Virginia Counties by Population (2024)

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133 counties

County
2024 Pop.
Change (2020)
Area (mi²)
Density (/mi²)
Location
Fairfax County1,144,447-0.36%1512,927Fairfax County location
Prince William County492,2681.95%1291,469Prince William County location
Virginia Beach city452,229-1.62%951,846Virginia Beach city location
Loudoun County439,9024.07%199853Loudoun County location
Chesterfield County389,4626.61%164919Chesterfield County location
Henrico County334,9670.02%901,431Henrico County location
Chesapeake city255,3132.21%130755Chesapeake city location
Arlington County234,646-1.75%109,025Arlington County location
Richmond city230,1271.41%233,835Richmond city location
Norfolk city229,302-3.57%204,326Norfolk city location
Newport News city182,256-2.04%272,641Newport News city location
Stafford County167,6876.29%104623Stafford County location
Alexandria city155,415-2.34%610,361Alexandria city location
Spotsylvania County152,3488.35%155379Spotsylvania County location
Hampton city136,338-0.69%202,673Hampton city location
Albemarle County116,5073.55%278162Albemarle County location
Hanover County115,4364.75%181247Hanover County location
Suffolk city102,8928.59%154258Suffolk city location
Montgomery County98,506-1.07%149255Montgomery County location
Roanoke County97,2960.38%97388Roanoke County location
Frederick County97,1805.78%159235Frederick County location
Roanoke city96,685-3.21%172,248Roanoke city location
Portsmouth city96,632-1.35%132,928Portsmouth city location
Rockingham County87,7224.71%328103Rockingham County location
James City County83,8256.8%55590James City County location
Bedford County82,3093.46%293108Bedford County location
Lynchburg city79,8421.09%191,629Lynchburg city location
Augusta County78,5551.26%37381Augusta County location
Fauquier County75,6533.63%250117Fauquier County location
York County70,7400.72%41674York County location
Pittsylvania County59,318-1.74%37461Pittsylvania County location
Franklin County56,0192.82%26781Franklin County location
Culpeper County55,6565.47%146147Culpeper County location
Campbell County55,475-0.29%194110Campbell County location
Washington County54,2450.65%21797Washington County location
Harrisonburg city51,014-1.34%73,001Harrisonburg city location
Henry County49,609-2.44%147130Henry County location
Shenandoah County45,5202.84%19690Shenandoah County location
Charlottesville city44,694-3.82%44,469Charlottesville city location
Prince George County42,721-0.82%102161Prince George County location
Manassas city42,7190.06%44,272Manassas city location
Warren County42,2823.65%83197Warren County location
Louisa County42,04411.24%19185Louisa County location
Danville city41,657-2.17%17969Danville city location
Isle of Wight County41,2876.67%122131Isle of Wight County location
Gloucester County40,5644.76%84186Gloucester County location
Orange County39,0937.41%132115Orange County location
Tazewell County38,677-4.28%20075Tazewell County location
Wise County35,021-2.89%15687Wise County location
Botetourt County34,1501.51%20963Botetourt County location
Pulaski County33,627-0.53%124105Pulaski County location
Caroline County33,3407.82%20363Caroline County location
Accomack County33,255-0.41%17374Accomack County location
Halifax County33,244-2.01%31641Halifax County location
Petersburg city33,156-0.72%91,442Petersburg city location
Powhatan County32,6257.14%100125Powhatan County location
Amherst County31,3200.03%18366Amherst County location
Mecklenburg County30,7691.6%24149Mecklenburg County location
Carroll County29,3600.73%18362Carroll County location
King George County29,2188.92%69162King George County location
Fredericksburg city29,2084.35%42,921Fredericksburg city location
Smyth County29,024-2.56%17464Smyth County location
Fluvanna County28,8075.54%111100Fluvanna County location
Dinwiddie County28,5872.5%19557Dinwiddie County location
Goochland County28,23213.59%109100Goochland County location
Wythe County28,093-0.82%17861Wythe County location
Winchester city27,373-2.28%33,041Winchester city location
New Kent County27,31618.13%81130New Kent County location
Staunton city25,8900.3%81,295Staunton city location
Fairfax city25,5365.62%24,256Fairfax city location
Russell County25,517-0.93%18354Russell County location
Salem city25,5000.38%61,700Salem city location
Page County23,7050.06%12076Page County location
Waynesboro city23,5655.77%61,571Waynesboro city location
Hopewell city22,714-1.28%42,271Hopewell city location
Prince Edward County22,1991.34%13563Prince Edward County location
Rockbridge County22,148-2.22%23037Rockbridge County location
Lee County21,643-2.1%16850Lee County location
Greene County21,5874.76%60138Greene County location
Scott County21,386-0.94%20740Scott County location
King William County19,5319%10671King William County location
Westmoreland County19,2614.05%8884Westmoreland County location
Buchanan County18,791-7.18%19437Buchanan County location
Colonial Heights city18,5081.75%32,314Colonial Heights city location
Southampton County18,0510.55%23130Southampton County location
Patrick County17,417-0.99%18636Patrick County location
Radford city17,2236.85%41,722Radford city location
Appomattox County17,0255.39%12951Appomattox County location
Buckingham County16,9680.83%22429Buckingham County location
Bristol city16,674-3.61%51,283Bristol city location
Giles County16,482-1.81%13846Giles County location
Manassas Park city16,029-6.6%15,343Manassas Park city location
Williamsburg city16,0093.48%31,779Williamsburg city location
Floyd County15,7351.71%14741Floyd County location
Brunswick County15,667-0.98%21828Brunswick County location
Clarke County15,6015.31%6889Clarke County location
Nottoway County15,577-0.45%12150Nottoway County location
Grayson County15,245-0.24%17134Grayson County location
Falls Church city14,8811.36%17,441Falls Church city location
Nelson County14,663-0.52%18231Nelson County location
Alleghany County14,475-4.64%17332Alleghany County location
Madison County14,2482.79%12444Madison County location
Martinsville city13,8292.63%41,257Martinsville city location
Amelia County13,5922.45%13738Amelia County location
Dickenson County13,547-3.74%12741Dickenson County location
Poquoson city12,6461.39%6843Poquoson city location
Northumberland County12,5045.6%7465Northumberland County location
Lunenburg County12,0741.06%16728Lunenburg County location
Northampton County12,064-1.22%8257Northampton County location
Charlotte County11,272-2.34%18324Charlotte County location
Greensville County11,062-2.85%11437Greensville County location
Lancaster County10,9120.08%5182Lancaster County location
Middlesex County10,8962.66%5084Middlesex County location
Sussex County10,8740.81%18922Sussex County location
Essex County10,566-0.3%9941Essex County location
Cumberland County10,0053.51%11534Cumberland County location
Richmond County9,2423.62%7448Richmond County location
Mathews County8,5780.7%33100Mathews County location
Franklin city8,4043.17%31,051Franklin city location
Lexington city7,5503.09%13,775Lexington city location
Rappahannock County7,3750.75%10328Rappahannock County location
Galax city6,7320.25%3842Galax city location
King and Queen County6,7262.09%12221King and Queen County location
Surry County6,6591.65%10824Surry County location
Charles City County6,652-1.39%7136Charles City County location
Buena Vista city6,563-0.89%21,094Buena Vista city location
Bland County6,220-0.58%13817Bland County location
Covington city5,457-5.01%21,091Covington city location
Emporia city5,393-5.5%3770Emporia city location
Craig County4,828-0.96%12715Craig County location
Bath County4,041-3.44%2048Bath County location
Norton city3,395-7.77%3485Norton city location
Highland County2,3826.34%1606Highland County location
  1. Virginia State Data Center
  2. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  4. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  5. Census QuickFacts
  6. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)

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