Ancestry in Fairfax County, Virginia (County)

European and African Ancestry#1

Self-reported anscestry as a percentage of the total population; more than one answer per person permitted.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%CountOther1GermanUnclassified2IrishEnglishItalianAmericanSubsaharan AfricanEuropeanPolishArabScottishFrenchRussianScotch-IrishAfricanEthiopianIranianNorwegianBritish43.307497%36.426274%43.307497%43.3%490,625491k11.134032%11.531135%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k10.352754%16.606823%10.352754%10.4%117,285117k10.018034%9.666160%10.018034%10.0%113,493113k8.454947%10.132485%8.454947%8.5%95,78595.8k5.077294%4.041478%5.077294%5.1%57,52057.5k4.638062%10.491004%4.638062%4.6%52,54452.5k3.337579%2.055329%3.337579%3.3%37,81137.8k2.752084%1.620916%2.752084%2.8%31,17831.2k2.627358%1.896754%2.627358%2.6%29,76529.8k2.531497%0.882531%2.531497%2.5%28,67928.7k2.073022%2.107096%2.073022%2.1%23,48523.5k1.915549%1.836119%1.915549%1.9%21,70121.7k1.293156%0.661420%1.293156%1.3%14,65014.7k1.219186%1.627041%1.219186%1.2%13,81213.8k1.029847%1.178068%1.029847%1.0%11,66711.7k1.003542%0.349289%1.003542%1.0%11,36911.4k0.939988%0.256332%0.939988%0.9%10,64910.6k0.918980%0.600568%0.918980%0.9%10,41110.4k0.885967%0.670505%0.885967%0.9%10,03710.0k
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
1includes Hispanics and Asians 2and unreported

Hispanic Ancestry#2

Self-reported Hispanic anscestry as a percentage of the Hispanic population.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Central AmericanSalvadoranSouth AmericanBolivianMexicanHonduranPeruvianGuatemalanPuerto RicanOther HispanicColombianArgentineanCubanSpaniardEcuadorianNicaraguanDominicanVenezuelanChileanPanamanian45.786523%35.967436%45.786523%45.8%83,30483.3k7.353%7.35%29.178301%21.037468%29.178301%29.2%53,08753.1k4.686%4.69%27.987249%16.962813%27.987249%28.0%50,92050.9k4.495%4.49%11.999560%5.296983%11.999560%12.0%21,83221.8k1.927%1.93%11.654392%23.687753%11.654392%11.7%21,20421.2k1.872%1.87%7.301858%6.215211%7.301858%7.3%13,28513.3k1.173%1.17%7.140816%4.642721%7.140816%7.1%12,99213.0k1.147%1.15%6.420798%5.610323%6.420798%6.4%11,68211.7k1.031%1.03%6.118501%13.136126%6.118501%6.1%11,13211.1k0.983%0.98%5.517753%5.727135%5.517753%5.5%10,03910.0k0.886%0.89%2.816863%2.539816%2.816863%2.8%5,1250.452%0.45%1.886886%1.242187%1.886886%1.9%3,4330.303%0.30%1.831373%2.662559%1.831373%1.8%3,3320.294%0.29%1.608222%1.826389%1.608222%1.6%2,9260.258%0.26%1.585688%1.150888%1.585688%1.6%2,8850.255%0.25%1.225679%1.144958%1.225679%1.2%2,2300.197%0.20%1.104210%1.856178%1.104210%1.1%2,0090.177%0.18%1.057491%0.912988%1.057491%1.1%1,9240.170%0.17%0.922832%0.664605%0.922832%0.9%1,6790.148%0.15%0.844784%1.198744%0.844784%0.8%1,5370.136%0.14%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Asian Ancestry#3

Self-reported Asian anscestry as a percentage of the Asian population.
Scope: population of Virginia and Fairfax County
Fairfax County
Virginia
0%5%10%15%20%Count%IndianKoreanVietnameseChinesePakistaniFilipinoThaiJapaneseNepaleseBangladeshiMixedCambodianNot SpecifiedTaiwanese24.438426%24.935670%24.438426%24.4%51,25351.3k4.524%4.52%19.066101%13.741106%19.066101%19.1%39,98640.0k3.530%3.53%15.553850%11.965924%15.553850%15.6%32,62032.6k2.879%2.88%13.147819%13.679859%13.147819%13.1%27,57427.6k2.434%2.43%7.759282%6.652110%7.759282%7.8%16,27316.3k1.436%1.44%7.725905%14.438094%7.725905%7.7%16,20316.2k1.430%1.43%1.696524%1.630018%1.696524%1.7%3,5580.314%0.31%1.582564%2.273713%1.582564%1.6%3,3190.293%0.29%1.570166%1.513488%1.570166%1.6%3,2930.291%0.29%1.551094%1.549879%1.551094%1.6%3,2530.287%0.29%1.543941%1.837424%1.543941%1.5%3,2380.286%0.29%1.114804%1.598598%1.114804%1.1%2,3380.206%0.21%0.905480%1.079188%0.905480%0.9%1,8990.168%0.17%0.587442%0.605316%0.587442%0.6%1,2320.109%0.11%
Count number of people reporting given ancestry
% as a percentage of the total population

Map of Ancestry by County Subdivision in Fairfax County

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#4

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
7.3%8.7%10.0%11.3%12.7%14.0%

Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
5.7%7.1%8.4%9.8%11.1%12.5%

English Ancestry by County Subdivision#6

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
5.1%6.1%7.1%8.1%9.1%10.1%

Italian Ancestry by County Subdivision#7

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
3.2%4.0%4.8%5.5%6.3%7.1%

American Ancestry by County Subdivision#8

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
3.0%3.8%4.6%5.4%6.2%7.0%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by County Subdivision#9

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
1.9%2.7%3.4%4.2%4.9%5.7%

European Ancestry by County Subdivision#10

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
1.58%2.02%2.46%2.89%3.33%3.77%

Polish Ancestry by County Subdivision#11

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
1.60%2.08%2.55%3.02%3.49%3.96%

Arab Ancestry by County Subdivision#12

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
1.2%1.8%2.5%3.1%3.7%4.4%

Scottish Ancestry by County Subdivision#13

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
1.30%1.56%1.81%2.06%2.31%2.57%

French Ancestry by County Subdivision#14

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
1.03%1.34%1.64%1.95%2.25%2.56%

Russian Ancestry by County Subdivision#15

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.79%1.02%1.25%1.48%1.71%1.95%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by County Subdivision#16

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.66%0.93%1.18%1.44%1.70%1.96%

African Ancestry by County Subdivision#17

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.49%0.76%1.03%1.30%1.57%1.84%

Ethiopian Ancestry by County Subdivision#18

Percentage of the population reporting ' Ethiopian' ancestry (%):
0.23%0.61%0.99%1.37%1.75%2.14%

Central American Ancestry by County Subdivision#19

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
2.0%5.1%8.1%11.2%14.2%17.3%

Salvadoran Ancestry by County Subdivision#20

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
1.1%3.2%5.2%7.2%9.2%11.2%

South American Ancestry by County Subdivision#21

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
2.8%4.0%5.1%6.2%7.3%8.4%

Bolivian Ancestry by County Subdivision#22

Percentage of the population reporting ' Bolivian' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.7%2.7%3.6%4.6%5.6%

Mexican Ancestry by County Subdivision#23

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
1.06%1.49%1.92%2.35%2.78%3.22%

Indian Ancestry by County Subdivision#24

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
1.5%2.7%3.9%5.0%6.1%7.3%

Korean Ancestry by County Subdivision#25

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
1.0%2.5%3.9%5.3%6.6%8.1%

Vietnamese Ancestry by County Subdivision#26

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
1.1%2.1%3.1%4.2%5.2%6.3%

Chinese Ancestry by County Subdivision#27

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.7%1.6%2.3%3.1%3.9%4.7%

Pakistani Ancestry by County Subdivision#28

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pakistani' ancestry (%):
0.84%1.28%1.72%2.15%2.59%3.03%
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Map of Ancestry by Tract in Fairfax County

German Ancestry by Tract#29

Percentage of the population reporting 'German' ancestry (%):
1.4%6.2%11.1%15.9%20.7%25.6%

Irish Ancestry by Tract#30

Percentage of the population reporting 'Irish' ancestry (%):
0.5%5.3%10.1%14.8%19.6%24.4%

English Ancestry by Tract#31

Percentage of the population reporting 'English' ancestry (%):
1.0%4.5%8.0%11.5%15.0%18.5%

Italian Ancestry by Tract#32

Percentage of the population reporting 'Italian' ancestry (%):
0.1%2.8%5.4%8.1%10.7%13.4%

American Ancestry by Tract#33

Percentage of the population reporting 'American' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.0%6.0%9.0%11.9%15.0%

Subsaharan African Ancestry by Tract#34

Percentage of the population reporting 'Subsaharan African' ancestry (%):
0.0%5.0%9.9%14.9%19.9%24.9%

European Ancestry by Tract#35

Percentage of the population reporting 'European' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.3%5.0%6.6%8.3%

Polish Ancestry by Tract#36

Percentage of the population reporting 'Polish' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.0%4.1%6.1%8.1%10.2%

Arab Ancestry by Tract#37

Percentage of the population reporting 'Arab' ancestry (%):
0%5%11%16%21%27%

Scottish Ancestry by Tract#38

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scottish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.5%5.3%7.1%8.9%

French Ancestry by Tract#39

Percentage of the population reporting 'French' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.8%3.6%5.4%7.3%9.1%

Russian Ancestry by Tract#40

Percentage of the population reporting 'Russian' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.2%2.3%3.5%4.7%5.9%

Scotch-Irish Ancestry by Tract#41

Percentage of the population reporting 'Scotch-Irish' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.6%3.2%4.9%6.5%8.2%

African Ancestry by Tract#42

Percentage of the population reporting ' African' ancestry (%):
0.0%1.7%3.4%5.1%6.8%8.5%

Ethiopian Ancestry by Tract#43

Percentage of the population reporting ' Ethiopian' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.3%4.6%6.8%9.1%11.4%

Central American Ancestry by Tract#44

Percentage of the population reporting ' Central American' ancestry (%):
0%11%23%34%46%58%

Salvadoran Ancestry by Tract#45

Percentage of the population reporting ' Salvadoran' ancestry (%):
0%7%14%21%28%35%

South American Ancestry by Tract#46

Percentage of the population reporting ' South American' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.2%8.4%12.6%16.8%21.0%

Bolivian Ancestry by Tract#47

Percentage of the population reporting ' Bolivian' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.5%14.0%17.5%

Mexican Ancestry by Tract#48

Percentage of the population reporting ' Mexican' ancestry (%):
0.0%4.9%9.7%14.6%19.4%24.3%

Indian Ancestry by Tract#49

Percentage of the population reporting 'Indian' ancestry (%):
0%9%17%26%34%43%

Korean Ancestry by Tract#50

Percentage of the population reporting 'Korean' ancestry (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%

Vietnamese Ancestry by Tract#51

Percentage of the population reporting 'Vietnamese' ancestry (%):
0.0%3.8%7.6%11.5%15.3%19.1%

Chinese Ancestry by Tract#52

Percentage of the population reporting 'Chinese' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.5%5.1%7.6%10.1%12.7%

Pakistani Ancestry by Tract#53

Percentage of the population reporting 'Pakistani' ancestry (%):
0.0%2.7%5.4%8.0%10.7%13.5%
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Ancestry by Place in Fairfax County

There are 62 places that are fully or partially contained within Fairfax County (59 fully and 3 partially). This section compares all 62 of those to each other, Fairfax County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

German Ancestry by Place#54

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected places in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Fort HuntCliftonOccoquanDranesvilleBelle HavenSouth RunWolf TrapHayfieldMount VernonNewington ForestNewington FrstFranklin FarmViennaKingstowneMantuaRavensworthUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesFairfax StationKings Park WestKings Pk WLong BranchBurkeMcLeanWest SpringfieldW SpringfieldMason NeckBurke CentreRestonNewingtonRose HillWoodburnGreenbriarCrosspointeGreat FallsFort BelvoirVirginiaWest Falls ChurchW Falls ChurchFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxSouth AtlanticKings ParkWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSouthFranconiaCentrevillePimmit HillsAnnandaleLortonSeven CornersHybla ValleyMcNairBailey's CrossroadsWoodlawn22.826213%22.826213%22.8%3,922120.547945%20.547945%20.5%45219.218585%19.218585%19.2%182318.902646%18.902646%18.9%2,229418.404176%18.404176%18.4%1,234518.379537%18.379537%18.4%1,200617.372324%17.372324%17.4%2,905717.112059%17.112059%17.1%762815.839281%15.839281%15.8%1,975915.739684%15.739684%15.7%1,9301015.505362%15.505362%15.5%2,9931115.380388%15.380388%15.4%2,5191215.051651%15.051651%15.1%2,3751314.965986%14.965986%15.0%1,1221414.436782%14.436782%14.4%3141514.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.369827%14.369827%14.4%1,6841614.355476%14.355476%14.4%1,9991714.222569%14.222569%14.2%1,0941814.074249%14.074249%14.1%5,9521913.913275%13.913275%13.9%6,7992013.830988%13.830988%13.8%3,1852113.242864%13.242864%13.2%2832213.188086%13.188086%13.2%2,3912313.149659%13.149659%13.1%7,8992412.913200%12.913200%12.9%1,7542512.800458%12.800458%12.8%2,6842612.515846%12.515846%12.5%1,0862712.231559%12.231559%12.2%1,0482812.109646%12.109646%12.1%6982912.029647%12.029647%12.0%1,8993011.799122%11.799122%11.8%9683111.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k11.135965%11.135965%11.1%3,2363511.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k11.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k10.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.305099%10.305099%10.3%4834010.262499%10.262499%10.3%616,956617k10.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.661400%9.661400%9.7%1,926449.457610%9.457610%9.5%6,912458.646905%8.646905%8.6%563486.812179%6.812179%6.8%2,940536.047688%6.047688%6.0%1,220575.806603%5.806603%5.8%496584.949501%4.949501%4.9%789594.927799%4.927799%4.9%1,034604.096309%4.096309%4.1%1,031614.091376%4.091376%4.1%91762
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of place out of 62 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County Subdivision in Fairfax County

There are 9 county subdivisions in Fairfax County. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Fairfax County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

German Ancestry by County Subdivision#79

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected county subdivisions in Fairfax County, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%Count#United States of AmericaUnited StatesSpringfieldHunter MillMount VernonVirginiaBraddockDranesvilleSullyFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxSouth AtlanticWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonSouthProvidenceLeeMason14.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.984088%13.984088%14.0%16,80316.8k113.355656%13.355656%13.4%16,91216.9k212.452170%12.452170%12.5%16,07616.1k311.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k11.351157%11.351157%11.4%14,20214.2k411.295971%11.295971%11.3%14,12914.1k511.197933%11.197933%11.2%14,34514.3k611.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k11.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k10.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.262499%10.262499%10.3%616,956617k10.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M10.031012%10.031012%10.0%13,29413.3k79.188020%9.188020%9.2%11,47411.5k87.338549%7.338549%7.3%8,9019
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the Washington Area

There are 24 counties in the Washington Area. This section compares Fairfax County to all of the counties in the Washington Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County.

German Ancestry by County#104

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected other counties in the Washington Area, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Jefferson CountyJeffersonFrederick CountyFrederickFauquier CountyFauquierWarren CountyWarrenCalvert CountyCalvertClarke CountyClarkeRappahannock CountyRappahannockFalls Church CityFalls ChurchCulpeper CountyCulpeperStafford CountyStaffordUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesArlington CountyArlingtonLoudoun CountyLoudounFairfax CityFairfaxSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaAlexandria CityAlexandriaVirginiaFredericksburg CityFredericksburgFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxCharles CountyCharlesSouth AtlanticWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonPrince William CountyPrince WilliamSouthManassas CityManassasMontgomery CountyMontgomeryManassas Park CityManassas ParkDistrict of ColumbiaPrince George's CountyPrince George's24.226108%24.226108%24.2%13,45313.5k122.588462%22.588462%22.6%54,99555.0k219.234105%19.234105%19.2%13,08413.1k318.550777%18.550777%18.6%7,199418.471837%18.471837%18.5%16,72216.7k517.543860%17.543860%17.5%2,510617.354369%17.354369%17.4%1,287717.092006%17.092006%17.1%2,324815.850221%15.850221%15.9%7,759914.516869%14.516869%14.5%20,25820.3k1014.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M13.172514%13.172514%13.2%29,78229.8k1112.521694%12.521694%12.5%45,38345.4k1212.392041%12.392041%12.4%2,9271312.253350%12.253350%12.3%15,82915.8k1411.743347%11.743347%11.7%17,78817.8k1511.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k11.273471%11.273471%11.3%3,1401611.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k11.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k1710.657113%10.657113%10.7%16,45016.5k1810.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.262499%10.262499%10.3%616,956617k10.258774%10.258774%10.3%45,51145.5k1910.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M10.034266%10.034266%10.0%4,129209.108695%9.108695%9.1%93,48993.5k218.776142%8.776142%8.8%1,389226.978205%6.978205%7.0%45,98746.0k233.277847%3.277847%3.3%29,42529.4k24
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 24 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in Virginia

There are 133 counties in Virginia. This section compares Fairfax County to the 50 most populous counties in Virginia and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 34,417.

German Ancestry by County#129

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected other counties in Virginia, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Shenandoah CountyShenandoahRockingham CountyRockinghamFrederick CountyFrederickFauquier CountyFauquierWarren CountyWarrenOrange CountyOrangeAugusta CountyAugustaJames City CountyJames CityYork CountyYorkCulpeper CountyCulpeperHarrisonburg CityHarrisonburgRoanoke CountyRoanokeStafford CountyStaffordMontgomery CountyMontgomeryUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesGloucester CountyGloucesterHanover CountyHanoverAlbemarle CountyAlbemarleArlington CountyArlingtonWashington CountyWashingtonBedford CountyBedfordFranklin CountyFranklinVirginia Beach CityVirginia BeachLynchburg CityLynchburgLoudoun CountyLoudounSpotsylvania CountySpotsylvaniaCharlottesville CityCharlottesvilleAlexandria CityAlexandriaVirginiaIsle of Wight CountyIsle of WightChesterfield CountyChesterfieldFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxChesapeake CityChesapeakeSouth AtlanticRoanoke CityRoanokeWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonPrince William CountyPrince WilliamTazewell CountyTazewellSouthManassas CityManassasCampbell CountyCampbellNewport News CityNewport NewsWise CountyWiseHenrico CountyHenricoSuffolk CitySuffolkPulaski CountyPulaskiPrince George CountyPrince GeorgeNorfolk CityNorfolkRichmond CityRichmondHampton CityHamptonPittsylvania CountyPittsylvaniaHenry CountyHenryPortsmouth CityPortsmouthDanville CityDanvilleHalifax CountyHalifax24.532748%24.532748%24.5%10,51410.5k124.202124%24.202124%24.2%18,98119.0k222.024757%22.024757%22.0%18,13118.1k319.234105%19.234105%19.2%13,08413.1k418.550777%18.550777%18.6%7,199518.337969%18.337969%18.3%6,395618.132652%18.132652%18.1%13,47813.5k716.634214%16.634214%16.6%11,96012.0k816.430311%16.430311%16.4%10,99511.0k915.850221%15.850221%15.9%7,7591015.769830%15.769830%15.8%8,1971115.124660%15.124660%15.1%14,16514.2k1214.516869%14.516869%14.5%20,25820.3k1314.462032%14.462032%14.5%14,06114.1k1414.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.048783%14.048783%14.0%5,2011513.549056%13.549056%13.5%13,84713.8k1613.403396%13.403396%13.4%13,97814.0k1713.172514%13.172514%13.2%29,78229.8k1813.166673%13.166673%13.2%7,1841912.705861%12.705861%12.7%9,7752012.653388%12.653388%12.7%7,1152112.648171%12.648171%12.6%56,88356.9k2212.549045%12.549045%12.5%9,8832312.521694%12.521694%12.5%45,38345.4k2412.253350%12.253350%12.3%15,82915.8k2512.084413%12.084413%12.1%5,5032611.743347%11.743347%11.7%17,78817.8k2711.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k11.474727%11.474727%11.5%4,1342811.163848%11.163848%11.2%37,04637.0k2911.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k11.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k3010.394779%10.394779%10.4%24,24024.2k3110.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.384681%10.384681%10.4%10,31510.3k3210.262499%10.262499%10.3%616,956617k10.258774%10.258774%10.3%45,51145.5k3310.203611%10.203611%10.2%4,4253410.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M10.034266%10.034266%10.0%4,129359.780062%9.780062%9.8%5,385369.747475%9.747475%9.7%17,70217.7k379.714528%9.714528%9.7%3,893389.432128%9.432128%9.4%30,36430.4k399.230310%9.230310%9.2%8,036408.786356%8.786356%8.8%3,024418.663445%8.663445%8.7%3,263427.861259%7.861259%7.9%19,31719.3k437.455264%7.455264%7.5%16,16116.2k447.325881%7.325881%7.3%10,02110.0k456.021605%6.021605%6.0%3,757465.652282%5.652282%5.7%2,951475.367905%5.367905%5.4%5,157484.851275%4.851275%4.9%2,055493.971109%3.971109%4.0%1,40250
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Ancestry by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Fairfax County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Fairfax County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

German Ancestry by County#154

Percentage of the total population.
Scope: population of Fairfax County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Fairfax County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Hennepin CountyHennepinAllegheny CountyAlleghenySt. Louis CountySt. LouisMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFranklin CountyFranklinOakland CountyOaklandCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaKing CountyKingSuffolk CountySuffolkUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesPima CountyPimaMaricopa CountyMaricopaTravis CountyTravisWake CountyWakeVirginiaFairfax County Public SchoolsFairfax CoFairfax CountyFairfaxSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgSacramento CountySacramentoSan Diego CountySan DiegoSouth AtlanticTarrant CountyTarrantWashington, Arlington, and Alexandria Metro AreaWashingtonWayne CountyWayneCook CountyCookSouthHillsborough CountyHillsboroughClark CountyClarkContra Costa CountyContra CostaOrange CountyOrangeMontgomery CountyMontgomeryNassau CountyNassauFairfield CountyFairfieldBexar CountyBexarPalm Beach CountyPalm BeachRiverside CountyRiversideOrange CountyOrangeFresno CountyFresnoSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoAlameda CountyAlamedaPhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaHarris CountyHarrisSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraWestchester CountyWestchesterFulton CountyFultonMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardDallas CountyDallasHonolulu CountyHonoluluLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesQueens CountyQueensKings CountyKingsMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadeBronx CountyBronx26.064758%26.064758%26.1%315,192315k125.800985%25.800985%25.8%317,445317k225.790158%25.790158%25.8%258,046258k324.734902%24.734902%24.7%236,294236k421.733389%21.733389%21.7%267,781268k517.708091%17.708091%17.7%218,733219k616.120075%16.120075%16.1%202,905203k714.738814%14.738814%14.7%306,501307k814.637048%14.637048%14.6%219,282219k914.402193%14.402193%14.4%45,879,36045.9M14.181263%14.181263%14.2%142,286142k1013.818032%13.818032%13.8%564,957565k1111.701952%11.701952%11.7%134,359134k1211.632064%11.632064%11.6%116,155116k1311.531135%11.531135%11.5%958,272958k11.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k11.134032%11.134032%11.1%126,136126k1410.865999%10.865999%10.9%118,713119k1510.800139%10.800139%10.8%109,273109k1610.639965%10.639965%10.6%157,397157k1710.454405%10.454405%10.5%340,119340k1810.391841%10.391841%10.4%6,496,8966.50M10.266137%10.266137%10.3%199,936200k1910.262499%10.262499%10.3%616,956617k10.112000%10.112000%10.1%178,739179k2010.095159%10.095159%10.1%527,732528k2110.062070%10.062070%10.1%12,049,90512.0M9.977182%9.977182%10.0%132,004132k229.854875%9.854875%9.9%204,011204k239.568789%9.568789%9.6%106,015106k249.185620%9.185620%9.2%287,713288k259.108695%9.108695%9.1%93,48993.5k269.046279%9.046279%9.0%122,740123k278.978800%8.978800%9.0%84,54684.5k288.831123%8.831123%8.8%164,144164k298.739045%8.739045%8.7%122,238122k308.484000%8.484000%8.5%197,159197k317.963346%7.963346%8.0%100,024100k327.909278%7.909278%7.9%76,17976.2k337.604922%7.604922%7.6%160,217160k347.059731%7.059731%7.1%113,324113k356.959315%6.959315%7.0%108,561109k366.884761%6.884761%6.9%305,288305k376.697732%6.697732%6.7%126,256126k386.664885%6.664885%6.7%64,59864.6k396.551145%6.551145%6.6%65,29965.3k406.446055%6.446055%6.4%101,049101k416.378636%6.378636%6.4%104,290104k426.223374%6.223374%6.2%115,990116k436.148495%6.148495%6.1%154,515155k445.261707%5.261707%5.3%51,93351.9k454.654338%4.654338%4.7%468,094468k462.458646%2.458646%2.5%56,79556.8k472.310641%2.310641%2.3%60,23560.2k481.880748%1.880748%1.9%50,11150.1k490.928044%0.928044%0.9%13,33413.3k50
Count number of people reporting 'German' ancestry
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage reporting 'German' anscestry

Definitions

This page discusses the self-reported ancestry of the residents of Fairfax County. Respondents were not limited to one ancestry, so if a person reported both English and German, then they would be counted in both categories. Consequently, the sum of the counts over all the ancestries most often exceeds the total population of the entity. Asian and Hispanic ancestry is reported separately from European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African ancestry. A full list of all possible categories is as follows:

  • European, Middle Eastern, and Subsaharan African Ancestries: Afghan, Albanian, Alsatian, American, Arab, Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, Palestinian, Syrian, Arab, Other Arab, Armenian, Assyrian/Chaldean/Syriac, Australian, Austrian, Basque, Belgian, Brazilian, British, Bulgarian, Cajun, Canadian, Carpatho Rusyn, Celtic, Croatian, Cypriot, Czech, Czechoslovakian, Danish, Dutch, Eastern European, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, German Russian, Greek, Guyanese, Hungarian, Icelander, Iranian, Irish, Israeli, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxemburger, Macedonian, Maltese, New Zealander, Northern European, Norwegian, Pennsylvania German, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Scandinavian, Scotch-Irish, Scottish, Serbian, Slavic, Slovak, Slovene, Soviet Union, Subsaharan African, Cape Verdean, Ethiopian, Ghanaian, Kenyan, Liberian, Nigerian, Senegalese, Sierra Leonean, Somali, South African, Sudanese, Ugandan, Zimbabwean, African, Other, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, Ukrainian, Welsh, West Indian, Bahamian, Barbadian, Belizean, Bermudan, British West Indian, Dutch West Indian, Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian and Tobagonian, U.S. Virgin Islander, West Indian, Other West Indian, Yugoslavian, Other, and Unclassified
  • Asian Ancestries: Indian, Bangladeshi, Bhutanese, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Malaysian, Mongolian, Nepalese, Okinawan, Pakistani, Sri Lankan, Taiwanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Other, Not Specified, and Mixed
  • Hispanic Ancestries: Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, Dominican, Central American, Costa Rican, Guatemalan, Honduran, Nicaraguan, Panamanian, Salvadoran, Other Central American, South American, Argentinean, Bolivian, Chilean, Colombian, Ecuadorian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Uruguayan, Venezuelan, Other South American, Other Hispanic, Spaniard, Spanish, and Spanish American

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Principal Unincorporated Place:
Reston
Districts:
Braddock, Dranesville, Hunter Mill, Lee, Mason, Mount Vernon, Providence, Springfield, Sully
Towns:
Clifton, Herndon, Occoquan, Vienna
Unincorporated Places:
Annandale, Bailey's Crossroads, Belle Haven, Burke, Burke Centre, Centreville, Chantilly, Crosspointe, Dranesville, Dunn Loring, Fair Lakes, Fair Oaks, Fairfax Station, Floris, Fort Belvoir, Fort Hunt, Franconia, Franklin Farm, George Mason, Great Falls, Greenbriar, Groveton, Hayfield, Huntington, Hybla Valley, Idylwood, Kings Park, Kings Park West, Kingstowne, Lake Barcroft, Laurel Hill, Lincolnia, Long Branch, Lorton, Mantua, Mason Neck, McLean, McNair, Merrifield, Mount Vernon, Newington, Newington Forest, North Springfield, Oakton, Pimmit Hills, Ravensworth, Reston, Rose Hill, Seven Corners, South Run, Springfield, Tysons Corner, Wakefield, West Falls Church, West Springfield, Wolf Trap, Woodburn, Woodlawn
ZIP Codes:
20120, 20121, 20124, 20151, 20164, 20165, 20170, 20171, 20190, 20191, 20194, 22003, 22015, 22027, 22030, 22031, 22032, 22033, 22035, 22039, 22041, 22042, 22043, 22044, 22046, 22060, 22066, 22079, 22101, 22102, 22124, 22150, 22151, 22152, 22153, 22180, 22181, 22182, 22185, 22207, 22302, 22303, 22304, 22306, 22307, 22308, 22309, 22310, 22311, 22312, 22315
Unified School District:
Fairfax County
Congressional Districts:
VA-8, VA-10, VA-11
State Senate Districts:
VA-30, VA-31, VA-32, VA-33, VA-34, VA-35, VA-36, VA-37, VA-39
State House Districts:
VA-34, VA-35, VA-36, VA-37, VA-38, VA-39, VA-40, VA-41, VA-42, VA-43, VA-44, VA-45, VA-47, VA-48, VA-49, VA-53, VA-67, VA-86, VA-87
Neighboring Cities:
Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church
Neighboring Counties:
Arlington, Charles, District of Columbia, Loudoun, Montgomery, Prince George's, Prince William
Nearby Cities:
Fredericksburg, Manassas, Manassas Park
Nearby Counties:
Anne Arundel, Clarke, Culpeper, Fauquier, Howard, King George, Stafford