Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2024
Updated on June 21, 2025.
Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Population for Virginia was 8.81M. Among all Virginia counties, Fairfax County had the highest population (1.16M), followed by Prince William County (497.00K), and Virginia Beach city (454.81K).
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), 2024 Census.
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Population in 2024
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| Rank | County | Population |
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| 1 | Fairfax County | 1160925 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 497003 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 454808 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 443380 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 389793 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 338696 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 254997 |
| 8 | Arlington County | 239807 |
| 9 | Richmond city | 233655 |
| 10 | Norfolk city | 231105 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 183056 |
| 12 | Stafford County | 168919 |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 159102 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 152021 |
| 15 | Hampton city | 137596 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 117313 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 115309 |
| 18 | Suffolk city | 103105 |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 98998 |
| 20 | Frederick County | 98109 |
| 21 | Roanoke city | 97912 |
| 22 | Roanoke County | 97334 |
| 23 | Portsmouth city | 96482 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 87674 |
| 25 | James City County | 82797 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 82182 |
| 27 | Lynchburg city | 80301 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 78622 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 75865 |
| 30 | York County | 71410 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 59410 |
| 32 | Culpeper County | 56125 |
| 33 | Franklin County | 55637 |
| 34 | Campbell County | 55342 |
| 35 | Washington County | 54098 |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city | 51164 |
| 37 | Henry County | 49385 |
| 38 | Shenandoah County | 45441 |
| 39 | Charlottesville city | 44767 |
| 40 | Manassas city | 43616 |
| 41 | Prince George County | 43589 |
| 42 | Warren County | 42461 |
| 43 | Louisa County | 42109 |
| 44 | Danville city | 41993 |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 40942 |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 40154 |
| 47 | Orange County | 38986 |
| 48 | Tazewell County | 38875 |
| 49 | Wise County | 34973 |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 34129 |
| 51 | Petersburg city | 34058 |
| 52 | Pulaski County | 33579 |
| 53 | Caroline County | 33477 |
| 54 | Halifax County | 33448 |
| 55 | Accomack County | 33411 |
| 56 | Powhatan County | 32392 |
| 57 | Amherst County | 31650 |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30824 |
| 59 | Fredericksburg city | 29992 |
| 60 | Carroll County | 29242 |
| 61 | Smyth County | 29137 |
| 62 | King George County | 28816 |
| 63 | Fluvanna County | 28746 |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 28576 |
| 65 | Goochland County | 28223 |
| 66 | Wythe County | 28100 |
| 67 | Winchester city | 27800 |
| 68 | New Kent County | 27218 |
| 69 | Staunton city | 26361 |
| 70 | Fairfax city | 26340 |
| 71 | Salem city | 25908 |
| 72 | Russell County | 25420 |
| 73 | Page County | 23686 |
| 74 | Waynesboro city | 23498 |
| 75 | Hopewell city | 22970 |
| 76 | Rockbridge County | 22368 |
| 77 | Prince Edward County | 22276 |
| 78 | Lee County | 21780 |
| 79 | Greene County | 21744 |
| 80 | Scott County | 21388 |
| 81 | Westmoreland County | 19235 |
| 82 | King William County | 19232 |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city | 18674 |
| 84 | Buchanan County | 18632 |
| 85 | Southampton County | 17941 |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17308 |
| 87 | Radford city | 17273 |
| 88 | Buckingham County | 17115 |
| 89 | Appomattox County | 16957 |
| 90 | Manassas Park city | 16611 |
| 91 | Giles County | 16533 |
| 92 | Bristol city | 16316 |
| 93 | Williamsburg city | 16030 |
| 94 | Brunswick County | 15750 |
| 95 | Floyd County | 15658 |
| 96 | Nottoway County | 15632 |
| 97 | Clarke County | 15598 |
| 98 | Grayson County | 15265 |
| 99 | Falls Church city | 15034 |
| 100 | Nelson County | 14766 |
| 101 | Alleghany County | 14632 |
| 102 | Madison County | 14252 |
| 103 | Martinsville city | 13834 |
| 104 | Amelia County | 13716 |
| 105 | Dickenson County | 13411 |
| 106 | Poquoson city | 12854 |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 12397 |
| 108 | Lunenburg County | 12060 |
| 109 | Northampton County | 12004 |
| 110 | Charlotte County | 11258 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11150 |
| 112 | Lancaster County | 11062 |
| 113 | Middlesex County | 10949 |
| 114 | Sussex County | 10753 |
| 115 | Essex County | 10683 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 10062 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9215 |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8602 |
| 119 | Franklin city | 8373 |
| 120 | Lexington city | 7802 |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 7479 |
| 122 | King and Queen County | 6747 |
| 123 | Galax city | 6739 |
| 124 | Buena Vista city | 6581 |
| 125 | Surry County | 6579 |
| 126 | Charles City County | 6564 |
| 127 | Bland County | 6186 |
| 128 | Covington city | 5663 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5402 |
| 130 | Craig County | 4829 |
| 131 | Bath County | 4071 |
| 132 | Norton city | 3478 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2348 |