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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 19.95K people in Virginia with Iranian ancestry (0.23% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest percentage of its population with Iranian ancestry (0.88%), followed by Loudoun County (0.83%), and Fredericksburg city (0.59%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Iranian 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 Iranian Ancestry in 2021
Fairfax County
Loudoun County
Fredericksburg city
Falls Church city
Arlington County
Fairfax city
Lexington city
Rappahannock County
Charlottesville city
Montgomery County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Iranian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Fairfax County 0.88
2 Loudoun County 0.83
3 Fredericksburg city 0.59
4 Falls Church city 0.57
5 Arlington County 0.48
6 Fairfax city 0.46
7 Lexington city 0.44
8 Rappahannock County 0.34
9 Charlottesville city 0.30
10 Montgomery County 0.26
10 Alexandria city 0.26
11 Prince William County 0.25
12 Manassas city 0.24
13 Albemarle County 0.18
14 Spotsylvania County 0.17
15 Henrico County 0.16
15 York County 0.16
16 Essex County 0.15
17 Richmond city 0.14
18 Powhatan County 0.13
19 Wise County 0.12
19 Harrisonburg city 0.12
19 Manassas Park city 0.12
20 Cumberland County 0.10
20 Hopewell city 0.10
20 Norfolk city 0.10
21 Stafford County 0.09
22 Smyth County 0.08
23 Amherst County 0.06
24 Campbell County 0.05
24 Goochland County 0.05
24 Shenandoah County 0.05
24 Virginia Beach city 0.05
25 Chesterfield County 0.04
25 Roanoke County 0.04
25 Lynchburg city 0.04
26 Brunswick County 0.03
26 Fauquier County 0.03
26 Northampton County 0.03
26 Prince George County 0.03
26 Chesapeake city 0.03
26 Newport News city 0.03
27 Hanover County 0.02
27 Louisa County 0.02
27 Hampton city 0.02
28 Bedford County 0.01
28 Buchanan County 0.01
28 Rockingham County 0.01
28 Washington County 0.01
28 Danville city 0.01
28 Radford city 0.01
28 Roanoke city 0.01
28 Suffolk city 0.01
29 Frederick County 0.004
30 Warren County 0.003