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Largest Portuguese population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese 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 97 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 97 is 47. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Caroline County, VA, up 68 places to #22.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8733,119+36%

02▲1Prince William County, VAVA502,9661,702+74%

03▼1Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,356−5%

04▲1Loudoun County, VAVA449,749972+33%

05▲4Henrico County, VAVA342,775908+64%

06Arlington County, VAVA243,931867+31%

07▼3Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148830+72%

08▲3Chesapeake, VAVA255,332708+131%

09▼1Norfolk, VAVA231,013630+38%

10Alexandria, VAVA160,662584+115%

11▲1Lynchburg, VAVA81,347373+334%

12▼5Stafford County, VAVA170,803360−1%

13▲4Newport News, VAVA183,230337−53%

14▲4Fauquier County, VAVA76,503269−7%

15▲12James City County, VAVA83,326266+140%

16▼1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388257−20%

17▲2Suffolk, VAVA104,699254+44%

18▲3Hampton, VAVA137,315242+6%

19▼3Richmond, VAVA237,2572140%

20▲3Albemarle County, VAVA118,356196−18%

21▼1Montgomery County, VAVA98,434120−25%

22▲68Caroline County, VAVA34,413115+156%

23▲5Frederick County, VAVA99,955114−23%

24▲12Goochland County, VAVA29,187112–

25▼1Warren County, VAVA42,740112+75%

26▲56Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738111−32%

27▲18Gloucester County, VAVA40,097109+43%

28Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747109–

29▲4Bedford County, VAVA83,059104+4%

30▲28Waynesboro, VAVA23,951102–

31▲34Prince George County, VAVA43,93699+4%

32New Kent County, VAVA28,02293+520%

33▼8Portsmouth, VAVA96,77790+200%

34▲15Culpeper County, VAVA57,66688+267%

35▲11Roanoke County, VAVA97,15082+4%

36▼2Manassas, VAVA44,33277−26%

37▲11Augusta County, VAVA78,94076+105%

38▼7Petersburg, VAVA33,73475+213%

39▲24Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97573+192%

40▲4Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83971−4%

41▼27Hanover County, VAVA116,42370−56%

42▲15Botetourt County, VAVA34,14466–

43▲28Orange County, VAVA40,08362+265%

44▼18Charlottesville, VAVA44,38857+30%

45▲41Buckingham County, VAVA17,13756–

46Clarke County, VAVA15,60953+308%

47▲34Rockingham County, VAVA89,31650−33%

48Falls Church, VAVA15,15948+500%

49Pulaski County, VAVA33,58647+236%

50Smyth County, VAVA28,88242+367%

51▼8Powhatan County, VAVA32,59142−58%

52▲20Lexington, VAVA7,76942+163%

53▼23Fairfax, VAVA26,77240−77%

54▲30Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39139−29%

55▲12Winchester, VAVA28,27239–

56▲12Wise County, VAVA34,82438–

57▲12Charles City County, VAVA6,62338–

58▼5Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39338+52%

59▼9Halifax County, VAVA33,44737+311%

60Giles County, VAVA16,56435−17%

61▲3Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32134−87%

62▼8King George County, VAVA29,64633−65%

63Essex County, VAVA10,65431–

64▼32York County, VAVA71,37431−88%

65▲12Southampton County, VAVA18,11029+314%

66▼15Wythe County, VAVA27,98329−41%

67King William County, VAVA19,61728–

68▲19Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49028−55%

69Lee County, VAVA21,64227–

70▼29Campbell County, VAVA55,62927−82%

71▼15Williamsburg, VAVA15,86126+8%

72▲1Accomack County, VAVA33,85925−54%

73▼44Louisa County, VAVA42,92424−49%

74▼22Madison County, VAVA14,23722–

75▲20Washington County, VAVA53,89822−8%

76▼63Manassas Park, VAVA16,56022−19%

77▼55Staunton, VAVA26,80121−68%

78▼19Russell County, VAVA25,33218–

79▲4Middlesex County, VAVA10,84117–

80Alleghany County, VAVA14,54616+23%

81Amherst County, VAVA31,96215–

82Northumberland County, VAVA12,55712−56%

83▲9Martinsville, VAVA13,84912−56%

84▲9Northampton County, VAVA11,87911+175%

85Craig County, VAVA4,80010–

86▼46Henry County, VAVA49,2429–

87Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7159+29%

88▼49Greene County, VAVA21,9589–

89▼9Charlotte County, VAVA11,4018+167%

90▼24Nelson County, VAVA14,9208–

91▼2Patrick County, VAVA17,4248–

92▼7Brunswick County, VAVA15,7277−42%

93▼18Floyd County, VAVA15,7897–

94▼56Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8397−63%

95Bath County, VAVA4,0765–

96Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924–

97▼21Lancaster County, VAVA10,9954–

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