Counties in Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024

Manassas Park city had the highest population speaking a language other than English at home of 133 counties in 2024, at 55.5%. Dickenson County had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 5.3% and the figure for Virginia was 17.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2024

Accomack County: 13.8 %Albemarle County: 14.4 %Alleghany County: 1.5 %Amelia County: 3 %Amherst County: 2.8 %Appomattox County: 1 %Arlington County: 29.4 %Augusta County: 4.4 %Bath County: 4.3 %Bedford County: 3.4 %Bland County: 1.6 %Botetourt County: 2.2 %Brunswick County: 4.2 %Buchanan County: 2.9 %Buckingham County: 4.7 %Campbell County: 4.7 %Caroline County: 7.4 %Carroll County: 4 %Charles City County: 2.2 %Charlotte County: 2.1 %Chesterfield County: 14 %Clarke County: 9.9 %Craig County: 1.9 %Culpeper County: 14.8 %Cumberland County: 2.5 %Dickenson County: 0.8 %Dinwiddie County: 5.1 %Essex County: 6.7 %Fairfax County: 39 %Fauquier County: 12.1 %Floyd County: 3.5 %Fluvanna County: 4.2 %Franklin County: 3.1 %Frederick County: 11.9 %Giles County: 3.4 %Gloucester County: 3.2 %Goochland County: 5.9 %Grayson County: 4.2 %Greene County: 9.1 %Greensville County: 5.5 %Halifax County: 3.9 %Hanover County: 4.7 %Henrico County: 16.4 %Henry County: 6.4 %Highland County: 1.7 %Isle of Wight County: 4.2 %James City County: 7.8 %King and Queen County: 1.4 %King George County: 5.7 %King William County: 2.2 %Lancaster County: 3.4 %Lee County: 2.2 %Loudoun County: 34.9 %Louisa County: 6.9 %Lunenburg County: 5 %Madison County: 5.3 %Mathews County: 2.6 %Mecklenburg County: 4.1 %Middlesex County: 3.3 %Montgomery County: 10.9 %Nelson County: 6.2 %New Kent County: 4.7 %Northampton County: 9.8 %Northumberland County: 5.9 %Nottoway County: 4.6 %Orange County: 6.6 %Page County: 3.6 %Patrick County: 3.1 %Pittsylvania County: 2.8 %Powhatan County: 5.8 %Prince Edward County: 4.4 %Prince George County: 10 %Prince William County: 36.5 %Pulaski County: 2.6 %Rappahannock County: 4.6 %Richmond County: 5.4 %Roanoke County: 8.8 %Rockbridge County: 2.4 %Rockingham County: 10.2 %Russell County: 0.8 %Scott County: 1.4 %Shenandoah County: 9.3 %Smyth County: 2.2 %Southampton County: 2.9 %Spotsylvania County: 14.5 %Stafford County: 18.9 %Surry County: 2.5 %Sussex County: 1.9 %Tazewell County: 2.5 %Warren County: 6.9 %Washington County: 3.2 %Westmoreland County: 7.1 %Wise County: 1.9 %Wythe County: 2.5 %York County: 10.8 %Alexandria city: 31.1 %Bristol city: 3.6 %Buena Vista city: 1.1 %Charlottesville city: 15 %Chesapeake city: 8.4 %Colonial Heights city: 9.2 %Covington city: 6.3 %Danville city: 4.9 %Emporia city: 6.1 %Fairfax city: 38.4 %Falls Church city: 21.1 %Franklin city: 1.7 %Fredericksburg city: 18.9 %Galax city: 10 %Hampton city: 8.3 %Harrisonburg city: 28.4 %Hopewell city: 8.6 %Lexington city: 10.7 %Lynchburg city: 7.8 %Manassas city: 50 %Manassas Park city: 55.5 %Martinsville city: 12.2 %Newport News city: 10.7 %Norfolk city: 11.8 %Norton city: 2.6 %Petersburg city: 8.1 %Poquoson city: 4.1 %Portsmouth city: 5.3 %Radford city: 3.7 %Richmond city: 12.1 %Roanoke city: 10.9 %Salem city: 4.8 %Staunton city: 5.5 %Suffolk city: 6.3 %Virginia Beach city: 12.2 %Waynesboro city: 9.8 %Williamsburg city: 14.8 %Winchester city: 19.6 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Manassas Park city: 55.5 %Manassas Park city55.5Manassas city: 50 %Manassas city50Fairfax County: 39 %Fairfax County39Fairfax city: 38.4 %Fairfax city38.4Prince William County: 36.5 %Prince William County36.5Loudoun County: 34.9 %Loudoun County34.9Alexandria city: 31.1 %Alexandria city31.1Arlington County: 29.4 %Arlington County29.4Harrisonburg city: 28.4 %Harrisonburg city28.4Falls Church city: 21.1 %Falls Church city21.1Winchester city: 19.6 %Winchester city19.6Fredericksburg city: 18.9 %Fredericksburg city18.9Stafford County: 18.9 %Stafford County18.9Henrico County: 16.4 %Henrico County16.4Charlottesville city: 15 %Charlottesville city15Williamsburg city: 14.8 %Williamsburg city14.8Culpeper County: 14.8 %Culpeper County14.8Spotsylvania County: 14.5 %Spotsylvania County14.5Albemarle County: 14.4 %Albemarle County14.4Chesterfield County: 14 %Chesterfield County14Accomack County: 13.8 %Accomack County13.8Martinsville city: 12.2 %Martinsville city12.2Virginia Beach city: 12.2 %Virginia Beach city12.2Fauquier County: 12.1 %Fauquier County12.1Richmond city: 12.1 %Richmond city12.1Frederick County: 11.9 %Frederick County11.9Norfolk city: 11.8 %Norfolk city11.8Montgomery County: 10.9 %Montgomery County10.9Roanoke city: 10.9 %Roanoke city10.9York County: 10.8 %York County10.8Lexington city: 10.7 %Lexington city10.7Newport News city: 10.7 %Newport News city10.7Rockingham County: 10.2 %Rockingham County10.2Galax city: 10 %Galax city10Prince George County: 10 %Prince George County10Clarke County: 9.9 %Clarke County9.9Northampton County: 9.8 %Northampton County9.8Waynesboro city: 9.8 %Waynesboro city9.8Shenandoah County: 9.3 %Shenandoah County9.3Colonial Heights city: 9.2 %Colonial Heights city9.2Manassas Park city: 55.5 %Manassas Park city55.5Manassas city: 50 %Manassas city50Fairfax County: 39 %Fairfax County39Fairfax city: 38.4 %Fairfax city38.4Prince William County: 36.5 %Prince William County36.5Loudoun County: 34.9 %Loudoun County34.9Alexandria city: 31.1 %Alexandria city31.1Arlington County: 29.4 %Arlington County29.4Harrisonburg city: 28.4 %Harrisonburg city28.4Falls Church city: 21.1 %Falls Church city21.1Winchester city: 19.6 %Winchester city19.6Fredericksburg city: 18.9 %Fredericksburg city18.9Stafford County: 18.9 %Stafford County18.9Henrico County: 16.4 %Henrico County16.4Charlottesville city: 15 %Charlottesville city15Williamsburg city: 14.8 %Williamsburg city14.8Culpeper County: 14.8 %Culpeper County14.8Spotsylvania County: 14.5 %Spotsylvania County14.5Albemarle County: 14.4 %Albemarle County14.4Chesterfield County: 14 %Chesterfield County14Accomack County: 13.8 %Accomack County13.8Martinsville city: 12.2 %Martinsville city12.2Virginia Beach city: 12.2 %Virginia Beach city12.2Fauquier County: 12.1 %Fauquier County12.1Richmond city: 12.1 %Richmond city12.1Frederick County: 11.9 %Frederick County11.9Norfolk city: 11.8 %Norfolk city11.8Montgomery County: 10.9 %Montgomery County10.9Roanoke city: 10.9 %Roanoke city10.9York County: 10.8 %York County10.8Lexington city: 10.7 %Lexington city10.7Newport News city: 10.7 %Newport News city10.7Rockingham County: 10.2 %Rockingham County10.2Galax city: 10 %Galax city10Prince George County: 10 %Prince George County10Clarke County: 9.9 %Clarke County9.9Northampton County: 9.8 %Northampton County9.8Waynesboro city: 9.8 %Waynesboro city9.8Shenandoah County: 9.3 %Shenandoah County9.3Colonial Heights city: 9.2 %Colonial Heights city9.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Manassas Park city55.5+0.9 pts
2Manassas city50+2.5 pts
3Fairfax County39+0.1 pts
4Fairfax city38.4+1.5 pts
5Prince William County36.5+0.1 pts
6Loudoun County34.9+0.8 pts
7Alexandria city31.1+0.1 pts
8Arlington County29.4+0.8 pts
9Harrisonburg city28.4+1.4 pts
10Falls Church city21.1+1 pts
11Winchester city19.6-1 pts
12Fredericksburg city18.9+0.8 pts
13Stafford County18.9+0.9 pts
14Henrico County16.4+0.5 pts
15Charlottesville city15+0.9 pts
16Williamsburg city14.8-1.4 pts
17Culpeper County14.8+1.1 pts
18Spotsylvania County14.5+0.8 pts
19Albemarle County14.4+0.4 pts
20Chesterfield County14+0.1 pts
21Accomack County13.8-0.7 pts
22Martinsville city12.2+2.7 pts
23Virginia Beach city12.2-0.2 pts
24Fauquier County12.1+0.4 pts
25Richmond city12.1+0.2 pts
26Frederick County11.9+0.2 pts
27Norfolk city11.8+0.2 pts
28Montgomery County10.9+0.5 pts
29Roanoke city10.9+0.3 pts
30York County10.8-0 pts
31Lexington city10.7+2.9 pts
32Newport News city10.7-0.3 pts
33Rockingham County10.2-0.2 pts
34Galax city10-1.2 pts
35Prince George County10+0.9 pts
36Clarke County9.9+0.2 pts
37Northampton County9.8-0.5 pts
38Waynesboro city9.8+2.3 pts
39Shenandoah County9.3-0.4 pts
40Colonial Heights city9.2+0.2 pts
41Greene County9.1+1.2 pts
42Roanoke County8.8+0.3 pts
43Hopewell city8.6+2.6 pts
44Chesapeake city8.4+0.1 pts
45Hampton city8.3+1.1 pts
46Petersburg city8.1+1.1 pts
47James City County7.8+0.1 pts
47Lynchburg city7.8+0.5 pts
49Caroline County7.4+0.6 pts
50Westmoreland County7.1+1.3 pts
51Louisa County6.9-0.9 pts
51Warren County6.9+0.1 pts
53Essex County6.7-0.2 pts
54Orange County6.6+0.3 pts
55Henry County6.4-0 pts
56Suffolk city6.3+0.4 pts
57Covington city6.3+1 pts
58Nelson County6.2-0.6 pts
59Emporia city6.1-3.2 pts
60Goochland County5.9+0.2 pts
61Northumberland County5.9+0.1 pts
62Powhatan County5.8-0.1 pts
63King George County5.7-0.4 pts
64Greensville County5.5-1.3 pts
65Staunton city5.5-0.9 pts
66Richmond County5.40 pts
67Madison County5.3+0.5 pts
68Portsmouth city5.3+0.5 pts
69Dinwiddie County5.1-0.1 pts
70Lunenburg County5+0.7 pts
71Danville city4.9-0.5 pts
72Salem city4.80 pts
73Buckingham County4.7+1 pts
74Campbell County4.7+0.2 pts
75New Kent County4.7-0.8 pts
76Hanover County4.7+0.3 pts
77Nottoway County4.6+0.3 pts
78Rappahannock County4.6-0.8 pts
79Prince Edward County4.4-1 pts
80Augusta County4.4-0.6 pts
81Bath County4.3-0.4 pts
82Grayson County4.2+0.3 pts
83Brunswick County4.2+0.6 pts
83Fluvanna County4.2-0.4 pts
85Isle of Wight County4.2+0.5 pts
86Mecklenburg County4.1+0.4 pts
86Poquoson city4.1+0.5 pts
88Carroll County4+0.4 pts
89Halifax County3.9+0.2 pts
90Radford city3.7-0.4 pts
91Page County3.6+0.2 pts
92Bristol city3.6+1.2 pts
93Floyd County3.5+0.2 pts
94Bedford County3.4-0.3 pts
94Lancaster County3.4-0.2 pts
96Giles County3.4+0.5 pts
97Middlesex County3.3-0.9 pts
98Washington County3.2+0.2 pts
99Gloucester County3.2+0.5 pts
100Patrick County3.1-0.3 pts
101Franklin County3.1-0.2 pts
102Amelia County3+1.2 pts
103Southampton County2.9+0.4 pts
104Buchanan County2.9+0.8 pts
105Pittsylvania County2.80 pts
106Amherst County2.8+0.3 pts
107Norton city2.6+2.1 pts
108Pulaski County2.6-0.5 pts
109Mathews County2.6-0.3 pts
110Tazewell County2.5+0.6 pts
111Cumberland County2.5+0.9 pts
112Surry County2.5+0.7 pts
113Wythe County2.5+0.3 pts
114Rockbridge County2.4+0.4 pts
115Smyth County2.2+0.2 pts
116Charles City County2.2-0.5 pts
117Botetourt County2.20 pts
118Lee County2.2-0.6 pts
119King William County2.2+0.1 pts
120Charlotte County2.1+0.9 pts
121Craig County1.9+0.2 pts
122Wise County1.9+0.1 pts
123Sussex County1.90 pts
124Franklin city1.7-2.5 pts
125Highland County1.70 pts
126Bland County1.6-0.2 pts
127Alleghany County1.5-0.4 pts
128King and Queen County1.4-0.4 pts
128Scott County1.4+0.5 pts
130Buena Vista city1.1-0.2 pts
131Appomattox County1-0.2 pts
132Russell County0.8-0.1 pts
133Dickenson County0.8+0.2 pts

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About this ranking

People aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of all people aged 5 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the language used at home, not English ability: most people in this group also speak English. Spanish speakers are shown separately in spanish_at_home_share.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/virginia-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table C16001: people aged 5 and over who speak a language other than English at home, as a percentage of the population aged 5 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Virginia by population speaking a language other than English at home, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-c16001.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/language-other-than-english-at-home/virginia-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Manassas Park city, with 55.5% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Dickenson County, with 0.8% in 2024.

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