Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2021
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2021, the Population for Virginia was 8.66M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.14M), followed by Prince William County (485.43K), and Virginia Beach city (458.60K).
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), 2021 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2021
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fairfax County | 1142381 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 485433 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 458599 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 428827 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 371022 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 334501 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 251732 |
| 8 | Norfolk city | 234920 |
| 9 | Arlington County | 233478 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 227164 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 184717 |
| 12 | Stafford County | 161588 |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 155129 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 144027 |
| 15 | Hampton city | 137780 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 113939 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 111799 |
| 18 | Montgomery County | 98808 |
| 19 | Roanoke city | 98717 |
| 20 | Portsmouth city | 97700 |
| 21 | Roanoke County | 96711 |
| 22 | Suffolk city | 96400 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 94009 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 84528 |
| 25 | Bedford County | 80281 |
| 26 | James City County | 80009 |
| 27 | Lynchburg city | 79137 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 77787 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 74068 |
| 30 | York County | 71123 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 60062 |
| 32 | Campbell County | 55323 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 55020 |
| 34 | Culpeper County | 53779 |
| 35 | Washington County | 53753 |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city | 51504 |
| 37 | Henry County | 50268 |
| 38 | Charlottesville city | 45713 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 44837 |
| 40 | Prince George County | 42942 |
| 41 | Manassas city | 42770 |
| 42 | Danville city | 42292 |
| 43 | Warren County | 40977 |
| 44 | Tazewell County | 39960 |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 39401 |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 39184 |
| 47 | Louisa County | 39011 |
| 48 | Orange County | 37224 |
| 49 | Wise County | 35688 |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 34002 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 33809 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 33784 |
| 53 | Accomack County | 33422 |
| 53 | Petersburg city | 33422 |
| 54 | Caroline County | 31418 |
| 55 | Amherst County | 31391 |
| 56 | Powhatan County | 31238 |
| 57 | Mecklenburg County | 30338 |
| 58 | Smyth County | 29605 |
| 59 | Carroll County | 29100 |
| 60 | Fredericksburg city | 28445 |
| 61 | Wythe County | 28205 |
| 62 | Winchester city | 28088 |
| 63 | Dinwiddie County | 28000 |
| 64 | Fluvanna County | 27804 |
| 65 | King George County | 27548 |
| 66 | Staunton city | 25690 |
| 67 | Russell County | 25574 |
| 68 | Goochland County | 25556 |
| 69 | Salem city | 25417 |
| 70 | Fairfax city | 24361 |
| 71 | New Kent County | 23970 |
| 72 | Page County | 23829 |
| 73 | Hopewell city | 23081 |
| 74 | Rockbridge County | 22651 |
| 75 | Waynesboro city | 22606 |
| 76 | Lee County | 22009 |
| 77 | Prince Edward County | 21955 |
| 78 | Scott County | 21479 |
| 79 | Greene County | 21007 |
| 80 | Buchanan County | 19886 |
| 81 | Westmoreland County | 18768 |
| 82 | King William County | 18249 |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city | 18207 |
| 84 | Southampton County | 18028 |
| 85 | Patrick County | 17654 |
| 86 | Manassas Park city | 17094 |
| 87 | Bristol city | 17074 |
| 88 | Buckingham County | 16957 |
| 89 | Giles County | 16574 |
| 90 | Radford city | 16525 |
| 91 | Appomattox County | 16405 |
| 92 | Brunswick County | 15969 |
| 93 | Williamsburg city | 15615 |
| 94 | Nottoway County | 15576 |
| 95 | Floyd County | 15514 |
| 96 | Grayson County | 15347 |
| 97 | Alleghany County | 15007 |
| 98 | Clarke County | 14947 |
| 99 | Nelson County | 14839 |
| 100 | Falls Church city | 14515 |
| 101 | Madison County | 13959 |
| 102 | Dickenson County | 13867 |
| 103 | Martinsville city | 13539 |
| 104 | Amelia County | 13311 |
| 105 | Poquoson city | 12629 |
| 106 | Northampton County | 12070 |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 12053 |
| 108 | Lunenburg County | 12007 |
| 109 | Charlotte County | 11500 |
| 110 | Greensville County | 11424 |
| 111 | Lancaster County | 10943 |
| 112 | Sussex County | 10828 |
| 113 | Middlesex County | 10778 |
| 114 | Essex County | 10572 |
| 115 | Cumberland County | 9719 |
| 116 | Richmond County | 9079 |
| 117 | Mathews County | 8545 |
| 118 | Franklin city | 8156 |
| 119 | Lexington city | 7443 |
| 120 | Rappahannock County | 7435 |
| 121 | King and Queen County | 6672 |
| 122 | Galax city | 6657 |
| 123 | Buena Vista city | 6624 |
| 124 | Charles City County | 6611 |
| 125 | Surry County | 6535 |
| 126 | Bland County | 6179 |
| 127 | Covington city | 5715 |
| 128 | Emporia city | 5628 |
| 129 | Craig County | 4891 |
| 130 | Bath County | 4094 |
| 131 | Norton city | 3631 |
| 132 | Highland County | 2240 |