RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest English population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are English ancestry (2020 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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH SHAREVS 2010

01Mathews County, VAVA8,52923.9%−7.4 pts

02King William County, VAVA19,61721.7%+4.4 pts

03Gloucester County, VAVA40,09721.4%−2.8 pts

04King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321.4%+6.7 pts

05Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43919.4%+0.3 pts

06Craig County, VAVA4,80019.0%+1.7 pts

07New Kent County, VAVA28,02218.9%+2.6 pts

08Goochland County, VAVA29,18718.7%+3.1 pts

09Highland County, VAVA2,31818.7%+7.0 pts

10Falls Church, VAVA15,15918.6%+3.7 pts

11Hanover County, VAVA116,42318.3%−0.7 pts

12Powhatan County, VAVA32,59118.2%+5.2 pts

13Poquoson, VAVA13,29217.3%−2.6 pts

14Northumberland County, VAVA12,55717.2%−7.9 pts

15Middlesex County, VAVA10,84116.7%−18.2 pts

16Lancaster County, VAVA10,99516.5%−9.5 pts

17James City County, VAVA83,32615.0%−4.8 pts

18Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.8%−2.3 pts

19Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.7%+2.2 pts

20Orange County, VAVA40,08314.5%−2.2 pts

21Fauquier County, VAVA76,50314.3%−1.6 pts

22Norton, VAVA3,47714.3%+8.3 pts

23Cumberland County, VAVA10,35214.2%+4.3 pts

24Bedford County, VAVA83,05914.1%−1.9 pts

25Roanoke County, VAVA97,15014.1%−2.2 pts

26York County, VAVA71,37413.9%−2.5 pts

27Staunton, VAVA26,80113.9%+2.0 pts

28Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32113.8%−1.6 pts

29Culpeper County, VAVA57,66613.8%−1.8 pts

30Carroll County, VAVA29,29913.8%+2.4 pts

31Madison County, VAVA14,23713.7%−12.0 pts

32Washington County, VAVA53,89813.4%+2.2 pts

33Southampton County, VAVA18,11013.3%+0.5 pts

34Richmond County, VAVA9,29413.1%−7.0 pts

35Greene County, VAVA21,95813.0%+0.9 pts

36Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74712.7%+1.6 pts

37Salem, VAVA25,81612.6%−2.9 pts

38Campbell County, VAVA55,62912.5%−1.1 pts

39Lexington, VAVA7,76912.5%−4.1 pts

40Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73812.5%−10.1 pts

41Augusta County, VAVA78,94012.4%+0.9 pts

42Patrick County, VAVA17,42412.3%+1.3 pts

43Galax, VAVA6,67012.3%+5.3 pts

44Buckingham County, VAVA17,13712.2%+5.2 pts

45Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412.2%+1.4 pts

46Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14811.9%−2.9 pts

47Pulaski County, VAVA33,58611.7%−0.1 pts

48Albemarle County, VAVA118,35611.7%−4.7 pts

49Essex County, VAVA10,65411.6%−1.2 pts

50Franklin County, VAVA55,52611.5%−0.8 pts

51Lee County, VAVA21,64211.4%+4.7 pts

52Frederick County, VAVA99,95511.4%−3.6 pts

53Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97511.4%−5.2 pts

54Warren County, VAVA42,74011.3%−3.6 pts

55Surry County, VAVA6,60311.3%−6.2 pts

56Winchester, VAVA28,27211.1%−0.5 pts

57Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71511.1%−8.6 pts

58Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49011.0%−0.0 pts

59Scott County, VAVA21,20011.0%+0.5 pts

60Clarke County, VAVA15,60911.0%−6.2 pts

61Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38810.8%−2.1 pts

62Henrico County, VAVA342,77510.8%−2.3 pts

63Appomattox County, VAVA17,17210.7%−1.9 pts

64Bland County, VAVA6,15110.7%+4.8 pts

65Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39310.7%−1.1 pts

66Grayson County, VAVA15,23010.6%−2.3 pts

67Charlottesville, VAVA44,38810.6%−2.5 pts

68Nelson County, VAVA14,92010.4%−10.3 pts

69Arlington County, VAVA243,93110.3%−0.9 pts

70Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66310.3%−3.2 pts

71Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710.2%−3.9 pts

72Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.2%−2.1 pts

73Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7379.9%−0.9 pts

74Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349.9%−2.7 pts

75Franklin, VAVA8,4789.8%−0.7 pts

76Fairfax, VAVA26,7729.7%−3.9 pts

77Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.6%−1.2 pts

78Rockingham County, VAVA89,3169.4%+1.1 pts

79Waynesboro, VAVA23,9519.3%−5.7 pts

80Smyth County, VAVA28,8829.3%−1.0 pts

81Alexandria, VAVA160,6629.3%−1.5 pts

82King George County, VAVA29,6469.2%−7.5 pts

83Stafford County, VAVA170,8039.2%−0.9 pts

84Wythe County, VAVA27,9839.2%−1.2 pts

85Caroline County, VAVA34,4138.9%−3.0 pts

86Bath County, VAVA4,0768.9%+1.0 pts

87Tazewell County, VAVA38,6358.8%−0.7 pts

88Amherst County, VAVA31,9628.8%−3.5 pts

89Bristol, VAVA16,4188.8%−2.7 pts

90Floyd County, VAVA15,7898.7%−3.7 pts

91Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.6%−4.5 pts

92Giles County, VAVA16,5648.6%−2.6 pts

93Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8738.5%−2.1 pts

94Loudoun County, VAVA449,7498.5%−3.7 pts

95Henry County, VAVA49,2428.4%−1.5 pts

96Russell County, VAVA25,3328.3%−0.2 pts

97Roanoke, VAVA99,1118.3%−4.0 pts

98Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8968.2%−8.5 pts

99Richmond, VAVA237,2578.1%−0.8 pts

100Suffolk, VAVA104,6998.0%−1.7 pts

101Covington, VAVA5,6807.8%−1.5 pts

102Northampton County, VAVA11,8797.8%−8.5 pts

103Martinsville, VAVA13,8497.7%−2.6 pts

104Wise County, VAVA34,8247.6%−0.4 pts

105Charlotte County, VAVA11,4017.5%−5.8 pts

106Page County, VAVA23,7627.4%−4.8 pts

107Danville, VAVA41,6477.4%−1.6 pts

108Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8397.4%−3.8 pts

109Alleghany County, VAVA14,5467.4%−3.5 pts

110Accomack County, VAVA33,8597.4%−6.6 pts

111Prince George County, VAVA43,9367.2%−5.5 pts

112Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8397.1%+1.4 pts

113Sussex County, VAVA10,7557.1%−1.3 pts

114Buena Vista, VAVA6,6727.0%+0.1 pts

115Radford, VAVA17,2436.8%−3.8 pts

116Nottoway County, VAVA15,7966.8%−4.5 pts

117Charles City County, VAVA6,6236.7%−2.0 pts

118Hampton, VAVA137,3156.6%−1.7 pts

119Manassas, VAVA44,3326.6%−2.0 pts

120Newport News, VAVA183,2306.4%−2.1 pts

121Prince William County, VAVA502,9666.3%−2.1 pts

122Norfolk, VAVA231,0136.2%−1.0 pts

123Dickenson County, VAVA13,2366.1%+0.2 pts

124Greensville County, VAVA11,1816.0%−2.0 pts

125Hopewell, VAVA23,2615.7%−10.1 pts

126Emporia, VAVA5,4475.5%−4.1 pts

127Portsmouth, VAVA96,7775.5%−1.8 pts

128Halifax County, VAVA33,4475.4%−3.9 pts

129Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0585.3%−9.9 pts

130Brunswick County, VAVA15,7274.8%−3.6 pts

131Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924.3%+1.8 pts

132Manassas Park, VAVA16,5602.9%−2.3 pts

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7342.7%−3.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS