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Largest French population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are French 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

RANKPLACESTATEPOPFRENCH POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87319,448−20%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73710,391−14%

03Loudoun County, VAVA449,7496,958−12%

04Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1486,763−14%

05Prince William County, VAVA502,9666,323−18%

06Arlington County, VAVA243,9316,042+44%

07Norfolk, VAVA231,0134,810−7%

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324,377−11%

09Henrico County, VAVA342,7754,215−33%

10Richmond, VAVA237,2573,600+12%

11Alexandria, VAVA160,6623,278+7%

12Stafford County, VAVA170,8033,112+4%

13Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3882,788−7%

14Newport News, VAVA183,2302,384−15%

15Hanover County, VAVA116,4232,370−6%

16Albemarle County, VAVA118,3562,018−33%

17Frederick County, VAVA99,9551,969+16%

18James City County, VAVA83,3261,951−1%

19York County, VAVA71,3741,812+0%

20Suffolk, VAVA104,6991,755+16%

21Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501,644−35%

22Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031,642−26%

23Hampton, VAVA137,3151,607−14%

24Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341,513−28%

25Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,300−25%

26Orange County, VAVA40,0831,292+70%

27Franklin County, VAVA55,5261,168+39%

28Bedford County, VAVA83,0591,146−38%

29Augusta County, VAVA78,9401,115−13%

30Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161,107−0%

31Roanoke, VAVA99,1111,007−47%

32Gloucester County, VAVA40,097994−33%

33Charlottesville, VAVA44,388929−20%

34Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839911+39%

35Culpeper County, VAVA57,666903−1%

36Louisa County, VAVA42,924848+35%

37Portsmouth, VAVA96,777843−39%

38Warren County, VAVA42,740758−31%

39Campbell County, VAVA55,629729−40%

40Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839718−6%

41Henry County, VAVA49,242714−13%

42Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321605−16%

43Prince George County, VAVA43,936595+20%

44Washington County, VAVA53,898595−38%

45Caroline County, VAVA34,413586−38%

46Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490553−6%

47Winchester, VAVA28,272544+17%

48Staunton, VAVA26,801532+24%

49Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393519+27%

50Manassas, VAVA44,332509+6%

51King George County, VAVA29,646481−26%

52Botetourt County, VAVA34,144447−10%

53Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663444−14%

54Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975437+2%

55Powhatan County, VAVA32,591421−13%

56Fairfax, VAVA26,772418−26%

57Salem, VAVA25,816390−34%

58Wise County, VAVA34,824387−11%

59Greene County, VAVA21,958352+31%

60Southampton County, VAVA18,110337+141%

61Amherst County, VAVA31,962304−61%

62Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391304−11%

63Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896303−24%

64Williamsburg, VAVA15,861300−49%

65Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738298−23%

66Hopewell, VAVA23,261297+19%

67Alleghany County, VAVA14,546290+21%

68Tazewell County, VAVA38,635281−54%

69Carroll County, VAVA29,299278+10%

70Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747277−59%

71New Kent County, VAVA28,022275−9%

72Poquoson, VAVA13,292269−23%

73Giles County, VAVA16,564269−52%

74Lee County, VAVA21,642268−21%

75Brunswick County, VAVA15,727256+11%

76Goochland County, VAVA29,187252−42%

77Halifax County, VAVA33,447247−44%

78Buckingham County, VAVA17,137243+55%

79Smyth County, VAVA28,882241−32%

80Falls Church, VAVA15,159234−6%

81Wythe County, VAVA27,983232−19%

82Page County, VAVA23,762227−48%

83Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439225+178%

84Danville, VAVA41,647218−39%

85Pulaski County, VAVA33,586217−67%

86Lexington, VAVA7,769212+28%

87Appomattox County, VAVA17,172210−55%

88Accomack County, VAVA33,859209−60%

89King William County, VAVA19,617207−50%

90Radford, VAVA17,243207−56%

91Floyd County, VAVA15,789193−46%

92Lancaster County, VAVA10,995193−59%

93Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715183−62%

94Craig County, VAVA4,800178+137%

95Patrick County, VAVA17,424171−3%

96Franklin, VAVA8,478169+21%

97Waynesboro, VAVA23,951169−68%

98Northumberland County, VAVA12,557161−50%

99Essex County, VAVA10,654159+56%

100Middlesex County, VAVA10,841158−62%

101Madison County, VAVA14,237156−40%

102Grayson County, VAVA15,230153+125%

103Buena Vista, VAVA6,672151−48%

104Petersburg, VAVA33,734148−44%

105Scott County, VAVA21,200146−22%

106Sussex County, VAVA10,755143+66%

107Northampton County, VAVA11,879140−4%

108Richmond County, VAVA9,294139−64%

109Bristol, VAVA16,418136−59%

110Martinsville, VAVA13,849133−30%

111Manassas Park, VAVA16,560132+113%

112Clarke County, VAVA15,609129−63%

113Emporia, VAVA5,447125+131%

114Russell County, VAVA25,332120−73%

115Cumberland County, VAVA10,352119−40%

116Amelia County, VAVA13,632115−3%

117Bath County, VAVA4,076113+51%

118Mathews County, VAVA8,529107−69%

119Charlotte County, VAVA11,401102−45%

120Buchanan County, VAVA18,49295−57%

121Nelson County, VAVA14,92085−67%

122Nottoway County, VAVA15,79681−45%

123Surry County, VAVA6,60368+26%

124Greensville County, VAVA11,18165+38%

125Norton, VAVA3,47762+19%

126Covington, VAVA5,68060+3%

127Dickenson County, VAVA13,23658−17%

128Galax, VAVA6,67058+45%

129Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05856−56%

130King and Queen County, VAVA6,74354−47%

131Highland County, VAVA2,31846−23%

132Charles City County, VAVA6,62343−39%

133Bland County, VAVA6,15131−82%

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