Virginia Counties by Population (2025)

Top 5 Most Populous Counties

Virginia flag Fairfax County

1,147,016

Virginia flag Prince William County

494,896

Virginia flag Virginia Beach city

450,809

Virginia flag Loudoun County

443,457

Virginia flag Chesterfield County

395,048

133 Counties

County
2025 Pop. ↓
Area (mi²)
Density
Change (2020)
Fairfax County1,147,0163912,934-0.14%
Prince William County494,8963351,4772.5%
Virginia Beach city450,8092451,840-1.93%
Loudoun County443,4575168594.91%
Chesterfield County395,0484249328.14%
Henrico County335,1742341,4320.08%
Chesapeake city256,7403387602.79%
Arlington County235,130269,043-1.54%
Richmond city231,007603,8501.79%
Norfolk city227,674534,296-4.25%
Newport News city181,394692,629-2.5%
Stafford County169,9462696327.72%
Alexandria city155,6001510,373-2.22%
Spotsylvania County155,10840238610.32%
Hampton city135,578512,658-1.24%
Albemarle County117,3387201634.29%
Hanover County116,7244682495.92%
Suffolk city105,12539926310.95%
Frederick County98,3664132387.07%
Montgomery County98,346387254-1.23%
Roanoke County97,5662513890.66%
Portsmouth city96,471332,923-1.51%
Roanoke city96,199432,237-3.7%
Rockingham County88,8768501056.09%
James City County84,9961425998.29%
Bedford County83,0937601094.44%
Lynchburg city80,149491,6361.48%
Augusta County78,863967821.66%
Fauquier County76,1416481184.29%
York County70,5281056720.42%
Pittsylvania County59,06596961-2.16%
Franklin County56,489691823.68%
Culpeper County56,3393791496.77%
Campbell County55,6805031110.07%
Washington County54,440561971.01%
Harrisonburg city50,946172,997-1.47%
Henry County49,516382130-2.63%
Shenandoah County45,812508903.49%
Charlottesville city44,405104,441-4.44%
Louisa County43,0514958713.9%
Manassas city42,742104,2740.12%
Warren County42,7212151994.73%
Prince George County42,571265161-1.17%
Isle of Wight County41,8633161328.15%
Danville city41,47743965-2.59%
Gloucester County41,0712181886.07%
Orange County39,6123411168.83%
Tazewell County38,23451974-5.38%
Wise County34,86840387-3.32%
Botetourt County34,175541631.58%
Caroline County34,0405276510.09%
Pulaski County33,599320105-0.62%
Accomack County33,27144974-0.36%
Powhatan County33,1452601278.85%
Halifax County33,05681840-2.56%
Petersburg city33,003231,435-1.18%
Amherst County31,24447466-0.22%
Mecklenburg County30,890625492%
King George County29,86818016611.34%
Fredericksburg city29,488102,9495.35%
Carroll County29,481475621.14%
Goochland County29,26728210417.75%
Fluvanna County29,1522871026.81%
Smyth County28,83245164-3.21%
Dinwiddie County28,831504573.37%
New Kent County28,49821013623.25%
Wythe County28,08246261-0.85%
Winchester city27,12993,014-3.16%
Fairfax city25,92864,3217.24%
Staunton city25,865201,2930.21%
Russell County25,55747454-0.78%
Salem city25,400151,693-0.01%
Waynesboro city23,948151,5977.49%
Page County23,66931076-0.09%
Hopewell city22,676102,268-1.45%
Prince Edward County22,349350642.02%
Rockbridge County21,93859737-3.14%
Greene County21,8731561406.14%
Lee County21,54143550-2.56%
Scott County21,33953640-1.16%
King William County20,0322747311.8%
Westmoreland County19,509229855.39%
Colonial Heights city18,62382,3282.39%
Buchanan County18,49550337-8.64%
Southampton County18,127599300.97%
Radford city17,475101,7488.41%
Patrick County17,32548336-1.51%
Appomattox County17,186334516.39%
Buckingham County16,958580290.77%
Bristol city16,541131,272-4.38%
Giles County16,50735746-1.66%
Williamsburg city16,17191,7974.52%
Floyd County15,791381412.07%
Clarke County15,736176896.22%
Manassas Park city15,69735,232-8.54%
Nottoway County15,58831450-0.38%
Brunswick County15,58556628-1.5%
Grayson County15,20544234-0.5%
Falls Church city15,07727,5392.7%
Nelson County14,62147131-0.81%
Madison County14,368321453.66%
Alleghany County14,35544732-5.43%
Martinsville city13,895111,2633.12%
Amelia County13,704355393.29%
Dickenson County13,45433041-4.41%
Poquoson city12,657158441.48%
Northumberland County12,617191666.55%
Lunenburg County12,110432281.36%
Northampton County12,10721257-0.87%
Charlotte County11,20847524-2.89%
Greensville County10,99129537-3.47%
Sussex County10,991490221.89%
Lancaster County10,965133820.57%
Middlesex County10,868130842.39%
Essex County10,53425741-0.6%
Cumberland County10,132297344.82%
Richmond County9,300191494.27%
Mathews County8,642861001.46%
Franklin city8,46981,0593.97%
Lexington city7,57223,7863.39%
Rappahannock County7,336266280.22%
Galax city6,74788430.48%
King and Queen County6,732315212.19%
Surry County6,725279242.66%
Charles City County6,69418337-0.77%
Buena Vista city6,56061,093-0.94%
Bland County6,261358170.08%
Covington city5,36951,074-6.54%
Emporia city5,3237760-6.73%
Craig County4,81332815-1.27%
Bath County4,0315298-3.68%
Norton city3,2987471-10.4%
Highland County2,42541568.26%

Overview of Virginia Virginia Counties

There are 133 counties in Virginia.

Virginia’s most populous county is Fairfax County, with a population of 1,148,433. This represents a 5.68% population growth since the last census. The county is the most populous jurisdiction in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area.

The next-largest counties in Virginia include:

Virginia Counties with Fewest People

The least populous county in Virginia is Highland County with 2,212 people. Other small counties with less than 6,000 people include:

All of these counties have experienced a population decline since the 2010 census. The county with the most significant loss of residents is Emporia City, which has lost 10.78% of its population.

Virginia Counties with Rapid Growth

Loudoun County is Virginia‘s most rapidly growing county, with a population that has boomed 26.13% since the last census. Other counties with a population growth of at least 15% include:

Sources

  1. US Census State Population Estimates - Most recent state estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  2. US Census County Population Estimates - Most recent county estimates from the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program
  3. American Community Survey (2009 - 2013)
  4. Census QuickFacts
  5. Historical Populations of States and Counties (1790 - 1990)