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Largest French population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are French 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 275. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Amelia County, VA, up 67 places to #49.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87317,989−26%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7378,538−29%

03▲1Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1486,076−22%

04▼1Loudoun County, VAVA449,7495,613−29%

05Prince William County, VAVA502,9665,540−28%

06Arlington County, VAVA243,9315,129+22%

07▲1Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324,239−13%

08▲1Henrico County, VAVA342,7753,769−40%

09▲1Richmond, VAVA237,2573,637+13%

10▼3Norfolk, VAVA231,0133,018−41%

11▲5Albemarle County, VAVA118,3562,9910%

12▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,6622,612−15%

13▲1Newport News, VAVA183,2302,424−13%

14▼2Stafford County, VAVA170,8032,409−19%

15▼2Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882,388−20%

16▲2James City County, VAVA83,3262,148+9%

17▼2Hanover County, VAVA116,4232,104−17%

18▼1Frederick County, VAVA99,9551,923+13%

19York County, VAVA71,3741,913+6%

20▲2Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031,434−36%

21▲2Hampton, VAVA137,3151,365−27%

22▲6Bedford County, VAVA83,0591,201−35%

23▲10Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881,112−5%

24▼3Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501,104−56%

25▼5Suffolk, VAVA104,6991,095−27%

26▲29Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911,070+121%

27▲3Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161,065−4%

28▼3Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,059−39%

29▼5Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341,002−53%

30▲5Culpeper County, VAVA57,666930+2%

31Roanoke, VAVA99,111926−51%

32▲4Louisa County, VAVA42,924909+44%

33▲12Caroline County, VAVA34,413878−7%

34▼7Franklin County, VAVA55,526826−2%

35▲5Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839799+4%

36▼7Augusta County, VAVA78,940787−39%

37▼5Gloucester County, VAVA40,097773−48%

38▲1Campbell County, VAVA55,629754−38%

39▲12King George County, VAVA29,646698+7%

40▼6Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839678+3%

41▼4Portsmouth, VAVA96,777663−52%

42▲8Manassas, VAVA44,332595+24%

43▼1Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321581−19%

44▼6Warren County, VAVA42,740562−49%

45▼19Orange County, VAVA40,083558−26%

46▲38Danville, VAVA41,647525+46%

47▲1Staunton, VAVA26,801517+21%

48▲32Falls Church, VAVA15,159495+99%

49▲67Amelia County, VAVA13,632488+314%

50▼6Washington County, VAVA53,898462−52%

51▼4Winchester, VAVA28,272461−1%

52▲1Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663456−12%

53▼1Botetourt County, VAVA34,144447−10%

54▼13Henry County, VAVA49,242418−49%

55▲2Salem, VAVA25,816415−30%

56▲8Williamsburg, VAVA15,861392−34%

57▼8Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393389−5%

58▲18Goochland County, VAVA29,187386−11%

59▼3Fairfax, VAVA26,772367−35%

60▼17Prince George County, VAVA43,936352−29%

61▼15Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490331−44%

62▲9New Kent County, VAVA28,022322+7%

63▲15Buckingham County, VAVA17,137321+104%

64▲3Alleghany County, VAVA14,546313+31%

65▲32Waynesboro, VAVA23,951309−42%

66▲23King William County, VAVA19,617296−29%

67▼8Greene County, VAVA21,958275+3%

68▲6Lee County, VAVA21,642269−21%

69▲52Nelson County, VAVA14,920269+3%

70▼4Hopewell, VAVA23,261256+3%

71▼10Amherst County, VAVA31,962253−68%

72▲16Accomack County, VAVA33,859244−54%

73Giles County, VAVA16,564244−56%

74▲17Floyd County, VAVA15,789236−34%

75▲37Clarke County, VAVA15,609231−34%

76▼18Wise County, VAVA34,824228−47%

77▲16Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715226−53%

78▲9Appomattox County, VAVA17,172214−54%

79▲13Lancaster County, VAVA10,995212−55%

80▼18Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391201−41%

81▲20Madison County, VAVA14,237198−23%

82▲3Pulaski County, VAVA33,586195−70%

83▼29Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975192−55%

84▼12Poquoson, VAVA13,292176−50%

85▼3Page County, VAVA23,762172−61%

86▲4Radford, VAVA17,243170−64%

87▼19Tazewell County, VAVA38,635169−72%

88▼19Carroll County, VAVA29,299168−33%

89▼10Smyth County, VAVA28,882163−54%

90▼20Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747157−76%

91▲12Buena Vista, VAVA6,672157−46%

92▲18Martinsville, VAVA13,849152−20%

93▼30Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896150−62%

94▲20Russell County, VAVA25,332149−66%

95▼30Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738147−62%

96▼19Halifax County, VAVA33,447144−67%

97▲10Northampton County, VAVA11,879144−1%

98▲17Cumberland County, VAVA10,352140−29%

99▲5Petersburg, VAVA33,734132−50%

100▼5Patrick County, VAVA17,424126−28%

101▲21Nottoway County, VAVA15,796117−20%

102▼21Wythe County, VAVA27,983107−63%

103▼7Franklin, VAVA8,478104−26%

104▼44Southampton County, VAVA18,110103−26%

105▲4Bristol, VAVA16,418100−70%

106Sussex County, VAVA10,75597+13%

107▲13Buchanan County, VAVA18,49294−57%

108▼10Northumberland County, VAVA12,55794−71%

109▲10Charlotte County, VAVA11,40193−50%

110▼35Brunswick County, VAVA15,72792−60%

111▼28Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43982+1%

112▼26Lexington, VAVA7,76980−52%

113▼19Craig County, VAVA4,80078+4%

114▲10Greensville County, VAVA11,18177+64%

115▼10Scott County, VAVA21,20077−59%

116▼14Grayson County, VAVA15,23076+12%

117▼17Middlesex County, VAVA10,84166−84%

118▲11Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05859−54%

119▲14Bland County, VAVA6,15158−66%

120▼9Manassas Park, VAVA16,56054−13%

121▲5Covington, VAVA5,68044−24%

122▼14Richmond County, VAVA9,29442−89%

123▼10Emporia, VAVA5,44738−30%

124▲7Highland County, VAVA2,31827−55%

125▲5King and Queen County, VAVA6,74327−73%

126▲6Charles City County, VAVA6,62323−67%

127▼9Mathews County, VAVA8,52923−93%

128▼29Essex County, VAVA10,65420−80%

129▼1Galax, VAVA6,67019−53%

130▼7Surry County, VAVA6,6038−85%

131▼14Bath County, VAVA4,0767−91%

132▼7Norton, VAVA3,4777−87%

133▼6Dickenson County, VAVA13,2366−91%

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