Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2015
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2015, the Population for Virginia was 8.37M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.14M), followed by Prince William County (451.24K), and Virginia Beach city (450.64K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2015 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2015
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fairfax County | 1141040 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 451242 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 450635 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 374176 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 335093 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 324424 |
| 7 | Norfolk city | 246667 |
| 8 | Chesapeake city | 235253 |
| 9 | Arlington County | 228887 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 221084 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 181121 |
| 12 | Alexandria city | 153859 |
| 13 | Stafford County | 141035 |
| 14 | Hampton city | 136379 |
| 15 | Spotsylvania County | 130042 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 105221 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 103095 |
| 18 | Roanoke city | 99741 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 97427 |
| 20 | Portsmouth city | 96407 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 93439 |
| 22 | Suffolk city | 88190 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 83525 |
| 24 | Lynchburg city | 79263 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 78469 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 77653 |
| 27 | Augusta County | 74324 |
| 28 | James City County | 72920 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 68449 |
| 30 | York County | 67900 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 62027 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 56234 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 55374 |
| 34 | Washington County | 54309 |
| 35 | Harrisonburg city | 52739 |
| 36 | Henry County | 51944 |
| 37 | Culpeper County | 49559 |
| 38 | Charlottesville city | 46357 |
| 39 | Tazewell County | 42930 |
| 40 | Shenandoah County | 42863 |
| 41 | Danville city | 41984 |
| 42 | Manassas city | 41409 |
| 43 | Wise County | 39596 |
| 44 | Warren County | 38742 |
| 45 | Prince George County | 38306 |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 37032 |
| 47 | Isle of Wight County | 36185 |
| 48 | Orange County | 35173 |
| 49 | Halifax County | 35104 |
| 50 | Louisa County | 34475 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 34357 |
| 52 | Botetourt County | 33391 |
| 53 | Accomack County | 32930 |
| 54 | Petersburg city | 31895 |
| 55 | Amherst County | 31855 |
| 56 | Smyth County | 31444 |
| 57 | Mecklenburg County | 30934 |
| 58 | Caroline County | 29907 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 29882 |
| 60 | Wythe County | 29106 |
| 61 | Dinwiddie County | 28146 |
| 62 | Fredericksburg city | 28075 |
| 63 | Powhatan County | 28068 |
| 64 | Russell County | 27863 |
| 65 | Winchester city | 27500 |
| 66 | Fluvanna County | 26144 |
| 67 | King George County | 25442 |
| 68 | Salem city | 25378 |
| 69 | Lee County | 24624 |
| 70 | Staunton city | 24192 |
| 71 | Page County | 23667 |
| 72 | Fairfax city | 23247 |
| 73 | Prince Edward County | 23139 |
| 74 | Buchanan County | 22767 |
| 75 | Rockbridge County | 22410 |
| 76 | Goochland County | 22344 |
| 77 | Scott County | 22298 |
| 78 | Hopewell city | 22241 |
| 79 | Waynesboro city | 21543 |
| 80 | New Kent County | 20382 |
| 81 | Greene County | 19205 |
| 82 | Southampton County | 18139 |
| 83 | Patrick County | 17972 |
| 84 | Westmoreland County | 17553 |
| 85 | Colonial Heights city | 17457 |
| 86 | Radford city | 17301 |
| 87 | Bristol city | 17185 |
| 88 | Buckingham County | 17022 |
| 89 | Brunswick County | 16838 |
| 90 | Giles County | 16768 |
| 91 | King William County | 16287 |
| 92 | Manassas Park city | 16145 |
| 93 | Grayson County | 15960 |
| 94 | Nottoway County | 15613 |
| 95 | Floyd County | 15565 |
| 96 | Appomattox County | 15485 |
| 97 | Alleghany County | 15432 |
| 98 | Dickenson County | 15200 |
| 99 | Williamsburg city | 14815 |
| 100 | Nelson County | 14764 |
| 101 | Clarke County | 14252 |
| 102 | Falls Church city | 13777 |
| 103 | Martinsville city | 13289 |
| 104 | Madison County | 13054 |
| 105 | Amelia County | 12784 |
| 106 | Lunenburg County | 12348 |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 12243 |
| 108 | Charlotte County | 12182 |
| 109 | Northampton County | 12073 |
| 110 | Poquoson city | 12018 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11792 |
| 112 | Sussex County | 11692 |
| 113 | Essex County | 11091 |
| 114 | Lancaster County | 10828 |
| 115 | Middlesex County | 10683 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 9758 |
| 117 | Mathews County | 8833 |
| 118 | Richmond County | 8779 |
| 119 | Franklin city | 8339 |
| 120 | Rappahannock County | 7409 |
| 121 | Lexington city | 7174 |
| 122 | King and Queen County | 7089 |
| 123 | Charles City County | 7043 |
| 124 | Galax city | 6791 |
| 125 | Surry County | 6674 |
| 126 | Buena Vista city | 6541 |
| 127 | Bland County | 6536 |
| 128 | Covington city | 5671 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5569 |
| 130 | Craig County | 5140 |
| 131 | Bath County | 4463 |
| 132 | Norton city | 4013 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2196 |