Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2020
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2020, the Population for Virginia was 8.64M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.15M), followed by Prince William County (482.86K), and Virginia Beach city (459.67K).
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), 2020 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2020
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fairfax County | 1148680 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 482863 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 459673 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 422723 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 365350 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 334939 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 249726 |
| 8 | Arlington County | 238829 |
| 9 | Norfolk city | 237813 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 226923 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 186052 |
| 12 | Alexandria city | 159144 |
| 13 | Stafford County | 157767 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 140611 |
| 15 | Hampton city | 137282 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 112560 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 110207 |
| 18 | Roanoke city | 99898 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 99584 |
| 20 | Portsmouth city | 97997 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 96952 |
| 22 | Suffolk city | 94794 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 91907 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 83779 |
| 25 | Bedford County | 79581 |
| 26 | Lynchburg city | 78993 |
| 27 | James City County | 78487 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 77589 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 73010 |
| 30 | York County | 70238 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 60380 |
| 32 | Campbell County | 55610 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 54475 |
| 34 | Washington County | 53903 |
| 35 | Culpeper County | 52766 |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city | 51705 |
| 37 | Henry County | 50848 |
| 38 | Charlottesville city | 46434 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 44256 |
| 40 | Prince George County | 43086 |
| 41 | Manassas city | 42695 |
| 42 | Danville city | 42578 |
| 43 | Warren County | 40797 |
| 44 | Tazewell County | 40411 |
| 45 | Gloucester County | 38724 |
| 46 | Isle of Wight County | 38710 |
| 47 | Louisa County | 37784 |
| 48 | Orange County | 36396 |
| 49 | Wise County | 36066 |
| 50 | Halifax County | 33928 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 33800 |
| 52 | Botetourt County | 33641 |
| 53 | Petersburg city | 33398 |
| 54 | Accomack County | 33397 |
| 55 | Amherst County | 31313 |
| 56 | Caroline County | 30929 |
| 57 | Powhatan County | 30451 |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30283 |
| 59 | Smyth County | 29780 |
| 60 | Carroll County | 29145 |
| 61 | Wythe County | 28322 |
| 62 | Winchester city | 28003 |
| 63 | Fredericksburg city | 27995 |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 27889 |
| 65 | Fluvanna County | 27294 |
| 66 | King George County | 26827 |
| 67 | Staunton city | 25809 |
| 68 | Russell County | 25756 |
| 69 | Salem city | 25396 |
| 70 | Goochland County | 24873 |
| 71 | Fairfax city | 24179 |
| 72 | Page County | 23689 |
| 73 | New Kent County | 23126 |
| 74 | Hopewell city | 23012 |
| 75 | Rockbridge County | 22657 |
| 76 | Waynesboro city | 22277 |
| 77 | Lee County | 22107 |
| 78 | Prince Edward County | 21893 |
| 79 | Scott County | 21586 |
| 80 | Greene County | 20608 |
| 81 | Buchanan County | 20250 |
| 82 | Westmoreland County | 18505 |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city | 18166 |
| 84 | Southampton County | 17951 |
| 85 | King William County | 17922 |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17591 |
| 87 | Bristol city | 17303 |
| 88 | Manassas Park city | 17164 |
| 89 | Buckingham County | 16830 |
| 90 | Giles County | 16786 |
| 91 | Appomattox County | 16158 |
| 92 | Radford city | 16115 |
| 93 | Brunswick County | 15827 |
| 94 | Nottoway County | 15645 |
| 95 | Floyd County | 15473 |
| 95 | Williamsburg city | 15473 |
| 96 | Grayson County | 15279 |
| 97 | Alleghany County | 15194 |
| 98 | Clarke County | 14817 |
| 99 | Nelson County | 14739 |
| 100 | Falls Church city | 14677 |
| 101 | Dickenson County | 14077 |
| 102 | Madison County | 13861 |
| 103 | Martinsville city | 13476 |
| 104 | Amelia County | 13267 |
| 105 | Poquoson city | 12473 |
| 106 | Northampton County | 12215 |
| 107 | Lunenburg County | 11950 |
| 108 | Northumberland County | 11837 |
| 109 | Charlotte County | 11539 |
| 110 | Greensville County | 11396 |
| 111 | Lancaster County | 10905 |
| 112 | Sussex County | 10798 |
| 113 | Middlesex County | 10611 |
| 114 | Essex County | 10597 |
| 115 | Cumberland County | 9679 |
| 116 | Richmond County | 8918 |
| 117 | Mathews County | 8519 |
| 118 | Franklin city | 8148 |
| 119 | Rappahannock County | 7323 |
| 120 | Lexington city | 7315 |
| 121 | Charles City County | 6746 |
| 122 | Galax city | 6717 |
| 123 | Buena Vista city | 6621 |
| 124 | King and Queen County | 6589 |
| 125 | Surry County | 6551 |
| 126 | Bland County | 6256 |
| 127 | Covington city | 5745 |
| 128 | Emporia city | 5694 |
| 129 | Craig County | 4880 |
| 130 | Bath County | 4188 |
| 131 | Norton city | 3681 |
| 132 | Highland County | 2240 |