RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest German population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: German 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Highland County, VAVA2,31825.0%+1.3 pts

02Rockingham County, VAVA89,31621.2%+0.2 pts

03Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83919.6%−5.3 pts

04Augusta County, VAVA78,94018.6%−1.2 pts

05Clarke County, VAVA15,60918.2%−2.8 pts

06Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43917.8%−6.4 pts

07Frederick County, VAVA99,95516.7%−6.4 pts

08Madison County, VAVA14,23715.8%−12.8 pts

09Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97515.7%−0.7 pts

10Fauquier County, VAVA76,50315.5%−3.5 pts

11Bland County, VAVA6,15115.5%+2.9 pts

12Warren County, VAVA42,74015.1%−3.9 pts

13Page County, VAVA23,76215.0%−8.3 pts

14Orange County, VAVA40,08314.6%−4.5 pts

15Staunton, VAVA26,80114.6%−1.0 pts

16Louisa County, VAVA42,92414.6%+0.7 pts

17Bath County, VAVA4,07614.5%+1.2 pts

18James City County, VAVA83,32614.5%−2.3 pts

19Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.4%+0.9 pts

20Lexington, VAVA7,76914.3%−5.7 pts

21Falls Church, VAVA15,15914.3%−2.6 pts

22Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66314.2%−0.5 pts

23Goochland County, VAVA29,18714.1%+3.7 pts

24King George County, VAVA29,64613.9%−5.1 pts

25Alleghany County, VAVA14,54613.9%−1.0 pts

26Albemarle County, VAVA118,35613.9%−2.1 pts

27Waynesboro, VAVA23,95113.7%−2.4 pts

28Franklin County, VAVA55,52613.7%+1.1 pts

29Winchester, VAVA28,27213.5%−5.6 pts

30Powhatan County, VAVA32,59113.3%+2.2 pts

31Williamsburg, VAVA15,86113.0%−7.5 pts

32Charlottesville, VAVA44,38812.9%−0.8 pts

33York County, VAVA71,37412.9%−3.4 pts

34Montgomery County, VAVA98,43412.7%−4.9 pts

35Arlington County, VAVA243,93112.5%−0.9 pts

36Greene County, VAVA21,95812.4%−0.6 pts

37New Kent County, VAVA28,02212.4%−0.2 pts

38Craig County, VAVA4,80012.4%−13.2 pts

39Roanoke County, VAVA97,15012.2%−4.8 pts

40Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.1%+2.0 pts

41Fairfax, VAVA26,77211.8%−4.9 pts

42Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38811.7%−4.6 pts

43Floyd County, VAVA15,78911.6%−2.4 pts

44Nelson County, VAVA14,92011.4%+4.0 pts

45Botetourt County, VAVA34,14411.4%−3.4 pts

46Bedford County, VAVA83,05911.3%−3.2 pts

47Norton, VAVA3,47711.2%+4.8 pts

48Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710.9%−2.7 pts

49Wythe County, VAVA27,98310.8%−7.7 pts

50Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.8%−1.2 pts

51Stafford County, VAVA170,80310.7%−4.8 pts

52Giles County, VAVA16,56410.7%−2.8 pts

53Poquoson, VAVA13,29210.6%−8.1 pts

54Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.6%−3.9 pts

55Alexandria, VAVA160,66210.4%−2.6 pts

56Salem, VAVA25,81610.3%−6.9 pts

57Cumberland County, VAVA10,35210.3%+2.8 pts

58Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14810.3%−2.9 pts

59Lancaster County, VAVA10,99510.2%−1.0 pts

60Loudoun County, VAVA449,74910.2%−5.6 pts

61Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87310.1%−3.0 pts

62Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71510.1%−2.4 pts

63Galax, VAVA6,67010.1%+2.5 pts

64Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669.9%−8.0 pts

65Caroline County, VAVA34,4139.9%−1.7 pts

66Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3219.7%−0.6 pts

67Pulaski County, VAVA33,5869.5%−4.1 pts

68Buckingham County, VAVA17,1379.3%+4.0 pts

69Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.3%−2.0 pts

70Covington, VAVA5,6809.1%−5.7 pts

71Lynchburg, VAVA81,3478.9%−4.8 pts

72Northumberland County, VAVA12,5578.9%−3.9 pts

73Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978.8%−4.7 pts

74Prince George County, VAVA43,9368.8%−1.2 pts

75Radford, VAVA17,2438.8%−12.7 pts

76King and Queen County, VAVA6,7438.5%+1.3 pts

77Richmond, VAVA237,2578.5%+0.9 pts

78Smyth County, VAVA28,8828.4%−2.7 pts

79Wise County, VAVA34,8248.2%−0.2 pts

80Grayson County, VAVA15,2308.2%−4.5 pts

81Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.2%−3.2 pts

82Manassas, VAVA44,3328.2%−5.0 pts

83Prince William County, VAVA502,9668.2%−5.0 pts

84King William County, VAVA19,6178.1%−1.7 pts

85Roanoke, VAVA99,1118.0%−3.9 pts

86Norfolk, VAVA231,0138.0%−0.7 pts

87Campbell County, VAVA55,6297.9%−4.8 pts

88Washington County, VAVA53,8987.9%−6.2 pts

89Carroll County, VAVA29,2997.7%−1.6 pts

90Amherst County, VAVA31,9627.6%−3.3 pts

91Suffolk, VAVA104,6997.5%−2.0 pts

92Newport News, VAVA183,2307.5%−3.3 pts

93Buena Vista, VAVA6,6727.4%−3.9 pts

94Mathews County, VAVA8,5297.3%−10.9 pts

95Accomack County, VAVA33,8597.2%−2.1 pts

96Patrick County, VAVA17,4247.0%−0.2 pts

97Middlesex County, VAVA10,8416.9%−11.2 pts

98Tazewell County, VAVA38,6356.8%−7.7 pts

99Southampton County, VAVA18,1106.8%+2.2 pts

100Appomattox County, VAVA17,1726.7%−1.0 pts

101Hampton, VAVA137,3156.5%−1.8 pts

102Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3916.5%−5.4 pts

103Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7476.4%−1.2 pts

104Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.4%−0.6 pts

105Northampton County, VAVA11,8796.1%−2.5 pts

106Essex County, VAVA10,6545.8%−3.9 pts

107Charles City County, VAVA6,6235.7%−1.6 pts

108Lee County, VAVA21,6425.7%−3.5 pts

109Charlotte County, VAVA11,4015.5%−2.5 pts

110Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4905.4%−0.6 pts

111Amelia County, VAVA13,6325.4%−3.6 pts

112Bristol, VAVA16,4185.4%−8.1 pts

113Richmond County, VAVA9,2945.4%−3.1 pts

114Henry County, VAVA49,2425.2%−0.9 pts

115Portsmouth, VAVA96,7775.2%−2.2 pts

116Hopewell, VAVA23,2615.2%−1.9 pts

117Nottoway County, VAVA15,7964.7%−4.4 pts

118Scott County, VAVA21,2004.7%−4.6 pts

119Halifax County, VAVA33,4474.7%−0.4 pts

120Brunswick County, VAVA15,7274.6%−1.1 pts

121Surry County, VAVA6,6034.6%−0.8 pts

122Manassas Park, VAVA16,5604.5%−5.0 pts

123Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.8%−1.3 pts

124Sussex County, VAVA10,7553.8%+0.5 pts

125Russell County, VAVA25,3323.7%−10.4 pts

126Dickenson County, VAVA13,2363.6%−6.8 pts

127Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.3%−1.7 pts

128Martinsville, VAVA13,8493.2%−3.4 pts

129Danville, VAVA41,6473.2%−2.1 pts

130Greensville County, VAVA11,1812.9%+0.3 pts

131Franklin, VAVA8,4782.4%−2.4 pts

132Emporia, VAVA5,4471.9%−0.2 pts

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7341.6%−0.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES