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.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2015
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2015
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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