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Largest Portuguese population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the number of residents who are Portuguese 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 100 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 100 is 55.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPORTUGUESE POPULATIONVS 2010

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8732,949+28%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,604+13%

03Prince William County, VAVA502,9661,205+23%

04Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148867+80%

05Loudoun County, VAVA449,749865+18%

06Arlington County, VAVA243,931634−4%

07Stafford County, VAVA170,803606+67%

08Norfolk, VAVA231,013596+30%

09Henrico County, VAVA342,775545−2%

10Alexandria, VAVA160,662525+94%

11Chesapeake, VAVA255,332503+64%

12Lynchburg, VAVA81,347503+485%

13Manassas Park, VAVA16,560332+1130%

14Hanover County, VAVA116,423291+84%

15Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388264−18%

16Richmond, VAVA237,257238+11%

17Newport News, VAVA183,230234−67%

18Fauquier County, VAVA76,503228−21%

19Suffolk, VAVA104,699218+23%

20Montgomery County, VAVA98,434212+33%

21Hampton, VAVA137,315186−18%

22Staunton, VAVA26,801179+175%

23Albemarle County, VAVA118,356164−31%

24Warren County, VAVA42,740140+119%

25Portsmouth, VAVA96,777140+367%

26Charlottesville, VAVA44,388137+211%

27James City County, VAVA83,326131+18%

28Frederick County, VAVA99,955130−12%

29Louisa County, VAVA42,924114+143%

30Fairfax, VAVA26,772112−36%

31Petersburg, VAVA33,734109+354%

32York County, VAVA71,374106−60%

33Bedford County, VAVA83,059102+2%

34Manassas, VAVA44,33298−6%

35Amelia County, VAVA13,63290–

36Goochland County, VAVA29,18787–

37Appomattox County, VAVA17,17284−42%

38Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83978+311%

39Greene County, VAVA21,95876–

40Henry County, VAVA49,24274–

41Campbell County, VAVA55,62973−50%

42Poquoson, VAVA13,29269+245%

43Powhatan County, VAVA32,59166−35%

44Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83964−14%

45Gloucester County, VAVA40,09760−21%

46Roanoke County, VAVA97,15059−25%

47Roanoke, VAVA99,11158−44%

48Augusta County, VAVA78,94057+54%

49Culpeper County, VAVA57,66656+133%

50Halifax County, VAVA33,44755+511%

51Wythe County, VAVA27,98353+8%

52Madison County, VAVA14,23747–

53Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39347+88%

54King George County, VAVA29,64642−55%

55Salem, VAVA25,81638+171%

56Williamsburg, VAVA15,86137+54%

57Botetourt County, VAVA34,14436–

58Waynesboro, VAVA23,95136–

59Russell County, VAVA25,33234–

60Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05833+65%

61Radford, VAVA17,24332+167%

62Greensville County, VAVA11,18131–

63Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97530+20%

64Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32128−89%

65Prince George County, VAVA43,93626−73%

66Nelson County, VAVA14,92025–

67Winchester, VAVA28,27225–

68Wise County, VAVA34,82424–

69Charles City County, VAVA6,62324–

70Hopewell, VAVA23,26124−4%

71Orange County, VAVA40,08323+35%

72Lexington, VAVA7,76923+44%

73Accomack County, VAVA33,85921−61%

74Bristol, VAVA16,41821–

75Floyd County, VAVA15,78919–

76Lancaster County, VAVA10,99519–

77Southampton County, VAVA18,11019+171%

78Dickenson County, VAVA13,23616−75%

79Franklin County, VAVA55,52616−81%

80Charlotte County, VAVA11,40115+400%

81Rockingham County, VAVA89,31615−80%

82Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73815−91%

83Middlesex County, VAVA10,84113–

84Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39111−80%

85Brunswick County, VAVA15,7279−25%

86Buckingham County, VAVA17,1379–

87Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4909−85%

88Galax, VAVA6,6709–

89Patrick County, VAVA17,4248–

90Caroline County, VAVA34,4138−82%

91King and Queen County, VAVA6,7438–

92Martinsville, VAVA13,8498−70%

93Northampton County, VAVA11,8797+75%

94Richmond County, VAVA9,2947–

95Washington County, VAVA53,8987−71%

96Surry County, VAVA6,6036–

97Sussex County, VAVA10,7556−65%

98Emporia, VAVA5,4475–

99Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8964−91%

100Scott County, VAVA21,2003–

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