Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2023 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on March 28, 2026.

Based on the US Census Bureau's special tabulation from the ACS 5-year estimates, in 2023, the citizen population for Virginia was 8,166,255 and represented 94.33% of the total Virginia population.

Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax had the highest citizen population (1.01M), followed by Virginia Beach city (442.37K), and Prince William (430.90K).

In terms of percentages, Bland had the highest percentage of its population being citizens (100.00%), followed by Craig (100.00%), and Buena Vista 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 2023
Virginia Citizen Population By County in 2023
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County Citizen Population % of County Population
Fairfax 1005765 87.88
Virginia Beach city 442365 96.78
Prince William 430895 88.91
Loudoun 385610 90.29
Chesterfield 353680 95.18
Henrico 310805 92.93
Chesapeake city 245270 97.66
Norfolk city 226720 96.46
Richmond city 213995 94.02
Arlington 210440 89.37
Newport News city 178160 96.42
Stafford 151250 94.23
Spotsylvania 137740 95.74
Alexandria city 136840 87.28
Hampton city 135760 98.85
Hanover 109610 98.17
Albemarle 107155 94.26
Portsmouth city 95965 98.63
Suffolk city 95010 98.31
Roanoke 93980 97.09
Roanoke city 93935 95.20
Montgomery 93255 94.05
Frederick 89095 95.44
Rockingham 81935 96.69
Bedford 79250 98.75
James City 77965 97.40
Lynchburg city 77095 97.28
Augusta 76385 98.29
Fauquier 70865 95.85
York 68935 97.66
Pittsylvania 59755 99.34
Franklin 54320 98.84
Campbell 54300 98.01
Washington 53550 99.32
Culpeper 50435 94.16
Henry 49815 98.91
Harrisonburg city 45915 89.17
Shenandoah 43175 96.74
Charlottesville city 43165 94.11
Prince George 41905 97.74
Danville city 40985 97.03
Tazewell 39880 99.86
Warren 39790 96.80
Isle of Wight 39125 99.19
Gloucester 39015 99.45
Louisa 38400 98.44
Orange 36425 97.89
Wise 35510 99.40
Manassas city 35060 82.16
Botetourt 33740 99.60
Pulaski 33700 99.79
Halifax 33640 99.50
Petersburg city 32715 98.05
Amherst 31200 99.41
Accomack 31095 93.31
Caroline 30865 97.86
Powhatan 30725 98.87
Mecklenburg 29810 97.96
Smyth 29200 98.70
Carroll 28770 98.66
Wythe 28050 99.40
Dinwiddie 27635 98.40
Fluvanna 27580 99.33
King George 27070 98.54
Fredericksburg city 26130 92.06
Russell 25565 99.73
Goochland 25450 99.36
Winchester city 25430 90.89
Staunton city 25150 97.61
Salem city 24825 97.45
New Kent 23730 98.30
Page 23485 98.88
Hopewell city 22580 98.41
Rockbridge 22405 99.23
Waynesboro city 22020 97.54
Lee 21860 99.18
Prince Edward 21545 98.24
Scott 21440 99.70
Fairfax city 20950 85.58
Greene 20175 96.76
Buchanan 19760 99.52
Westmoreland 18335 98.13
King William 18145 99.53
Southampton 17930 99.67
Colonial Heights city 17640 96.87
Patrick 17475 99.26
Bristol city 16990 99.79
Buckingham 16720 98.85
Giles 16550 99.64
Radford city 16360 99.12
Appomattox 16275 99.09
Brunswick 15535 97.89
Floyd 15385 98.88
Nottoway 15380 98.62
Grayson 15255 99.54
Alleghany 14865 99.37
Williamsburg city 14785 94.99
Clarke 14625 97.11
Nelson 14440 97.73
Manassas Park city 13970 82.54
Dickenson 13895 99.82
Falls Church city 13885 95.14
Madison 13750 98.71
Amelia 13190 98.88
Martinsville city 13010 95.77
Poquoson city 12430 99.00
Northumberland 12055 99.75
Northampton 11675 96.37
Lunenburg 11660 97.25
Charlotte 11455 99.83
Greensville 11050 97.74
Lancaster 10795 99.26
Sussex 10730 99.40
Middlesex 10580 98.19
Essex 10395 98.02
Cumberland 9695 99.49
Richmond 8785 97.13
Mathews 8505 99.88
Franklin city 8150 99.27
Lexington city 7210 97.17
Rappahannock 7205 97.23
King and Queen 6670 99.93
Buena Vista city 6610 100.00
Charles City 6605 98.80
Surry 6495 99.16
Galax city 6485 96.79
Bland 6210 100.00
Covington city 5545 97.80
Emporia city 5475 97.16
Craig 4880 100.00
Bath 4095 99.27
Norton city 3620 100.00
Highland 2260 99.78