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Population per Square Mile in Virginia, by County

Population per Square Mile for every county in Virginia, ranked. The highest is Alexandria city at 10,507.1 and the lowest is Highland County at 5.5.

Virginia: 220.5 · United States: n/a · median county in Virginia: 106.4

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#County Population per Square Mile
1Alexandria city10,507.1
2Arlington County9,086.7
3Falls Church city7,175.6
4Manassas Park city5,543.9
5Charlottesville city4,432.9
6Norfolk city4,385.1
7Manassas city4,367.5
8Fairfax city4,010.6
9Richmond city3,827.1
10Winchester city3,037.3
11Lexington city3,010.0
12Harrisonburg city2,963.8
13Fairfax County2,935.5
14Portsmouth city2,918.6
15Fredericksburg city2,763.0
16Hampton city2,673.1
17Newport News city2,669.8
18Colonial Heights city2,440.4
19Roanoke city2,313.1
20Hopewell city2,218.3
21Virginia Beach city1,864.8
22Williamsburg city1,767.1
23Salem city1,764.3
24Radford city1,727.9
25Lynchburg city1,625.0
26Waynesboro city1,525.8
27Petersburg city1,476.1
28Prince William County1,458.2
29Henrico County1,436.6
30Bristol city1,309.2
31Staunton city1,302.6
32Martinsville city1,246.2
33Covington city1,038.4
34Buena Vista city1,023.8
35Franklin city996.4
36Danville city986.3
37Chesterfield County892.2
38Loudoun County839.6
39Emporia city836.7
40Poquoson city822.9
41Galax city816.3
42Chesapeake city746.3
43York County678.2
44Stafford County608.8
45James City County569.3
46Norton city478.2
47Roanoke County387.2
48Spotsylvania County364.7
49Montgomery County256.2
50Suffolk city247.5
51Hanover County241.4
52Frederick County230.0
53Warren County193.6
54Gloucester County181.5
55Prince George County162.6
56Albemarle County159.5
57King George County155.3
58Culpeper County143.5
59Greene County135.7
60Henry County130.7
61Isle of Wight County126.6
62Powhatan County121.3
63New Kent County119.5
64Fauquier County115.1
65Orange County111.1
66Campbell County109.9
67Bedford County106.4
68Pulaski County105.3
69Rockingham County100.7
70Mathews County99.4
71Fluvanna County97.8
72Washington County96.1
73Goochland County93.6
74Shenandoah County88.4
75Wise County87.9
76Clarke County86.5
77Middlesex County83.2
78Westmoreland County82.1
79Lancaster County82.0
80Louisa County80.8
81Augusta County80.7
82Franklin County79.8
83Page County76.5
84Tazewell County76.4
85Accomack County74.2
86King William County67.9
87Amherst County66.4
88Smyth County65.2
89Northumberland County63.7
90Prince Edward County62.9
91Botetourt County62.8
92Pittsylvania County61.8
93Carroll County61.4
94Wythe County61.0
95Caroline County60.9
96Northampton County57.0
97Dinwiddie County56.0
98Russell County53.9
99Lee County50.3
100Appomattox County49.7
101Nottoway County49.6
102Mecklenburg County48.8
103Richmond County47.5
104Giles County46.3
105Madison County43.8
106Dickenson County41.6
107Essex County41.3
108Halifax County41.1
109Floyd County40.9
110Scott County40.1
111Buchanan County38.6
112Greensville County38.2
113Amelia County37.9
114Rockbridge County37.8
115Patrick County36.3
116Charles City County36.2
117Grayson County34.6
118Alleghany County33.3
119Cumberland County33.0
120Nelson County31.3
121Southampton County30.0
122Buckingham County29.3
123Brunswick County28.0
124Rappahannock County27.9
125Lunenburg County27.8
126Charlotte County24.0
127Surry County23.5
128Sussex County22.0
129King and Queen County21.2
130Bland County17.3
131Craig County14.8
132Bath County7.7
133Highland County5.5

People divided by land area. Water is excluded, so lake and coastal counties are not unfairly diluted.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Virginia ranks 17th of 52 states for population per square mile.

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