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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 181.61K people in Virginia with European ancestry (2.12% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Poquoson city had the highest percentage of its population with European ancestry (7.15%), followed by Covington city (5.20%), and Mathews County (4.89%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having European 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 European Ancestry in 2021
Poquoson city
Covington city
Mathews County
Isle of Wight County
New Kent County
Greene County
Powhatan County
Fredericksburg city
Louisa County
Clarke County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with European Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Poquoson city 7.15
2 Covington city 5.20
3 Mathews County 4.89
4 Isle of Wight County 4.32
5 New Kent County 4.31
6 Greene County 4.16
7 Powhatan County 3.99
8 Fredericksburg city 3.60
9 Louisa County 3.53
10 Clarke County 3.43
11 Northumberland County 3.40
11 Falls Church city 3.40
12 Norton city 3.33
12 Williamsburg city 3.33
13 Gloucester County 3.16
13 Loudoun County 3.16
14 Rockingham County 3.11
15 Montgomery County 3.10
16 Goochland County 2.96
17 Fluvanna County 2.93
18 Spotsylvania County 2.90
18 Stafford County 2.90
19 Culpeper County 2.84
20 Buena Vista city 2.80
21 Arlington County 2.77
21 Dinwiddie County 2.77
21 Charlottesville city 2.77
22 Carroll County 2.75
23 Chesterfield County 2.72
24 Fauquier County 2.70
25 Craig County 2.65
26 Winchester city 2.63
27 Fairfax city 2.59
28 Hanover County 2.58
29 Albemarle County 2.55
30 Charlotte County 2.53
31 Rockbridge County 2.51
32 King George County 2.50
33 Lexington city 2.46
34 Westmoreland County 2.43
35 Amherst County 2.41
36 Fairfax County 2.39
37 Roanoke County 2.37
38 Alexandria city 2.34
39 York County 2.30
40 Staunton city 2.23
41 Warren County 2.20
42 Frederick County 2.19
43 Caroline County 2.17
43 Lynchburg city 2.17
44 Suffolk city 2.16
45 Middlesex County 2.15
46 Bedford County 2.07
46 Grayson County 2.07
47 Giles County 2.06
48 Chesapeake city 2.04
49 Washington County 2.01
50 Augusta County 2.00
51 Prince William County 1.99
52 Alleghany County 1.98
53 Harrisonburg city 1.97
54 James City County 1.96
54 Wise County 1.96
55 King William County 1.95
56 Scott County 1.92
57 Virginia Beach city 1.87
58 Southampton County 1.86
59 Nelson County 1.85
60 Dickenson County 1.81
61 Roanoke city 1.77
62 Orange County 1.74
62 Colonial Heights city 1.74
63 Shenandoah County 1.69
64 Nottoway County 1.68
65 Amelia County 1.63
66 Richmond city 1.61
67 Henrico County 1.54
68 Page County 1.53
69 Mecklenburg County 1.52
70 Prince Edward County 1.50
71 Botetourt County 1.49
72 Campbell County 1.44
73 Charles City County 1.41
74 Appomattox County 1.38
75 Norfolk city 1.37
76 Halifax County 1.35
77 Franklin County 1.32
78 Manassas city 1.31
79 Smyth County 1.25
80 Henry County 1.22
81 Hampton city 1.20
82 Pittsylvania County 1.17
83 Wythe County 1.16
83 Portsmouth city 1.16
84 Waynesboro city 1.11
85 Radford city 1.09
86 Accomack County 1.08
87 Newport News city 1.07
88 Pulaski County 1.04
89 Petersburg city 0.98
90 Rappahannock County 0.96
90 Danville city 0.96
90 Manassas Park city 0.96
91 Northampton County 0.94
92 Prince George County 0.91
93 Surry County 0.90
94 Sussex County 0.83
95 Madison County 0.80
96 Patrick County 0.79
97 Highland County 0.72
97 Lee County 0.72
98 Lunenburg County 0.67
98 Galax city 0.67
99 King and Queen County 0.63
99 Richmond County 0.63
100 Cumberland County 0.61
101 Lancaster County 0.59
101 Salem city 0.59
102 Tazewell County 0.54
103 Buckingham County 0.51
104 Hopewell city 0.49
105 Floyd County 0.46
106 Russell County 0.44
107 Brunswick County 0.42
108 Buchanan County 0.41
109 Bristol city 0.36
110 Franklin city 0.35
111 Essex County 0.34
112 Martinsville city 0.29
113 Bland County 0.27
113 Greensville County 0.27
114 Emporia city 0.05