RANKING · 2024 ACS · 97 SHOWN OF 97

Highest Portuguese population share, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Portuguese ancestry (2024 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Portuguese residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 97 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE SHAREVS 2010

01Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7380.6%−0.3 pts

02Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.6%–

03Lexington, VAVA7,7690.6%+0.3 pts

04Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.5%+0.4 pts

05Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.4%–

06Goochland County, VAVA29,1870.4%–

07Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.4%+0.2 pts

08New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.4%+0.3 pts

09Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.4%+0.0 pts

10Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.4%−0.1 pts

11Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.4%+0.2 pts

12Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7470.4%–

13Clarke County, VAVA15,6090.3%+0.3 pts

14Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.3%+0.1 pts

15Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.3%–

16James City County, VAVA83,3260.3%+0.2 pts

17Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.3%+0.3 pts

18Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.3%−0.0 pts

19Essex County, VAVA10,6540.3%–

20Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.3%+0.1 pts

21Gloucester County, VAVA40,0970.3%+0.1 pts

22Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.3%+0.1 pts

23Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.3%+0.1 pts

24Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.3%+0.1 pts

25Warren County, VAVA42,7400.3%+0.1 pts

26Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9750.3%+0.2 pts

27Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.3%+0.0 pts

28Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.2%−0.0 pts

29Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.2%−0.0 pts

30Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.2%+0.1 pts

31Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.2%−0.1 pts

32Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.2%+0.1 pts

33Giles County, VAVA16,5640.2%−0.0 pts

34Craig County, VAVA4,8000.2%–

35Botetourt County, VAVA34,1440.2%–

36Newport News, VAVA183,2300.2%−0.2 pts

37Manassas, VAVA44,3320.2%−0.1 pts

38Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.2%−0.1 pts

39Hampton, VAVA137,3150.2%+0.0 pts

40Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.2%−0.1 pts

41Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.2%−0.1 pts

42Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.2%−0.0 pts

43Orange County, VAVA40,0830.2%+0.1 pts

44Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.2%+0.1 pts

45Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.2%+0.1 pts

46Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.2%−0.6 pts

47Middlesex County, VAVA10,8410.2%–

48Madison County, VAVA14,2370.2%–

49King William County, VAVA19,6170.2%–

50Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.1%+0.1 pts

51Winchester, VAVA28,2720.1%–

52Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.1%+0.1 pts

53Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.1%−0.0 pts

54Powhatan County, VAVA32,5910.1%−0.2 pts

55Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.1%+0.0 pts

56Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.1%−0.1 pts

57Bedford County, VAVA83,0590.1%−0.0 pts

58Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.1%+0.0 pts

59Lee County, VAVA21,6420.1%–

60Bath County, VAVA4,0760.1%–

61Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.1%−0.1 pts

62Frederick County, VAVA99,9550.1%−0.1 pts

63King George County, VAVA29,6460.1%−0.3 pts

64Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.1%+0.1 pts

65Alleghany County, VAVA14,5460.1%+0.0 pts

66Wise County, VAVA34,8240.1%–

67Wythe County, VAVA27,9830.1%−0.1 pts

68Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.1%−0.1 pts

69Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.1%+0.0 pts

70Richmond, VAVA237,2570.1%−0.0 pts

71Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.1%+0.1 pts

72Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.1%+0.1 pts

73Martinsville, VAVA13,8490.1%−0.1 pts

74Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.1%−0.6 pts

75Roanoke County, VAVA97,1500.1%−0.0 pts

76Staunton, VAVA26,8010.1%−0.2 pts

77Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.1%−0.1 pts

78Russell County, VAVA25,3320.1%–

79Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.1%+0.0 pts

80Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.1%−0.1 pts

81Louisa County, VAVA42,9240.1%−0.1 pts

82Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.1%−0.0 pts

83Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.1%–

84Campbell County, VAVA55,6290.0%−0.2 pts

85Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.0%+0.0 pts

86Amherst County, VAVA31,9620.0%–

87Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.0%−0.1 pts

88Patrick County, VAVA17,4240.0%–

89Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.0%–

90Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.0%−0.0 pts

91York County, VAVA71,3740.0%−0.4 pts

92Greene County, VAVA21,9580.0%–

93Washington County, VAVA53,8980.0%−0.0 pts

94Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.0%–

95Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.0%–

96Henry County, VAVA49,2420.0%–

97Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8390.0%−0.0 pts

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