Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2021

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Virginia was 8.66M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.14M), followed by Prince William County (485.35K), and Virginia Beach city (458.57K).

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 2021
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2021
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1 Fairfax County 1142203
2 Prince William County 485352
3 Virginia Beach city 458569
4 Loudoun County 428764
5 Chesterfield County 370931
6 Henrico County 334422
7 Chesapeake city 251763
8 Norfolk city 234862
9 Arlington County 233436
10 Richmond city 227140
11 Newport News city 184691
12 Stafford County 161568
13 Alexandria city 155105
14 Spotsylvania County 144003
15 Hampton city 137760
16 Albemarle County 113882
17 Hanover County 111783
18 Montgomery County 98788
19 Roanoke city 98700
20 Portsmouth city 97652
21 Roanoke County 96671
22 Suffolk city 96337
23 Frederick County 93959
24 Rockingham County 84518
25 Bedford County 80242
26 James City County 79991
27 Lynchburg city 79114
28 Augusta County 77764
29 Fauquier County 74055
30 York County 71104
31 Pittsylvania County 60038
32 Campbell County 55344
33 Franklin County 55017
34 Culpeper County 53772
35 Washington County 53735
36 Harrisonburg city 51497
37 Henry County 50262
38 Charlottesville city 45746
39 Shenandoah County 44842
40 Prince George County 42962
41 Manassas city 42764
42 Danville city 42285
43 Warren County 40965
44 Tazewell County 39950
45 Isle of Wight County 39391
46 Gloucester County 39174
47 Louisa County 39016
48 Orange County 37220
49 Wise County 35681
50 Botetourt County 33998
51 Pulaski County 33816
52 Halifax County 33777
53 Petersburg city 33411
54 Accomack County 33410
55 Caroline County 31405
56 Amherst County 31385
57 Powhatan County 31230
58 Mecklenburg County 30333
59 Smyth County 29608
60 Carroll County 29098
61 Fredericksburg city 28437
62 Wythe County 28201
63 Winchester city 28092
64 Dinwiddie County 27997
65 Fluvanna County 27797
66 King George County 27541
67 Staunton city 25689
68 Russell County 25572
69 Goochland County 25529
70 Salem city 25416
71 Fairfax city 24353
72 New Kent County 23963
73 Page County 23825
74 Hopewell city 23073
75 Rockbridge County 22638
76 Waynesboro city 22606
77 Lee County 22005
78 Prince Edward County 21962
79 Scott County 21476
80 Greene County 21004
81 Buchanan County 19876
82 Westmoreland County 18772
83 King William County 18243
84 Colonial Heights city 18225
85 Southampton County 18024
86 Patrick County 17650
87 Manassas Park city 17089
88 Bristol city 17065
89 Buckingham County 16950
90 Giles County 16572
91 Radford city 16527
92 Appomattox County 16398
93 Brunswick County 15959
94 Williamsburg city 15609
95 Nottoway County 15574
96 Floyd County 15510
97 Grayson County 15344
98 Alleghany County 14988
99 Clarke County 14940
100 Nelson County 14838
101 Falls Church city 14516
102 Madison County 13957
103 Dickenson County 13860
104 Martinsville city 13534
105 Amelia County 13306
106 Poquoson city 12628
107 Northampton County 12068
108 Northumberland County 12052
109 Lunenburg County 12001
110 Charlotte County 11499
111 Greensville County 11413
112 Lancaster County 10935
113 Sussex County 10815
114 Middlesex County 10779
115 Essex County 10571
116 Cumberland County 9703
117 Richmond County 9077
118 Mathews County 8543
119 Franklin city 8152
120 Lexington city 7455
121 Rappahannock County 7431
122 King and Queen County 6669
123 Galax city 6653
124 Buena Vista city 6622
125 Charles City County 6608
126 Surry County 6533
127 Bland County 6177
128 Covington city 5716
129 Emporia city 5638
130 Craig County 4886
131 Bath County 4090
132 Norton city 3632
133 Highland County 2239