Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2020 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2020, the citizen population for Virginia was 8,013,940 and represented 94.18% of the total Virginia population.

Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax had the highest citizen population (998.77K), followed by Virginia Beach city (434.83K), and Prince William (413.02K).

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 2020
Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2020
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Fairfax 998770 86.89
Virginia Beach city 434825 96.44
Prince William 413020 88.47
Loudoun 363965 89.80
Chesterfield 333650 95.74
Henrico 306720 92.92
Chesapeake city 236740 97.57
Norfolk city 235830 96.53
Richmond city 217785 95.01
Arlington 210055 88.84
Newport News city 173270 96.49
Stafford 142520 94.90
Alexandria city 134715 85.10
Hampton city 132885 98.31
Spotsylvania 130855 97.16
Hanover 104695 98.27
Albemarle 102775 94.45
Roanoke city 94585 95.43
Portsmouth city 93530 98.49
Montgomery 92950 94.37
Roanoke 91935 97.69
Suffolk city 89840 98.31
Frederick 84620 96.10
Rockingham 78815 97.14
Lynchburg city 78600 97.07
Bedford 78000 98.78
Augusta 74810 98.75
James City 73905 97.21
Fauquier 67325 95.69
York 66475 97.20
Pittsylvania 60240 98.97
Franklin 55635 98.94
Campbell 54245 97.91
Washington 53635 99.32
Henry 50595 99.15
Culpeper 49435 95.19
Harrisonburg city 47580 88.84
Charlottesville city 44150 93.51
Shenandoah 42110 96.94
Tazewell 41050 99.64
Danville city 39725 97.68
Warren 38960 97.67
Prince George 37900 98.98
Wise 37725 99.20
Gloucester 37220 99.63
Isle of Wight 36410 98.13
Louisa 36020 98.27
Orange 35685 97.77
Manassas city 34530 84.14
Pulaski 33965 99.56
Halifax 33870 98.76
Botetourt 33195 99.27
Amherst 31560 99.31
Accomack 30615 94.03
Petersburg city 30150 97.92
Smyth 30125 98.64
Caroline 30045 98.25
Mecklenburg 30045 97.79
Carroll 29530 98.73
Powhatan 28965 99.01
Wythe 28450 99.04
Dinwiddie 28155 98.15
Fredericksburg city 27275 93.86
Russell 26850 99.68
Fluvanna 26600 98.98
King George 26410 98.99
Winchester city 25500 91.37
Salem city 24655 97.49
Staunton city 24085 97.67
Page 23700 99.33
Lee 23480 98.97
Goochland 23240 99.02
Rockbridge 22420 98.64
Prince Edward 22260 97.25
Hopewell city 22070 98.09
New Kent 21790 97.67
Scott 21645 99.47
Waynesboro city 21595 96.84
Buchanan 21160 98.99
Fairfax city 20325 87.19
Greene 19330 97.95
Southampton 17780 99.72
Radford city 17735 99.44
Patrick 17570 99.49
Westmoreland 17460 97.68
Bristol city 17020 99.77
Buckingham 16960 99.27
Colonial Heights city 16870 97.60
King William 16855 99.24
Giles 16610 99.11
Brunswick 16095 98.53
Appomattox 15640 98.89
Floyd 15520 98.45
Grayson 15460 98.79
Nottoway 14995 97.75
Alleghany 14935 99.37
Nelson 14560 98.31
Dickenson 14500 99.83
Manassas Park city 14355 81.80
Williamsburg city 14225 94.61
Clarke 14185 97.83
Falls Church city 13475 94.17
Madison 13025 98.60
Amelia 12865 99.19
Martinsville city 12220 96.64
Northumberland 12100 99.59
Lunenburg 12060 98.09
Poquoson city 11915 98.31
Charlotte 11910 99.62
Northampton 11525 97.46
Greensville 11285 98.95
Sussex 11090 99.02
Essex 10915 99.59
Middlesex 10550 99.15
Lancaster 10485 98.13
Cumberland 9870 100.00
Mathews 8755 99.94
Richmond 8680 96.98
Franklin city 7925 98.88
Rappahannock 7190 97.69
Lexington city 7040 97.71
King and Queen 7010 100.00
Charles City 6870 98.64
Buena Vista city 6425 99.23
Surry 6355 98.38
Bland 6325 99.84
Galax city 5990 93.59
Covington city 5620 99.38
Emporia city 5325 98.43
Craig 5105 100.00
Bath 4175 98.24
Norton city 3970 100.00
Highland 2200 100.00