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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 334.62K people in Virginia with Italian ancestry (3.90% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Falls Church city had the highest percentage of its population with Italian ancestry (7.36%), followed by Fluvanna County (6.83%), and Poquoson city (6.46%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Italian 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 Italian Ancestry in 2021
Falls Church city
Fluvanna County
Poquoson city
Loudoun County
Arlington County
Williamsburg city
New Kent County
Westmoreland County
Virginia Beach city
Winchester city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Italian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Falls Church city 7.36
2 Fluvanna County 6.83
3 Poquoson city 6.46
4 Loudoun County 6.13
5 Arlington County 6.11
6 Williamsburg city 6.10
7 New Kent County 6.02
8 Westmoreland County 5.65
9 Virginia Beach city 5.62
10 Winchester city 5.60
11 York County 5.54
12 Fairfax city 5.49
13 Harrisonburg city 5.30
14 Alexandria city 5.23
15 Frederick County 5.21
16 Charlottesville city 5.20
17 Spotsylvania County 5.05
18 Clarke County 4.96
19 Fairfax County 4.92
20 Albemarle County 4.91
21 James City County 4.80
22 Colonial Heights city 4.74
23 Lexington city 4.72
24 Stafford County 4.68
25 Fauquier County 4.62
26 Rappahannock County 4.54
27 King George County 4.33
28 Fredericksburg city 4.27
29 Goochland County 4.24
30 Hanover County 4.21
31 Warren County 4.16
32 Chesterfield County 4.11
33 Chesapeake city 4.09
34 Amelia County 4.07
35 Powhatan County 4.00
36 Middlesex County 3.97
37 Waynesboro city 3.96
38 Henrico County 3.85
39 Prince William County 3.74
40 Prince Edward County 3.72
41 Culpeper County 3.64
41 Gloucester County 3.64
42 Radford city 3.63
43 Greene County 3.61
44 Essex County 3.58
45 Richmond city 3.52
46 Caroline County 3.46
47 Orange County 3.44
47 Prince George County 3.44
48 Northumberland County 3.42
49 Norfolk city 3.32
50 Staunton city 3.31
51 Lancaster County 3.24
52 Salem city 3.23
53 Bedford County 3.21
54 Montgomery County 3.08
55 Botetourt County 3.03
55 Manassas city 3.03
56 Suffolk city 2.98
57 Lynchburg city 2.91
58 Augusta County 2.89
59 Madison County 2.82
60 Dinwiddie County 2.80
61 King William County 2.79
62 King and Queen County 2.78
63 Buckingham County 2.76
64 Newport News city 2.73
65 Roanoke County 2.71
66 Mathews County 2.63
67 Page County 2.55
68 Charlotte County 2.46
69 Isle of Wight County 2.45
70 Shenandoah County 2.40
71 Hampton city 2.39
72 Louisa County 2.38
73 Pittsylvania County 2.33
74 Richmond County 2.31
75 Roanoke city 2.28
76 Portsmouth city 2.27
77 Surry County 2.19
78 Pulaski County 2.17
78 Covington city 2.17
79 Rockingham County 2.11
80 Giles County 2.08
81 Accomack County 1.98
82 Bath County 1.96
82 Henry County 1.96
83 Nelson County 1.91
83 Buena Vista city 1.91
84 Alleghany County 1.83
85 Rockbridge County 1.81
86 Floyd County 1.77
87 Campbell County 1.74
88 Amherst County 1.71
88 Lunenburg County 1.71
89 Tazewell County 1.70
90 Franklin County 1.61
91 Northampton County 1.58
92 Appomattox County 1.57
92 Cumberland County 1.57
92 Petersburg city 1.57
93 Wise County 1.53
94 Manassas Park city 1.48
95 Halifax County 1.46
96 Danville city 1.45
97 Grayson County 1.34
97 Washington County 1.34
98 Mecklenburg County 1.31
99 Carroll County 1.27
100 Hopewell city 1.25
101 Charles City County 1.16
102 Buchanan County 1.12
102 Highland County 1.12
103 Nottoway County 1.07
104 Bristol city 0.98
105 Bland County 0.97
106 Smyth County 0.88
106 Galax city 0.88
107 Patrick County 0.87
108 Franklin city 0.85
109 Sussex County 0.83
109 Wythe County 0.83
110 Southampton County 0.82
111 Brunswick County 0.79
112 Martinsville city 0.76
113 Lee County 0.75
114 Russell County 0.54
115 Dickenson County 0.53
116 Greensville County 0.49
117 Scott County 0.48
118 Craig County 0.43
119 Norton city 0.38
120 Emporia city 0.04