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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 48.96K people in Virginia with Norwegian ancestry (0.57% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Falls Church city had the highest percentage of its population with Norwegian ancestry (1.66%), followed by Orange County (1.34%), and Charles City County (1.22%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Norwegian 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 Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
Falls Church city
Orange County
Charles City County
New Kent County
Arlington County
Rockbridge County
Buena Vista city
Highland County
Alexandria city
Fauquier County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Norwegian Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Falls Church city 1.66
2 Orange County 1.34
3 Charles City County 1.22
4 New Kent County 1.09
5 Arlington County 1.00
6 Rockbridge County 0.96
6 Buena Vista city 0.96
7 Highland County 0.94
7 Alexandria city 0.94
8 Fauquier County 0.86
8 Virginia Beach city 0.86
8 Winchester city 0.86
9 Albemarle County 0.84
9 Louisa County 0.84
10 Radford city 0.83
11 York County 0.81
12 Powhatan County 0.80
13 Loudoun County 0.79
14 King and Queen County 0.78
14 Stafford County 0.78
15 Chesapeake city 0.75
15 Staunton city 0.75
16 James City County 0.72
17 Fairfax County 0.71
18 Rappahannock County 0.70
18 Fredericksburg city 0.70
18 Lynchburg city 0.70
19 Norfolk city 0.69
20 Bath County 0.68
21 Middlesex County 0.66
22 Shenandoah County 0.65
22 Charlottesville city 0.65
23 Frederick County 0.64
24 Amherst County 0.62
24 Montgomery County 0.62
25 King William County 0.61
25 Prince Edward County 0.61
25 Warren County 0.61
25 Manassas city 0.61
26 Botetourt County 0.60
27 Fairfax city 0.59
28 Greene County 0.58
28 Spotsylvania County 0.58
29 Suffolk city 0.57
30 Bedford County 0.55
30 Fluvanna County 0.55
31 Poquoson city 0.54
32 Prince William County 0.53
33 Pulaski County 0.52
33 Roanoke County 0.52
34 Chesterfield County 0.50
34 Newport News city 0.50
35 Page County 0.49
36 Caroline County 0.46
36 King George County 0.46
37 Harrisonburg city 0.45
38 Northumberland County 0.44
38 Wise County 0.44
39 Buchanan County 0.42
39 Rockingham County 0.42
40 Mathews County 0.41
40 Richmond city 0.41
41 Franklin County 0.40
41 Gloucester County 0.40
41 Hanover County 0.40
42 Augusta County 0.39
43 Isle of Wight County 0.38
44 Mecklenburg County 0.37
45 Henrico County 0.36
46 Bland County 0.35
47 Accomack County 0.33
47 Wythe County 0.33
47 Covington city 0.33
47 Lexington city 0.33
48 Clarke County 0.32
48 Dinwiddie County 0.32
48 Essex County 0.32
49 Culpeper County 0.31
49 Lunenburg County 0.31
50 Campbell County 0.30
50 Williamsburg city 0.30
51 Bristol city 0.29
52 Appomattox County 0.28
52 Southampton County 0.28
53 Goochland County 0.27
53 Tazewell County 0.27
53 Washington County 0.27
53 Waynesboro city 0.27
54 Hampton city 0.26
55 Franklin city 0.24
56 Colonial Heights city 0.23
56 Roanoke city 0.23
57 Prince George County 0.22
57 Martinsville city 0.22
58 Petersburg city 0.21
58 Salem city 0.21
59 Russell County 0.20
60 Giles County 0.19
61 Richmond County 0.18
62 Floyd County 0.17
62 Hopewell city 0.17
63 Brunswick County 0.15
64 Buckingham County 0.14
64 Charlotte County 0.14
64 Grayson County 0.14
64 Henry County 0.14
65 Carroll County 0.13
65 Dickenson County 0.13
66 Northampton County 0.12
66 Pittsylvania County 0.12
66 Danville city 0.12
66 Portsmouth city 0.12
67 Halifax County 0.11
68 Lancaster County 0.10
69 Westmoreland County 0.09
70 Alleghany County 0.07
70 Greensville County 0.07
70 Nelson County 0.07
70 Patrick County 0.07
70 Manassas Park city 0.07
71 Amelia County 0.06
71 Scott County 0.06
72 Lee County 0.05
72 Nottoway County 0.05
73 Smyth County 0.03