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.
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), 2018 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2018
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| Rank | County | Population |
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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 |