Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2017 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2017, the citizen population for Virginia was 7,869,275 and represented 94.06% of the total Virginia population.

Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax had the highest citizen population (978.92K), followed by Virginia Beach city (434.82K), and Prince William (399.40K).

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 2017
Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2017
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Fairfax 978920 85.72
Virginia Beach city 434820 96.62
Prince William 399400 88.61
Loudoun 336120 89.74
Chesterfield 322845 96.20
Henrico 303700 93.71
Norfolk city 237455 96.63
Chesapeake city 230830 98.05
Richmond city 211230 95.63
Arlington 200505 87.35
Newport News city 174665 96.62
Stafford 135920 96.29
Hampton city 133810 98.21
Alexandria city 128210 82.87
Spotsylvania 126065 96.85
Hanover 101820 98.64
Albemarle 99260 94.44
Portsmouth city 94070 98.47
Roanoke city 93580 93.98
Montgomery 92385 94.57
Roanoke 91330 97.76
Suffolk city 86940 98.73
Frederick 80770 96.40
Bedford 76415 98.83
Lynchburg city 76205 96.18
Rockingham 76140 96.80
Augusta 73590 98.93
James City 71340 97.69
Fauquier 66200 96.78
York 64795 96.43
Pittsylvania 61185 98.73
Franklin 55620 98.84
Campbell 54220 98.30
Washington 54020 99.20
Henry 50845 97.86
Culpeper 47485 95.36
Harrisonburg city 47210 88.97
Charlottesville city 42790 92.05
Tazewell 42395 99.31
Shenandoah 41505 96.85
Danville city 41145 98.18
Wise 39335 99.48
Warren 38490 98.72
Prince George 36930 97.95
Gloucester 36800 99.37
Isle of Wight 35800 99.20
Halifax 34700 99.06
Manassas city 34590 83.59
Orange 34350 97.41
Louisa 34310 98.55
Pulaski 34030 99.13
Botetourt 32825 99.02
Amherst 31585 99.26
Petersburg city 31435 98.13
Accomack 31135 94.81
Smyth 30950 98.88
Mecklenburg 30775 99.40
Caroline 29495 98.68
Carroll 29385 98.72
Wythe 28965 99.71
Powhatan 28060 98.93
Russell 27600 99.55
Dinwiddie 27525 98.18
Fredericksburg city 26780 95.18
Fluvanna 25690 98.39
Winchester city 25300 91.95
King George 25270 98.85
Salem city 25245 98.92
Lee 24245 99.24
Staunton city 23885 98.39
Page 23560 99.43
Buchanan 22410 99.12
Rockbridge 22255 99.18
Scott 22190 99.55
Prince Edward 22150 96.70
Goochland 21915 98.94
Hopewell city 21580 96.53
Waynesboro city 20915 96.74
New Kent 20330 99.05
Fairfax city 19965 84.67
Greene 18575 96.67
Southampton 18040 99.72
Patrick 17765 98.91
Radford city 17285 99.45
Westmoreland 17070 97.02
Colonial Heights city 17070 97.10
Bristol city 16985 99.47
Buckingham 16935 99.33
Giles 16775 99.47
King William 16270 99.63
Brunswick 16210 98.63
Grayson 15505 98.70
Floyd 15420 98.88
Alleghany 15370 99.23
Appomattox 15360 99.35
Nottoway 15230 98.04
Dickenson 15130 99.67
Nelson 14515 97.65
Clarke 14035 97.94
Williamsburg city 13835 93.39
Martinsville city 12965 97.81
Madison 12950 98.78
Falls Church city 12945 93.50
Manassas Park city 12775 79.27
Amelia 12755 99.65
Northumberland 12150 99.14
Charlotte 12060 99.06
Lunenburg 12045 97.37
Poquoson city 11915 99.13
Northampton 11545 96.21
Greensville 11370 97.98
Sussex 11330 97.72
Essex 11015 99.37
Lancaster 10745 99.03
Middlesex 10660 99.53
Cumberland 9795 100.00
Mathews 8825 99.94
Richmond 8575 96.62
Franklin city 8295 99.52
Rappahannock 7165 97.35
Lexington city 6985 98.17
Charles City 6965 99.22
King and Queen 6920 98.16
Surry 6610 99.10
Bland 6500 99.62
Buena Vista city 6480 99.77
Galax city 6295 92.71
Covington city 5635 99.30
Emporia city 5425 98.73
Craig 5130 100.00
Bath 4290 96.19
Norton city 4035 99.75
Highland 2215 100.00