Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 29.73K people in Virginia with French Canadian ancestry (0.35% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Williamsburg city had the highest percentage of its population with French Canadian ancestry (1.37%), followed by James City County (1.04%), and Warren County (0.96%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French Canadian 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 French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
Williamsburg city
James City County
Warren County
Frederick County
King and Queen County
Caroline County
Shenandoah County
Clarke County
Charlottesville city
Prince Edward County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with French Canadian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Williamsburg city 1.37
2 James City County 1.04
3 Warren County 0.96
4 Frederick County 0.83
5 King and Queen County 0.81
6 Caroline County 0.70
7 Shenandoah County 0.68
8 Clarke County 0.65
8 Charlottesville city 0.65
9 Prince Edward County 0.59
10 Lexington city 0.58
11 Middlesex County 0.57
12 Fairfax city 0.56
13 Botetourt County 0.55
13 York County 0.55
14 Arlington County 0.54
15 Virginia Beach city 0.52
16 Fauquier County 0.51
17 Campbell County 0.50
18 Fluvanna County 0.49
18 Powhatan County 0.49
19 Lancaster County 0.47
19 Westmoreland County 0.47
20 Patrick County 0.46
21 Albemarle County 0.45
22 Chesterfield County 0.42
22 Louisa County 0.42
23 Poquoson city 0.41
24 Montgomery County 0.40
24 Alexandria city 0.40
25 Essex County 0.39
25 King William County 0.39
25 Orange County 0.39
25 Harrisonburg city 0.39
26 Fairfax County 0.38
26 Wythe County 0.38
26 Chesapeake city 0.38
27 Hanover County 0.37
27 Isle of Wight County 0.37
28 Rockbridge County 0.36
28 Spotsylvania County 0.36
29 Loudoun County 0.35
29 Fredericksburg city 0.35
29 Manassas city 0.35
30 Culpeper County 0.34
31 Northumberland County 0.33
31 Portsmouth city 0.33
32 Southampton County 0.32
32 Stafford County 0.32
33 Charles City County 0.31
33 Henrico County 0.31
33 Mecklenburg County 0.31
33 Lynchburg city 0.31
34 Bedford County 0.29
34 Newport News city 0.29
34 Norfolk city 0.29
34 Staunton city 0.29
35 Rockingham County 0.28
35 Hampton city 0.28
35 Manassas Park city 0.28
35 Roanoke city 0.28
36 Gloucester County 0.27
36 Prince William County 0.27
36 Rappahannock County 0.27
36 Washington County 0.27
37 Salem city 0.26
37 Suffolk city 0.26
38 Greensville County 0.25
38 Richmond city 0.25
39 Accomack County 0.24
39 Norton city 0.24
40 Lee County 0.23
41 Appomattox County 0.21
41 Brunswick County 0.21
41 Roanoke County 0.21
42 Craig County 0.20
43 Winchester city 0.18
44 Carroll County 0.17
44 Greene County 0.17
44 Hopewell city 0.17
45 Augusta County 0.16
45 King George County 0.16
45 Northampton County 0.16
45 Falls Church city 0.16
46 Amherst County 0.15
47 Alleghany County 0.14
47 Pulaski County 0.14
47 Waynesboro city 0.14
48 Buchanan County 0.13
48 Dinwiddie County 0.13
48 Nelson County 0.13
48 Colonial Heights city 0.13
49 Floyd County 0.12
49 Franklin County 0.12
49 Goochland County 0.12
49 Russell County 0.12
50 Scott County 0.11
51 Buckingham County 0.10
51 Grayson County 0.10
52 Halifax County 0.09
52 Pittsylvania County 0.09
53 Bristol city 0.08
53 Petersburg city 0.08
53 Radford city 0.08
54 Charlotte County 0.07
54 Prince George County 0.07
54 Tazewell County 0.07
55 Danville city 0.06
56 Henry County 0.05
56 Lunenburg County 0.05
56 Martinsville city 0.05
57 Dickenson County 0.04
58 Page County 0.03
58 Wise County 0.03
59 Nottoway County 0.02
59 Smyth County 0.02
60 Sussex County 0.01