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Largest French Canadian population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are French Canadian 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 117 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH CANADIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734,785−4%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7372,525−23%

03Prince William County, VAVA502,9661,534−27%

04Loudoun County, VAVA449,7491,451+11%

05Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481,417+23%

06Arlington County, VAVA243,9311,393+16%

07James City County, VAVA83,3261,090+151%

08Henrico County, VAVA342,775970+13%

09Chesapeake, VAVA255,332954−6%

10Norfolk, VAVA231,013924+24%

11Frederick County, VAVA99,955758+141%

12Richmond, VAVA237,257695+31%

13Alexandria, VAVA160,662653−19%

14Stafford County, VAVA170,803645−9%

15Newport News, VAVA183,230581−28%

16Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388580+3%

17Albemarle County, VAVA118,356544+19%

18Fauquier County, VAVA76,503423−6%

19Caroline County, VAVA34,413396+270%

20Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839378+13%

21Hanover County, VAVA116,423377−48%

22Charlottesville, VAVA44,388363+55%

23Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839324+27%

24Bedford County, VAVA83,059323−47%

25Hampton, VAVA137,315306+2%

26Portsmouth, VAVA96,777299−10%

27Montgomery County, VAVA98,434286+39%

28York County, VAVA71,374285−36%

29Suffolk, VAVA104,699283−35%

30Roanoke, VAVA99,111265+13%

31Warren County, VAVA42,740255+44%

32Lynchburg, VAVA81,347240−5%

33Williamsburg, VAVA15,861240+216%

34Roanoke County, VAVA97,150233−31%

35Campbell County, VAVA55,629232+274%

36Culpeper County, VAVA57,666225−12%

37Botetourt County, VAVA34,144213+65%

38Rockingham County, VAVA89,316202+127%

39Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391183+177%

40Louisa County, VAVA42,924162+33%

41Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393160+88%

42Washington County, VAVA53,898159+7%

43Gloucester County, VAVA40,097155−6%

44Powhatan County, VAVA32,591152+26%

45Augusta County, VAVA78,940151+29%

46Fairfax, VAVA26,772148+377%

47Franklin County, VAVA55,526148−26%

48Lancaster County, VAVA10,995147+1031%

49Orange County, VAVA40,083142−5%

50Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321141−15%

51Manassas, VAVA44,332135−50%

52Wythe County, VAVA27,983125+4067%

53Middlesex County, VAVA10,841109+581%

54Clarke County, VAVA15,609101+55%

55Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738101+53%

56Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97594−51%

57King and Queen County, VAVA6,74392+207%

58Poquoson, VAVA13,29287+28%

59Patrick County, VAVA17,42482+122%

60Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71576+31%

61Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49076−34%

62Accomack County, VAVA33,85975−19%

63Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66375−15%

64Salem, VAVA25,81669−38%

65Lexington, VAVA7,76965+2067%

66King William County, VAVA19,61763+62%

67Northumberland County, VAVA12,55761−24%

68Manassas Park, VAVA16,56061–

69Pulaski County, VAVA33,58659+16%

70Greene County, VAVA21,95855–

71Amherst County, VAVA31,96254−14%

72Southampton County, VAVA18,11053−18%

73Covington, VAVA5,68053–

74Staunton, VAVA26,80153−17%

75Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74751−22%

76Winchester, VAVA28,27250−31%

77King George County, VAVA29,64649−16%

78Mathews County, VAVA8,52945–

79Appomattox County, VAVA17,17244+238%

80Prince George County, VAVA43,93640−79%

81Goochland County, VAVA29,18738+31%

82Floyd County, VAVA15,78936+33%

83Hopewell, VAVA23,26136−45%

84Carroll County, VAVA29,29934+17%

85Petersburg, VAVA33,73432+52%

86Scott County, VAVA21,20031−70%

87Greensville County, VAVA11,18128–

88Brunswick County, VAVA15,72727–

89Danville, VAVA41,64727+4%

90Falls Church, VAVA15,15925−26%

91Halifax County, VAVA33,44724+100%

92Russell County, VAVA25,33224+33%

93Alleghany County, VAVA14,54621−72%

94Buchanan County, VAVA18,49220−52%

95Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89620−66%

96Essex County, VAVA10,65419+36%

97Charles City County, VAVA6,62318+800%

98Tazewell County, VAVA38,63518−69%

99Wise County, VAVA34,82418−54%

100Waynesboro, VAVA23,95118−70%

101Charlotte County, VAVA11,40117−82%

102Nelson County, VAVA14,92017+70%

103Bristol, VAVA16,41816−84%

104Buckingham County, VAVA17,13715–

105Grayson County, VAVA15,23015−57%

106Smyth County, VAVA28,88214−53%

107Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43913–

108Norton, VAVA3,47713–

109Richmond County, VAVA9,29412−8%

110Henry County, VAVA49,24211−74%

111Northampton County, VAVA11,87911−35%

112Radford, VAVA17,2439−87%

113Dickenson County, VAVA13,2367–

114Nottoway County, VAVA15,7967–

115Page County, VAVA23,7627−65%

116Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0584−76%

117Sussex County, VAVA10,7551−99%

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