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Largest American population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are American ancestry, from the 2020 American Community Survey detailed-origin tables. Each list covers the full eligible universe; download the complete data as CSV. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPAMERICAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87346,279+26%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73736,170−24%

03Chesapeake, VAVA255,33225,128−16%

04Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14824,225−27%

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,74923,115+68%

06Henrico County, VAVA342,77519,600−17%

07Prince William County, VAVA502,96619,163+5%

08Newport News, VAVA183,23016,765+93%

09Accomack County, VAVA33,85916,075+219%

10Norfolk, VAVA231,01315,504−39%

11Washington County, VAVA53,89815,382+64%

12Frederick County, VAVA99,95513,879+43%

13Lynchburg, VAVA81,34713,583+101%

14Henry County, VAVA49,24213,559+19%

15Wise County, VAVA34,82413,305+211%

16Montgomery County, VAVA98,43412,971+29%

17Russell County, VAVA25,33211,896+336%

18Bedford County, VAVA83,05911,787−10%

19Hanover County, VAVA116,42311,576−21%

20Portsmouth, VAVA96,77711,159+17%

21Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49010,876−23%

22Roanoke County, VAVA97,15010,445−24%

23Pulaski County, VAVA33,58610,438+69%

24Richmond, VAVA237,25710,015+29%

25Buchanan County, VAVA18,4929,960+11%

26Augusta County, VAVA78,9409,904−46%

27Wythe County, VAVA27,9839,844+74%

28Tazewell County, VAVA38,6359,586+119%

29Campbell County, VAVA55,6299,388−25%

30Halifax County, VAVA33,4479,386+22%

31Stafford County, VAVA170,8039,246−48%

32Smyth County, VAVA28,8829,108+18%

33Hampton, VAVA137,3158,851−20%

34Carroll County, VAVA29,2998,534+4%

35Lee County, VAVA21,6428,144+146%

36Arlington County, VAVA243,9318,100+50%

37Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168,054−66%

38Scott County, VAVA21,2008,037+125%

39Albemarle County, VAVA118,3567,819−29%

40James City County, VAVA83,3267,347+76%

41Roanoke, VAVA99,1117,272−35%

42Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887,219−50%

43Dickenson County, VAVA13,2367,125+52%

44Amherst County, VAVA31,9626,995+34%

45Franklin County, VAVA55,5266,611−45%

46Northampton County, VAVA11,8796,397+262%

47Suffolk, VAVA104,6996,227−50%

48Botetourt County, VAVA34,1445,900−49%

49Patrick County, VAVA17,4245,829+26%

50York County, VAVA71,3745,498−2%

51Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6635,391−6%

52Warren County, VAVA42,7405,259+19%

53Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475,179+1%

54Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035,049−26%

55Grayson County, VAVA15,2304,835+25%

56Alexandria, VAVA160,6624,818+32%

57Radford, VAVA17,2434,610+183%

58Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394,565−49%

59Danville, VAVA41,6474,428+8%

60Bristol, VAVA16,4184,293+30%

61Gloucester County, VAVA40,0974,234+16%

62Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664,107−12%

63Louisa County, VAVA42,9243,929−27%

64Floyd County, VAVA15,7893,830+42%

65Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723,790−8%

66Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963,583+73%

67Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913,489+8%

68Page County, VAVA23,7623,430−18%

69Salem, VAVA25,8163,216−3%

70Charlotte County, VAVA11,4013,152+6%

71Winchester, VAVA28,2723,090+19%

72Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213,053−47%

73Orange County, VAVA40,0832,902−12%

74Prince George County, VAVA43,9362,879−19%

75Charlottesville, VAVA44,3882,851−19%

76New Kent County, VAVA28,0222,801+45%

77King William County, VAVA19,6172,731+19%

78Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912,529−42%

79Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752,441−39%

80Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582,410+28%

81Clarke County, VAVA15,6092,368+15%

82Giles County, VAVA16,5642,333−38%

83Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8392,295−84%

84Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962,206−41%

85Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462,132−47%

86Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,077−29%

87Greene County, VAVA21,9582,011−56%

88King George County, VAVA29,6461,933−4%

89Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,818−43%

90Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,809−17%

91Manassas, VAVA44,3321,734−28%

92Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,682+19%

93Staunton, VAVA26,8011,638−66%

94Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,584+50%

95Madison County, VAVA14,2371,579+57%

96Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,562−50%

97Bland County, VAVA6,1511,507+99%

98Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,500−39%

99Galax, VAVA6,6701,467+8%

100Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,462−55%

101Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,396+135%

102Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,379−31%

103Norton, VAVA3,4771,330+226%

104Poquoson, VAVA13,2921,323−9%

105Mathews County, VAVA8,5291,320+24%

106Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,299−42%

107Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931,278−51%

108Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,273+18%

109Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,180+63%

110Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271,150−1%

111Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,041−52%

112Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,038−61%

113Charles City County, VAVA6,6231,014+97%

114Fairfax, VAVA26,772948+42%

115Lancaster County, VAVA10,995906+14%

116Lexington, VAVA7,769905+33%

117Williamsburg, VAVA15,861865+103%

118Cumberland County, VAVA10,352773−68%

119Richmond County, VAVA9,294770−17%

120Covington, VAVA5,680762−29%

121King and Queen County, VAVA6,743738−63%

122Manassas Park, VAVA16,560733−6%

123Bath County, VAVA4,076657−50%

124Essex County, VAVA10,654655−60%

125Greensville County, VAVA11,181530−48%

126Surry County, VAVA6,603514−26%

127Franklin, VAVA8,478465−67%

128Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439464−41%

129Falls Church, VAVA15,159459−15%

130Sussex County, VAVA10,755440−79%

131Craig County, VAVA4,800406+13%

132Highland County, VAVA2,318263−51%

133Emporia, VAVA5,447156−73%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS