Virginia / Counties by Population
Below are the 133 Virginia counties sorted by population from 1 to 133 . The population data are from the 2021 Population Estimates Program and 2020 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 | 1,139,720 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 484,472 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city/county | 457,672 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 427,592 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 370,688 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 333,554 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city/county | 251,269 |
| 8 | Norfolk city/county | 235,089 |
| 9 | Arlington County | 232,965 |
| 10 | Richmond city/county | 226,604 |
| 11 | Newport News city/county | 184,587 |
| 12 | Stafford County | 160,877 |
| 13 | Alexandria city/county | 154,706 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 143,676 |
| 15 | Hampton city/county | 137,746 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 113,535 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 111,603 |
| 18 | Roanoke city/county | 98,865 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 98,473 |
| 20 | Portsmouth city/county | 97,840 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 96,589 |
| 22 | Suffolk city/county | 96,194 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 93,717 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 84,394 |
| 25 | Bedford County | 80,131 |
| 26 | James City County | 79,882 |
| 27 | Lynchburg city/county | 79,009 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 77,563 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 73,815 |
| 30 | York County | 70,915 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 59,972 |
| 32 | Campbell County | 55,492 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 54,938 |
| 34 | Washington County | 53,635 |
| 35 | Culpeper County | 53,596 |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city/county | 51,430 |
| 37 | Henry County | 50,248 |
| 38 | Charlottesville city/county | 45,672 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 44,752 |
| 40 | Prince George County | 42,880 |
| 41 | Manassas city/county | 42,708 |
| 42 | Danville city/county | 42,215 |
| 43 | Warren County | 40,925 |
| 44 | Tazewell County | 39,925 |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 39,278 |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 39,069 |
| 47 | Louisa County | 38,848 |
| 48 | Orange County | 37,188 |
| 49 | Wise County | 35,647 |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 33,866 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 33,759 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 33,738 |
| 53 | Petersburg city/county | 33,429 |
| 54 | Accomack County | 33,246 |
| 55 | Caroline County | 31,332 |
| 56 | Amherst County | 31,273 |
| 57 | Powhatan County | 31,136 |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30,248 |
| 59 | Smyth County | 29,477 |
| 60 | Carroll County | 29,048 |
| 61 | Fredericksburg city/county | 28,367 |
| 62 | Wythe County | 28,178 |
| 63 | Winchester city/county | 28,136 |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 27,912 |
| 65 | Fluvanna County | 27,723 |
| 66 | King George County | 27,489 |
| 67 | Staunton city/county | 25,661 |
| 68 | Russell County | 25,550 |
| 69 | Goochland County | 25,488 |
| 70 | Salem city/county | 25,373 |
| 71 | Fairfax city/county | 24,276 |
| 72 | New Kent County | 23,897 |
| 73 | Page County | 23,807 |
| 74 | Hopewell city/county | 23,140 |
| 75 | Rockbridge County | 22,641 |
| 76 | Waynesboro city/county | 22,550 |
| 77 | Lee County | 21,983 |
| 78 | Prince Edward County | 21,932 |
| 79 | Scott County | 21,419 |
| 80 | Greene County | 20,968 |
| 81 | Buchanan County | 19,816 |
| 82 | Westmoreland County | 18,731 |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city/county | 18,273 |
| 84 | King William County | 18,171 |
| 85 | Southampton County | 18,006 |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17,602 |
| 87 | Bristol city/county | 17,054 |
| 88 | Manassas Park city/county | 17,002 |
| 89 | Buckingham County | 16,947 |
| 90 | Giles County | 16,562 |
| 91 | Radford city/county | 16,499 |
| 92 | Appomattox County | 16,353 |
| 93 | Brunswick County | 15,940 |
| 94 | Nottoway County | 15,594 |
| 95 | Williamsburg city/county | 15,590 |
| 96 | Floyd County | 15,566 |
| 97 | Grayson County | 15,359 |
| 98 | Alleghany County | 14,986 |
| 99 | Clarke County | 14,881 |
| 100 | Nelson County | 14,790 |
| 101 | Falls Church city/county | 14,493 |
| 102 | Madison County | 13,942 |
| 103 | Dickenson County | 13,787 |
| 104 | Martinsville city/county | 13,517 |
| 105 | Amelia County | 13,268 |
| 106 | Poquoson city/county | 12,574 |
| 107 | Northampton County | 12,085 |
| 108 | Northumberland County | 12,029 |
| 109 | Lunenburg County | 11,926 |
| 110 | Charlotte County | 11,448 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11,437 |
| 112 | Lancaster County | 10,928 |
| 113 | Middlesex County | 10,781 |
| 114 | Sussex County | 10,763 |
| 115 | Essex County | 10,573 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 9,681 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9,017 |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8,546 |
| 119 | Franklin city/county | 8,217 |
| 120 | Lexington city/county | 7,456 |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 7,407 |
| 122 | King and Queen County | 6,662 |
| 123 | Galax city/county | 6,660 |
| 124 | Buena Vista city/county | 6,601 |
| 125 | Charles City County | 6,594 |
| 126 | Surry County | 6,530 |
| 127 | Bland County | 6,173 |
| 128 | Covington city/county | 5,717 |
| 129 | Emporia city/county | 5,667 |
| 130 | Craig County | 4,865 |
| 131 | Bath County | 4,114 |
| 132 | Norton city/county | 3,666 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2,226 |
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United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2020 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 17 March 2022. http://www.census.gov/. United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. Web. May 2022. http://www.census.gov/. |
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