RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest English population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are English ancestry, from the 2024 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. The median across all 133 is 3,559. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Page County, VA, up 21 places to #70.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873116,768+4%

02▲1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14853,711+17%

03▼1Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73753,070+12%

04▲1Loudoun County, VAVA449,74943,850+24%

05▼1Henrico County, VAVA342,77541,042+5%

06Prince William County, VAVA502,96637,670+18%

07▲1Chesapeake, VAVA255,33229,366+24%

08▼1Arlington County, VAVA243,93128,725+29%

09▲1Richmond, VAVA237,25724,161+35%

10▼1Hanover County, VAVA116,42321,413+14%

11▲5Albemarle County, VAVA118,35619,395+23%

12▲1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38818,778+21%

13▼2Norfolk, VAVA231,01318,658+6%

14▲1Roanoke County, VAVA97,15017,464+17%

15▼3Alexandria, VAVA160,66217,403+20%

16▲2James City County, VAVA83,32615,484+22%

17▼3Stafford County, VAVA170,80315,449+23%

18▲1Bedford County, VAVA83,05914,271+32%

19▼2Newport News, VAVA183,23014,266−7%

20Frederick County, VAVA99,95513,572+19%

21▲1Montgomery County, VAVA98,43412,833+11%

22▼1Fauquier County, VAVA76,50312,352+20%

23▲1Augusta County, VAVA78,94012,141+44%

24▼1York County, VAVA71,37411,854+12%

25Hampton, VAVA137,31511,495−1%

26▲1Roanoke, VAVA99,11111,463−2%

27▼1Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710,4920%

28▲1Rockingham County, VAVA89,31610,406+67%

29▲1Suffolk, VAVA104,69910,166+28%

30▲4Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4909,078+30%

31▲2Campbell County, VAVA55,6299,026+22%

32▲3Franklin County, VAVA55,5268,847+31%

33▼2Washington County, VAVA53,8988,647+42%

34▲7Charlottesville, VAVA44,3887,728+40%

35▲4Portsmouth, VAVA96,7777,658+9%

36▼4Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667,326+3%

37▼1Louisa County, VAVA42,9247,266+82%

38▲2Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3217,171+33%

39▼2Powhatan County, VAVA32,5916,907+92%

40▼12Gloucester County, VAVA40,0976,844−23%

41▲5Carroll County, VAVA29,2996,031+77%

42▲2Henry County, VAVA49,2425,904+9%

43Goochland County, VAVA29,1875,875+78%

44▲3Botetourt County, VAVA34,1445,803+64%

45▼7Orange County, VAVA40,0835,709+4%

46▼4Warren County, VAVA42,7405,5470%

47▲1Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865,392+30%

48▲6Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8395,225+12%

49▲11Wise County, VAVA34,8245,216+56%

50▼5New Kent County, VAVA28,0225,135+79%

51▼1Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8394,970+85%

52Tazewell County, VAVA38,6354,958+16%

53Staunton, VAVA26,8014,497+60%

54▲12Lee County, VAVA21,6424,136+142%

55Salem, VAVA25,8164,074+7%

56▼7Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473,976+10%

57▲5Amherst County, VAVA31,9623,952−1%

58▲3Smyth County, VAVA28,8823,937+18%

59Danville, VAVA41,6473,845−2%

60▲10King George County, VAVA29,6463,747−2%

61▲13Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8963,701−19%

62▲6Wythe County, VAVA27,9833,699+23%

63▲1Caroline County, VAVA34,4133,654+10%

64▼8Winchester, VAVA28,2723,637+20%

65▲6Accomack County, VAVA33,8593,625−24%

66▼8Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753,590−15%

67▲2Greene County, VAVA21,9583,559+62%

68▲7Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633,462+15%

69▼12Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933,372+23%

70▲21Page County, VAVA23,7623,182+8%

71▲1Scott County, VAVA21,2003,107+27%

72▲16Halifax County, VAVA33,4473,091−9%

73▼8Manassas, VAVA44,3323,040−2%

74▲11Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,977−5%

75▼12Prince George County, VAVA43,9362,870−36%

76▲1Russell County, VAVA25,3322,870+16%

77▼26King William County, VAVA19,6172,771+3%

78▼2Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,767−8%

79▼1Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,662+16%

80▲2Poquoson, VAVA13,2922,621+9%

81▼1Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,584−35%

82▼9Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,576+9%

83▼4Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,541+23%

84▲9Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,413+31%

85▲4Madison County, VAVA14,2372,407−30%

86▼19Falls Church, VAVA15,1592,402+41%

87▲15Floyd County, VAVA15,7892,398+29%

88▼2Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152,397−29%

89▲5Grayson County, VAVA15,2302,386+17%

90▲8Bristol, VAVA16,4182,304+14%

91▲4Clarke County, VAVA15,6092,299−5%

92▲14Radford, VAVA17,2432,286+32%

93▲10Amelia County, VAVA13,6322,202+43%

94▲2Nelson County, VAVA14,9202,197−29%

95▼12Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572,196−30%

96▼6Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412,174−43%

97▲7Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,173−39%

98▼14Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,952+65%

99▼12Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911,951−34%

100▼8Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,913−36%

101▼2Giles County, VAVA16,5641,894−1%

102▲3Essex County, VAVA10,6541,695+22%

103▲13Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361,672+79%

104▲4Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,605−10%

105▲8Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921,512+155%

106▼5Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,444+47%

107Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,350−28%

108▲9Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,334−27%

109▼28Mathews County, VAVA8,5291,250−56%

110▼10Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391,220−14%

111▼1Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,192−18%

112▼15King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431,166+15%

113▲6Galax, VAVA6,6701,161+138%

114Charlotte County, VAVA11,4011,142−32%

115▼3Northampton County, VAVA11,8791,108−46%

116▼1Lexington, VAVA7,7691,108−5%

117▲4Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271,009−32%

118▲4Surry County, VAVA6,603977−20%

119▲5Bland County, VAVA6,151931+130%

120▼2Sussex County, VAVA10,755928−9%

121▲6Manassas Park, VAVA16,560909+32%

122▲7Buena Vista, VAVA6,672837+82%

123▼3Franklin, VAVA8,478836−7%

124▼15Nottoway County, VAVA15,796821−54%

125Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058757−61%

126Norton, VAVA3,477548+136%

127▲1Charles City County, VAVA6,623540−14%

128▲4Bath County, VAVA4,076530+41%

129▼6Greensville County, VAVA11,181517−47%

130▼19Craig County, VAVA4,800503−44%

131Highland County, VAVA2,318489+75%

132▲1Emporia, VAVA5,447476−15%

133▼3Covington, VAVA5,680472−16%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES