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Highest Iranian population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Iranian ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Iranian residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 55 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 0.1%.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Highest Iranian population share by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN SHAREVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.9%+0.1 pts

02Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.8%−0.3 pts

03Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.6%+0.5 pts

04Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.4%0.0 pts

05Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.4%+0.3 pts

06Lexington, VAVA7,7690.4%−0.1 pts

07Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.3%−0.2 pts

08Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.3%–

09Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.2%0.0 pts

10Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4390.2%–

11Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.2%−0.1 pts

12Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.2%−0.4 pts

13Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.2%−0.1 pts

14Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.2%+0.1 pts

15Essex County, VAVA10,6540.2%–

16Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.2%0.0 pts

17Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.2%–

18Richmond, VAVA237,2570.1%0.0 pts

19Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.1%+0.1 pts

20Manassas, VAVA44,3320.1%+0.1 pts

21Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.1%–

22Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.1%+0.1 pts

23Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.1%0.0 pts

24Powhatan County, VAVA32,5910.1%–

25Wise County, VAVA34,8240.1%+0.1 pts

26Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8390.1%+0.1 pts

27Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.1%–

28Goochland County, VAVA29,1870.1%0.0 pts

29Winchester, VAVA28,2720.1%0.0 pts

30York County, VAVA71,3740.1%0.0 pts

31Amherst County, VAVA31,9620.1%–

32Danville, VAVA41,6470.1%–

33Warren County, VAVA42,7400.1%−0.1 pts

34Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.0%–

35Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.0%–

36Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%−0.1 pts

37Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.0%−0.1 pts

38Louisa County, VAVA42,9240.0%–

39Campbell County, VAVA55,6290.0%–

40Newport News, VAVA183,2300.0%0.0 pts

41Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%0.0 pts

42Roanoke County, VAVA97,1500.0%0.0 pts

43Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.0%−0.1 pts

44Hampton, VAVA137,3150.0%−0.1 pts

45Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.0%0.0 pts

46Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.0%−0.1 pts

47Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.0%0.0 pts

48Washington County, VAVA53,8980.0%–

49Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.0%–

50Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.0%0.0 pts

51Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.0%−0.1 pts

52Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.0%−0.2 pts

53Bedford County, VAVA83,0590.0%–

54Radford, VAVA17,2430.0%–

55Frederick County, VAVA99,9550.0%0.0 pts

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