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Virginia / Counties by Population
Below are the 133 Virginia counties sorted by population from 1 to 132 (there are some ties). The population data are from the 2020 Census Redistricting dataset. If 2020 Census data are not available for a geography, then the population data are from the Census’ 2019 American Community Survey. You can copy and paste this list directly into your favorite spreadsheet program. Don't you just adore lovely numbers listed nicely in columns & rows? We do!
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| Rank | County | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 1,150,309 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 482,204 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city/county | 459,470 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 420,959 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 364,548 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 334,389 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city/county | 249,422 |
| 8 | Arlington County | 238,643 |
| 9 | Norfolk city/county | 238,005 |
| 10 | Richmond city/county | 226,610 |
| 11 | Newport News city/county | 186,247 |
| 12 | Alexandria city/county | 159,467 |
| 13 | Stafford County | 156,927 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 140,032 |
| 15 | Hampton city/county | 137,148 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 112,395 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 109,979 |
| 18 | Roanoke city/county | 100,011 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 99,721 |
| 20 | Portsmouth city/county | 97,915 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 96,929 |
| 22 | Suffolk city/county | 94,324 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 91,419 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 83,757 |
| 25 | Bedford County | 79,462 |
| 26 | Lynchburg city/county | 79,009 |
| 27 | James City County | 78,254 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 77,487 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 72,972 |
| 30 | York County | 70,045 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 60,501 |
| 32 | Campbell County | 55,696 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 54,477 |
| 34 | Washington County | 53,935 |
| 35 | Culpeper County | 52,552 |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city/county | 51,814 |
| 37 | Henry County | 50,948 |
| 38 | Charlottesville city/county | 46,553 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 44,186 |
| 40 | Prince George County | 43,010 |
| 41 | Manassas city/county | 42,772 |
| 42 | Danville city/county | 42,590 |
| 43 | Warren County | 40,727 |
| 44 | Tazewell County | 40,429 |
| 45 | Gloucester County | 38,711 |
| 46 | Isle of Wight County | 38,606 |
| 47 | Louisa County | 37,596 |
| 48 | Orange County | 36,254 |
| 49 | Wise County | 36,130 |
| 50 | Halifax County | 34,022 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 33,800 |
| 52 | Botetourt County | 33,596 |
| 53 | Petersburg city/county | 33,458 |
| 54 | Accomack County | 33,413 |
| 55 | Amherst County | 31,307 |
| 56 | Caroline County | 30,887 |
| 57 | Powhatan County | 30,333 |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30,319 |
| 59 | Smyth County | 29,800 |
| 60 | Carroll County | 29,155 |
| 61 | Wythe County | 28,290 |
| 62 | Winchester city/county | 28,120 |
| 63 | Fredericksburg city/county | 27,982 |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 27,947 |
| 65 | Fluvanna County | 27,249 |
| 66 | King George County | 26,723 |
| 67 | Russell County | 25,781 |
| 68 | Staunton city/county | 25,750 |
| 69 | Salem city/county | 25,346 |
| 70 | Goochland County | 24,727 |
| 71 | Fairfax city/county | 24,146 |
| 72 | Page County | 23,709 |
| 73 | Hopewell city/county | 23,033 |
| 74 | New Kent County | 22,945 |
| 75 | Rockbridge County | 22,650 |
| 76 | Waynesboro city/county | 22,196 |
| 77 | Lee County | 22,173 |
| 78 | Prince Edward County | 21,849 |
| 79 | Scott County | 21,576 |
| 80 | Greene County | 20,552 |
| 81 | Buchanan County | 20,355 |
| 82 | Westmoreland County | 18,477 |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city/county | 18,170 |
| 84 | Southampton County | 17,996 |
| 85 | King William County | 17,810 |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17,608 |
| 87 TIE | Bristol city/county and Manassas Park city/county | 17,219 |
| 88 | Buckingham County | 16,824 |
| 89 | Giles County | 16,787 |
| 90 | Appomattox County | 16,119 |
| 91 | Radford city/county | 16,070 |
| 92 | Brunswick County | 15,849 |
| 93 | Nottoway County | 15,642 |
| 94 | Floyd County | 15,476 |
| 95 | Williamsburg city/county | 15,425 |
| 96 | Grayson County | 15,333 |
| 97 | Alleghany County | 15,223 |
| 98 | Clarke County | 14,783 |
| 99 | Nelson County | 14,775 |
| 100 | Falls Church city/county | 14,658 |
| 101 | Dickenson County | 14,124 |
| 102 | Madison County | 13,837 |
| 103 | Martinsville city/county | 13,485 |
| 104 | Amelia County | 13,265 |
| 105 | Poquoson city/county | 12,460 |
| 106 | Northampton County | 12,282 |
| 107 | Lunenburg County | 11,936 |
| 108 | Northumberland County | 11,839 |
| 109 | Charlotte County | 11,529 |
| 110 | Greensville County | 11,391 |
| 111 | Lancaster County | 10,919 |
| 112 | Sussex County | 10,829 |
| 113 | Middlesex County | 10,625 |
| 114 | Essex County | 10,599 |
| 115 | Cumberland County | 9,675 |
| 116 | Richmond County | 8,923 |
| 117 | Mathews County | 8,533 |
| 118 | Franklin city/county | 8,180 |
| 119 | Rappahannock County | 7,348 |
| 120 | Lexington city/county | 7,320 |
| 121 | Charles City County | 6,773 |
| 122 | Galax city/county | 6,720 |
| 123 | Buena Vista city/county | 6,641 |
| 124 | King and Queen County | 6,608 |
| 125 | Surry County | 6,561 |
| 126 | Bland County | 6,270 |
| 127 | Emporia city/county | 5,766 |
| 128 | Covington city/county | 5,737 |
| 129 | Craig County | 4,892 |
| 130 | Bath County | 4,209 |
| 131 | Norton city/county | 3,687 |
| 132 | Highland County | 2,232 |
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United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2019 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 10 December 2020. http://www.census.gov/. United States Census Bureau. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race." 2020 Census State Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File. U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census. Web. 12 August 2021. https://www.census.gov/. |
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