RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Highest German population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2020 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. The median across all 133 is 10.0%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN SHAREVS 2010

01Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83923.4%−1.5 pts

02Madison County, VAVA14,23720.8%−7.8 pts

03Craig County, VAVA4,80020.5%−5.1 pts

04Rockingham County, VAVA89,31620.3%−0.8 pts

05Highland County, VAVA2,31819.1%−4.6 pts

06Lexington, VAVA7,76918.8%−1.2 pts

07Page County, VAVA23,76218.2%−5.2 pts

08Frederick County, VAVA99,95518.0%−5.0 pts

09Staunton, VAVA26,80117.9%+2.2 pts

10Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.4%−2.6 pts

11Augusta County, VAVA78,94016.3%−3.6 pts

12Falls Church, VAVA15,15915.5%−1.4 pts

13Giles County, VAVA16,56415.2%+1.7 pts

14James City County, VAVA83,32614.9%−1.9 pts

15Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.9%−5.7 pts

16King George County, VAVA29,64614.8%−4.2 pts

17Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.5%−6.5 pts

18Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.4%+0.9 pts

19Orange County, VAVA40,08314.3%−4.9 pts

20Greene County, VAVA21,95814.2%+1.3 pts

21York County, VAVA71,37414.1%−2.1 pts

22Waynesboro, VAVA23,95114.1%−2.1 pts

23Culpeper County, VAVA57,66614.0%−4.0 pts

24Warren County, VAVA42,74013.8%−5.1 pts

25Franklin County, VAVA55,52613.6%+0.9 pts

26Goochland County, VAVA29,18713.5%+3.0 pts

27Louisa County, VAVA42,92413.3%−0.6 pts

28Montgomery County, VAVA98,43413.0%−4.5 pts

29Floyd County, VAVA15,78913.0%−1.0 pts

30Roanoke County, VAVA97,15012.9%−4.1 pts

31Albemarle County, VAVA118,35612.8%−3.2 pts

32Winchester, VAVA28,27212.8%−6.3 pts

33Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.8%−3.6 pts

34Salem, VAVA25,81612.6%−4.7 pts

35Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97512.6%−3.9 pts

36Alleghany County, VAVA14,54612.4%−2.4 pts

37Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412.4%−2.4 pts

38Fairfax, VAVA26,77212.1%−4.6 pts

39Powhatan County, VAVA32,59112.1%+0.9 pts

40Mathews County, VAVA8,52912.0%−6.3 pts

41Stafford County, VAVA170,80311.9%−3.6 pts

42Bedford County, VAVA83,05911.9%−2.6 pts

43Arlington County, VAVA243,93111.8%−1.6 pts

44New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.8%−0.8 pts

45Wythe County, VAVA27,98311.7%−6.7 pts

46Lancaster County, VAVA10,99511.6%+0.3 pts

47Middlesex County, VAVA10,84111.5%−6.6 pts

48Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39311.5%+1.3 pts

49Poquoson, VAVA13,29211.4%−7.3 pts

50Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43911.4%−12.8 pts

51Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73711.1%−2.6 pts

52Alexandria, VAVA160,66210.9%−2.1 pts

53Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.9%−3.6 pts

54Covington, VAVA5,68010.8%−4.0 pts

55Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.8%+1.7 pts

56Tazewell County, VAVA38,63510.7%−3.8 pts

57Bland County, VAVA6,15110.6%−1.9 pts

58Loudoun County, VAVA449,74910.6%−5.2 pts

59Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.5%−1.5 pts

60Gloucester County, VAVA40,09710.4%−3.2 pts

61Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87310.3%−2.9 pts

62Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14810.2%−3.0 pts

63Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710.2%−3.5 pts

64King William County, VAVA19,61710.2%+0.4 pts

65Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32110.1%−0.2 pts

66Galax, VAVA6,67010.1%+2.4 pts

67Caroline County, VAVA34,41310.0%−1.6 pts

68Pulaski County, VAVA33,5869.9%−3.7 pts

69Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.8%−1.5 pts

70Cumberland County, VAVA10,3529.7%+2.2 pts

71Manassas, VAVA44,3329.6%−3.5 pts

72Smyth County, VAVA28,8829.5%−1.6 pts

73Charlottesville, VAVA44,3889.5%−4.2 pts

74Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.3%−3.5 pts

75Norton, VAVA3,4779.3%+2.9 pts

76Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7159.1%−3.4 pts

77Carroll County, VAVA29,2999.1%−0.2 pts

78Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.9%−3.0 pts

79Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.8%−5.9 pts

80Norfolk, VAVA231,0138.8%0.0 pts

81Washington County, VAVA53,8988.7%−5.4 pts

82Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.6%−2.8 pts

83Prince William County, VAVA502,9668.6%−4.5 pts

84Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.5%−4.2 pts

85Newport News, VAVA183,2308.5%−2.3 pts

86Suffolk, VAVA104,6998.5%−1.1 pts

87Bristol, VAVA16,4188.3%−5.2 pts

88Bath County, VAVA4,0768.3%−5.1 pts

89Radford, VAVA17,2438.2%−13.3 pts

90Essex County, VAVA10,6548.2%−1.5 pts

91Amherst County, VAVA31,9628.0%−2.9 pts

92Nelson County, VAVA14,9208.0%+0.5 pts

93Roanoke, VAVA99,1117.9%−4.1 pts

94Lee County, VAVA21,6427.7%−1.5 pts

95Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8967.6%+0.6 pts

96Southampton County, VAVA18,1107.4%+2.8 pts

97Prince George County, VAVA43,9367.2%−2.8 pts

98Patrick County, VAVA17,4247.2%0.0 pts

99Richmond, VAVA237,2577.2%−0.4 pts

100Charles City County, VAVA6,6236.6%−0.7 pts

101Hopewell, VAVA23,2616.6%−0.5 pts

102Scott County, VAVA21,2006.6%−2.6 pts

103King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436.5%−0.8 pts

104Charlotte County, VAVA11,4016.4%−1.6 pts

105Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726.4%−5.0 pts

106Wise County, VAVA34,8246.3%−2.2 pts

107Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906.2%+0.2 pts

108Greensville County, VAVA11,1816.2%+3.5 pts

109Grayson County, VAVA15,2306.1%−6.6 pts

110Hampton, VAVA137,3156.1%−2.2 pts

111Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7476.0%−1.6 pts

112Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.6%−3.9 pts

113Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.3%−3.3 pts

114Franklin, VAVA8,4785.1%+0.3 pts

115Buckingham County, VAVA17,1375.1%−0.2 pts

116Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.0%−2.6 pts

117Henry County, VAVA49,2424.8%−1.3 pts

118Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924.8%−0.2 pts

119Surry County, VAVA6,6034.8%−0.6 pts

120Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.5%−0.6 pts

121Halifax County, VAVA33,4474.4%−0.6 pts

122Richmond County, VAVA9,2944.4%−4.1 pts

123Russell County, VAVA25,3324.4%−9.7 pts

124Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.2%+0.9 pts

125Emporia, VAVA5,4474.2%+2.1 pts

126Nottoway County, VAVA15,7964.2%−4.9 pts

127Brunswick County, VAVA15,7274.2%−1.5 pts

128Martinsville, VAVA13,8494.2%−2.5 pts

129Accomack County, VAVA33,8594.1%−5.1 pts

130Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.0%−3.4 pts

131Dickenson County, VAVA13,2364.0%−6.4 pts

132Danville, VAVA41,6473.7%−1.6 pts

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7342.0%−0.1 pts

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