Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
Updated on October 17, 2023.
According to the data from the US 2020 Census, as at April 2020, among all Virginia counties, Alexandria city had the highest population density per square mile (10.68K people per sqr mile), followed by Arlington County (9.18K people per sqr mile), and Falls Church city (7.16K people per sqr mile).
On the other hand, Highland County had the lowest population density (5.38 people per sqr mile), followed by Bath County (7.95 people per sqr mile), and Craig County (14.91 people per sqr mile).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties with high population density, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.
You can also see similar ranking of counties information for other states as well as for all counties in the United States.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population Density from Census 2020
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| Rank | County | Population Density |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria city | 10677.16 |
| 2 | Arlington County | 9179.49 |
| 3 | Falls Church city | 7162.67 |
| 4 | Manassas Park city | 5675.69 |
| 5 | Charlottesville city | 4543.94 |
| 6 | Norfolk city | 4467.49 |
| 7 | Manassas city | 4345.42 |
| 8 | Fairfax city | 3869.26 |
| 9 | Richmond city | 3781.56 |
| 10 | Winchester city | 3058.88 |
| 11 | Harrisonburg city | 2988.25 |
| 12 | Fairfax County | 2941.81 |
| 13 | Portsmouth city | 2940.34 |
| 14 | Lexington city | 2928.89 |
| 15 | Newport News city | 2699.68 |
| 16 | Fredericksburg city | 2677.59 |
| 17 | Hampton city | 2665.10 |
| 18 | Colonial Heights city | 2416.39 |
| 19 | Roanoke city | 2352.03 |
| 20 | Hopewell city | 2224.47 |
| 21 | Virginia Beach city | 1877.51 |
| 22 | Salem city | 1746.18 |
| 23 | Williamsburg city | 1725.74 |
| 24 | Radford city | 1660.74 |
| 25 | Lynchburg city | 1613.20 |
| 26 | Waynesboro city | 1482.72 |
| 27 | Petersburg city | 1472.59 |
| 28 | Prince William County | 1438.31 |
| 29 | Henrico County | 1431.00 |
| 30 | Bristol city | 1337.79 |
| 31 | Staunton city | 1292.64 |
| 32 | Martinsville city | 1230.89 |
| 33 | Covington city | 1049.06 |
| 34 | Buena Vista city | 1031.51 |
| 35 | Danville city | 995.16 |
| 36 | Franklin city | 988.24 |
| 37 | Chesterfield County | 860.79 |
| 38 | Emporia city | 835.18 |
| 39 | Loudoun County | 816.23 |
| 40 | Galax city | 815.89 |
| 41 | Poquoson city | 811.37 |
| 42 | Chesapeake city | 736.94 |
| 43 | York County | 668.96 |
| 44 | Stafford County | 582.93 |
| 45 | James City County | 549.93 |
| 46 | Norton city | 493.09 |
| 47 | Roanoke County | 386.87 |
| 48 | Spotsylvania County | 348.85 |
| 49 | Montgomery County | 257.78 |
| 50 | Suffolk city | 236.31 |
| 51 | Hanover County | 235.19 |
| 52 | Frederick County | 221.28 |
| 53 | Warren County | 189.78 |
| 54 | Gloucester County | 177.73 |
| 55 | Prince George County | 162.09 |
| 56 | Albemarle County | 156.00 |
| 57 | King George County | 148.77 |
| 58 | Culpeper County | 138.59 |
| 59 | Henry County | 133.25 |
| 60 | Greene County | 131.79 |
| 61 | Isle of Wight County | 122.29 |
| 62 | Powhatan County | 116.58 |
| 63 | Fauquier County | 112.61 |
| 64 | Campbell County | 110.68 |
| 65 | New Kent County | 109.24 |
| 66 | Orange County | 106.29 |
| 67 | Pulaski County | 105.68 |
| 68 | Bedford County | 104.54 |
| 69 | Mathews County | 99.32 |
| 70 | Rockingham County | 98.56 |
| 71 | Washington County | 96.11 |
| 72 | Fluvanna County | 94.91 |
| 73 | Wise County | 89.56 |
| 74 | Goochland County | 87.68 |
| 75 | Shenandoah County | 86.97 |
| 76 | Clarke County | 84.03 |
| 77 | Lancaster County | 81.91 |
| 78 | Middlesex County | 81.52 |
| 79 | Westmoreland County | 80.57 |
| 80 | Augusta County | 80.13 |
| 81 | Franklin County | 78.88 |
| 82 | Tazewell County | 77.93 |
| 83 | Page County | 76.48 |
| 84 | Louisa County | 75.94 |
| 85 | Accomack County | 74.36 |
| 86 | Amherst County | 66.05 |
| 87 | Smyth County | 66.01 |
| 88 | King William County | 65.02 |
| 89 | Pittsylvania County | 62.44 |
| 89 | Prince Edward County | 62.44 |
| 90 | Botetourt County | 62.07 |
| 91 | Northumberland County | 61.85 |
| 92 | Carroll County | 61.41 |
| 93 | Wythe County | 61.24 |
| 94 | Caroline County | 58.57 |
| 95 | Northampton County | 58.01 |
| 96 | Dinwiddie County | 55.46 |
| 97 | Russell County | 54.45 |
| 98 | Lee County | 50.93 |
| 99 | Nottoway County | 49.75 |
| 100 | Mecklenburg County | 48.49 |
| 101 | Appomattox County | 48.23 |
| 102 | Giles County | 46.99 |
| 103 | Richmond County | 46.60 |
| 104 | Madison County | 43.16 |
| 105 | Dickenson County | 42.74 |
| 106 | Halifax County | 41.61 |
| 107 | Essex County | 41.19 |
| 108 | Floyd County | 40.63 |
| 109 | Buchanan County | 40.48 |
| 110 | Scott County | 40.27 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 38.58 |
| 112 | Rockbridge County | 37.97 |
| 113 | Amelia County | 37.33 |
| 114 | Charles City County | 37.03 |
| 115 | Patrick County | 36.46 |
| 116 | Grayson County | 34.71 |
| 117 | Alleghany County | 34.09 |
| 118 | Cumberland County | 32.52 |
| 119 | Nelson County | 31.39 |
| 120 | Southampton County | 30.03 |
| 121 | Buckingham County | 29.03 |
| 122 | Brunswick County | 27.99 |
| 123 | Lunenburg County | 27.65 |
| 124 | Rappahannock County | 27.59 |
| 125 | Charlotte County | 24.26 |
| 126 | Surry County | 23.52 |
| 127 | Sussex County | 22.09 |
| 128 | King and Queen County | 20.97 |
| 129 | Bland County | 17.53 |
| 130 | Craig County | 14.91 |
| 131 | Bath County | 7.95 |
| 132 | Highland County | 5.38 |