Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2017
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2017, the Population for Virginia was 8.47M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.15M), followed by Prince William County (463.40K), and Virginia Beach city (450.42K).
The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.
You can see similar ranking information for related topics, and for other states. You can also see the ranking of all counties in the United States.
Related Topics: Virginia Census Vintage Data Topic List.
Data Source: US Census Bureau (Vintage), 2017 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2017
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fairfax County | 1149346 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 463400 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 450417 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 397192 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 343500 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 328008 |
| 7 | Norfolk city | 244908 |
| 8 | Chesapeake city | 240416 |
| 9 | Arlington County | 235193 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 227620 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 179738 |
| 12 | Alexandria city | 158772 |
| 13 | Stafford County | 146868 |
| 14 | Hampton city | 135007 |
| 15 | Spotsylvania County | 132889 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 108107 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 105729 |
| 18 | Roanoke city | 98989 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 98230 |
| 20 | Portsmouth city | 94964 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 93900 |
| 22 | Suffolk city | 90228 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 86568 |
| 24 | Lynchburg city | 80567 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 80448 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 78445 |
| 27 | James City County | 75429 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 75324 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 69555 |
| 30 | York County | 68117 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 61334 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 56341 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 55440 |
| 34 | Washington County | 54202 |
| 35 | Harrisonburg city | 53807 |
| 36 | Henry County | 51370 |
| 37 | Culpeper County | 51261 |
| 38 | Charlottesville city | 47456 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 43319 |
| 40 | Tazewell County | 41362 |
| 41 | Manassas city | 41171 |
| 42 | Danville city | 41078 |
| 43 | Warren County | 39478 |
| 44 | Wise County | 38593 |
| 45 | Prince George County | 38049 |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 37332 |
| 47 | Isle of Wight County | 36758 |
| 48 | Orange County | 35882 |
| 49 | Louisa County | 35803 |
| 50 | Halifax County | 34592 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 34255 |
| 52 | Botetourt County | 33355 |
| 53 | Accomack County | 32729 |
| 54 | Amherst County | 31893 |
| 55 | Petersburg city | 30966 |
| 56 | Smyth County | 30772 |
| 57 | Mecklenburg County | 30705 |
| 58 | Caroline County | 30441 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 29845 |
| 60 | Wythe County | 28832 |
| 61 | Powhatan County | 28722 |
| 62 | Fredericksburg city | 28718 |
| 63 | Dinwiddie County | 28678 |
| 64 | Winchester city | 28148 |
| 65 | Russell County | 27054 |
| 66 | Fluvanna County | 26517 |
| 67 | King George County | 26379 |
| 68 | Salem city | 25362 |
| 69 | Staunton city | 24395 |
| 70 | Lee County | 23934 |
| 71 | Page County | 23801 |
| 72 | Fairfax city | 23274 |
| 73 | Goochland County | 22893 |
| 74 | Rockbridge County | 22736 |
| 75 | Prince Edward County | 22698 |
| 76 | Hopewell city | 22533 |
| 77 | Waynesboro city | 22196 |
| 78 | Scott County | 21897 |
| 79 | New Kent County | 21629 |
| 80 | Buchanan County | 21622 |
| 81 | Greene County | 19608 |
| 82 | Southampton County | 17866 |
| 83 | Patrick County | 17727 |
| 84 | Westmoreland County | 17723 |
| 85 | Radford city | 17470 |
| 86 | Colonial Heights city | 17382 |
| 87 | Manassas Park city | 17209 |
| 88 | Buckingham County | 17046 |
| 89 | Bristol city | 16956 |
| 90 | Giles County | 16759 |
| 91 | King William County | 16706 |
| 92 | Brunswick County | 16572 |
| 93 | Floyd County | 15783 |
| 94 | Appomattox County | 15715 |
| 95 | Grayson County | 15699 |
| 96 | Nottoway County | 15439 |
| 97 | Alleghany County | 15143 |
| 98 | Williamsburg city | 14990 |
| 99 | Nelson County | 14800 |
| 100 | Dickenson County | 14728 |
| 101 | Clarke County | 14468 |
| 102 | Falls Church city | 14273 |
| 103 | Madison County | 13218 |
| 104 | Amelia County | 12974 |
| 105 | Martinsville city | 12827 |
| 106 | Lunenburg County | 12353 |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 12270 |
| 108 | Charlotte County | 12078 |
| 109 | Poquoson city | 12041 |
| 110 | Northampton County | 11867 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11552 |
| 112 | Sussex County | 11369 |
| 113 | Essex County | 10960 |
| 114 | Lancaster County | 10724 |
| 115 | Middlesex County | 10614 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 9840 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 8882 |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8704 |
| 119 | Franklin city | 8132 |
| 120 | Rappahannock County | 7409 |
| 121 | Lexington city | 7139 |
| 122 | Charles City County | 7024 |
| 123 | King and Queen County | 7010 |
| 124 | Surry County | 6508 |
| 125 | Buena Vista city | 6504 |
| 126 | Galax city | 6477 |
| 127 | Bland County | 6361 |
| 128 | Covington city | 5660 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5489 |
| 130 | Craig County | 5070 |
| 131 | Bath County | 4270 |
| 132 | Norton city | 3927 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2215 |