Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2021, the citizen population for Virginia was 8,094,155 and represented 94.31% of the total Virginia population.

Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax had the highest citizen population (1.00M), followed by Virginia Beach city (442.23K), and Prince William (423.70K).

In terms of percentages, Craig had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by King and Queen (100.00%), and Norton city (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 2021
Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2021
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Fairfax 1002750 87.44
Virginia Beach city 442230 96.63
Prince William 423695 88.78
Loudoun 371095 89.73
Chesterfield 344105 95.64
Henrico 308530 92.95
Chesapeake city 241085 97.54
Norfolk city 230510 96.63
Richmond city 214525 95.06
Arlington 210025 89.08
Newport News city 178505 96.45
Stafford 146210 94.82
Alexandria city 135910 85.92
Hampton city 134410 98.29
Spotsylvania 134300 96.97
Hanover 107175 98.12
Albemarle 104985 94.21
Portsmouth city 96075 98.58
Roanoke city 95385 95.79
Montgomery 93980 94.65
Roanoke 93915 97.52
Suffolk city 91600 98.21
Frederick 86305 95.59
Rockingham 80320 96.67
Bedford 78055 98.57
Lynchburg city 76455 96.81
Augusta 75785 98.49
James City 75500 97.13
Fauquier 69520 96.00
York 68100 97.80
Pittsylvania 60265 99.06
Campbell 54610 98.12
Franklin 54165 98.79
Washington 53620 99.31
Henry 50555 98.98
Culpeper 49760 95.66
Harrisonburg city 46555 89.43
Charlottesville city 43530 93.42
Shenandoah 42930 97.49
Prince George 41785 99.09
Danville city 41375 97.23
Tazewell 40430 99.55
Warren 39315 97.22
Gloucester 38375 99.46
Isle of Wight 37735 98.53
Louisa 36430 98.10
Wise 36265 99.28
Manassas city 35520 83.39
Orange 35455 98.49
Halifax 33995 99.31
Pulaski 33745 99.56
Botetourt 33345 99.42
Petersburg city 32375 97.43
Accomack 31345 93.88
Amherst 31100 99.11
Caroline 30230 97.96
Mecklenburg 29665 97.76
Powhatan 29640 98.87
Smyth 29520 98.53
Carroll 28640 98.34
Wythe 28160 99.35
Dinwiddie 27710 98.82
Fluvanna 26830 99.08
King George 26355 99.10
Fredericksburg city 26060 92.99
Russell 25810 99.54
Winchester city 25785 91.45
Salem city 24855 98.11
Staunton city 24805 97.81
Goochland 24105 99.20
Page 23515 99.07
Hopewell city 22700 98.61
Rockbridge 22500 99.27
Lee 22270 99.07
New Kent 22055 97.94
Waynesboro city 21580 97.43
Scott 21515 99.72
Prince Edward 21305 97.35
Fairfax city 20835 86.89
Buchanan 20480 99.35
Greene 20045 98.38
Southampton 18020 99.95
Westmoreland 17890 97.63
Colonial Heights city 17780 98.10
Patrick 17555 99.41
King William 17360 99.14
Bristol city 16925 99.59
Giles 16680 99.49
Buckingham 16660 98.99
Radford city 16145 99.63
Appomattox 15910 99.19
Brunswick 15845 98.75
Nottoway 15445 98.60
Floyd 15365 98.91
Grayson 15285 99.13
Alleghany 15185 99.48
Williamsburg city 14535 95.00
Nelson 14515 98.11
Clarke 14435 98.03
Dickenson 14235 99.86
Manassas Park city 14230 83.31
Falls Church city 13830 95.41
Madison 13605 99.09
Amelia 13105 99.13
Martinsville city 13070 96.99
Poquoson city 12180 98.38
Northumberland 11895 99.42
Northampton 11810 96.61
Lunenburg 11570 96.58
Charlotte 11550 99.53
Greensville 11340 98.91
Sussex 10880 99.27
Lancaster 10795 98.90
Essex 10610 99.91
Middlesex 10535 98.60
Cumberland 9625 99.54
Richmond 8630 96.97
Mathews 8540 99.88
Franklin city 8185 99.21
Rappahannock 7195 97.23
Lexington city 7070 97.05
Charles City 6735 98.83
King and Queen 6690 100.00
Buena Vista city 6590 99.10
Surry 6485 98.78
Galax city 6325 94.69
Bland 6275 99.92
Covington city 5710 99.91
Emporia city 5690 98.79
Craig 4915 100.00
Bath 4190 98.70
Norton city 3695 100.00
Highland 2225 99.78