Population in Virginia by County

Total population.

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-year 2020-2024 · Updated November 2026

Virginia

8,705,170

Counties

133

Highest

Fairfax

1,147,837

Lowest

Highland

2,296

All Virginia counties, ranked

# Counties Population
1 Fairfax 1,147,837
2 Prince William 488,880
3 Virginia Beach 456,349
4 Loudoun 432,998
5 Chesterfield 377,869
6 Henrico 335,744
7 Chesapeake 252,583
8 Arlington 236,254
9 Norfolk 233,596
10 Richmond 229,359
11 Newport News 184,216
12 Stafford 163,466
13 Alexandria 156,976
14 Spotsylvania 146,603
15 Hampton 137,557
16 Albemarle 114,919
17 Hanover 112,879
18 Montgomery 99,101
19 Suffolk 98,796
20 Roanoke 98,355
21 Portsmouth 97,190
22 Roanoke 97,023
23 Frederick 95,008
24 Rockingham 85,600
25 James City 81,013
26 Bedford 80,894
27 Lynchburg 79,497
28 Augusta 78,033
29 Fauquier 74,577
30 York 71,005
31 Pittsylvania 59,856
32 Campbell 55,312
33 Franklin 55,130
34 Culpeper 54,397
35 Washington 53,926
36 Harrisonburg 51,392
37 Henry 49,980
38 Charlottesville 45,437
39 Shenandoah 44,925
40 Prince George 43,146
41 Manassas 42,976
42 Danville 42,214
43 Warren 41,531
44 Louisa 39,980
45 Isle of Wight 39,974
46 Tazewell 39,624
47 Gloucester 39,526
48 Orange 37,822
49 Wise 35,448
50 Botetourt 34,004
51 Pulaski 33,687
52 Halifax 33,639
53 Petersburg 33,537
54 Accomack 33,335
55 Caroline 32,098
56 Powhatan 31,555
57 Amherst 31,485
58 Mecklenburg 30,516
59 Smyth 29,420
60 Carroll 29,157
61 Fredericksburg 28,873
62 Dinwiddie 28,191
63 Wythe 28,188
64 Fluvanna 28,092
65 Winchester 27,913
66 King George 27,896
67 Goochland 26,410
68 Staunton 25,948
69 Salem 25,618
70 Russell 25,538
71 New Kent 25,105
72 Fairfax 25,026
73 Page 23,727
74 Hopewell 22,959
75 Waynesboro 22,841
76 Rockbridge 22,531
77 Prince Edward 21,996
78 Lee 21,900
79 Scott 21,479
80 Greene 21,155
81 Buchanan 19,415
82 Westmoreland 18,826
83 King William 18,593
84 Colonial Heights 18,352
85 Southampton 17,964
86 Patrick 17,512
87 Buckingham 16,976
88 Bristol 16,849
89 Manassas Park 16,798
90 Radford 16,726
91 Appomattox 16,610
92 Giles 16,557
93 Brunswick 15,841
94 Williamsburg 15,798
95 Nottoway 15,597
96 Floyd 15,593
97 Grayson 15,287
98 Clarke 15,216
99 Alleghany 14,859
100 Nelson 14,732
101 Falls Church 14,710
102 Madison 14,044
103 Dickenson 13,733
104 Martinsville 13,658
105 Amelia 13,462
106 Poquoson 12,639
107 Northumberland 12,188
108 Northampton 12,059
109 Lunenburg 12,016
110 Charlotte 11,422
111 Greensville 11,275
112 Lancaster 10,936
113 Middlesex 10,847
114 Sussex 10,765
115 Essex 10,623
116 Cumberland 9,818
117 Richmond 9,095
118 Mathews 8,540
119 Franklin 8,250
120 Lexington 7,525
121 Rappahannock 7,427
122 Galax 6,726
123 King and Queen 6,695
124 Charles City 6,627
125 Buena Vista 6,593
126 Surry 6,549
127 Bland 6,199
128 Covington 5,680
129 Emporia 5,547
130 Craig 4,856
131 Bath 4,100
132 Norton 3,577
133 Highland 2,296

About this dataset

Total population. Source: ACS 5-year 2020-2024 Data Profile, variable DP05_0001E. Values in people.

Source
U.S. Census Bureau
Citation
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles (2020-2024), DP05_0001E
Vintage
ACS 5-year 2020-2024
License
Public domain (U.S. Census Bureau)
Unit
people
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Summed across each territory
Last loaded
November 2026

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