Virginia Population By County in 2018

Updated on January 27, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau population estimates, there were 8,510,920 people living in Virginia in 2018. Fairfax County was the most populated county with 1,149,688 residents, followed by Prince William County with 466,658 residents, and Virginia Beach city with 450,488 residents. Highland County with a population of 2,206 was the least populated county in Virginia in 2018.

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Virginia Population By County in 2018
Table of Virginia Population By County in 2018
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County Population % of State Population
Accomack 32,603 0.38%
Albemarle 108,832 1.28%
Alleghany 15,016 0.18%
Amelia 12,997 0.15%
Amherst 31,771 0.37%
Appomattox 15,874 0.19%
Arlington 236,662 2.78%
Augusta 75,906 0.89%
Bath 4,275 0.05%
Bedford 79,115 0.93%
Bland 6,295 0.07%
Botetourt 33,412 0.39%
Brunswick 16,289 0.19%
Buchanan 21,373 0.25%
Buckingham 17,042 0.20%
Campbell 55,526 0.65%
Caroline 30,766 0.36%
Carroll 29,824 0.35%
Charles City 6,983 0.08%
Charlotte 11,906 0.14%
Chesterfield 348,704 4.10%
Clarke 14,517 0.17%
Craig 5,105 0.06%
Culpeper 51,785 0.61%
Cumberland 9,863 0.12%
Dickenson 14,502 0.17%
Dinwiddie 28,800 0.34%
Essex 10,889 0.13%
Fairfax 1,149,688 13.51%
Fauquier 70,722 0.83%
Floyd 15,788 0.19%
Fluvanna 26,931 0.32%
Franklin 56,297 0.66%
Frederick 88,378 1.04%
Giles 16,829 0.20%
Gloucester 37,398 0.44%
Goochland 23,423 0.28%
Grayson 15,621 0.18%
Greene 19,719 0.23%
Greensville 11,380 0.13%
Halifax 34,212 0.40%
Hanover 106,821 1.25%
Henrico 329,917 3.88%
Henry 51,101 0.60%
Highland 2,206 0.03%
Isle of Wight 37,203 0.44%
James City 76,206 0.90%
King and Queen 7,033 0.08%
King George 26,673 0.31%
King William 16,962 0.20%
Lancaster 10,692 0.13%
Lee 23,703 0.28%
Loudoun 405,964 4.77%
Louisa 36,656 0.43%
Lunenburg 12,257 0.14%
Madison 13,198 0.16%
Mathews 8,766 0.10%
Mecklenburg 30,707 0.36%
Middlesex 10,717 0.13%
Montgomery 98,681 1.16%
Nelson 14,836 0.17%
New Kent 22,275 0.26%
Northampton 11,789 0.14%
Northumberland 12,172 0.14%
Nottoway 15,381 0.18%
Orange 36,620 0.43%
Page 24,005 0.28%
Patrick 17,659 0.21%
Pittsylvania 60,938 0.72%
Powhatan 29,199 0.34%
Prince Edward 22,879 0.27%
Prince George 38,170 0.45%
Prince William 466,658 5.48%
Pulaski 34,097 0.40%
Rappahannock 7,373 0.09%
Richmond 8,982 0.11%
Roanoke 94,161 1.11%
Rockbridge 22,904 0.27%
Rockingham 81,353 0.96%
Russell 26,820 0.32%
Scott 21,631 0.25%
Shenandoah 43,464 0.51%
Smyth 30,509 0.36%
Southampton 17,757 0.21%
Spotsylvania 134,227 1.58%
Stafford 149,891 1.76%
Surry 6,435 0.08%
Sussex 11,194 0.13%
Tazewell 41,152 0.48%
Warren 40,056 0.47%
Washington 54,100 0.64%
Westmoreland 17,818 0.21%
Wise 37,877 0.45%
Wythe 28,659 0.34%
York 68,136 0.80%
Alexandria city 158,377 1.86%
Bristol city 16,835 0.20%
Buena Vista city 6,508 0.08%
Charlottesville city 47,421 0.56%
Chesapeake city 242,748 2.85%
Colonial Heights city 17,337 0.20%
Covington city 5,660 0.07%
Danville city 40,677 0.48%
Emporia city 5,396 0.06%
Fairfax city 23,256 0.27%
Falls Church city 14,441 0.17%
Franklin city 8,033 0.09%
Fredericksburg city 29,362 0.35%
Galax city 6,300 0.07%
Hampton city 134,800 1.58%
Harrisonburg city 53,715 0.63%
Hopewell city 22,506 0.26%
Lexington city 7,201 0.09%
Lynchburg city 81,096 0.95%
Manassas city 40,998 0.48%
Manassas Park city 18,038 0.21%
Martinsville city 12,576 0.15%
Newport News city 178,904 2.10%
Norfolk city 244,168 2.87%
Norton city 3,956 0.05%
Petersburg city 30,573 0.36%
Poquoson city 12,138 0.14%
Portsmouth city 94,879 1.12%
Radford city 18,013 0.21%
Richmond city 229,621 2.70%
Roanoke city 98,964 1.16%
Salem city 25,271 0.30%
Staunton city 24,583 0.29%
Suffolk city 91,135 1.07%
Virginia Beach city 450,488 5.29%
Waynesboro city 22,390 0.26%
Williamsburg city 15,009 0.18%
Winchester city 27,889 0.33%