Virginia Counties by Population (2026)

by Kristen Carney

Updated: February 9, 2026

The most populous counties in Virginia are Fairfax County with 1,147,837, Prince William County at 488,880, Virginia Beach city/county with 456,349, Loudoun County at 432,998, and Chesterfield County with 377,869. You can get the most current Census population data for all 133 Virginia counties, sorted from the most populous counties in Virginia to the least, according to the 2024 American Community Survey.

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

United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. January 29, 2026. http://www.census.gov/.

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