Virginia Population By County in 2021 (ACS-5Yrs)

Updated on February 28, 2025.

Based on the US Census ACS-5Yrs estimates, in 2021, the total population of Virginia was 8.58M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax was the most populated county (1.15M), followed by Prince William (477.22K), and then Virginia Beach city (457.66K).

On the other hand, the least populated counties were: Highland (2.23K), Norton city (3.70K), and Bath (4.24K).

The chart and table below shows the population of each county and the percentage of Virginia population in each county.

You can see similar information for other states and by state for the United States.

Related Topics: Virginia ACS-5Yrs Estimates, 2021 Topic List.

Data Source: US Census - ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2021 Census.

Virginia Population By County in 2021

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County	Population	% of State Population
Accomack	33388	0.39
Albemarle	111438	1.30
Alleghany	15266	0.18
Amelia	13220	0.15
Amherst	31381	0.37
Appomattox	16039	0.19
Arlington	235764	2.75
Augusta	76948	0.90
Bath	4243	0.05
Bedford	79183	0.92
Bland	6278	0.07
Botetourt	33542	0.39
Brunswick	16044	0.19
Buchanan	20615	0.24
Buckingham	16832	0.20
Campbell	55656	0.65
Caroline	30861	0.36
Carroll	29123	0.34
Charles City	6817	0.08
Charlotte	11605	0.14
Chesterfield	359798	4.19
Clarke	14726	0.17
Craig	4914	0.06
Culpeper	52021	0.61
Cumberland	9669	0.11
Dickenson	14256	0.17
Dinwiddie	28040	0.33
Essex	10621	0.12
Fairfax	1146825	13.36
Fauquier	72416	0.84
Floyd	15536	0.18
Fluvanna	27078	0.32
Franklin	54829	0.64
Frederick	90287	1.05
Giles	16764	0.20
Gloucester	38586	0.45
Goochland	24300	0.28
Grayson	15418	0.18
Greene	20374	0.24
Greensville	11465	0.13
Halifax	34228	0.40
Hanover	109232	1.27
Henrico	331924	3.87
Henry	51077	0.60
Highland	2229	0.03
Isle of Wight	38301	0.45
James City	77733	0.91
King and Queen	6690	0.08
King George	26597	0.31
King William	17511	0.20
Lancaster	10916	0.13
Lee	22482	0.26
Loudoun	413574	4.82
Louisa	37136	0.43
Lunenburg	11982	0.14
Madison	13731	0.16
Mathews	8548	0.10
Mecklenburg	30347	0.35
Middlesex	10686	0.13
Montgomery	99294	1.16
Nelson	14795	0.17
New Kent	22519	0.26
Northampton	12226	0.14
Northumberland	11965	0.14
Nottoway	15667	0.18
Orange	36001	0.42
Page	23734	0.28
Patrick	17661	0.21
Pittsylvania	60833	0.71
Powhatan	29979	0.35
Prince Edward	21887	0.26
Prince George	42170	0.49
Prince William	477224	5.56
Pulaski	33893	0.40
Rappahannock	7400	0.09
Richmond	8902	0.10
Roanoke	96303	1.12
Rockbridge	22663	0.26
Rockingham	83090	0.97
Russell	25932	0.30
Scott	21576	0.25
Shenandoah	44037	0.51
Smyth	29960	0.35
Southampton	18028	0.21
Spotsylvania	138493	1.61
Stafford	154204	1.80
Surry	6563	0.08
Sussex	10960	0.13
Tazewell	40615	0.47
Warren	40442	0.47
Washington	53997	0.63
Westmoreland	18324	0.21
Wise	36531	0.43
Wythe	28347	0.33
York	69635	0.81
Alexandria city	158185	1.84
Bristol city	16996	0.20
Buena Vista city	6649	0.08
Charlottesville city	46597	0.54
Chesapeake city	247172	2.88
Colonial Heights city	18127	0.21
Covington city	5716	0.07
Danville city	42556	0.50
Emporia city	5761	0.07
Fairfax city	23980	0.28
Falls Church city	14494	0.17
Franklin city	8249	0.10
Fredericksburg city	28027	0.33
Galax city	6681	0.08
Hampton city	136748	1.59
Harrisonburg city	52062	0.61
Hopewell city	23020	0.27
Lexington city	7287	0.09
Lynchburg city	78973	0.92
Manassas city	42596	0.50
Manassas Park city	17081	0.20
Martinsville city	13476	0.16
Newport News city	185069	2.16
Norfolk city	238556	2.78
Norton city	3696	0.04
Petersburg city	33229	0.39
Poquoson city	12382	0.14
Portsmouth city	97454	1.14
Radford city	16205	0.19
Richmond city	225676	2.63
Roanoke city	99578	1.16
Salem city	25335	0.30
Staunton city	25358	0.30
Suffolk city	93268	1.09
Virginia Beach city	457658	5.33
Waynesboro city	22149	0.26
Williamsburg city	15299	0.18
Winchester city	28194	0.33