Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2016 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2016, the citizen population for Virginia was 7,816,280 and represented 94.06% of the total Virginia population.

Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax had the highest citizen population (971.37K), followed by Virginia Beach city (434.12K), and Prince William (394.23K).

In terms of percentages, Craig had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Cumberland (100.00%), and Highland (100.00%).

The chart and table below shows the citizen population of each county and the percentage of each county's population that were citizens.

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Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2016
Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2016
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Fairfax 971365 85.74
Virginia Beach city 434120 96.53
Prince William 394225 88.86
Loudoun 325280 89.75
Chesterfield 318535 95.99
Henrico 301885 93.78
Norfolk city 237105 96.49
Chesapeake city 228590 98.03
Richmond city 207385 95.67
Arlington 196660 86.98
Newport News city 175020 96.37
Stafford 134660 96.50
Hampton city 134295 98.18
Alexandria city 125270 82.70
Spotsylvania 125100 96.84
Hanover 100590 98.43
Albemarle 98580 94.53
Portsmouth city 94700 98.57
Roanoke city 93630 94.26
Montgomery 91550 94.16
Roanoke 91355 97.54
Suffolk city 85940 98.71
Frederick 79525 96.61
Bedford 76145 98.97
Rockingham 75670 96.49
Lynchburg city 75670 96.08
Augusta 73655 99.09
James City 70010 97.37
Fauquier 65740 96.64
York 64545 96.45
Pittsylvania 61630 98.78
Franklin 55430 98.58
Washington 54100 99.16
Campbell 54020 98.11
Henry 51295 98.25
Culpeper 46525 95.05
Harrisonburg city 46240 88.96
Tazewell 43115 99.42
Danville city 41625 98.27
Charlottesville city 41475 91.07
Shenandoah 41235 96.22
Wise 39875 99.50
Warren 38280 98.65
Prince George 36860 97.86
Gloucester 36760 99.30
Isle of Wight 35755 99.25
Halifax 35020 99.19
Pulaski 34130 99.17
Orange 34005 97.51
Louisa 33920 98.75
Manassas city 33915 82.42
Botetourt 32895 99.11
Amherst 31720 99.13
Petersburg city 31380 98.08
Accomack 31285 94.63
Smyth 31215 99.05
Mecklenburg 30955 99.18
Carroll 29395 98.86
Caroline 29315 98.90
Wythe 29100 99.76
Powhatan 28005 99.01
Russell 27755 99.21
Dinwiddie 27640 98.17
Fredericksburg city 26540 95.28
Fluvanna 25665 98.54
King George 24985 98.91
Salem city 24865 98.32
Winchester city 24825 90.77
Lee 24670 99.04
Staunton city 23770 98.08
Page 23590 99.29
Buchanan 22975 99.20
Prince Edward 22460 97.34
Rockbridge 22295 99.31
Scott 22275 99.53
Goochland 21790 99.14
Hopewell city 21625 96.84
Waynesboro city 20725 97.00
Fairfax city 20220 85.61
New Kent 19885 99.18
Greene 18430 96.57
Southampton 18235 99.70
Patrick 17965 98.82
Bristol city 17190 99.14
Colonial Heights city 17100 97.41
Westmoreland 17095 97.52
Radford city 16970 98.75
Buckingham 16895 99.21
Giles 16800 99.59
Brunswick 16365 98.73
King William 16060 99.41
Alleghany 15790 99.18
Floyd 15460 99.20
Nottoway 15275 97.67
Dickenson 15240 99.58
Appomattox 15235 99.48
Grayson 14990 98.75
Nelson 14585 98.35
Clarke 14025 98.04
Williamsburg city 14005 93.43
Martinsville city 13280 98.01
Madison 12975 98.90
Falls Church city 12855 94.56
Amelia 12780 99.88
Manassas Park city 12470 78.80
Charlotte 12205 99.80
Lunenburg 12180 97.83
Northumberland 12145 98.98
Poquoson city 11975 99.21
Northampton 11710 96.62
Greensville 11485 98.16
Sussex 11485 97.87
Essex 11065 99.42
Lancaster 10975 99.28
Middlesex 10690 99.63
Cumberland 9770 100.00
Mathews 8820 99.66
Richmond 8585 96.79
Franklin city 8315 98.81
Rappahannock 7210 97.24
Charles City 7040 99.37
King and Queen 6980 97.76
Lexington city 6895 98.01
Surry 6705 99.63
Bland 6595 99.77
Buena Vista city 6575 99.47
Galax city 6210 90.53
Covington city 5620 99.47
Emporia city 5390 96.86
Craig 5195 100.00
Bath 4465 97.92
Norton city 3900 97.99
Highland 2230 100.00