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Largest Iranian population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Iranian 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 55 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 55 is 29.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPIRANIAN POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87310,080+18%

02Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493,427+5%

03Arlington County, VAVA243,9311,041+20%

04Prince William County, VAVA502,966981−8%

05Henrico County, VAVA342,775605+71%

06Alexandria, VAVA160,662507−23%

07Richmond, VAVA237,257314+25%

08Norfolk, VAVA231,013251−14%

09Montgomery County, VAVA98,434243−10%

10Albemarle County, VAVA118,356202−27%

11Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388183+221%

12Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737179−68%

13Stafford County, VAVA170,803168+500%

14Fairfax, VAVA26,772133+1230%

15Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393109+1717%

16Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83991+26%

17Charlottesville, VAVA44,38890−62%

18Chesapeake, VAVA255,33260+100%

19Newport News, VAVA183,23056+40%

20Manassas, VAVA44,33255+400%

21York County, VAVA71,37444−35%

22Williamsburg, VAVA15,86138–

23Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83937+517%

24Hopewell, VAVA23,26136–

25Wise County, VAVA34,82434+209%

26Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14833−87%

27Lynchburg, VAVA81,34732−68%

28Powhatan County, VAVA32,59129–

29Smyth County, VAVA28,88226–

30Lexington, VAVA7,76926−10%

31Danville, VAVA41,64725–

32Warren County, VAVA42,74024−43%

33Hampton, VAVA137,31522−88%

34Manassas Park, VAVA16,56021–

35Amherst County, VAVA31,96220–

36Essex County, VAVA10,65420–

37Hanover County, VAVA116,42320−81%

38Roanoke County, VAVA97,15019−65%

39Winchester, VAVA28,27219+19%

40Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43918–

41Campbell County, VAVA55,62918–

42Goochland County, VAVA29,18717+240%

43Roanoke, VAVA99,11115−76%

44Louisa County, VAVA42,92413–

45Portsmouth, VAVA96,77713−84%

46Suffolk, VAVA104,69910–

47Rockingham County, VAVA89,3168−33%

48Falls Church, VAVA15,1597–

49Bedford County, VAVA83,0596–

50Culpeper County, VAVA57,6666−54%

51Washington County, VAVA53,8986–

52Northampton County, VAVA11,8795–

53Frederick County, VAVA99,9554−87%

54Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922−96%

55Radford, VAVA17,2431–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS