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

Updated on April 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 3.95K people in Virginia with Somali ancestry (0.05% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Alexandria city had the highest percentage of its population with Somali ancestry (0.32%), followed by Charlottesville city (0.32%), and Fairfax County (0.15%).

The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Somali 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 Somali Ancestry in 2021
Alexandria city
Charlottesville city
Fairfax County
Loudoun County
Prince William County
Chesapeake city
Arlington County
Fairfax city
Norfolk city
Chesterfield County
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Somali Ancestry in 2021
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Rank County Percentage of Pop. (%)
1 Alexandria city 0.32
1 Charlottesville city 0.32
2 Fairfax County 0.15
2 Loudoun County 0.15
3 Prince William County 0.09
4 Chesapeake city 0.08
5 Arlington County 0.06
5 Fairfax city 0.06
6 Norfolk city 0.02
7 Chesterfield County 0.01
7 Stafford County 0.01
7 Richmond city 0.01
7 Roanoke city 0.01
8 Albemarle County 0.004
9 Hampton city 0.003