Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2018

Updated on January 28, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2018, the Population for Virginia was 8.51M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.15M), followed by Prince William County (466.66K), and Virginia Beach city (450.49K).

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 2018
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2018
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1 Fairfax County 1149688
2 Prince William County 466658
3 Virginia Beach city 450488
4 Loudoun County 405964
5 Chesterfield County 348704
6 Henrico County 329917
7 Norfolk city 244168
8 Chesapeake city 242748
9 Arlington County 236662
10 Richmond city 229621
11 Newport News city 178904
12 Alexandria city 158377
13 Stafford County 149891
14 Hampton city 134800
15 Spotsylvania County 134227
16 Albemarle County 108832
17 Hanover County 106821
18 Roanoke city 98964
19 Montgomery County 98681
20 Portsmouth city 94879
21 Roanoke County 94161
22 Suffolk city 91135
23 Frederick County 88378
24 Rockingham County 81353
25 Lynchburg city 81096
26 Bedford County 79115
27 James City County 76206
28 Augusta County 75906
29 Fauquier County 70722
30 York County 68136
31 Pittsylvania County 60938
32 Franklin County 56297
33 Campbell County 55526
34 Washington County 54100
35 Harrisonburg city 53715
36 Culpeper County 51785
37 Henry County 51101
38 Charlottesville city 47421
39 Shenandoah County 43464
40 Tazewell County 41152
41 Manassas city 40998
42 Danville city 40677
43 Warren County 40056
44 Prince George County 38170
45 Wise County 37877
46 Gloucester County 37398
47 Isle of Wight County 37203
48 Louisa County 36656
49 Orange County 36620
50 Halifax County 34212
51 Pulaski County 34097
52 Botetourt County 33412
53 Accomack County 32603
54 Amherst County 31771
55 Caroline County 30766
56 Mecklenburg County 30707
57 Petersburg city 30573
58 Smyth County 30509
59 Carroll County 29824
60 Fredericksburg city 29362
61 Powhatan County 29199
62 Dinwiddie County 28800
63 Wythe County 28659
64 Winchester city 27889
65 Fluvanna County 26931
66 Russell County 26820
67 King George County 26673
68 Salem city 25271
69 Staunton city 24583
70 Page County 24005
71 Lee County 23703
72 Goochland County 23423
73 Fairfax city 23256
74 Rockbridge County 22904
75 Prince Edward County 22879
76 Hopewell city 22506
77 Waynesboro city 22390
78 New Kent County 22275
79 Scott County 21631
80 Buchanan County 21373
81 Greene County 19719
82 Manassas Park city 18038
83 Radford city 18013
84 Westmoreland County 17818
85 Southampton County 17757
86 Patrick County 17659
87 Colonial Heights city 17337
88 Buckingham County 17042
89 King William County 16962
90 Bristol city 16835
91 Giles County 16829
92 Brunswick County 16289
93 Appomattox County 15874
94 Floyd County 15788
95 Grayson County 15621
96 Nottoway County 15381
97 Alleghany County 15016
98 Williamsburg city 15009
99 Nelson County 14836
100 Clarke County 14517
101 Dickenson County 14502
102 Falls Church city 14441
103 Madison County 13198
104 Amelia County 12997
105 Martinsville city 12576
106 Lunenburg County 12257
107 Northumberland County 12172
108 Poquoson city 12138
109 Charlotte County 11906
110 Northampton County 11789
111 Greensville County 11380
112 Sussex County 11194
113 Essex County 10889
114 Middlesex County 10717
115 Lancaster County 10692
116 Cumberland County 9863
117 Richmond County 8982
118 Mathews County 8766
119 Franklin city 8033
120 Rappahannock County 7373
121 Lexington city 7201
122 King and Queen County 7033
123 Charles City County 6983
124 Buena Vista city 6508
125 Surry County 6435
126 Galax city 6300
127 Bland County 6295
128 Covington city 5660
129 Emporia city 5396
130 Craig County 5105
131 Bath County 4275
132 Norton city 3956
133 Highland County 2206