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Cities in Virginia by foreign-born share of the population, 2024

Herndon, VA had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 39 cities in 2024, at 42.2%. Radford, VA had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 7.9% and the figure for Virginia was 13.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest42.2Herndon, VA
Lowest2.1Radford, VA
Median7.939 cities
Virginia13.1History

All cities, 2024

Herndon, VA: 42.2 %Herndon, VA42.2Manassas Park, VA: 36.8 %Manassas Park, VA36.8Manassas, VA: 32.5 %Manassas, VA32.5Fairfax, VA: 30.6 %Fairfax, VA30.6Alexandria, VA: 24.9 %Alexandria, VA24.9Leesburg, VA: 21.6 %Leesburg, VA21.6Vienna, VA: 21.4 %Vienna, VA21.4Harrisonburg, VA: 17.8 %Harrisonburg, VA17.8Culpeper, VA: 17.6 %Culpeper, VA17.6Falls Church, VA: 16.6 %Falls Church, VA16.6Blacksburg, VA: 14.6 %Blacksburg, VA14.6Fredericksburg, VA: 12.1 %Fredericksburg, VA12.1Winchester, VA: 12.1 %Winchester, VA12.1Charlottesville, VA: 10.6 %Charlottesville, VA10.6Williamsburg, VA: 10.2 %Williamsburg, VA10.2Virginia Beach, VA: 9.2 %Virginia Beach, VA9.2Richmond, VA: 8.4 %Richmond, VA8.4Warrenton, VA: 8.2 %Warrenton, VA8.2Roanoke, VA: 8 %Roanoke, VA8Norfolk, VA: 7.9 %Norfolk, VA7.9Newport News, VA: 7.7 %Newport News, VA7.7Martinsville, VA: 7.4 %Martinsville, VA7.4Front Royal, VA: 6.9 %Front Royal, VA6.9Waynesboro, VA: 6.7 %Waynesboro, VA6.7Colonial Heights, VA: 6.5 %Colonial Heights, VA6.5Hampton, VA: 5.9 %Hampton, VA5.9Chesapeake, VA: 5.8 %Chesapeake, VA5.8Christiansburg, VA: 5.7 %Christiansburg, VA5.7Lynchburg, VA: 4.9 %Lynchburg, VA4.9Hopewell, VA: 4.6 %Hopewell, VA4.6Petersburg, VA: 4.5 %Petersburg, VA4.5Salem, VA: 4.5 %Salem, VA4.5Suffolk, VA: 4.5 %Suffolk, VA4.5Poquoson, VA: 3.9 %Poquoson, VA3.9Danville, VA: 3.5 %Danville, VA3.5Staunton, VA: 3.5 %Staunton, VA3.5Portsmouth, VA: 3.3 %Portsmouth, VA3.3Bristol, VA: 2.3 %Bristol, VA2.3Radford, VA: 2.1 %Radford, VA2.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Herndon, VA42.2-1.8 pts
2Manassas Park, VA36.8+0.1 pts
3Manassas, VA32.5+0.7 pts
4Fairfax, VA30.6+0.1 pts
5Alexandria, VA24.9+0.3 pts
6Leesburg, VA21.6+1.6 pts
7Vienna, VA21.4-0.3 pts
8Harrisonburg, VA17.8+0.5 pts
9Culpeper, VA17.6+0.6 pts
10Falls Church, VA16.6-0.5 pts
11Blacksburg, VA14.6+0.8 pts
12Fredericksburg, VA12.1-0.1 pts
13Winchester, VA12.1-0.5 pts
14Charlottesville, VA10.6+0.3 pts
15Williamsburg, VA10.2-0.2 pts
16Virginia Beach, VA9.2+0.1 pts
17Richmond, VA8.4-0.2 pts
18Warrenton, VA8.2+1.7 pts
19Roanoke, VA8+0.5 pts
20Norfolk, VA7.9+0.2 pts
21Newport News, VA7.7-0.4 pts
22Martinsville, VA7.4+0.8 pts
23Front Royal, VA6.9-0.7 pts
24Waynesboro, VA6.7+1.1 pts
25Colonial Heights, VA6.50 pts
26Hampton, VA5.9+0.7 pts
27Chesapeake, VA5.8-0.3 pts
28Christiansburg, VA5.7-0.3 pts
29Lynchburg, VA4.9+0.3 pts
30Hopewell, VA4.6+1.1 pts
31Petersburg, VA4.5+0.6 pts
32Salem, VA4.5+0.2 pts
33Suffolk, VA4.5+0.5 pts
34Poquoson, VA3.9-0 pts
35Danville, VA3.5-0.5 pts
35Staunton, VA3.5-0.5 pts
37Portsmouth, VA3.3+0.3 pts
38Bristol, VA2.3+1.3 pts
39Radford, VA2.1-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People born outside the country where they live, as a percentage of the total population. United States: people who were not US citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants; American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span. EU countries: residents on 1 January whose country of birth is not the reporting country (Eurostat). England and Wales: usual residents born outside the United Kingdom, Census 2021.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born. In the United States people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native; in the EU everyone born outside the reporting country counts as foreign born, including people born in another EU country or abroad to national parents. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by foreign-born share of the population, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/virginia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Virginia by foreign-born share of the population, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/virginia-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B05002: foreign-born population as a percentage of the total population, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by foreign-born share of the population, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b05002.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/foreign-born-population/virginia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Herndon, VA, with 42.2% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Radford, VA, with 2.1% in 2024.

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