RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 127 SHOWN OF 127

Highest Swedish population share, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of all residents who are Swedish ancestry (2020 American Community Survey). A concentration measure: Swedish residents as a percentage of total population. This list covers the 127 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSWEDISH SHAREVS 2010

01Falls Church, VAVA15,1592.3%+0.9 pts

02Lexington, VAVA7,7692.0%+0.5 pts

03Orange County, VAVA40,0831.8%+0.2 pts

04Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.6%+1.0 pts

05Fairfax, VAVA26,7721.5%+0.6 pts

06Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.5%–

07Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611.5%−0.1 pts

08Arlington County, VAVA243,9311.3%+0.0 pts

09Mathews County, VAVA8,5291.2%+0.3 pts

10Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601.1%+0.6 pts

11Halifax County, VAVA33,4471.1%+0.5 pts

12Alexandria, VAVA160,6621.1%+0.1 pts

13Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.0%−0.2 pts

14York County, VAVA71,3741.0%+0.0 pts

15Warren County, VAVA42,7400.9%−0.1 pts

16Gloucester County, VAVA40,0970.9%−0.9 pts

17Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.9%−0.1 pts

18Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.8%−0.3 pts

19King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.8%–

20Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.8%−0.1 pts

21Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.8%+0.3 pts

22Surry County, VAVA6,6030.8%+0.7 pts

23Staunton, VAVA26,8010.8%−0.8 pts

24Clarke County, VAVA15,6090.8%+0.1 pts

25Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.8%−0.2 pts

26Frederick County, VAVA99,9550.8%−0.4 pts

27James City County, VAVA83,3260.8%−0.3 pts

28Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.8%−0.2 pts

29Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.8%−0.9 pts

30Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.7%−0.5 pts

31Bath County, VAVA4,0760.7%+0.1 pts

32Middlesex County, VAVA10,8410.7%+0.3 pts

33Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.7%+0.1 pts

34Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.7%−0.3 pts

35Powhatan County, VAVA32,5910.7%+0.2 pts

36Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.6%−0.0 pts

37Amherst County, VAVA31,9620.6%−0.2 pts

38Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.6%−1.2 pts

39Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.6%+0.4 pts

40Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.6%−0.4 pts

41Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.6%−0.6 pts

42Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.6%−0.5 pts

43Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.6%+0.2 pts

44Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.6%−0.0 pts

45Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.6%+0.0 pts

46Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9750.6%−0.4 pts

47New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.6%−0.2 pts

48Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.6%−0.4 pts

49Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.5%−0.3 pts

50Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.5%−0.0 pts

51Roanoke County, VAVA97,1500.5%−0.1 pts

52Richmond, VAVA237,2570.5%−0.0 pts

53Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.5%−0.1 pts

54Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.5%+0.3 pts

55Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.5%−0.2 pts

56Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.5%−0.3 pts

57Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.5%−0.2 pts

58Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8390.5%−0.1 pts

59Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.5%−0.0 pts

60Manassas, VAVA44,3320.4%−0.1 pts

61King William County, VAVA19,6170.4%−0.2 pts

62Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.4%+0.0 pts

63Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.4%−0.0 pts

64Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.4%+0.0 pts

65Newport News, VAVA183,2300.4%−0.3 pts

66Winchester, VAVA28,2720.4%−0.0 pts

67Greene County, VAVA21,9580.4%−0.6 pts

68Appomattox County, VAVA17,1720.4%+0.1 pts

69Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.4%+0.0 pts

70Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.4%+0.1 pts

71Galax, VAVA6,6700.4%+0.3 pts

72Amelia County, VAVA13,6320.4%+0.2 pts

73Franklin County, VAVA55,5260.4%+0.0 pts

74Campbell County, VAVA55,6290.4%−0.1 pts

75Highland County, VAVA2,3180.4%+0.2 pts

76Lee County, VAVA21,6420.4%+0.1 pts

77Hampton, VAVA137,3150.4%−0.1 pts

78Bedford County, VAVA83,0590.4%−0.2 pts

79Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.3%−0.9 pts

80Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.3%−0.4 pts

81Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7380.3%−0.1 pts

82Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.3%+0.1 pts

83Grayson County, VAVA15,2300.3%+0.1 pts

84Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4390.3%+0.0 pts

85Washington County, VAVA53,8980.3%−0.3 pts

86Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.3%+0.0 pts

87Bland County, VAVA6,1510.3%−0.5 pts

88Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.3%−0.1 pts

89Botetourt County, VAVA34,1440.3%−0.4 pts

90King George County, VAVA29,6460.3%−0.4 pts

91Madison County, VAVA14,2370.3%−1.1 pts

92Alleghany County, VAVA14,5460.3%−0.3 pts

93Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.3%+0.1 pts

94Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.3%−0.1 pts

95Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.3%−0.1 pts

96Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720.2%−0.1 pts

97Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.2%+0.2 pts

98Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7470.2%−0.1 pts

99Franklin, VAVA8,4780.2%+0.2 pts

100Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.2%−0.1 pts

101Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.2%−0.0 pts

102Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.2%−0.3 pts

103Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.2%−0.0 pts

104Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.2%−0.7 pts

105Radford, VAVA17,2430.2%−0.3 pts

106Louisa County, VAVA42,9240.2%−0.4 pts

107Page County, VAVA23,7620.1%+0.0 pts

108Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.1%+0.0 pts

109Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.1%−0.2 pts

110Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.1%−1.1 pts

111Wythe County, VAVA27,9830.1%−0.1 pts

112Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.1%−0.5 pts

113Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.1%−0.1 pts

114Covington, VAVA5,6800.1%−0.4 pts

115Scott County, VAVA21,2000.1%+0.0 pts

116Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.1%−0.0 pts

117Salem, VAVA25,8160.1%−0.5 pts

118Essex County, VAVA10,6540.1%−0.8 pts

119Henry County, VAVA49,2420.1%−0.3 pts

120Danville, VAVA41,6470.1%−0.1 pts

121Wise County, VAVA34,8240.1%−0.3 pts

122Russell County, VAVA25,3320.0%−0.3 pts

123Patrick County, VAVA17,4240.0%−0.3 pts

124Emporia, VAVA5,4470.0%−0.4 pts

125Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.0%−0.0 pts

126Giles County, VAVA16,5640.0%−1.0 pts

127Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.0%−1.0 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS