RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest French population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are French ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: French 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 1.4%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH SHAREVS 2010

01Orange County, VAVA40,0833.5%+1.2 pts

02Craig County, VAVA4,8003.5%+2.0 pts

03Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4393.1%+2.0 pts

04Lexington, VAVA7,7692.9%+0.6 pts

05Gloucester County, VAVA40,0972.7%−1.4 pts

06Bath County, VAVA4,0762.7%+1.1 pts

07York County, VAVA71,3742.6%−0.1 pts

08James City County, VAVA83,3262.6%−0.5 pts

09Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.6%+0.4 pts

10Fauquier County, VAVA76,5032.3%−1.1 pts

11Buena Vista, VAVA6,6722.3%−2.1 pts

12Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.3%+0.4 pts

13Emporia, VAVA5,4472.3%+1.4 pts

14Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7372.3%−0.5 pts

15Frederick County, VAVA99,9552.2%0.0 pts

16Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.2%−0.3 pts

17Poquoson, VAVA13,2922.2%−0.7 pts

18Staunton, VAVA26,8012.2%+0.4 pts

19Franklin, VAVA8,4782.1%+0.5 pts

20Highland County, VAVA2,3182.1%−0.4 pts

21Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.1%+0.5 pts

22Stafford County, VAVA170,8032.1%−0.3 pts

23Alexandria, VAVA160,6622.1%−0.2 pts

24Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882.1%−0.4 pts

25Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612.0%−2.4 pts

26Norfolk, VAVA231,0132.0%−0.2 pts

27Charlottesville, VAVA44,3882.0%−0.8 pts

28Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632.0%−0.4 pts

29Winchester, VAVA28,2721.9%+0.2 pts

30Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.9%−0.6 pts

31Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.9%+0.5 pts

32Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.9%+0.1 pts

33Caroline County, VAVA34,4131.9%−1.5 pts

34Warren County, VAVA42,7401.9%−1.1 pts

35Southampton County, VAVA18,1101.9%+1.1 pts

36Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561.9%−1.2 pts

37Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951.8%−2.3 pts

38Chesapeake, VAVA255,3321.8%−0.4 pts

39King George County, VAVA29,6461.8%−1.0 pts

40Fairfax, VAVA26,7721.8%−0.8 pts

41Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931.8%0.0 pts

42Greene County, VAVA21,9581.8%+0.3 pts

43Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501.7%−1.0 pts

44Culpeper County, VAVA57,6661.7%−0.3 pts

45Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.7%−0.5 pts

46Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491.7%−1.0 pts

47Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391.7%+0.3 pts

48Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8731.7%−0.6 pts

49Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.7%−0.2 pts

50Falls Church, VAVA15,1591.6%−0.5 pts

51Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3211.6%−0.4 pts

52Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9751.6%−0.1 pts

53Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.6%−0.8 pts

54Giles County, VAVA16,5641.6%−1.6 pts

55Richmond, VAVA237,2571.6%0.0 pts

56Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271.6%+0.3 pts

57Norton, VAVA3,4771.6%+0.2 pts

58Prince George County, VAVA43,9361.6%+0.1 pts

59Richmond County, VAVA9,2941.6%−2.6 pts

60Salem, VAVA25,8161.5%−0.9 pts

61Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341.5%−0.7 pts

62Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.5%−2.3 pts

63Augusta County, VAVA78,9401.5%−0.3 pts

64Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.5%−1.3 pts

65Essex County, VAVA10,6541.5%+0.5 pts

66Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.4%−0.3 pts

67Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.4%+0.5 pts

68Henry County, VAVA49,2421.4%−0.1 pts

69Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161.4%−0.1 pts

70Prince William County, VAVA502,9661.4%−0.7 pts

71Botetourt County, VAVA34,1441.3%−0.2 pts

72Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.3%−0.2 pts

73Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721.3%−1.8 pts

74Newport News, VAVA183,2301.3%−0.2 pts

75Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571.3%−1.3 pts

76Hopewell, VAVA23,2611.3%+0.2 pts

77Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.3%−0.9 pts

78Henrico County, VAVA342,7751.3%−0.8 pts

79Sussex County, VAVA10,7551.3%+0.6 pts

80Manassas, VAVA44,3321.2%−0.1 pts

81New Kent County, VAVA28,0221.2%−0.5 pts

82Floyd County, VAVA15,7891.2%−1.2 pts

83Mathews County, VAVA8,5291.2%−2.6 pts

84King William County, VAVA19,6171.2%−1.5 pts

85Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521.2%−0.8 pts

86Hampton, VAVA137,3151.2%−0.2 pts

87Northampton County, VAVA11,8791.2%0.0 pts

88Madison County, VAVA14,2371.2%−0.8 pts

89Radford, VAVA17,2431.2%−1.8 pts

90Lee County, VAVA21,6421.1%−0.2 pts

91Washington County, VAVA53,8981.1%−0.7 pts

92Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.1%−1.0 pts

93Covington, VAVA5,6801.1%+0.1 pts

94Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961.1%−0.4 pts

95Surry County, VAVA6,6031.1%+0.3 pts

96Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.1%−0.3 pts

97Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151.0%−1.8 pts

98Wise County, VAVA34,8241.0%0.0 pts

99Roanoke, VAVA99,1111.0%−1.0 pts

100Grayson County, VAVA15,2301.0%+0.5 pts

101Patrick County, VAVA17,4241.0%0.0 pts

102Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.0%−1.5 pts

103Page County, VAVA23,7621.0%−0.9 pts

104Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.9%+0.1 pts

105Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.9%0.0 pts

106Galax, VAVA6,6700.9%+0.3 pts

107Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7470.9%−1.1 pts

108Clarke County, VAVA15,6090.9%−1.6 pts

109Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.9%−0.5 pts

110Amelia County, VAVA13,6320.9%−0.1 pts

111Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.9%−0.6 pts

112Wythe County, VAVA27,9830.8%−0.2 pts

113Bristol, VAVA16,4180.8%−1.1 pts

114Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.8%−0.3 pts

115King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.8%−0.7 pts

116Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.8%−1.8 pts

117Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.8%+0.3 pts

118Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.7%−0.5 pts

119Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.7%−0.7 pts

120Scott County, VAVA21,2000.7%−0.1 pts

121Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.6%−0.9 pts

122Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.6%−1.2 pts

123Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.6%−0.4 pts

124Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.6%−1.2 pts

125Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.6%+0.2 pts

126Danville, VAVA41,6470.5%−0.3 pts

127Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.5%−0.4 pts

128Bland County, VAVA6,1510.5%−2.0 pts

129Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.5%−0.3 pts

130Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.5%−0.5 pts

131Russell County, VAVA25,3320.4%−1.1 pts

132Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.4%−0.5 pts

133Dickenson County, VAVA13,2360.4%0.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS