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Total Population in Virginia, by County

Total Population for every county in Virginia, ranked. The highest is Fairfax County at 1,147,837 and the lowest is Highland County at 2,296.

Virginia: 8,705,170 · United States: 334,922,499 · median county in Virginia: 26,410

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#County Total Population
1Fairfax County1,147,837
2Prince William County488,880
3Virginia Beach city456,349
4Loudoun County432,998
5Chesterfield County377,869
6Henrico County335,744
7Chesapeake city252,583
8Arlington County236,254
9Norfolk city233,596
10Richmond city229,359
11Newport News city184,216
12Stafford County163,466
13Alexandria city156,976
14Spotsylvania County146,603
15Hampton city137,557
16Albemarle County114,919
17Hanover County112,879
18Montgomery County99,101
19Suffolk city98,796
20Roanoke city98,355
21Portsmouth city97,190
22Roanoke County97,023
23Frederick County95,008
24Rockingham County85,600
25James City County81,013
26Bedford County80,894
27Lynchburg city79,497
28Augusta County78,033
29Fauquier County74,577
30York County71,005
31Pittsylvania County59,856
32Campbell County55,312
33Franklin County55,130
34Culpeper County54,397
35Washington County53,926
36Harrisonburg city51,392
37Henry County49,980
38Charlottesville city45,437
39Shenandoah County44,925
40Prince George County43,146
41Manassas city42,976
42Danville city42,214
43Warren County41,531
44Louisa County39,980
45Isle of Wight County39,974
46Tazewell County39,624
47Gloucester County39,526
48Orange County37,822
49Wise County35,448
50Botetourt County34,004
51Pulaski County33,687
52Halifax County33,639
53Petersburg city33,537
54Accomack County33,335
55Caroline County32,098
56Powhatan County31,555
57Amherst County31,485
58Mecklenburg County30,516
59Smyth County29,420
60Carroll County29,157
61Fredericksburg city28,873
62Dinwiddie County28,191
63Wythe County28,188
64Fluvanna County28,092
65Winchester city27,913
66King George County27,896
67Goochland County26,410
68Staunton city25,948
69Salem city25,618
70Russell County25,538
71New Kent County25,105
72Fairfax city25,026
73Page County23,727
74Hopewell city22,959
75Waynesboro city22,841
76Rockbridge County22,531
77Prince Edward County21,996
78Lee County21,900
79Scott County21,479
80Greene County21,155
81Buchanan County19,415
82Westmoreland County18,826
83King William County18,593
84Colonial Heights city18,352
85Southampton County17,964
86Patrick County17,512
87Buckingham County16,976
88Bristol city16,849
89Manassas Park city16,798
90Radford city16,726
91Appomattox County16,610
92Giles County16,557
93Brunswick County15,841
94Williamsburg city15,798
95Nottoway County15,597
96Floyd County15,593
97Grayson County15,287
98Clarke County15,216
99Alleghany County14,859
100Nelson County14,732
101Falls Church city14,710
102Madison County14,044
103Dickenson County13,733
104Martinsville city13,658
105Amelia County13,462
106Poquoson city12,639
107Northumberland County12,188
108Northampton County12,059
109Lunenburg County12,016
110Charlotte County11,422
111Greensville County11,275
112Lancaster County10,936
113Middlesex County10,847
114Sussex County10,765
115Essex County10,623
116Cumberland County9,818
117Richmond County9,095
118Mathews County8,540
119Franklin city8,250
120Lexington city7,525
121Rappahannock County7,427
122Galax city6,726
123King and Queen County6,695
124Charles City County6,627
125Buena Vista city6,593
126Surry County6,549
127Bland County6,199
128Covington city5,680
129Emporia city5,547
130Craig County4,856
131Bath County4,100
132Norton city3,577
133Highland County2,296

Everyone living in the area, from the 5-year American Community Survey.

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

Virginia ranks 12th of 52 states for total population.

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