Virginia Counties by Population

Below are the 133 Virginia counties sorted by population from largest to smallest. The population data are from the 2021 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!

Rank County Population
1 Fairfax County 1,146,825
2 Prince William County 477,224
3 Virginia Beach city/county 457,658
4 Loudoun County 413,574
5 Chesterfield County 359,798
6 Henrico County 331,924
7 Chesapeake city/county 247,172
8 Norfolk city/county 238,556
9 Arlington County 235,764
10 Richmond city/county 225,676
11 Newport News city/county 185,069
12 Alexandria city/county 158,185
13 Stafford County 154,204
14 Spotsylvania County 138,493
15 Hampton city/county 136,748
16 Albemarle County 111,438
17 Hanover County 109,232
18 Roanoke city/county 99,578
19 Montgomery County 99,294
20 Portsmouth city/county 97,454
21 Roanoke County 96,303
22 Suffolk city/county 93,268
23 Frederick County 90,287
24 Rockingham County 83,090
25 Bedford County 79,183
26 Lynchburg city/county 78,973
27 James City County 77,733
28 Augusta County 76,948
29 Fauquier County 72,416
30 York County 69,635
31 Pittsylvania County 60,833
32 Campbell County 55,656
33 Franklin County 54,829
34 Washington County 53,997
35 Harrisonburg city/county 52,062
36 Culpeper County 52,021
37 Henry County 51,077
38 Charlottesville city/county 46,597
39 Shenandoah County 44,037
40 Manassas city/county 42,596
41 Danville city/county 42,556
42 Prince George County 42,170
43 Tazewell County 40,615
44 Warren County 40,442
45 Gloucester County 38,586
46 Isle of Wight County 38,301
47 Louisa County 37,136
48 Wise County 36,531
49 Orange County 36,001
50 Halifax County 34,228
51 Pulaski County 33,893
52 Botetourt County 33,542
53 Accomack County 33,388
54 Petersburg city/county 33,229
55 Amherst County 31,381
56 Caroline County 30,861
57 Mecklenburg County 30,347
58 Powhatan County 29,979
59 Smyth County 29,960
60 Carroll County 29,123
61 Wythe County 28,347
62 Winchester city/county 28,194
63 Dinwiddie County 28,040
64 Fredericksburg city/county 28,027
65 Fluvanna County 27,078
66 King George County 26,597
67 Russell County 25,932
68 Staunton city/county 25,358
69 Salem city/county 25,335
70 Goochland County 24,300
71 Fairfax city/county 23,980
72 Page County 23,734
73 Hopewell city/county 23,020
74 Rockbridge County 22,663
75 New Kent County 22,519
76 Lee County 22,482
77 Waynesboro city/county 22,149
78 Prince Edward County 21,887
79 Scott County 21,576
80 Buchanan County 20,615
81 Greene County 20,374
82 Westmoreland County 18,324
83 Colonial Heights city/county 18,127
84 Southampton County 18,028
85 Patrick County 17,661
86 King William County 17,511
87 Manassas Park city/county 17,081
88 Bristol city/county 16,996
89 Buckingham County 16,832
90 Giles County 16,764
91 Radford city/county 16,205
92 Brunswick County 16,044
93 Appomattox County 16,039
94 Nottoway County 15,667
95 Floyd County 15,536
96 Grayson County 15,418
97 Williamsburg city/county 15,299
98 Alleghany County 15,266
99 Nelson County 14,795
100 Clarke County 14,726
101 Falls Church city/county 14,494
102 Dickenson County 14,256
103 Madison County 13,731
104 Martinsville city/county 13,476
105 Amelia County 13,220
106 Poquoson city/county 12,382
107 Northampton County 12,226
108 Lunenburg County 11,982
109 Northumberland County 11,965
110 Charlotte County 11,605
111 Greensville County 11,465
112 Sussex County 10,960
113 Lancaster County 10,916
114 Middlesex County 10,686
115 Essex County 10,621
116 Cumberland County 9,669
117 Richmond County 8,902
118 Mathews County 8,548
119 Franklin city/county 8,249
120 Rappahannock County 7,400
121 Lexington city/county 7,287
122 Charles City County 6,817
123 King and Queen County 6,690
124 Galax city/county 6,681
125 Buena Vista city/county 6,649
126 Surry County 6,563
127 Bland County 6,278
128 Emporia city/county 5,761
129 Covington city/county 5,716
130 Craig County 4,914
131 Bath County 4,243
132 Norton city/county 3,696
133 Highland County 2,229

United States Census Bureau. B01001 SEX BY AGE, 2021 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey Office. Web. 8 December 2022. http://www.census.gov/.

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