3.4 pts

76▲2Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7158.2%+2.0 pts

77▲20Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7388.1%−4.6 pts

78▼39Frederick County, VAVA99,9558.1%−4.7 pts

79▼22Madison County, VAVA14,2378.1%+0.5 pts

80▲30Stafford County, VAVA170,8038.1%−6.3 pts

81▼7Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167.7%−24.0 pts

82▲20Brunswick County, VAVA15,7277.5%+1.0 pts

83▼15Nelson County, VAVA14,9207.5%−13.2 pts

84▼34Warren County, VAVA42,7407.5%−4.4 pts

85▲10Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8967.4%−6.2 pts

86▲1Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7377.4%−3.6 pts

87▲4Orange County, VAVA40,0837.3%−2.8 pts

88▼18Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8397.2%−14.2 pts

89▲15Suffolk, VAVA104,6997.1%−7.9 pts

90▲38Sussex County, VAVA10,7557.1%−10.1 pts

91▲1Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667.0%−3.2 pts

92▼28Poquoson, VAVA13,2927.0%−5.0 pts

93▼21Chesapeake, VAVA255,3327.0%−6.7 pts

94▼27Louisa County, VAVA42,9246.9%−9.8 pts

95▲18Henrico County, VAVA342,7756.8%−1.1 pts

96▼2Goochland County, VAVA29,1876.8%−3.5 pts

97▼37Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.6%−3.2 pts

98▲20Greensville County, VAVA11,1816.5%−1.9 pts

99▲20Hopewell, VAVA23,2616.4%−3.2 pts

100▼7Cumberland County, VAVA10,3526.4%−18.1 pts

101▼12Surry County, VAVA6,6036.3%−3.6 pts

102▼6Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.1%−4.0 pts

103Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1486.0%−4.7 pts

104▼20Southampton County, VAVA18,1105.7%−11.9 pts

105▼22Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3215.7%−11.0 pts

106▼1Caroline County, VAVA34,4135.6%−4.9 pts

107▼31Newport News, VAVA183,2305.4%+0.6 pts

108Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.3%−5.3 pts

109▼8Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035.3%−5.2 pts

110▲21Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.3%+0.6 pts

111▲5Loudoun County, VAVA449,7495.2%+0.5 pts

112▲3Williamsburg, VAVA15,8615.0%+1.8 pts

113▲4Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3884.7%−7.3 pts

114▼51Winchester, VAVA28,2724.6%−5.4 pts

115▼8Hampton, VAVA137,3154.6%−3.4 pts

116▼16Albemarle County, VAVA118,3564.5%−6.9 pts

117▼8Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4394.3%−6.3 pts

118▼12Staunton, VAVA26,8014.2%−15.7 pts

119▲7Fairfax, VAVA26,7724.1%+1.1 pts

120▼6Franklin, VAVA8,4784.0%−12.7 pts

121▲4Prince William County, VAVA502,9663.9%−0.9 pts

122Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8393.6%−27.0 pts

123▼2Richmond, VAVA237,2573.6%−0.2 pts

124▲9Emporia, VAVA5,4473.6%−6.5 pts

125▲2Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8733.3%−0.2 pts

126▼15Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.2%−5.0 pts

127▼3Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603.2%−2.8 pts

128▲1Petersburg, VAVA33,7343.0%+0.8 pts

129▼44Waynesboro, VAVA23,9513.0%−12.2 pts

130▼10Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932.7%−8.3 pts

131▼8Manassas, VAVA44,3322.7%−4.0 pts

132▼2Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.6%−0.2 pts

133▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,6622.1%−0.6 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES