Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2022
Updated on June 18, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Population for Virginia was 8.68M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.14M), followed by Prince William County (487.52K), and Virginia Beach city (454.89K).
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), 2022 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2022
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fairfax County | 1140521 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 487523 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 454886 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 432897 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 378488 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 334855 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 252493 |
| 8 | Arlington County | 233976 |
| 9 | Norfolk city | 232766 |
| 10 | Richmond city | 228670 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 184004 |
| 12 | Stafford County | 163233 |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 155235 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 146744 |
| 15 | Hampton city | 137970 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 114925 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 112889 |
| 18 | Montgomery County | 98980 |
| 19 | Suffolk city | 98630 |
| 20 | Roanoke city | 97743 |
| 21 | Portsmouth city | 96989 |
| 22 | Roanoke County | 96856 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 94839 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 85390 |
| 25 | James City County | 81426 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 80798 |
| 27 | Lynchburg city | 79279 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 77919 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 74686 |
| 30 | York County | 71209 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 59845 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 55047 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 55035 |
| 34 | Culpeper County | 54250 |
| 35 | Washington County | 53846 |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city | 51207 |
| 37 | Henry County | 49765 |
| 38 | Charlottesville city | 45223 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 44905 |
| 40 | Prince George County | 43067 |
| 41 | Manassas city | 42710 |
| 42 | Danville city | 42099 |
| 43 | Warren County | 41436 |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County | 40149 |
| 45 | Louisa County | 39986 |
| 46 | Tazewell County | 39650 |
| 47 | Gloucester County | 39546 |
| 48 | Orange County | 38019 |
| 49 | Wise County | 35324 |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 34092 |
| 51 | Pulaski County | 33639 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 33599 |
| 53 | Petersburg city | 33481 |
| 54 | Accomack County | 33157 |
| 55 | Caroline County | 31959 |
| 56 | Powhatan County | 31582 |
| 57 | Amherst County | 31512 |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30511 |
| 59 | Smyth County | 29393 |
| 60 | Carroll County | 29096 |
| 61 | Fredericksburg city | 28709 |
| 62 | Wythe County | 28143 |
| 63 | Fluvanna County | 28134 |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 28112 |
| 65 | Winchester city | 27919 |
| 66 | King George County | 27867 |
| 67 | Goochland County | 26184 |
| 68 | Staunton city | 25942 |
| 69 | Salem city | 25698 |
| 70 | Russell County | 25440 |
| 71 | New Kent County | 25000 |
| 72 | Fairfax city | 24825 |
| 73 | Page County | 23747 |
| 74 | Hopewell city | 22848 |
| 75 | Waynesboro city | 22742 |
| 76 | Rockbridge County | 22585 |
| 77 | Prince Edward County | 21856 |
| 78 | Lee County | 21842 |
| 79 | Scott County | 21497 |
| 80 | Greene County | 21026 |
| 81 | Buchanan County | 19329 |
| 82 | Westmoreland County | 18704 |
| 83 | King William County | 18528 |
| 84 | Colonial Heights city | 18265 |
| 85 | Southampton County | 17897 |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17569 |
| 87 | Buckingham County | 16983 |
| 88 | Bristol city | 16884 |
| 89 | Radford city | 16723 |
| 90 | Appomattox County | 16696 |
| 91 | Manassas Park city | 16675 |
| 92 | Giles County | 16430 |
| 93 | Brunswick County | 15856 |
| 94 | Williamsburg city | 15757 |
| 95 | Floyd County | 15625 |
| 96 | Nottoway County | 15561 |
| 97 | Clarke County | 15312 |
| 98 | Grayson County | 15310 |
| 99 | Alleghany County | 14764 |
| 100 | Nelson County | 14692 |
| 101 | Falls Church city | 14518 |
| 102 | Madison County | 14013 |
| 103 | Dickenson County | 13714 |
| 104 | Martinsville city | 13686 |
| 105 | Amelia County | 13419 |
| 106 | Poquoson city | 12624 |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 12263 |
| 108 | Lunenburg County | 12020 |
| 109 | Northampton County | 11974 |
| 110 | Charlotte County | 11427 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11232 |
| 112 | Middlesex County | 10958 |
| 113 | Lancaster County | 10838 |
| 114 | Sussex County | 10652 |
| 115 | Essex County | 10644 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 9755 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9099 |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8467 |
| 119 | Franklin city | 8259 |
| 120 | Lexington city | 7508 |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 7445 |
| 122 | Galax city | 6724 |
| 123 | King and Queen County | 6721 |
| 124 | Charles City County | 6580 |
| 125 | Buena Vista city | 6567 |
| 126 | Surry County | 6506 |
| 127 | Bland County | 6151 |
| 128 | Covington city | 5668 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5524 |
| 130 | Craig County | 4859 |
| 131 | Bath County | 4077 |
| 132 | Norton city | 3594 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2303 |