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.
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Data Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census.
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Total Population from Census 2020
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Rank | County | Population |
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1 | Fairfax County | 1150309 |
2 | Prince William County | 482204 |
3 | Virginia Beach city | 459470 |
4 | Loudoun County | 420959 |
5 | Chesterfield County | 364548 |
6 | Henrico County | 334389 |
7 | Chesapeake city | 249422 |
8 | Arlington County | 238643 |
9 | Norfolk city | 238005 |
10 | Richmond city | 226610 |
11 | Newport News city | 186247 |
12 | Alexandria city | 159467 |
13 | Stafford County | 156927 |
14 | Spotsylvania County | 140032 |
15 | Hampton city | 137148 |
16 | Albemarle County | 112395 |
17 | Hanover County | 109979 |
18 | Roanoke city | 100011 |
19 | Montgomery County | 99721 |
20 | Portsmouth city | 97915 |
21 | Roanoke County | 96929 |
22 | Suffolk city | 94324 |
23 | Frederick County | 91419 |
24 | Rockingham County | 83757 |
25 | Bedford County | 79462 |
26 | Lynchburg city | 79009 |
27 | James City County | 78254 |
28 | Augusta County | 77487 |
29 | Fauquier County | 72972 |
30 | York County | 70045 |
31 | Pittsylvania County | 60501 |
32 | Campbell County | 55696 |
33 | Franklin County | 54477 |
34 | Washington County | 53935 |
35 | Culpeper County | 52552 |
36 | Harrisonburg city | 51814 |
37 | Henry County | 50948 |
38 | Charlottesville city | 46553 |
39 | Shenandoah County | 44186 |
40 | Prince George County | 43010 |
41 | Manassas city | 42772 |
42 | Danville city | 42590 |
43 | Warren County | 40727 |
44 | Tazewell County | 40429 |
45 | Gloucester County | 38711 |
46 | Isle of Wight County | 38606 |
47 | Louisa County | 37596 |
48 | Orange County | 36254 |
49 | Wise County | 36130 |
50 | Halifax County | 34022 |
51 | Pulaski County | 33800 |
52 | Botetourt County | 33596 |
53 | Petersburg city | 33458 |
54 | Accomack County | 33413 |
55 | Amherst County | 31307 |
56 | Caroline County | 30887 |
57 | Powhatan County | 30333 |
58 | Mecklenburg County | 30319 |
59 | Smyth County | 29800 |
60 | Carroll County | 29155 |
61 | Wythe County | 28290 |
62 | Winchester city | 28120 |
63 | Fredericksburg city | 27982 |
64 | Dinwiddie County | 27947 |
65 | Fluvanna County | 27249 |
66 | King George County | 26723 |
67 | Russell County | 25781 |
68 | Staunton city | 25750 |
69 | Salem city | 25346 |
70 | Goochland County | 24727 |
71 | Fairfax city | 24146 |
72 | Page County | 23709 |
73 | Hopewell city | 23033 |
74 | New Kent County | 22945 |
75 | Rockbridge County | 22650 |
76 | Waynesboro city | 22196 |
77 | Lee County | 22173 |
78 | Prince Edward County | 21849 |
79 | Scott County | 21576 |
80 | Greene County | 20552 |
81 | Buchanan County | 20355 |
82 | Westmoreland County | 18477 |
83 | Colonial Heights city | 18170 |
84 | Southampton County | 17996 |
85 | King William County | 17810 |
86 | Patrick County | 17608 |
87 | Bristol city | 17219 |
88 | Manassas Park city | 17219 |
89 | Buckingham County | 16824 |
90 | Giles County | 16787 |
91 | Appomattox County | 16119 |
92 | Radford city | 16070 |
93 | Brunswick County | 15849 |
94 | Nottoway County | 15642 |
95 | Floyd County | 15476 |
96 | Williamsburg city | 15425 |
97 | Grayson County | 15333 |
98 | Alleghany County | 15223 |
99 | Clarke County | 14783 |
100 | Nelson County | 14775 |
101 | Falls Church city | 14658 |
102 | Dickenson County | 14124 |
103 | Madison County | 13837 |
104 | Martinsville city | 13485 |
105 | Amelia County | 13265 |
106 | Poquoson city | 12460 |
107 | Northampton County | 12282 |
108 | Lunenburg County | 11936 |
109 | Northumberland County | 11839 |
110 | Charlotte County | 11529 |
111 | Greensville County | 11391 |
112 | Lancaster County | 10919 |
113 | Sussex County | 10829 |
114 | Middlesex County | 10625 |
115 | Essex County | 10599 |
116 | Cumberland County | 9675 |
117 | Richmond County | 8923 |
118 | Mathews County | 8533 |
119 | Franklin city | 8180 |
120 | Rappahannock County | 7348 |
121 | Lexington city | 7320 |
122 | Charles City County | 6773 |
123 | Galax city | 6720 |
124 | Buena Vista city | 6641 |
125 | King and Queen County | 6608 |
126 | Surry County | 6561 |
127 | Bland County | 6270 |
128 | Emporia city | 5766 |
129 | Covington city | 5737 |
130 | Craig County | 4892 |
131 | Bath County | 4209 |
132 | Norton city | 3687 |
133 | Highland County | 2232 |