Virginia Counties by Population (2025)

by Kristen Carney Kristen Carney

Updated: August 7, 2025

The most populous counties in Virginia are Fairfax County with 1,160,925, Prince William County at 497,003, Virginia Beach city/county with 454,808, Loudoun County at 443,380, and Chesterfield County with 389,793. 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 Population Estimates Program.

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Rank County Population
1 Fairfax County 1,160,925
2 Prince William County 497,003
3 Virginia Beach city/county 454,808
4 Loudoun County 443,380
5 Chesterfield County 389,793
6 Henrico County 338,696
7 Chesapeake city/county 254,997
8 Arlington County 239,807
9 Richmond city/county 233,655
10 Norfolk city/county 231,105
11 Newport News city/county 183,056
12 Stafford County 168,919
13 Alexandria city/county 159,102
14 Spotsylvania County 152,021
15 Hampton city/county 137,596
16 Albemarle County 117,313
17 Hanover County 115,309
18 Suffolk city/county 103,105
19 Montgomery County 98,998
20 Frederick County 98,109
21 Roanoke city/county 97,912
22 Roanoke County 97,334
23 Portsmouth city/county 96,482
24 Rockingham County 87,674
25 James City County 82,797
26 Bedford County 82,182
27 Lynchburg city/county 80,301
28 Augusta County 78,622
29 Fauquier County 75,865
30 York County 71,410
31 Pittsylvania County 59,410
32 Culpeper County 56,125
33 Franklin County 55,637
34 Campbell County 55,342
35 Washington County 54,098
36 Harrisonburg city/county 51,164
37 Henry County 49,385
38 Shenandoah County 45,441
39 Charlottesville city/county 44,767
40 Manassas city/county 43,616
41 Prince George County 43,589
42 Warren County 42,461
43 Louisa County 42,109
44 Danville city/county 41,993
45 Isle of Wight County 40,942
46 Gloucester County 40,154
47 Orange County 38,986
48 Tazewell County 38,875
49 Wise County 34,973
50 Botetourt County 34,129
51 Petersburg city/county 34,058
52 Pulaski County 33,579
53 Caroline County 33,477
54 Halifax County 33,448
55 Accomack County 33,411
56 Powhatan County 32,392
57 Amherst County 31,650
58 Mecklenburg County 30,824
59 Fredericksburg city/county 29,992
60 Carroll County 29,242
61 Smyth County 29,137
62 King George County 28,816
63 Fluvanna County 28,746
64 Dinwiddie County 28,576
65 Goochland County 28,223
66 Wythe County 28,100
67 Winchester city/county 27,800
68 New Kent County 27,218
69 Staunton city/county 26,361
70 Fairfax city/county 26,340
71 Salem city/county 25,908
72 Russell County 25,420
73 Page County 23,686
74 Waynesboro city/county 23,498
75 Hopewell city/county 22,970
76 Rockbridge County 22,368
77 Prince Edward County 22,276
78 Lee County 21,780
79 Greene County 21,744
80 Scott County 21,388
81 Westmoreland County 19,235
82 King William County 19,232
83 Colonial Heights city/county 18,674
84 Buchanan County 18,632
85 Southampton County 17,941
86 Patrick County 17,308
87 Radford city/county 17,273
88 Buckingham County 17,115
89 Appomattox County 16,957
90 Manassas Park city/county 16,611
91 Giles County 16,533
92 Bristol city/county 16,316
93 Williamsburg city/county 16,030
94 Brunswick County 15,750
95 Floyd County 15,658
96 Nottoway County 15,632
97 Clarke County 15,598
98 Grayson County 15,265
99 Falls Church city/county 15,034
100 Nelson County 14,766
101 Alleghany County 14,632
102 Madison County 14,252
103 Martinsville city/county 13,834
104 Amelia County 13,716
105 Dickenson County 13,411
106 Poquoson city/county 12,854
107 Northumberland County 12,397
108 Lunenburg County 12,060
109 Northampton County 12,004
110 Charlotte County 11,258
111 Greensville County 11,150
112 Lancaster County 11,062
113 Middlesex County 10,949
114 Sussex County 10,753
115 Essex County 10,683
116 Cumberland County 10,062
117 Richmond County 9,215
118 Mathews County 8,602
119 Franklin city/county 8,373
120 Lexington city/county 7,802
121 Rappahannock County 7,479
122 King and Queen County 6,747
123 Galax city/county 6,739
124 Buena Vista city/county 6,581
125 Surry County 6,579
126 Charles City County 6,564
127 Bland County 6,186
128 Covington city/county 5,663
129 Emporia city/county 5,402
130 Craig County 4,829
131 Bath County 4,071
132 Norton city/county 3,478
133 Highland County 2,348

United States Census Bureau. Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2024. Population Division. May 2025.

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