Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
Updated on April 16, 2025.
Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, there were 1.91M people in Virginia with Unclassified ancestry (22.19% of Virginia population). Among all Virginia counties, Giles County had the highest percentage of its population with Unclassified ancestry (47.76%), followed by Page County (42.67%), and Covington city (41.13%).
The chart and table below shows the top 10 counties with high percentage of its population having Unclassified ancestry.
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Related Topics: Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau.
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Percentage of Population with Unclassified Ancestry in 2021
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| Rank | County | Percentage of Pop. (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giles County | 47.76 |
| 2 | Page County | 42.67 |
| 3 | Covington city | 41.13 |
| 4 | Bath County | 38.28 |
| 5 | Alleghany County | 37.61 |
| 6 | Augusta County | 35.73 |
| 7 | Appomattox County | 34.59 |
| 8 | Tazewell County | 34.41 |
| 9 | Franklin County | 34.21 |
| 10 | Rockingham County | 33.88 |
| 11 | Shenandoah County | 33.71 |
| 12 | Craig County | 33.33 |
| 13 | Prince George County | 33.24 |
| 14 | Buena Vista city | 32.86 |
| 15 | Waynesboro city | 32.58 |
| 16 | Bedford County | 31.79 |
| 17 | Greene County | 31.76 |
| 18 | Southampton County | 31.60 |
| 19 | Salem city | 31.50 |
| 20 | Richmond County | 31.49 |
| 21 | Dinwiddie County | 31.26 |
| 22 | Botetourt County | 31.24 |
| 23 | Roanoke County | 30.87 |
| 24 | Buckingham County | 30.63 |
| 25 | Campbell County | 30.25 |
| 26 | Madison County | 29.39 |
| 27 | Roanoke city | 29.29 |
| 28 | Colonial Heights city | 29.19 |
| 29 | Floyd County | 29.17 |
| 30 | Sussex County | 28.90 |
| 31 | Hopewell city | 28.82 |
| 32 | Staunton city | 28.77 |
| 33 | Surry County | 28.75 |
| 34 | Warren County | 28.65 |
| 35 | Brunswick County | 28.59 |
| 36 | Smyth County | 28.50 |
| 37 | Montgomery County | 28.29 |
| 38 | Isle of Wight County | 28.24 |
| 39 | Amherst County | 28.19 |
| 40 | Winchester city | 28.15 |
| 41 | Culpeper County | 28.00 |
| 42 | Russell County | 27.53 |
| 43 | Frederick County | 27.40 |
| 44 | Greensville County | 27.28 |
| 45 | Franklin city | 27.05 |
| 46 | Hanover County | 27.03 |
| 47 | King George County | 27.02 |
| 48 | Patrick County | 26.80 |
| 49 | Rockbridge County | 26.79 |
| 50 | Harrisonburg city | 26.65 |
| 51 | Washington County | 26.51 |
| 51 | Wythe County | 26.51 |
| 52 | Bland County | 26.44 |
| 53 | Highland County | 25.89 |
| 54 | Buchanan County | 25.86 |
| 55 | Pittsylvania County | 25.83 |
| 56 | Rappahannock County | 25.82 |
| 57 | Bristol city | 25.68 |
| 58 | Orange County | 25.27 |
| 59 | Grayson County | 25.24 |
| 60 | Nelson County | 25.23 |
| 61 | Westmoreland County | 25.19 |
| 62 | Louisa County | 25.16 |
| 63 | Radford city | 25.14 |
| 64 | Fauquier County | 25.10 |
| 65 | Emporia city | 25.07 |
| 66 | Suffolk city | 25.01 |
| 67 | Clarke County | 24.34 |
| 68 | Amelia County | 24.33 |
| 69 | Caroline County | 24.08 |
| 70 | King William County | 23.84 |
| 71 | Cumberland County | 23.83 |
| 72 | Goochland County | 23.68 |
| 73 | Poquoson city | 23.40 |
| 74 | Spotsylvania County | 23.29 |
| 75 | Dickenson County | 23.09 |
| 76 | Lunenburg County | 23.00 |
| 76 | Petersburg city | 23.00 |
| 77 | Powhatan County | 22.99 |
| 78 | Pulaski County | 22.98 |
| 79 | Carroll County | 22.96 |
| 80 | Lynchburg city | 22.95 |
| 81 | Northumberland County | 22.88 |
| 82 | Henrico County | 22.82 |
| 83 | Portsmouth city | 22.71 |
| 84 | Stafford County | 22.66 |
| 85 | Chesterfield County | 22.63 |
| 86 | Henry County | 22.61 |
| 87 | Hampton city | 22.56 |
| 88 | Scott County | 22.49 |
| 89 | Chesapeake city | 22.45 |
| 90 | Fluvanna County | 22.30 |
| 91 | King and Queen County | 22.08 |
| 92 | Richmond city | 21.91 |
| 93 | Lee County | 21.76 |
| 94 | Virginia Beach city | 21.73 |
| 95 | Charles City County | 21.65 |
| 96 | Nottoway County | 21.38 |
| 97 | Gloucester County | 21.26 |
| 98 | Charlottesville city | 21.13 |
| 99 | Prince William County | 20.87 |
| 100 | Newport News city | 20.84 |
| 101 | James City County | 20.79 |
| 102 | Manassas city | 20.31 |
| 103 | Middlesex County | 20.18 |
| 104 | Essex County | 19.95 |
| 105 | Albemarle County | 19.93 |
| 106 | Norfolk city | 19.67 |
| 107 | Galax city | 19.62 |
| 108 | Fredericksburg city | 19.50 |
| 109 | Charlotte County | 19.43 |
| 110 | Halifax County | 19.25 |
| 111 | Danville city | 18.82 |
| 112 | Mecklenburg County | 18.69 |
| 113 | Manassas Park city | 18.02 |
| 114 | Prince Edward County | 17.92 |
| 115 | Loudoun County | 17.75 |
| 116 | Martinsville city | 17.66 |
| 117 | York County | 17.59 |
| 118 | New Kent County | 17.28 |
| 119 | Wise County | 16.85 |
| 120 | Williamsburg city | 15.43 |
| 121 | Fairfax County | 15.33 |
| 122 | Fairfax city | 14.97 |
| 123 | Lexington city | 14.70 |
| 124 | Lancaster County | 14.60 |
| 125 | Arlington County | 14.59 |
| 126 | Mathews County | 14.03 |
| 127 | Norton city | 13.99 |
| 128 | Alexandria city | 13.78 |
| 129 | Accomack County | 13.60 |
| 130 | Falls Church city | 11.51 |
| 131 | Northampton County | 9.58 |