Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 20.57K people in Virginia with Afghan ancestry (0.24% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Fredericksburg city had the highest percentage of its population with Afghan ancestry (1.88%), followed by Alexandria city (1.29%), and Prince William County (0.91%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Afghan ancestry.

You can see similar information for other states and for other ancestry groups in Virginia.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
Fredericksburg city
Alexandria city
Prince William County
Charlottesville city
Essex County
Fairfax County
Fairfax city
Manassas Park city
Roanoke city
Loudoun County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Afghan Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fredericksburg city 1.88
2 Alexandria city 1.29
3 Prince William County 0.91
4 Charlottesville city 0.71
5 Essex County 0.67
5 Fairfax County 0.67
6 Fairfax city 0.60
7 Manassas Park city 0.56
8 Roanoke city 0.51
9 Loudoun County 0.40
10 Henrico County 0.37
11 Stafford County 0.21
12 Spotsylvania County 0.19
12 Manassas city 0.19
13 Falls Church city 0.17
14 Albemarle County 0.13
15 Arlington County 0.10
16 Chesterfield County 0.09
17 Prince George County 0.08
18 Richmond city 0.07
19 Gloucester County 0.06
19 James City County 0.06
20 Hanover County 0.05
21 Norfolk city 0.04
22 Hampton city 0.02
22 Harrisonburg city 0.02
22 Newport News city 0.02
22 Virginia Beach city 0.02
23 Bedford County 0.01
23 Caroline County 0.01
23 Chesapeake city 0.01
23 Lynchburg city 0.01
23 Portsmouth city 0.01
24 Montgomery County 0.002
25 Fauquier County 0.001