Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2018 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2018, the citizen population for Virginia was 7,911,375 and represented 94.03% of the total Virginia population.

Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax had the highest citizen population (982.37K), followed by Virginia Beach city (434.19K), and Prince William (405.11K).

In terms of percentages, Cumberland had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Highland (100.00%), and Mathews (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 2018
Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2018
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Fairfax 982365 85.91
Virginia Beach city 434190 96.46
Prince William 405110 88.69
Loudoun 344840 89.54
Chesterfield 325625 95.93
Henrico 303995 93.35
Norfolk city 236900 96.46
Chesapeake city 232830 97.90
Richmond city 213890 95.58
Arlington 202440 87.33
Newport News city 174265 96.74
Stafford 139015 96.53
Hampton city 132725 97.89
Alexandria city 130810 83.58
Spotsylvania 127365 96.92
Hanover 103070 98.68
Albemarle 99940 93.97
Roanoke city 93900 94.26
Portsmouth city 93735 98.35
Montgomery 92700 94.60
Roanoke 91575 97.85
Suffolk city 87950 98.64
Frederick 81985 96.28
Lynchburg city 76995 96.09
Bedford 76800 98.58
Rockingham 76745 96.60
Augusta 73825 98.83
James City 72140 97.28
Fauquier 66835 96.70
York 65180 96.44
Pittsylvania 60835 98.64
Franklin 55540 98.76
Campbell 54225 98.29
Washington 54055 99.36
Henry 50600 98.08
Culpeper 48005 95.15
Harrisonburg city 47070 88.16
Charlottesville city 43185 91.81
Shenandoah 41940 97.43
Tazewell 41795 99.32
Danville city 40815 98.33
Warren 38895 98.59
Wise 38855 99.56
Prince George 37405 98.71
Gloucester 36885 99.26
Isle of Wight 35745 98.28
Manassas city 34905 84.20
Louisa 34800 98.36
Orange 34550 97.02
Halifax 34340 98.74
Pulaski 33910 99.05
Botetourt 32890 99.01
Amherst 31650 99.28
Accomack 31085 94.95
Petersburg city 31020 97.47
Smyth 30715 98.89
Mecklenburg 30560 99.08
Caroline 29710 98.43
Carroll 29345 98.67
Wythe 28890 99.83
Powhatan 28235 98.81
Dinwiddie 27845 98.36
Russell 27355 99.80
Fredericksburg city 27010 94.87
Fluvanna 25800 98.17
King George 25615 98.94
Winchester city 25340 91.18
Salem city 25145 98.53
Lee 23950 99.23
Staunton city 23835 97.49
Page 23615 99.43
Rockbridge 22310 99.11
Goochland 22240 98.93
Prince Edward 22095 96.25
Hopewell city 21915 97.79
Buchanan 21895 98.89
Scott 21865 99.34
Waynesboro city 21315 97.22
New Kent 20905 99.05
Fairfax city 20500 85.90
Greene 18860 97.17
Southampton 17885 99.69
Patrick 17705 99.13
Radford city 17510 99.32
Colonial Heights city 17130 97.36
Westmoreland 17120 97.05
Buckingham 16895 99.35
Bristol city 16760 99.50
Giles 16730 99.49
King William 16415 99.52
Brunswick 16380 98.29
Grayson 15590 98.61
Appomattox 15455 99.23
Floyd 15445 98.60
Alleghany 15200 99.44
Nottoway 15155 97.77
Dickenson 14915 99.70
Nelson 14435 97.47
Clarke 14115 98.26
Williamsburg city 14050 95.00
Manassas Park city 13340 81.22
Falls Church city 13010 92.50
Madison 12990 98.86
Martinsville city 12860 98.17
Amelia 12785 99.46
Northumberland 12080 98.81
Charlotte 11985 99.09
Lunenburg 11935 97.19
Poquoson city 11885 98.71
Northampton 11580 96.86
Greensville 11525 98.84
Sussex 11310 98.48
Essex 10970 99.41
Lancaster 10660 98.66
Middlesex 10660 99.63
Cumberland 9785 100.00
Mathews 8795 100.00
Richmond 8685 97.80
Franklin city 8170 99.51
Rappahannock 7150 97.54
Lexington city 6980 98.17
Charles City 6920 98.93
King and Queen 6915 98.09
Surry 6545 99.17
Bland 6420 99.61
Buena Vista city 6375 99.61
Galax city 6090 91.72
Covington city 5535 99.19
Emporia city 5310 98.70
Craig 5110 99.90
Bath 4330 98.52
Norton city 3965 99.37
Highland 2215 100.00