Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2019
Updated on January 28, 2024.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2019, the Population for Virginia was 8.56M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.15M), followed by Prince William County (471.77K), and Virginia Beach city (450.77K).
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), 2019 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2019
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fairfax County | 1152359 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 471774 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 450766 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 414872 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 353376 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 332513 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 245403 |
| 8 | Norfolk city | 243581 |
| 9 | Arlington County | 238392 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 231027 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 179736 |
| 12 | Alexandria city | 159050 |
| 13 | Stafford County | 153775 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 136447 |
| 15 | Hampton city | 135048 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 109843 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 107535 |
| 18 | Roanoke city | 99216 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 98872 |
| 20 | Portsmouth city | 94582 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 94423 |
| 22 | Suffolk city | 92277 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 89483 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 82140 |
| 25 | Lynchburg city | 81753 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 79431 |
| 27 | James City County | 76838 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 76120 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 71297 |
| 30 | York County | 68579 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 60470 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 56185 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 55371 |
| 34 | Washington County | 53852 |
| 35 | Harrisonburg city | 53379 |
| 36 | Culpeper County | 52722 |
| 37 | Henry County | 50724 |
| 38 | Charlottesville city | 47283 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 43557 |
| 40 | Manassas city | 40907 |
| 41 | Tazewell County | 40734 |
| 42 | Warren County | 40235 |
| 43 | Danville city | 40036 |
| 44 | Prince George County | 38528 |
| 45 | Gloucester County | 37499 |
| 46 | Louisa County | 37477 |
| 47 | Wise County | 37427 |
| 48 | Isle of Wight County | 37400 |
| 49 | Orange County | 36941 |
| 50 | Halifax County | 34035 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 34009 |
| 52 | Botetourt County | 33500 |
| 53 | Accomack County | 32325 |
| 54 | Amherst County | 31678 |
| 55 | Caroline County | 30745 |
| 56 | Mecklenburg County | 30723 |
| 57 | Petersburg city | 30593 |
| 58 | Smyth County | 30182 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 30022 |
| 60 | Powhatan County | 29734 |
| 61 | Fredericksburg city | 29254 |
| 62 | Dinwiddie County | 28804 |
| 63 | Wythe County | 28618 |
| 64 | Winchester city | 28036 |
| 65 | Fluvanna County | 27266 |
| 66 | King George County | 26981 |
| 67 | Russell County | 26739 |
| 68 | Salem city | 25209 |
| 69 | Staunton city | 24916 |
| 70 | Goochland County | 23949 |
| 71 | Page County | 23937 |
| 72 | Lee County | 23540 |
| 73 | Fairfax city | 23294 |
| 74 | New Kent County | 22984 |
| 75 | Prince Edward County | 22827 |
| 76 | Rockbridge County | 22774 |
| 77 | Hopewell city | 22523 |
| 78 | Waynesboro city | 22416 |
| 79 | Scott County | 21578 |
| 80 | Buchanan County | 21031 |
| 81 | Greene County | 19901 |
| 82 | Radford city | 18107 |
| 83 | Manassas Park city | 18071 |
| 84 | Westmoreland County | 18029 |
| 85 | Southampton County | 17797 |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17592 |
| 87 | King William County | 17198 |
| 88 | Buckingham County | 17134 |
| 89 | Colonial Heights city | 17089 |
| 90 | Bristol city | 17036 |
| 91 | Giles County | 16693 |
| 92 | Brunswick County | 16176 |
| 93 | Appomattox County | 15902 |
| 94 | Floyd County | 15796 |
| 95 | Grayson County | 15574 |
| 96 | Nottoway County | 15206 |
| 97 | Williamsburg city | 15019 |
| 98 | Alleghany County | 14898 |
| 99 | Nelson County | 14867 |
| 100 | Clarke County | 14576 |
| 101 | Falls Church city | 14551 |
| 102 | Dickenson County | 14295 |
| 103 | Madison County | 13213 |
| 104 | Amelia County | 13058 |
| 105 | Martinsville city | 12443 |
| 106 | Lunenburg County | 12251 |
| 107 | Poquoson city | 12228 |
| 108 | Northumberland County | 12069 |
| 109 | Charlotte County | 11849 |
| 110 | Northampton County | 11800 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11289 |
| 112 | Sussex County | 11092 |
| 113 | Essex County | 10936 |
| 114 | Lancaster County | 10619 |
| 115 | Middlesex County | 10561 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 9967 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9066 |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8782 |
| 119 | Franklin city | 7867 |
| 120 | Rappahannock County | 7372 |
| 121 | Lexington city | 7246 |
| 122 | King and Queen County | 7011 |
| 123 | Charles City County | 6969 |
| 124 | Buena Vista city | 6481 |
| 125 | Surry County | 6407 |
| 126 | Galax city | 6324 |
| 127 | Bland County | 6292 |
| 128 | Covington city | 5622 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5409 |
| 130 | Craig County | 5127 |
| 131 | Bath County | 4169 |
| 132 | Norton city | 3983 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2176 |