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Largest Ethiopian population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Ethiopian 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 59 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 59 is 33. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Newport News, VA, up 37 places to #11.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

Largest Ethiopian population by state

RANKPLACESTATEPOPETHIOPIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87317,796+127%

02Alexandria, VAVA160,6626,713+86%

03Prince William County, VAVA502,9665,795+212%

04Arlington County, VAVA243,9314,397+124%

05▲2Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491,089+234%

06▼1Henrico County, VAVA342,775844+220%

07▼1Richmond, VAVA237,257755+4%

08▲8Hampton, VAVA137,315604+3079%

09▲3Stafford County, VAVA170,803393–

10▼2Campbell County, VAVA55,629317–

11▲37Newport News, VAVA183,230284+37%

12▲5Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737280−21%

13▲19Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839211–

14▲1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148178−13%

15▲7Norfolk, VAVA231,013135−35%

16▲5Chesapeake, VAVA255,332130+33%

17Falls Church, VAVA15,159106+31%

18▼5Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83995−19%

19New Kent County, VAVA28,02287–

20▲16Frederick County, VAVA99,95578–

21▲12James City County, VAVA83,32675–

22▲5Charlottesville, VAVA44,38872–

23▲8Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38870–

24▼10York County, VAVA71,37463+133%

25▼6Manassas, VAVA44,33256–

26Gloucester County, VAVA40,09751–

27▼9Suffolk, VAVA104,69950–

28▼4Roanoke, VAVA99,111400%

29Warren County, VAVA42,74034–

30▼4Montgomery County, VAVA98,43433+175%

31▼3Hanover County, VAVA116,42330+400%

32▼9Buchanan County, VAVA18,49229−50%

33Sussex County, VAVA10,75529–

34Manassas Park, VAVA16,56028−30%

35Henry County, VAVA49,24226–

36▲2Portsmouth, VAVA96,77725−60%

37▼8Albemarle County, VAVA118,35620−80%

38Augusta County, VAVA78,94020–

39▲6Powhatan County, VAVA32,59117–

40▲15Petersburg, VAVA33,73415−42%

41▲10Washington County, VAVA53,89814–

42Bedford County, VAVA83,05913–

43▼34Nottoway County, VAVA15,79613–

44▲2Alleghany County, VAVA14,54610–

45Fairfax, VAVA26,7729−87%

46Salem, VAVA25,8168–

47▼3Charlotte County, VAVA11,4017–

48▼7Roanoke County, VAVA97,1507–

49▼12Lynchburg, VAVA81,3477−83%

50Goochland County, VAVA29,1876–

51▼2Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6636–

52Wise County, VAVA34,8245−86%

53▼43Culpeper County, VAVA57,6665−82%

54Staunton, VAVA26,8015–

55▼3Wythe County, VAVA27,9833–

56▼14Carroll County, VAVA29,2992–

57▼10Halifax County, VAVA33,4471–

58▼5Danville, VAVA41,6471–

59▼5Bristol, VAVA16,4181–

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