RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 117 SHOWN OF 117

Highest French Canadian population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French Canadian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French Canadian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 117 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611.6%+1.0 pts

02James City County, VAVA83,3261.4%+0.8 pts

03Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951.4%+1.3 pts

04King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431.3%+0.9 pts

05Caroline County, VAVA34,4131.3%+0.9 pts

06Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.0%+0.9 pts

07Covington, VAVA5,6800.9%–

08Lexington, VAVA7,7690.9%+0.9 pts

09Frederick County, VAVA99,9550.9%+0.4 pts

10Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.8%+0.5 pts

11Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.8%+0.2 pts

12Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8390.7%+0.1 pts

13Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.7%+0.2 pts

14Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.7%−0.0 pts

15Clarke County, VAVA15,6090.7%+0.2 pts

16Warren County, VAVA42,7400.6%+0.2 pts

17Botetourt County, VAVA34,1440.6%+0.2 pts

18Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.6%+0.5 pts

19Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.6%−0.1 pts

20Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.6%−0.0 pts

21Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7380.6%+0.2 pts

22Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.6%−0.2 pts

23Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.6%+0.2 pts

24Powhatan County, VAVA32,5910.5%+0.1 pts

25Mathews County, VAVA8,5290.5%–

26Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.5%−0.1 pts

27Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.5%+0.0 pts

28Patrick County, VAVA17,4240.5%+0.3 pts

29Louisa County, VAVA42,9240.4%+0.1 pts

30Wythe County, VAVA27,9830.4%+0.4 pts

31Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.4%−0.1 pts

32Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.4%−0.0 pts

33Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.4%−0.1 pts

34Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.4%+0.1 pts

35Campbell County, VAVA55,6290.4%+0.3 pts

36York County, VAVA71,3740.4%−0.3 pts

37Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.4%−0.1 pts

38Gloucester County, VAVA40,0970.4%−0.0 pts

39Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.4%−0.2 pts

40Bedford County, VAVA83,0590.4%−0.5 pts

41Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.4%+0.0 pts

42Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.4%−0.1 pts

43Orange County, VAVA40,0830.4%−0.1 pts

44Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.4%−0.1 pts

45Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.4%+0.1 pts

46King William County, VAVA19,6170.4%+0.1 pts

47Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.4%−0.1 pts

48Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.4%−0.4 pts

49Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9750.3%−0.4 pts

50Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.3%–

51Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.3%−0.1 pts

52Manassas, VAVA44,3320.3%−0.4 pts

53Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.3%−0.2 pts

54Norton, VAVA3,4770.3%–

55Newport News, VAVA183,2300.3%−0.1 pts

56Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.3%−0.0 pts

57Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.3%−0.2 pts

58Richmond, VAVA237,2570.3%+0.0 pts

59Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.3%−0.1 pts

60Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.3%−0.0 pts

61Washington County, VAVA53,8980.3%+0.0 pts

62Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.3%+0.0 pts

63Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.3%+0.1 pts

64Greene County, VAVA21,9580.3%–

65Appomattox County, VAVA17,1720.3%+0.2 pts

66Salem, VAVA25,8160.3%−0.2 pts

67Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.3%+0.0 pts

68Franklin County, VAVA55,5260.3%−0.1 pts

69Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.3%+0.2 pts

70Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.2%+0.1 pts

71Roanoke County, VAVA97,1500.2%−0.1 pts

72Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.2%–

73Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.2%−0.0 pts

74Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.2%+0.0 pts

75Hampton, VAVA137,3150.2%+0.0 pts

76Staunton, VAVA26,8010.2%−0.1 pts

77Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.2%+0.0 pts

78King George County, VAVA29,6460.2%−0.1 pts

79Winchester, VAVA28,2720.2%−0.1 pts

80Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4390.2%–

81Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.2%−0.1 pts

82Essex County, VAVA10,6540.2%+0.0 pts

83Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.2%+0.0 pts

84Amherst County, VAVA31,9620.2%−0.0 pts

85Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7470.2%−0.0 pts

86Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.2%–

87Goochland County, VAVA29,1870.2%+0.0 pts

88Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.2%−0.1 pts

89Scott County, VAVA21,2000.1%−0.3 pts

90Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.1%−0.6 pts

91Alleghany County, VAVA14,5460.1%−0.3 pts

92Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.1%−0.0 pts

93Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.1%−0.1 pts

94Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.1%+0.0 pts

95Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.1%+0.0 pts

96Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.1%−0.4 pts

97Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.1%+0.0 pts

98Grayson County, VAVA15,2300.1%−0.1 pts

99Bristol, VAVA16,4180.1%−0.5 pts

100Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.1%−0.1 pts

101Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.1%−0.0 pts

102Russell County, VAVA25,3320.1%+0.0 pts

103Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.1%–

104Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.1%−0.2 pts

105Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.1%+0.0 pts

106Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.1%−0.1 pts

107Danville, VAVA41,6470.1%+0.0 pts

108Radford, VAVA17,2430.1%−0.4 pts

109Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.0%–

110Wise County, VAVA34,8240.0%−0.0 pts

111Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.0%−0.0 pts

112Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.0%–

113Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.0%−0.1 pts

114Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.0%−0.1 pts

115Page County, VAVA23,7620.0%−0.1 pts

116Henry County, VAVA49,2420.0%−0.1 pts

117Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.0%−0.7 pts

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