Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 137.55K people in Virginia with French (except Basque) ancestry (1.60% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Orange County had the highest percentage of its population with French (except Basque) ancestry (3.54%), followed by Rappahannock County (3.43%), and York County (3.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having French (except Basque) 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 (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
Orange County
Rappahannock County
York County
Craig County
Gloucester County
Louisa County
Arlington County
James City County
Williamsburg city
Frederick County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with French (except Basque) Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Orange County 3.54
2 Rappahannock County 3.43
3 York County 3.15
4 Craig County 2.79
5 Gloucester County 2.64
5 Louisa County 2.64
6 Arlington County 2.52
7 James City County 2.48
8 Williamsburg city 2.40
9 Frederick County 2.32
9 Franklin city 2.32
10 Hanover County 2.26
11 Fauquier County 2.25
12 Virginia Beach city 2.22
13 Albemarle County 2.17
14 Staunton city 2.15
15 Rockbridge County 2.09
15 Falls Church city 2.09
16 Bath County 2.05
17 Highland County 2.02
17 Spotsylvania County 2.02
18 Alexandria city 2.01
19 Lexington city 2.00
20 Alleghany County 1.98
21 Charlottesville city 1.96
22 Chesterfield County 1.94
23 Warren County 1.92
24 Lancaster County 1.91
25 Buena Vista city 1.88
26 Powhatan County 1.87
27 Giles County 1.86
28 Chesapeake city 1.82
28 Norfolk city 1.82
29 Poquoson city 1.81
30 Shenandoah County 1.80
31 Franklin County 1.77
31 Winchester city 1.77
32 Isle of Wight County 1.72
33 Caroline County 1.70
34 Culpeper County 1.69
34 Stafford County 1.69
35 Fairfax County 1.67
36 Amelia County 1.65
36 Southampton County 1.65
37 Colonial Heights city 1.62
38 Fredericksburg city 1.61
38 Harrisonburg city 1.61
39 Loudoun County 1.57
40 Prince George County 1.56
40 Roanoke County 1.56
41 Greene County 1.55
41 Suffolk city 1.55
42 Appomattox County 1.53
42 King George County 1.53
43 Lynchburg city 1.50
44 Richmond city 1.48
45 Middlesex County 1.47
46 Augusta County 1.45
46 Montgomery County 1.45
46 Salem city 1.45
47 Floyd County 1.44
48 Sussex County 1.42
49 Botetourt County 1.41
50 Prince Edward County 1.40
51 Manassas city 1.39
52 Cumberland County 1.36
53 Fairfax city 1.35
54 Brunswick County 1.34
54 Rockingham County 1.34
55 Radford city 1.32
56 Prince William County 1.30
57 Fluvanna County 1.29
58 Madison County 1.27
59 Henry County 1.26
60 Essex County 1.22
61 Bedford County 1.21
61 Buckingham County 1.21
61 Goochland County 1.21
61 Henrico County 1.21
62 Norton city 1.19
63 Hampton city 1.17
63 Waynesboro city 1.17
64 Richmond County 1.14
64 Wise County 1.14
65 Newport News city 1.13
66 Northumberland County 1.12
66 Covington city 1.12
67 Wythe County 1.09
68 Roanoke city 1.07
69 Campbell County 1.06
69 Westmoreland County 1.06
70 King William County 1.05
71 Bland County 1.03
71 Martinsville city 1.03
72 Grayson County 1.02
72 Bristol city 1.02
73 Page County 1.01
74 Carroll County 0.99
75 Surry County 0.93
76 Washington County 0.92
77 Patrick County 0.89
78 Portsmouth city 0.86
79 Danville city 0.85
80 Lee County 0.83
80 New Kent County 0.83
81 Clarke County 0.82
81 Dinwiddie County 0.82
81 Emporia city 0.82
82 Charlotte County 0.81
82 Pittsylvania County 0.81
83 Amherst County 0.80
84 Smyth County 0.77
85 Galax city 0.75
86 Manassas Park city 0.74
87 Greensville County 0.72
88 Halifax County 0.70
89 Tazewell County 0.68
90 Northampton County 0.65
91 Accomack County 0.62
92 Mathews County 0.56
93 Hopewell city 0.53
94 Petersburg city 0.52
95 Charles City County 0.48
96 Mecklenburg County 0.47
96 Nelson County 0.47
96 Scott County 0.47
97 Pulaski County 0.46
98 Buchanan County 0.45
99 Nottoway County 0.44
100 Dickenson County 0.37
101 King and Queen County 0.30
102 Lunenburg County 0.28
103 Russell County 0.26