Who lives in Virginia?

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Who Lives in Virginia?

The U.S. Bureau of the Census estimates that 6.6% of the population of Virginia is foreign-born (1997 statistics).

2000 Census Information

You can download a free 12-page report with data on the Foreign Born Population. (You'll need Adobe Reader to view this pdf format file.) The file is rather large, at 472k.
You can look up other USA Census 2000 information for your area at the US Census Bureau site, American Factfinder.
We've downloaded Census 2000 data for your state including country of birth and foreign languages spoken.
Here are statistics for your state and counties reporting population by Race and Hispanic/Latino origin.

The Modern Language Association offers an excellent form to help you look up language info from the 2000 Census. To get started, type your 5-digit zip code in the box below:

1990 Census data by zip code is no longer available.

School District Information

Over 26,000 foreign-born students speaking over 100 languages attend Virginia Public schools. The Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Education has provided the specifics, which you can download as Excel files:

Number of Limited English (LEP) Students in Virginia School Districts.
List of Languages spoken in the largest districts.

The top ten languages spoken in Virginia Public Schools are:

Spanish	14,053
Vietnamese	1,627
Chinese	1,414
Korean	1,349
Urdu	1,039
Arabic	850
Farsi/Persian/Dari	489
Russian	458
Tagalog/Filipino	447
Amahric	349

For further information, contact your local school district.

We are compiling a list of ethnic churches in the Virginia, Maryland, D.C. area. Please contact us if you have corrections or additions to this list.

1997-98 School District Info
The Council of the Great City Schools has collected census data for the largest public school districts in the country, including Norfolk and Richmond.

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