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.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2019
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2019
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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