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Highest German population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are German ancestry (2023 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 2000

01Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83923.4%–

02Madison County, VAVA14,23720.8%–

03Craig County, VAVA4,80020.5%–

04Rockingham County, VAVA89,31620.3%–

05Highland County, VAVA2,31819.1%–

06Lexington, VAVA7,76918.8%–

07Page County, VAVA23,76218.2%–

08Frederick County, VAVA99,95518.0%–

09Staunton, VAVA26,80117.9%–

10Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.4%–

11Augusta County, VAVA78,94016.3%–

12Falls Church, VAVA15,15915.5%–

13Giles County, VAVA16,56415.2%–

14James City County, VAVA83,32614.9%–

15Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.9%–

16King George County, VAVA29,64614.8%–

17Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.5%–

18Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.4%–

19Orange County, VAVA40,08314.3%–

20Greene County, VAVA21,95814.2%–

21York County, VAVA71,37414.1%–

22Waynesboro, VAVA23,95114.1%–

23Culpeper County, VAVA57,66614.0%–

24Warren County, VAVA42,74013.8%–

25Franklin County, VAVA55,52613.6%–

26Goochland County, VAVA29,18713.5%–

27Louisa County, VAVA42,92413.3%–

28Montgomery County, VAVA98,43413.0%–

29Floyd County, VAVA15,78913.0%–

30Roanoke County, VAVA97,15012.9%–

31Albemarle County, VAVA118,35612.8%–

32Winchester, VAVA28,27212.8%–

33Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38812.8%–

34Salem, VAVA25,81612.6%–

35Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97512.6%–

36Alleghany County, VAVA14,54612.4%–

37Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412.4%–

38Fairfax, VAVA26,77212.1%–

39Powhatan County, VAVA32,59112.1%–

40Mathews County, VAVA8,52912.0%–

41Stafford County, VAVA170,80311.9%–

42Bedford County, VAVA83,05911.9%–

43Arlington County, VAVA243,93111.8%–

44New Kent County, VAVA28,02211.8%–

45Wythe County, VAVA27,98311.7%–

46Lancaster County, VAVA10,99511.6%–

47Middlesex County, VAVA10,84111.5%–

48Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39311.5%–

49Poquoson, VAVA13,29211.4%–

50Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43911.4%–

51Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73711.1%–

52Alexandria, VAVA160,66210.9%–

53Hanover County, VAVA116,42310.9%–

54Covington, VAVA5,68010.8%–

55Amelia County, VAVA13,63210.8%–

56Tazewell County, VAVA38,63510.7%–

57Bland County, VAVA6,15110.6%–

58Loudoun County, VAVA449,74910.6%–

59Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73810.5%–

60Gloucester County, VAVA40,09710.4%–

61Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87310.3%–

62Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14810.2%–

63Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710.2%–

64King William County, VAVA19,61710.2%–

65Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32110.1%–

66Galax, VAVA6,67010.1%–

67Caroline County, VAVA34,41310.0%–

68Pulaski County, VAVA33,5869.9%–

69Chesapeake, VAVA255,3329.8%–

70Cumberland County, VAVA10,3529.7%–

71Manassas, VAVA44,3329.6%–

72Smyth County, VAVA28,8829.5%–

73Charlottesville, VAVA44,3889.5%–

74Northumberland County, VAVA12,5579.3%–

75Norton, VAVA3,4779.3%–

76Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7159.1%–

77Carroll County, VAVA29,2999.1%–

78Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3918.9%–

79Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6638.8%–

80Norfolk, VAVA231,0138.8%–

81Washington County, VAVA53,8988.7%–

82Henrico County, VAVA342,7758.6%–

83Prince William County, VAVA502,9668.6%–

84Campbell County, VAVA55,6298.5%–

85Newport News, VAVA183,2308.5%–

86Suffolk, VAVA104,6998.5%–

87Bristol, VAVA16,4188.3%–

88Bath County, VAVA4,0768.3%–

89Radford, VAVA17,2438.2%–

90Essex County, VAVA10,6548.2%–

91Amherst County, VAVA31,9628.0%–

92Nelson County, VAVA14,9208.0%–

93Roanoke, VAVA99,1117.9%–

94Lee County, VAVA21,6427.7%–

95Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8967.6%–

96Southampton County, VAVA18,1107.4%–

97Prince George County, VAVA43,9367.2%–

98Patrick County, VAVA17,4247.2%–

99Richmond, VAVA237,2577.2%–

100Charles City County, VAVA6,6236.6%–

101Hopewell, VAVA23,2616.6%–

102Scott County, VAVA21,2006.6%–

103King and Queen County, VAVA6,7436.5%–

104Charlotte County, VAVA11,4016.4%–

105Buena Vista, VAVA6,6726.4%–

106Wise County, VAVA34,8246.3%–

107Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906.2%–

108Greensville County, VAVA11,1816.2%–

109Grayson County, VAVA15,2306.1%–

110Hampton, VAVA137,3156.1%–

111Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7476.0%–

112Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.6%–

113Northampton County, VAVA11,8795.3%–

114Franklin, VAVA8,4785.1%–

115Buckingham County, VAVA17,1375.1%–

116Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.0%–

117Henry County, VAVA49,2424.8%–

118Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924.8%–

119Surry County, VAVA6,6034.8%–

120Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584.5%–

121Halifax County, VAVA33,4474.4%–

122Richmond County, VAVA9,2944.4%–

123Russell County, VAVA25,3324.4%–

124Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.2%–

125Emporia, VAVA5,4474.2%–

126Nottoway County, VAVA15,7964.2%–

127Brunswick County, VAVA15,7274.2%–

128Martinsville, VAVA13,8494.2%–

129Accomack County, VAVA33,8594.1%–

130Portsmouth, VAVA96,7774.0%–

131Dickenson County, VAVA13,2364.0%–

132Danville, VAVA41,6473.7%–

133Petersburg, VAVA33,7342.0%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-06 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES