Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2023

Updated on August 1, 2024.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Virginia was 8.72M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.14M), followed by Prince William County (489.64K), and Virginia Beach city (453.65K).

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 2023
Fairfax
1.14M
Prince William
489.64K
Virginia Beach city
453.65K
Loudoun
436.35K
Chesterfield
383.88K
Henrico
334.76K
Chesapeake city
253.89K
Arlington
234.16K
Norfolk city
230.93K
Richmond city
229.25K
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2023
Rank
County
Population
1 Fairfax County 1,141,878
2 Prince William County 489,640
3 Virginia Beach city 453,649
4 Loudoun County 436,347
5 Chesterfield County 383,876
6 Henrico County 334,760
7 Chesapeake city 253,886
8 Arlington County 234,162
9 Norfolk city 230,930
10 Richmond city 229,247
11 Newport News city 183,118
12 Stafford County 165,428
13 Alexandria city 155,230
14 Spotsylvania County 149,588
15 Hampton city 137,098
16 Albemarle County 115,676
17 Hanover County 114,148
18 Suffolk city 100,659
19 Montgomery County 98,666
20 Roanoke city 97,171
21 Roanoke County 97,026
22 Portsmouth city 96,793
23 Frederick County 95,994
24 Rockingham County 86,568
25 James City County 82,654
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