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Largest English population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are English 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPENGLISH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87398,080−12%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73744,791−6%

03Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14841,393−9%

04Henrico County, VAVA342,77535,521−9%

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,74934,283−3%

06Prince William County, VAVA502,96629,429−8%

07Arlington County, VAVA243,93124,466+10%

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,33223,245−2%

09Hanover County, VAVA116,42319,488+4%

10Richmond, VAVA237,25718,590+4%

11Norfolk, VAVA231,01315,113−14%

12Alexandria, VAVA160,66214,723+2%

13Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38814,518−6%

14Stafford County, VAVA170,80313,778+10%

15Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013,258−11%

16Albemarle County, VAVA118,35612,678−20%

17Newport News, VAVA183,23011,449−26%

18James City County, VAVA83,32611,383−11%

19Bedford County, VAVA83,05911,145+3%

20Frederick County, VAVA99,95510,065−12%

21Fauquier County, VAVA76,50310,045−2%

22Montgomery County, VAVA98,4349,702−16%

23York County, VAVA71,3749,496−10%

24Augusta County, VAVA78,9409,388+11%

25Hampton, VAVA137,3158,988−22%

26Lynchburg, VAVA81,3478,297−21%

27Roanoke, VAVA99,1118,238−30%

28Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978,001−10%

29Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167,610+22%

30Suffolk, VAVA104,6997,277−8%

31Washington County, VAVA53,8987,240+19%

32Culpeper County, VAVA57,6667,162+1%

33Campbell County, VAVA55,6296,920−6%

34Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4906,716−4%

35Franklin County, VAVA55,5266,443−4%

36Louisa County, VAVA42,9245,373+34%

37Powhatan County, VAVA32,5915,327+48%

38Orange County, VAVA40,0835,307−3%

39Portsmouth, VAVA96,7775,190−26%

40Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3215,139−5%

41Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,986−10%

42Warren County, VAVA42,7404,495−19%

43Goochland County, VAVA29,1874,398+33%

44Henry County, VAVA49,2424,276−21%

45New Kent County, VAVA28,0224,214+47%

46Carroll County, VAVA29,2994,114+21%

47Botetourt County, VAVA34,1444,064+15%

48Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863,999−4%

49Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473,890+7%

50Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8393,805+42%

51King William County, VAVA19,6173,694+37%

52Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353,646−15%

53Staunton, VAVA26,8013,418+22%

54Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393,209−31%

55Salem, VAVA25,8163,191−17%

56Winchester, VAVA28,2723,109+3%

57Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933,095+13%

58Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9753,061−27%

59Danville, VAVA41,6473,021−23%

60Wise County, VAVA34,8242,907−13%

61Smyth County, VAVA28,8822,845−15%

62Amherst County, VAVA31,9622,805−30%

63Prince George County, VAVA43,9362,772−38%

64Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,733−17%

65Manassas, VAVA44,3322,721−12%

66Lee County, VAVA21,6422,712+58%

67Falls Church, VAVA15,1592,666+56%

68Wythe County, VAVA27,9832,632−12%

69Greene County, VAVA21,9582,570+17%

70King George County, VAVA29,6462,464−36%

71Accomack County, VAVA33,8592,398−50%

72Scott County, VAVA21,2002,390−2%

73Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,377+0%

74Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962,357−49%

75Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632,340−22%

76Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,252−25%

77Russell County, VAVA25,3322,248−9%

78Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,227−3%

79Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,181+6%

80Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,152−45%

81Mathews County, VAVA8,5292,098−26%

82Poquoson, VAVA13,2922,098−13%

83Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572,093−33%

84Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372,086+76%

85Waynesboro, VAVA23,9512,080−34%

86Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,981−42%

87Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911,971−34%

88Halifax County, VAVA33,4471,858−45%

89Madison County, VAVA14,2371,807−47%

90Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,777−53%

91Page County, VAVA23,7621,776−40%

92Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,760−41%

93Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,692−8%

94Grayson County, VAVA15,2301,662−19%

95Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,591−34%

96Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,543−50%

97King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431,498+47%

98Bristol, VAVA16,4181,494−26%

99Giles County, VAVA16,5641,437−25%

100Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391,431+1%

101Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,405+43%

102Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,375−26%

103Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,328−14%

104Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,273−64%

105Essex County, VAVA10,6541,270−9%

106Radford, VAVA17,2431,216−30%

107Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,176−37%

108Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,109−38%

109Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961,041−42%

110Martinsville, VAVA13,849973−33%

111Craig County, VAVA4,800971+9%

112Northampton County, VAVA11,879925−55%

113Buchanan County, VAVA18,492914+54%

114Charlotte County, VAVA11,401900−47%

115Lexington, VAVA7,769899−23%

116Dickenson County, VAVA13,236881−6%

117Petersburg, VAVA33,734827−55%

118Sussex County, VAVA10,755790−22%

119Galax, VAVA6,670787+62%

120Franklin, VAVA8,478782−13%

121Brunswick County, VAVA15,727777−48%

122Surry County, VAVA6,603727−41%

123Greensville County, VAVA11,181680−30%

124Bland County, VAVA6,151675+67%

125Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058646−67%

126Norton, VAVA3,477566+144%

127Manassas Park, VAVA16,560511−26%

128Charles City County, VAVA6,623467−26%

129Buena Vista, VAVA6,672456−1%

130Covington, VAVA5,680443−21%

131Highland County, VAVA2,318411+47%

132Bath County, VAVA4,076377+0%

133Emporia, VAVA5,447300−47%

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