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Largest German population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are German 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 2,610. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Buckingham County, VA, up 25 places to #83.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPGERMAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873115,996−16%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73749,841−16%

03Loudoun County, VAVA449,74944,123−4%

04Prince William County, VAVA502,96639,928−20%

05Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14838,867−4%

06▲1Arlington County, VAVA243,93129,587+12%

07▼1Henrico County, VAVA342,77527,511−20%

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,33223,382−5%

09▲4Richmond, VAVA237,25719,469+27%

10▼1Norfolk, VAVA231,01318,750−11%

11▲3Rockingham County, VAVA89,31618,180+15%

12▼2Stafford County, VAVA170,80317,512−10%

13▼1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38817,183−13%

14▼3Alexandria, VAVA160,66216,307−6%

15▲2Albemarle County, VAVA118,35615,927+3%

16▼1Frederick County, VAVA99,95515,846−9%

17▲2Augusta County, VAVA78,94014,5360%

18▼2Newport News, VAVA183,23013,753−30%

19▼1Montgomery County, VAVA98,43412,546−23%

20▲1Hanover County, VAVA116,42311,937−17%

21▼1Roanoke County, VAVA97,15011,792−24%

22▲1James City County, VAVA83,32611,746+8%

23▼1Fauquier County, VAVA76,50311,565−6%

24▲1York County, VAVA71,3749,130−13%

25▲1Bedford County, VAVA83,0599,126−7%

26▲2Hampton, VAVA137,3158,955−22%

27▼3Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8398,818−15%

28▲1Roanoke, VAVA99,1117,908−31%

29▲3Franklin County, VAVA55,5267,559+9%

30Suffolk, VAVA104,6997,407−6%

31Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8397,390+15%

32▼5Lynchburg, VAVA81,3477,113−30%

33▲1Warren County, VAVA42,7406,266−11%

34▲5Charlottesville, VAVA44,3885,846+1%

35▲1Louisa County, VAVA42,9245,823+31%

36▼1Orange County, VAVA40,0835,535−12%

37▼4Culpeper County, VAVA57,6665,392−34%

38▲9Portsmouth, VAVA96,7775,053−30%

39▲15Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9754,416+6%

40▼2Campbell County, VAVA55,6294,389−36%

41▼4Washington County, VAVA53,8984,260−44%

42▲9Powhatan County, VAVA32,5914,197+36%

43Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443,884−20%

44King George County, VAVA29,6463,884−10%

45▲4Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213,871+8%

46▲17Prince George County, VAVA43,9363,805+8%

47▼6Staunton, VAVA26,8013,793+2%

48▲2Winchester, VAVA28,2723,767−24%

49▲8Goochland County, VAVA29,1873,733+69%

50▼8Page County, VAVA23,7623,570−37%

51▼6Manassas, VAVA44,3323,516−26%

52▲3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933,507+48%

53▼7Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973,487−30%

54▼6Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4903,258−14%

55▼3Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863,210−32%

56▲21Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633,206−2%

57▲2Caroline County, VAVA34,4133,171−1%

58Waynesboro, VAVA23,9513,132−7%

59▲7New Kent County, VAVA28,0223,112+40%

60▼7Wythe County, VAVA27,9833,040−43%

61Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,964−20%

62▲8Wise County, VAVA34,8242,918−16%

63▲11Clarke County, VAVA15,6092,763−6%

64▼24Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352,690−59%

65▼9Salem, VAVA25,8162,651−38%

66▼4Greene County, VAVA21,9582,624+12%

67▲2Henry County, VAVA49,2422,610−23%

68▼8Smyth County, VAVA28,8822,459−31%

69▲24Accomack County, VAVA33,8592,400−24%

70▼2Amherst County, VAVA31,9622,383−32%

71▼6Carroll County, VAVA29,2992,254−19%

72▼8Madison County, VAVA14,2372,218−42%

73▼1Falls Church, VAVA15,1592,099+8%

74▲4Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462,068−15%

75▼4Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,055−25%

76▲5Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,977−5%

77▲2Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471,968−22%

78▲5Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,901−12%

79▼4Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,812−14%

80▼7Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961,802−6%

81▼14Giles County, VAVA16,5641,766−24%

82▲16Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,683+50%

83▲25Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,574+76%

84Halifax County, VAVA33,4471,570−15%

85▼3King William County, VAVA19,6171,498−1%

86▲1Radford, VAVA17,2431,474−58%

87▼11Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911,427−47%

88▼3Danville, VAVA41,6471,349−42%

89▲2Poquoson, VAVA13,2921,342−41%

90▲19Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391,322−26%

91▲15Grayson County, VAVA15,2301,256−38%

92▼12Lee County, VAVA21,6421,248−47%

93▲1Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,219+45%

94▲1Patrick County, VAVA17,4241,218−9%

95▼9Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,189−25%

96Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,120−14%

97▲13Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,106−1%

98▲2Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,086−32%

99▼7Lexington, VAVA7,7691,074−23%

100▲5Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,014+37%

101▼13Scott County, VAVA21,2001,004−53%

102▲12Bland County, VAVA6,151959+11%

103▼4Russell County, VAVA25,332934−77%

104▼15Bristol, VAVA16,418913−62%

105▼1Manassas Park, VAVA16,560760−39%

106▼9Middlesex County, VAVA10,841753−62%

107▲8Nottoway County, VAVA15,796738−49%

108▼18Amelia County, VAVA13,632732−36%

109▲8Northampton County, VAVA11,879731−32%

110▲3Brunswick County, VAVA15,727727−28%

111▲5Galax, VAVA6,670679+28%

112▼9Buchanan County, VAVA18,492634−48%

113▼2Charlotte County, VAVA11,401632−38%

114▼13Mathews County, VAVA8,529624−62%

115▼8Essex County, VAVA10,654616−41%

116▼14Craig County, VAVA4,800601−55%

117▲14Bath County, VAVA4,076596−7%

118▲8Highland County, VAVA2,318573+1%

119▲6King and Queen County, VAVA6,743572+13%

120▼1Petersburg, VAVA33,734539−19%

121▼3Covington, VAVA5,680517−42%

122▼2Dickenson County, VAVA13,236496−70%

123▲5Buena Vista, VAVA6,672491−35%

124▲5Richmond County, VAVA9,294490−38%

125▼4Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058460−30%

126▼4Martinsville, VAVA13,849437−53%

127▼4Sussex County, VAVA10,7554070%

128▲2Norton, VAVA3,477400+61%

129▼5Charles City County, VAVA6,623379−28%

130▼18Greensville County, VAVA11,181330+3%

131▲1Surry County, VAVA6,603300−20%

132▼5Franklin, VAVA8,478201−51%

133Emporia, VAVA5,447106−14%

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