Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2023
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the Population for Virginia was 8.74M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.15M), followed by Prince William County (491.58K), and Virginia Beach city (453.78K).
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), 2023 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2023
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fairfax County | 1146677 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 491578 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 453779 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 437164 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 384693 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 335729 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 253967 |
| 8 | Arlington County | 235181 |
| 9 | Norfolk city | 231378 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 230383 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 183249 |
| 12 | Stafford County | 165821 |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 156271 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 149614 |
| 15 | Hampton city | 137157 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 115857 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 114193 |
| 18 | Suffolk city | 101050 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 99134 |
| 20 | Roanoke city | 97503 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 97263 |
| 22 | Portsmouth city | 96782 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 96178 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 86630 |
| 25 | James City County | 82346 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 81628 |
| 27 | Lynchburg city | 79775 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 78250 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 75256 |
| 30 | York County | 71046 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 59581 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 55471 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 55248 |
| 34 | Culpeper County | 55065 |
| 35 | Washington County | 54028 |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city | 51378 |
| 37 | Henry County | 49636 |
| 38 | Shenandoah County | 45185 |
| 39 | Charlottesville city | 45047 |
| 40 | Manassas city | 43087 |
| 41 | Prince George County | 43048 |
| 42 | Danville city | 42108 |
| 43 | Warren County | 41982 |
| 44 | Louisa County | 41008 |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 40667 |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 40024 |
| 47 | Tazewell County | 39222 |
| 48 | Orange County | 38487 |
| 49 | Wise County | 35191 |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 34154 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 33607 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 33434 |
| 53 | Petersburg city | 33328 |
| 54 | Accomack County | 33288 |
| 55 | Caroline County | 32705 |
| 56 | Powhatan County | 32113 |
| 57 | Amherst County | 31559 |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30622 |
| 59 | Fredericksburg city | 29226 |
| 60 | Carroll County | 29202 |
| 61 | Smyth County | 29187 |
| 62 | Fluvanna County | 28480 |
| 63 | King George County | 28422 |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 28377 |
| 65 | Wythe County | 28171 |
| 66 | Winchester city | 27754 |
| 67 | Goochland County | 27216 |
| 68 | New Kent County | 26211 |
| 69 | Staunton city | 25936 |
| 70 | Salem city | 25669 |
| 71 | Russell County | 25502 |
| 72 | Fairfax city | 25426 |
| 73 | Page County | 23682 |
| 74 | Waynesboro city | 23083 |
| 75 | Hopewell city | 22883 |
| 76 | Rockbridge County | 22394 |
| 77 | Prince Edward County | 21998 |
| 78 | Lee County | 21761 |
| 79 | Scott County | 21444 |
| 80 | Greene County | 21391 |
| 81 | King William County | 19035 |
| 82 | Buchanan County | 18978 |
| 83 | Westmoreland County | 18918 |
| 84 | Colonial Heights city | 18446 |
| 85 | Southampton County | 18000 |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17440 |
| 87 | Radford city | 16994 |
| 88 | Buckingham County | 16988 |
| 89 | Appomattox County | 16835 |
| 90 | Bristol city | 16668 |
| 91 | Giles County | 16461 |
| 92 | Manassas Park city | 16448 |
| 93 | Williamsburg city | 16116 |
| 94 | Brunswick County | 15801 |
| 95 | Floyd County | 15693 |
| 96 | Nottoway County | 15570 |
| 97 | Clarke County | 15405 |
| 98 | Grayson County | 15235 |
| 99 | Falls Church city | 14805 |
| 100 | Alleghany County | 14698 |
| 101 | Nelson County | 14625 |
| 102 | Madison County | 14135 |
| 103 | Martinsville city | 13753 |
| 104 | Amelia County | 13596 |
| 105 | Dickenson County | 13594 |
| 106 | Poquoson city | 12613 |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 12388 |
| 108 | Lunenburg County | 12042 |
| 109 | Northampton County | 12026 |
| 110 | Charlotte County | 11387 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11174 |
| 112 | Middlesex County | 10938 |
| 113 | Lancaster County | 10927 |
| 114 | Sussex County | 10794 |
| 115 | Essex County | 10618 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 9875 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9162 |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8568 |
| 119 | Franklin city | 8316 |
| 120 | Lexington city | 7556 |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 7455 |
| 122 | Galax city | 6799 |
| 123 | King and Queen County | 6746 |
| 124 | Charles City County | 6635 |
| 125 | Surry County | 6575 |
| 126 | Buena Vista city | 6574 |
| 127 | Bland County | 6221 |
| 128 | Covington city | 5611 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5479 |
| 130 | Craig County | 4827 |
| 131 | Bath County | 4070 |
| 132 | Norton city | 3501 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2351 |
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