Virginia Population By County in 2023

Updated on June 16, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2023, the population of Virginia was 8,734,685. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax had the highest population (1,146,677), followed by Prince William (491,578), and Virginia Beach city (453,779).

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 2023

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County	Population	% of State Population
Accomack	33288	0.38
Albemarle	115857	1.33
Alleghany	14698	0.17
Amelia	13596	0.16
Amherst	31559	0.36
Appomattox	16835	0.19
Arlington	235181	2.69
Augusta	78250	0.90
Bath	4070	0.05
Bedford	81628	0.94
Bland	6221	0.07
Botetourt	34154	0.39
Brunswick	15801	0.18
Buchanan	18978	0.22
Buckingham	16988	0.19
Campbell	55248	0.63
Caroline	32705	0.37
Carroll	29202	0.33
Charles City	6635	0.08
Charlotte	11387	0.13
Chesterfield	384693	4.40
Clarke	15405	0.18
Craig	4827	0.06
Culpeper	55065	0.63
Cumberland	9875	0.11
Dickenson	13594	0.16
Dinwiddie	28377	0.33
Essex	10618	0.12
Fairfax	1146677	13.13
Fauquier	75256	0.86
Floyd	15693	0.18
Fluvanna	28480	0.33
Franklin	55471	0.64
Frederick	96178	1.10
Giles	16461	0.19
Gloucester	40024	0.46
Goochland	27216	0.31
Grayson	15235	0.17
Greene	21391	0.25
Greensville	11174	0.13
Halifax	33434	0.38
Hanover	114193	1.31
Henrico	335729	3.84
Henry	49636	0.57
Highland	2351	0.03
Isle of Wight	40667	0.47
James City	82346	0.94
King and Queen	6746	0.08
King George	28422	0.33
King William	19035	0.22
Lancaster	10927	0.13
Lee	21761	0.25
Loudoun	437164	5.01
Louisa	41008	0.47
Lunenburg	12042	0.14
Madison	14135	0.16
Mathews	8568	0.10
Mecklenburg	30622	0.35
Middlesex	10938	0.13
Montgomery	99134	1.14
Nelson	14625	0.17
New Kent	26211	0.30
Northampton	12026	0.14
Northumberland	12388	0.14
Nottoway	15570	0.18
Orange	38487	0.44
Page	23682	0.27
Patrick	17440	0.20
Pittsylvania	59581	0.68
Powhatan	32113	0.37
Prince Edward	21998	0.25
Prince George	43048	0.49
Prince William	491578	5.63
Pulaski	33607	0.39
Rappahannock	7455	0.09
Richmond	9162	0.11
Roanoke	97263	1.11
Rockbridge	22394	0.26
Rockingham	86630	0.99
Russell	25502	0.29
Scott	21444	0.25
Shenandoah	45185	0.52
Smyth	29187	0.33
Southampton	18000	0.21
Spotsylvania	149614	1.71
Stafford	165821	1.90
Surry	6575	0.08
Sussex	10794	0.12
Tazewell	39222	0.45
Warren	41982	0.48
Washington	54028	0.62
Westmoreland	18918	0.22
Wise	35191	0.40
Wythe	28171	0.32
York	71046	0.81
Alexandria city	156271	1.79
Bristol city	16668	0.19
Buena Vista city	6574	0.08
Charlottesville city	45047	0.52
Chesapeake city	253967	2.91
Colonial Heights city	18446	0.21
Covington city	5611	0.06
Danville city	42108	0.48
Emporia city	5479	0.06
Fairfax city	25426	0.29
Falls Church city	14805	0.17
Franklin city	8316	0.10
Fredericksburg city	29226	0.34
Galax city	6799	0.08
Hampton city	137157	1.57
Harrisonburg city	51378	0.59
Hopewell city	22883	0.26
Lexington city	7556	0.09
Lynchburg city	79775	0.91
Manassas city	43087	0.49
Manassas Park city	16448	0.19
Martinsville city	13753	0.16
Newport News city	183249	2.10
Norfolk city	231378	2.65
Norton city	3501	0.04
Petersburg city	33328	0.38
Poquoson city	12613	0.14
Portsmouth city	96782	1.11
Radford city	16994	0.20
Richmond city	230383	2.64
Roanoke city	97503	1.12
Salem city	25669	0.29
Staunton city	25936	0.30
Suffolk city	101050	1.16
Virginia Beach city	453779	5.20
Waynesboro city	23083	0.26
Williamsburg city	16116	0.19
Winchester city	27754	0.32