Virginia Population By County in 2021

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the population of Virginia was 8,658,910. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax had the highest population (1,142,381), followed by Prince William (485,433), and Virginia Beach city (458,599).

Hover over or click on the counties in the map below to see the populations. The data can also be found in a table below. You can use the table to sort, filter, and explore the data further.

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Related Topics: Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.

Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage).

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Virginia Population By County in 2021

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County	Population	% of State Population
Accomack	33422	0.39
Albemarle	113939	1.32
Alleghany	15007	0.17
Amelia	13311	0.15
Amherst	31391	0.36
Appomattox	16405	0.19
Arlington	233478	2.70
Augusta	77787	0.90
Bath	4094	0.05
Bedford	80281	0.93
Bland	6179	0.07
Botetourt	34002	0.39
Brunswick	15969	0.18
Buchanan	19886	0.23
Buckingham	16957	0.20
Campbell	55323	0.64
Caroline	31418	0.36
Carroll	29100	0.34
Charles City	6611	0.08
Charlotte	11500	0.13
Chesterfield	371022	4.29
Clarke	14947	0.17
Craig	4891	0.06
Culpeper	53779	0.62
Cumberland	9719	0.11
Dickenson	13867	0.16
Dinwiddie	28000	0.32
Essex	10572	0.12
Fairfax	1142381	13.19
Fauquier	74068	0.86
Floyd	15514	0.18
Fluvanna	27804	0.32
Franklin	55020	0.64
Frederick	94009	1.09
Giles	16574	0.19
Gloucester	39184	0.45
Goochland	25556	0.30
Grayson	15347	0.18
Greene	21007	0.24
Greensville	11424	0.13
Halifax	33784	0.39
Hanover	111799	1.29
Henrico	334501	3.86
Henry	50268	0.58
Highland	2240	0.03
Isle of Wight	39401	0.46
James City	80009	0.92
King and Queen	6672	0.08
King George	27548	0.32
King William	18249	0.21
Lancaster	10943	0.13
Lee	22009	0.25
Loudoun	428827	4.95
Louisa	39011	0.45
Lunenburg	12007	0.14
Madison	13959	0.16
Mathews	8545	0.10
Mecklenburg	30338	0.35
Middlesex	10778	0.12
Montgomery	98808	1.14
Nelson	14839	0.17
New Kent	23970	0.28
Northampton	12070	0.14
Northumberland	12053	0.14
Nottoway	15576	0.18
Orange	37224	0.43
Page	23829	0.28
Patrick	17654	0.20
Pittsylvania	60062	0.69
Powhatan	31238	0.36
Prince Edward	21955	0.25
Prince George	42942	0.50
Prince William	485433	5.61
Pulaski	33809	0.39
Rappahannock	7435	0.09
Richmond	9079	0.11
Roanoke	96711	1.12
Rockbridge	22651	0.26
Rockingham	84528	0.98
Russell	25574	0.30
Scott	21479	0.25
Shenandoah	44837	0.52
Smyth	29605	0.34
Southampton	18028	0.21
Spotsylvania	144027	1.66
Stafford	161588	1.87
Surry	6535	0.08
Sussex	10828	0.13
Tazewell	39960	0.46
Warren	40977	0.47
Washington	53753	0.62
Westmoreland	18768	0.22
Wise	35688	0.41
Wythe	28205	0.33
York	71123	0.82
Alexandria city	155129	1.79
Bristol city	17074	0.20
Buena Vista city	6624	0.08
Charlottesville city	45713	0.53
Chesapeake city	251732	2.91
Colonial Heights city	18207	0.21
Covington city	5715	0.07
Danville city	42292	0.49
Emporia city	5628	0.07
Fairfax city	24361	0.28
Falls Church city	14515	0.17
Franklin city	8156	0.09
Fredericksburg city	28445	0.33
Galax city	6657	0.08
Hampton city	137780	1.59
Harrisonburg city	51504	0.60
Hopewell city	23081	0.27
Lexington city	7443	0.09
Lynchburg city	79137	0.91
Manassas city	42770	0.49
Manassas Park city	17094	0.20
Martinsville city	13539	0.16
Newport News city	184717	2.13
Norfolk city	234920	2.71
Norton city	3631	0.04
Petersburg city	33422	0.39
Poquoson city	12629	0.15
Portsmouth city	97700	1.13
Radford city	16525	0.19
Richmond city	227164	2.62
Roanoke city	98717	1.14
Salem city	25417	0.29
Staunton city	25690	0.30
Suffolk city	96400	1.11
Virginia Beach city	458599	5.30
Waynesboro city	22606	0.26
Williamsburg city	15615	0.18
Winchester city	28088	0.32