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 2023, at 36.6%. Norton city had the lowest, at 0.1%. The median was 3.9% and the figure for Virginia was 12.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Lowest0.1Norton city
Median3.9133 counties
Virginia12.9History

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Manassas Park cityManassas Park city: 36.6 %36.6Manassas cityManassas city: 31.8 %31.8Fairfax CountyFairfax County: 30.8 %30.8Fairfax cityFairfax city: 30.5 %30.5Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 26.7 %26.7Prince William CountyPrince William County: 26.2 %26.2Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 24.6 %24.6Arlington CountyArlington County: 22 %22Harrisonburg cityHarrisonburg city: 17.3 %17.3Falls Church cityFalls Church city: 17.1 %17.1Henrico CountyHenrico County: 13.9 %13.9Stafford CountyStafford County: 13.5 %13.5Winchester cityWinchester city: 12.6 %12.6Fredericksburg cityFredericksburg city: 12.3 %12.3Williamsburg cityWilliamsburg city: 10.5 %10.5Charlottesville cityCharlottesville city: 10.3 %10.3Albemarle CountyAlbemarle County: 10.3 %10.3Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 9.9 %9.9Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 9.9 %9.9Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 9.5 %9.5Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 9.2 %9.2Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 9.1 %9.1Accomack CountyAccomack County: 9 %9Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 8.7 %8.7Richmond cityRichmond city: 8.6 %8.6Newport News cityNewport News city: 8.1 %8.1Frederick CountyFrederick County: 7.9 %7.9York CountyYork County: 7.9 %7.9Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 7.7 %7.7Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 7.5 %7.5James City CountyJames City County: 7.2 %7.2Martinsville cityMartinsville city: 6.7 %6.7Northampton CountyNorthampton County: 6.6 %6.6Colonial Heights cityColonial Heights city: 6.5 %6.5Roanoke CountyRoanoke County: 6.4 %6.4Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 6.2 %6.2Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 6.1 %6.1Rockingham CountyRockingham County: 6.1 %6.1Warren CountyWarren County: 6 %6Greene CountyGreene County: 5.8 %5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Manassas Park city36.6+0.1 pts
2Manassas city31.8+2.3 pts
3Fairfax County30.8+0.2 pts
4Fairfax city30.5+0.9 pts
5Loudoun County26.7+0.7 pts
6Prince William County26.2+0.4 pts
7Alexandria city24.6+0.2 pts
8Arlington County22-0.3 pts
9Harrisonburg city17.3-0.3 pts
10Falls Church city17.1+1.6 pts
11Henrico County13.9+0.6 pts
12Stafford County13.5+0.9 pts
13Winchester city12.6+0.4 pts
14Fredericksburg city12.3+0.9 pts
15Williamsburg city10.5+2 pts
16Charlottesville city10.3+0.3 pts
17Albemarle County10.3+0.2 pts
18Spotsylvania County9.9+1.3 pts
19Culpeper County9.9+1.8 pts
20Chesterfield County9.5+0.6 pts
21Montgomery County9.2+0.6 pts
22Virginia Beach city9.1-0.2 pts
23Accomack County9+1.5 pts
24Fauquier County8.7+0.9 pts
25Richmond city8.6+1.2 pts
26Newport News city8.1+0.2 pts
27Frederick County7.9+0.5 pts
28York County7.9-0.2 pts
29Norfolk city7.7+0.3 pts
30Roanoke city7.5+0.6 pts
31James City County7.2+0.2 pts
32Martinsville city6.7+1.6 pts
33Northampton County6.6+0.7 pts
34Colonial Heights city6.5+0.8 pts
35Roanoke County6.4+0.4 pts
36Rappahannock County6.2+1 pts
37Chesapeake city6.1+0.1 pts
38Rockingham County6.1+0.4 pts
39Warren County6+0.1 pts
40Greene County5.8+1.2 pts
41Clarke County5.8+1 pts
42Galax city5.6-2.2 pts
43Waynesboro city5.6-0.1 pts
44Shenandoah County5.4+0.7 pts
45Prince George County5.3+0.6 pts
46Hampton city5.2-0.3 pts
47Nelson County5.2+0.9 pts
48Lexington city5+0.4 pts
49Louisa County4.9+0.8 pts
50Orange County4.7+0.2 pts
51Lynchburg city4.6+0.4 pts
52Caroline County4.5+0.6 pts
53Richmond County4.4-0.5 pts
54King George County4.4+1 pts
55Greensville County4.3+0.1 pts
56Salem city4.3+0.1 pts
57Goochland County4.2+0.5 pts
58Prince Edward County4.1+0.9 pts
59Lancaster County4.1-0.5 pts
60Hanover County4.1-0.1 pts
61Danville city4.1+0.5 pts
62Staunton city4-0.2 pts
63Suffolk city4+0.1 pts
64Emporia city4+0.8 pts
65Poquoson city4-0.7 pts
66Petersburg city3.9-0.5 pts
67New Kent County3.9+0.4 pts
68Westmoreland County3.7-0.8 pts
69Middlesex County3.6+0.1 pts
70Northumberland County3.6+1.6 pts
71Campbell County3.6+0.2 pts
71Hopewell city3.6+0.2 pts
73Lunenburg County3.3-1.3 pts
74Mecklenburg County3.3-0.2 pts
75Dinwiddie County3.2+0.9 pts
76Madison County3.1-0.6 pts
77Essex County3.1+1.8 pts
78Portsmouth city3-0.1 pts
79Isle of Wight County2.9-0.7 pts
80Fluvanna County2.9-0.2 pts
81Covington city2.9+2 pts
82Powhatan County2.8+0.6 pts
83Augusta County2.7+0.2 pts
84Henry County2.7-0.2 pts
85Floyd County2.7-0.3 pts
86Bedford County2.7-0 pts
87Franklin city2.6-0.7 pts
88Page County2.5+0.3 pts
89Charles City County2.4+0.6 pts
90Brunswick County2.4+0.5 pts
91Nottoway County2.4-0.1 pts
92Mathews County2.3+1.2 pts
92Radford city2.3-1.1 pts
94Franklin County2.3-0 pts
95King William County2.3-0.1 pts
96Rockbridge County2.1-0.5 pts
96Surry County2.1+0.1 pts
98Botetourt County1.8+0.2 pts
99Pulaski County1.8-0.1 pts
100Carroll County1.7-0.1 pts
100Giles County1.7+0.2 pts
102Patrick County1.7-0 pts
103Buckingham County1.7+0.2 pts
103Gloucester County1.7-0 pts
103Grayson County1.7-0.2 pts
106Amherst County1.7-0.2 pts
107Pittsylvania County1.6-0.1 pts
107Smyth County1.6+0.1 pts
109Appomattox County1.5-0.1 pts
110Southampton County1.5+0.3 pts
111Washington County1.4-0.1 pts
112Cumberland County1.4+0.4 pts
113Halifax County1.30 pts
114Amelia County1.2+0.2 pts
114Lee County1.2-0.1 pts
116Alleghany County1.2+0.1 pts
116Wise County1.2-0.6 pts
118Highland County1.20 pts
119Tazewell County1.2+0.3 pts
120Wythe County1.20 pts
121Sussex County1-0.6 pts
122Bristol city1-0.3 pts
123Bath County0.9+0.2 pts
124King and Queen County0.8-0.2 pts
125Buchanan County0.7-0.1 pts
126Charlotte County0.60 pts
127Scott County0.6+0.1 pts
128Craig County0.6-0.2 pts
129Dickenson County0.5+0.2 pts
130Russell County0.5-0.1 pts
131Bland County0.5+0.1 pts
132Buena Vista city0.4-0.2 pts
133Norton city0.10 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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 36.6% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Norton city, with 0.1% in 2023.

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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