Ranking of Virginia Counties By Total Population from Census 2020

Updated on February 7, 2023.

According to the data from the US 2020 Census, the most populated Virginia county as at April 2020 was Fairfax County (1.15M), followed by Prince William County (482.20K), and Virginia Beach city (459.47K).

The chart below shows the top 10 most populated counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all the counties in the state of Virginia.

You can also see the ranking of counties by population for other states as well as for the whole United States.

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
Fairfax
1.15M
Prince William
482.20K
Virginia Beach city
459.47K
Loudoun
420.96K
Chesterfield
364.55K
Henrico
334.39K
Chesapeake city
249.42K
Arlington
238.64K
Norfolk city
238.01K
Richmond city
226.61K
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
Rank
County
Population
1 Fairfax County 1,150,309
2 Prince William County 482,204
3 Virginia Beach city 459,470
4 Loudoun County 420,959
5 Chesterfield County 364,548
6 Henrico County 334,389
7 Chesapeake city 249,422
8 Arlington County 238,643
9 Norfolk city 238,005
10 Richmond city 226,610
11 Newport News city 186,247
12 Alexandria city 159,467
13 Stafford County 156,927
14 Spotsylvania County 140,032
15 Hampton city 137,148
16 Albemarle County 112,395
17 Hanover County 109,979
18 Roanoke city 100,011
19 Montgomery County 99,721
20 Portsmouth city 97,915
21 Roanoke County 96,929
22 Suffolk city 94,324
23 Frederick County 91,419
24 Rockingham County 83,757
25 Bedford County 79,462
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