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Counties in Virginia by foreign-born share of the population

Manassas Park city had the highest foreign-born share of the population of 133 counties in 2021, at 37.9%. Norton city had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 3.5% and the figure for Virginia was 12.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest37.9Manassas Park city
Lowest0.1Norton city
Median3.5133 counties
Virginia12.6History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 37.9 %37.9Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 30.7 %30.7Fairfax cityFairfax city: 29.1 %29.1Manassas cityManassas city: 27.4 %27.4Prince William CountyPrince William County: 25.6 %25.6Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 25.6 %25.6Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 25.5 %25.5Arlington CountyArlington County: 22.5 %22.5Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 15.9 %15.9Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 15.8 %15.8Winchester cityWinchester city: 13.5 %13.5Henrico CountyHenrico County: 13.4 %13.4Stafford CountyStafford County: 11.6 %11.6Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 11.2 %11.2Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 10.4 %10.4Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 10.4 %10.4Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 9.3 %9.3Williamsburg cityWilliamsburg city: 8.8 %8.8Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 8.7 %8.7Accomack CountyAccomack County: 8.3 %8.3Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 8.2 %8.2Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 8.1 %8.1Galax cityGalax city: 7.9 %7.9Newport News cityNewport News city: 7.8 %7.8Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 7.6 %7.6Richmond cityRichmond city: 7.5 %7.5York CountyYork County: 7.5 %7.5Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 7.3 %7.3Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 7 %7Frederick CountyFrederick County: 6.9 %6.9James City CountyJames City County: 6.8 %6.8Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 6.3 %6.3Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 6.3 %6.3Lexington cityLexington city: 6.3 %6.3Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 5.9 %5.9Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 5.8 %5.8Roanoke CountyRoanoke County: 5.8 %5.8Warren CountyWarren County: 5.7 %5.7Clarke CountyClarke County: 5.3 %5.3Waynesboro cityWaynesboro city: 5.3 %5.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Manassas Park city37.9
2Fairfax County30.7
3Fairfax city29.1
4Manassas city27.4
5Prince William County25.6
6Alexandria city25.6
7Loudoun County25.5
8Arlington County22.5
9Falls Church city15.9
10Harrisonburg city15.8
11Winchester city13.5
12Henrico County13.4
13Stafford County11.6
14Charlottesville city11.2
15Albemarle County10.4
16Fredericksburg city10.4
17Virginia Beach city9.3
18Williamsburg city8.8
19Chesterfield County8.7
20Accomack County8.3
21Montgomery County8.2
22Culpeper County8.1
23Galax city7.9
24Newport News city7.8
25Spotsylvania County7.6
26Richmond city7.5
27York County7.5
28Norfolk city7.3
29Fauquier County7
30Frederick County6.9
31James City County6.8
32Roanoke city6.3
33Chesapeake city6.3
34Lexington city6.3
35Rockingham County5.9
36Northampton County5.8
37Roanoke County5.8
38Warren County5.7
39Clarke County5.3
40Waynesboro city5.3
41Hampton city5.1
42Colonial Heights city5.1
42Lynchburg city5.1
44Martinsville city5
45Rappahannock County4.8
46Westmoreland County4.5
47Hanover County4.4
48Lunenburg County4.3
49Richmond County4.3
49Shenandoah County4.3
51Caroline County4.2
52Greene County4.1
53Orange County4
54Louisa County4
54Poquoson city4
56Petersburg city4
57Mecklenburg County3.9
58Staunton city3.9
59Prince Edward County3.8
60Lancaster County3.8
61Salem city3.8
62Suffolk city3.8
63Nelson County3.7
64Danville city3.7
65Goochland County3.6
66Prince George County3.6
67New Kent County3.5
68Hopewell city3.5
69Isle of Wight County3.4
70Middlesex County3.3
71Fluvanna County3.3
72Portsmouth city3.2
73Campbell County3.1
74Franklin city3
75Floyd County3
76Henry County2.9
77King William County2.7
78Bedford County2.7
78Radford city2.7
80Emporia city2.6
81Rockbridge County2.6
82King George County2.6
83Augusta County2.5
84Greensville County2.5
85Madison County2.4
86Nottoway County2.4
87Franklin County2.4
88Dinwiddie County2.2
89Powhatan County2.2
90Surry County2.2
91Grayson County2.1
92Amherst County2
93Carroll County2
93Page County2
95Pulaski County2
96Botetourt County2
97Charles City County1.8
98Smyth County1.8
99Bristol city1.7
100Bath County1.6
101Pittsylvania County1.6
102Gloucester County1.5
103Appomattox County1.5
104Northumberland County1.5
105Essex County1.5
106Lee County1.5
107Buckingham County1.4
108Wise County1.4
109Brunswick County1.4
110Amelia County1.4
110Sussex County1.4
110Washington County1.4
113Patrick County1.3
114Buchanan County1.2
114Giles County1.2
116Halifax County1.2
117Buena Vista city1.1
118Alleghany County1.1
119Covington city1.1
120King and Queen County1.1
121Cumberland County1.1
122Highland County1
122Mathews County1
124Wythe County1
125Tazewell County1
126Southampton County0.9
127Charlotte County0.9
128Russell County0.8
129Dickenson County0.4
130Scott County0.3
131Craig County0.2
132Bland County0.1
133Norton city0.1

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About this ranking

People who were not US citizens at birth, as a percentage of the total population. Includes naturalized citizens, lawful permanent residents, temporary migrants and unauthorized immigrants. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Based on place of birth, not nationality: a naturalized citizen counts as foreign born, and people born in Puerto Rico, the US island areas or abroad to American parents count as native. Not comparable with foreign_population_share, which counts foreign nationals in Spain and the EU. Calculated from counts in ACS table B05002, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b05002.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest foreign-born share of the population?

Manassas Park city, with 37.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest foreign-born share of the population?

Norton city, with 0.1% in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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