RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest English population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: English 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 13.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Wise County, VA, up 52 places to #52.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01▲7Goochland County, VAVA29,18722.2%+6.6 pts

02▲10Powhatan County, VAVA32,59121.9%+8.9 pts

03▲6Highland County, VAVA2,31821.3%+9.6 pts

04▲9Poquoson, VAVA13,29220.7%+0.8 pts

05▲25Carroll County, VAVA29,29920.7%+9.3 pts

06▲1New Kent County, VAVA28,02220.5%+4.2 pts

07▲8Middlesex County, VAVA10,84120.0%−14.9 pts

08▲9James City County, VAVA83,32619.1%−0.6 pts

09▲2Hanover County, VAVA116,42319.0%0.0 pts

10▲41Lee County, VAVA21,64218.9%+12.2 pts

11▲8Louisa County, VAVA42,92418.2%+5.8 pts

12▲2Northumberland County, VAVA12,55718.0%−7.1 pts

13▲12Roanoke County, VAVA97,15018.0%+1.7 pts

14▲14Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32117.9%+2.5 pts

15▲9Bedford County, VAVA83,05917.6%+1.7 pts

16Lancaster County, VAVA10,99517.5%−8.5 pts

17▼13King and Queen County, VAVA6,74317.4%+2.7 pts

18▲9Staunton, VAVA26,80117.3%+5.5 pts

19▼16Gloucester County, VAVA40,09717.3%−6.9 pts

20▲23Galax, VAVA6,67017.3%+10.2 pts

21▲10Madison County, VAVA14,23717.1%−8.5 pts

22▲23Botetourt County, VAVA34,14417.1%+6.3 pts

23▲44Charlottesville, VAVA44,38817.0%+3.9 pts

24▲24Albemarle County, VAVA118,35616.9%+0.5 pts

25▼7Williamsburg, VAVA15,86116.9%−0.3 pts

26▲9Greene County, VAVA21,95816.8%+4.7 pts

27▼1York County, VAVA71,37416.7%+0.4 pts

28▼7Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.6%+0.7 pts

29▼24Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43916.4%−2.7 pts

30▲42Amelia County, VAVA13,63216.4%+4.0 pts

31▼21Falls Church, VAVA15,15916.3%+1.4 pts

32▲6Campbell County, VAVA55,62916.3%+2.7 pts

33▲17Franklin County, VAVA55,52616.0%+3.8 pts

34▼2Washington County, VAVA53,89816.0%+4.8 pts

35▲12Pulaski County, VAVA33,58616.0%+4.1 pts

36▲13Essex County, VAVA10,65416.0%+3.2 pts

37Salem, VAVA25,81615.9%+0.4 pts

38▲28Grayson County, VAVA15,23015.6%+2.7 pts

39▲2Augusta County, VAVA78,94015.6%+4.0 pts

40▲50Floyd County, VAVA15,78915.4%+3.0 pts

41▲29Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66315.4%+1.8 pts

42▼20Norton, VAVA3,47715.3%+9.3 pts

43▲15Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49015.2%+4.1 pts

44▲16Clarke County, VAVA15,60915.1%−2.1 pts

45▼25Orange County, VAVA40,08315.1%−1.7 pts

46▲18Bland County, VAVA6,15115.0%+9.1 pts

47▲8Surry County, VAVA6,60314.9%−2.5 pts

48▲20Nelson County, VAVA14,92014.9%−5.8 pts

49▼47King William County, VAVA19,61714.9%−2.5 pts

50▼16Richmond County, VAVA9,29414.8%−5.3 pts

51▼12Lexington, VAVA7,76914.7%−1.9 pts

52▲52Wise County, VAVA34,82414.7%+6.7 pts

53▼30Cumberland County, VAVA10,35214.7%+4.7 pts

54▼53Mathews County, VAVA8,52914.6%−16.7 pts

55▲8Appomattox County, VAVA17,17214.5%+1.9 pts

56▼14Patrick County, VAVA17,42414.5%+3.5 pts

57▲2Scott County, VAVA21,20014.5%+4.0 pts

58▼25Southampton County, VAVA18,11014.3%+1.5 pts

59▼7Frederick County, VAVA99,95514.3%−0.8 pts

60▼14Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14814.2%−0.6 pts

61▼21Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73814.1%−8.5 pts

62▲27Bristol, VAVA16,41813.7%+2.2 pts

63▲52Radford, VAVA17,24313.7%+3.0 pts

64▼35Culpeper County, VAVA57,66613.5%−2.1 pts

65▲17King George County, VAVA29,64613.4%−3.3 pts

66▲40Page County, VAVA23,76213.4%+1.2 pts

67▲13Smyth County, VAVA28,88213.4%+3.0 pts

68▼14Warren County, VAVA42,74013.4%−1.6 pts

69▲2Lynchburg, VAVA81,34713.2%−1.0 pts

70▲28Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89613.1%−3.6 pts

71▲13Wythe County, VAVA27,98313.1%+2.8 pts

72▲7Waynesboro, VAVA23,95113.0%−2.0 pts

73▼17Winchester, VAVA28,27213.0%+1.4 pts

74▼38Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74713.0%+2.0 pts

75▼1Montgomery County, VAVA98,43412.9%+0.4 pts

76▲10Bath County, VAVA4,07612.9%+5.0 pts

77▼16Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.8%−0.1 pts

78▼25Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97512.8%−3.8 pts

79▼22Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71512.7%−7.0 pts

80▲34Buena Vista, VAVA6,67212.7%+5.8 pts

81▲7Amherst County, VAVA31,96212.6%+0.2 pts

82▲5Tazewell County, VAVA38,63512.5%+2.9 pts

83▼21Henrico County, VAVA342,77512.2%−0.8 pts

84▲39Dickenson County, VAVA13,23612.2%+6.3 pts

85▼16Arlington County, VAVA243,93112.2%+0.9 pts

86▼8Rockingham County, VAVA89,31612.2%+3.9 pts

87▲8Henry County, VAVA49,24211.8%+1.9 pts

88▼23Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39311.7%−0.1 pts

89▲8Roanoke, VAVA99,11111.7%−0.6 pts

90▲18Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83911.6%+0.4 pts

91▼18Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73711.6%+0.8 pts

92▼15Chesapeake, VAVA255,33211.6%+0.8 pts

93▼49Buckingham County, VAVA17,13711.5%+4.5 pts

94▼2Giles County, VAVA16,56411.4%+0.3 pts

95▼10Caroline County, VAVA34,41311.4%−0.5 pts

96Russell County, VAVA25,33211.2%+2.7 pts

97▼16Alexandria, VAVA160,66211.1%+0.2 pts

98▼22Fairfax, VAVA26,77211.1%−2.5 pts

99▲11Accomack County, VAVA33,85910.9%−3.1 pts

100▲9Alleghany County, VAVA14,54610.8%−0.1 pts

101▼2Richmond, VAVA237,25710.5%+1.7 pts

102▼96Craig County, VAVA4,80010.4%−6.9 pts

103▼3Suffolk, VAVA104,69910.3%+0.7 pts

104▼11Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87310.2%−0.5 pts

105▼30Franklin, VAVA8,47810.1%−0.4 pts

106▼12Loudoun County, VAVA449,74910.1%−2.0 pts

107▼2Charlotte County, VAVA11,40110.0%−3.3 pts

108▲4Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8399.7%+4.0 pts

109▲16Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.5%−6.3 pts

110▼27Stafford County, VAVA170,8039.5%−0.6 pts

111▲17Halifax County, VAVA33,4479.2%−0.1 pts

112▼10Northampton County, VAVA11,8799.2%−7.2 pts

113▼6Danville, VAVA41,6479.1%+0.1 pts

114▼23Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.9%−4.2 pts

115▼12Martinsville, VAVA13,8498.7%−1.6 pts

116▼3Sussex County, VAVA10,7558.6%+0.2 pts

117▲9Emporia, VAVA5,4478.6%−1.1 pts

118Hampton, VAVA137,3158.4%0.0 pts

119▼18Covington, VAVA5,6808.3%−1.1 pts

120▼3Charles City County, VAVA6,6238.1%−0.6 pts

121▲1Norfolk, VAVA231,0138.0%+0.8 pts

122▲5Portsmouth, VAVA96,7777.9%+0.6 pts

123▲8Buchanan County, VAVA18,4927.8%+5.4 pts

124▼4Newport News, VAVA183,2307.7%−0.7 pts

125▼4Prince William County, VAVA502,9667.7%−0.7 pts

126▼7Manassas, VAVA44,3327.1%−1.5 pts

127▼16Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.7%−6.1 pts

128▲2Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.4%−2.0 pts

129Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0586.3%−8.8 pts

130▲2Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.4%+0.2 pts

131▼15Nottoway County, VAVA15,7965.3%−6.0 pts

132▼8Greensville County, VAVA11,1814.6%−3.4 pts

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7344.0%−1.7 pts

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