Acclimation of Virginia's Foreign-Born Population

Highlighting JLARC's study of State services for immigrants in Virginia.

Background

House Joint Resolution 604 of the 2003 General Assembly directed the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the acclimation of the Commonwealth's ethnically diverse population. This featured page provides the results of the JLARC staff study, including a report issued in November 2003, two staff briefings to JLARC (November 10, 2003 and July 12, 2004), a listing of some initiatives employed by other states and localities to assist immigrants, and a series of maps that display data relevant to Virginia's foreign-born population.

JLARC Study Documents

• Final Report (Jan 2004)
• Commission Briefing
• Commission Follow-up Briefing (Jul 2004)
• Presentation to the Virginia Association of Counties
• Identification of Initiatives Employed by Other States and Localities to Assist Immigrants
• Primary Countries of Origin by Locality for Foreign-Born Residents (Excel Spreadsheet)

Maps Overview

The maps available below display the distribution of foreign-born residents of Virginia by census tract. Six map types are available for the State and selected local jurisdictions. Some cities are shown separately as well as with the surrounding county. Local maps are available only if at least one census tract in the jurisdiction was in the top 25 percent of census tracts statewide for the relevant variable (such as the percent of population who are foreign born). All of the maps are in PDF format. All 257 maps are available in a single PDF document (27.4 MB): Maps Document.

Statewide Maps of Virignia's Foreign-Born Population

• Census Data for the Maps (Excel Spreadsheet)


• Percent of Population Who Are Foreign-Born
• Percent of Population Who Are Naturilzed Citizens
• Percent of Population Who Are Non-Citizens
• Foreign-Born Individuals Who Arrived 1995-2000
• Percent of Population Who Are Limited English Proficient
• Number of Foreign-Born Individuals in Poverty

Locality Maps of Virginia's Foreign-Born Population

• Accomack to Emporia
• Fairfax to Lynchburg
• Manassas to Prince William
• Radford to York

Locality Maps, Accomack - Emporia

Locality	Percent of Population Foreign Born	Percent of Population Naturalized	Percent of Population Non-Citizen	Foreign Born Who Arrived 1995-2000	Percent Limited English Proficient	Foreign Born in Poverty
Accomack County	Map		Map	Map	Map	Map
Albemarle, Charlottesville	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Alexandria City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Amherst County			Map		Map
Arlington County	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Augusta, Staunton, Waynesboro			Map	Map	Map
Bath County			Map	Map		Map
Bedford County/City						Map
Campbell County						Map
Charlottesville City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Chesapeake City		Map	Map	Map		Map
Chesterfield County	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Colonial Heights City		Map			Map
Culpeper County			Map	Map	Map	Map
Danville City			Map			Map
Dinwiddie County						Map
Emporia City			Map

Locality Maps, Fairfax - Lynchburg

Locality	Percent of Population Foreign Born	Percent of Population Naturalized	Percent of Population Non-Citizen	Foreign Born Who Arrived 1995-2000	Percent Limited English Proficient	Foreign Born in Poverty
Fairfax County/City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Fairfax City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Falls Church City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Fauquier County	Map		Map	Map	Map	Map
Floyd County						Map
Frederick Co., Winchester			Map	Map	Map	Map
Fredericksburg City	Map		Map	Map	Map	Map
Galax City	Map			Map	Map	Map
Greene County						Map
Hampton City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Hanover County				Map
Harrisonburg City	Map		Map	Map	Map	Map
Henrico County	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Henry Co., Martinsville			Map	Map	Map	Map
Hopewell City						Map
James City County				Map		Map
King William County					Map
Loudoun County	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Lynchburg City	Map		Map	Map	Map	Map

Locality Maps, Manassas - Prince William

Locality	Percent of Population Foreign Born	Percent of Population Naturalized	Percent of Population Non-Citizen	Foreign Born Who Arrived 1995-2000	Percent Limited English Proficient	Foreign Born in Poverty
Manassas City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Manassas Park City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Martinsville City			Map	Map	Map	Map
Mecklenburg County				Map		Map
Middlesex County						Map
Montgomery County	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Newport News City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Norfolk City	Map	Map	Map		Map	Map
Northampton County				Map	Map	Map
Nottoway County				Map		Map
Page County						Map
Petersburg City	Map			Map	Map
Pittsylvania Co., Danville				Map	Map	Map
Poquoson City		Map
Portsmouth City	Map		Map		Map	Map
Prince George County	Map		Map	Map	Map	Map
Prince William, Manassas, Manassas Park	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map

Locality Maps, Radford - York

Locality	Percent of Population Foreign Born	Percent of Population Naturalized	Percent of Population Non-Citizen	Foreign Born Who Arrived 1995-2000	Percent Limited English Proficient	Foreign Born in Poverty
Radford City				Map		Map
Richmond City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Roanoke City			Map	Map		Map
Roanoke Co./City, Salem City			Map	Map
Rockingham, Harrisonburg	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Shenandoah County			Map	Map	Map	Map
Spotsylvania County				Map		Map
Stafford County		Map			Map
Suffolk City						Map
Virginia Beach City	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map	Map
Washington Co., Bristol						Map
Waynesboro City	Map		Map		Map	Map
Westmoreland County	Map	Map			Map
Williamsburg City						Map
Winchester City	Map		Map	Map	Map	Map
York County		Map	Map	Map	Map	Map