# Counties in Virginia by households, 2024

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `households`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of households, which equals the number of occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: occupied housing units (households). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/households/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 414,101 |
| 2 | Virginia Beach city | 179,851 |
| 3 | Prince William County | 156,798 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 143,032 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 140,155 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 137,365 |
| 7 | Arlington County | 112,027 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 104,321 |
| 9 | Norfolk city | 94,965 |
| 10 | Chesapeake city | 93,626 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 76,112 |
| 12 | Alexandria city | 76,096 |
| 13 | Hampton city | 58,057 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 52,481 |
| 15 | Stafford County | 52,326 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 45,912 |
| 17 | Roanoke city | 43,575 |
| 18 | Hanover County | 42,688 |
| 19 | Portsmouth city | 40,288 |
| 20 | Roanoke County | 39,725 |
| 21 | Suffolk city | 37,908 |
| 22 | Montgomery County | 36,961 |
| 23 | Frederick County | 35,385 |
| 24 | Bedford County | 33,127 |
| 25 | Rockingham County | 32,686 |
| 26 | James City County | 31,990 |
| 27 | Augusta County | 31,083 |
| 28 | Lynchburg city | 28,701 |
| 29 | York County | 26,968 |
| 30 | Fauquier County | 26,720 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 25,020 |
| 32 | Franklin County | 22,999 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 22,240 |
| 34 | Washington County | 22,112 |
| 35 | Henry County | 21,043 |
| 36 | Charlottesville city | 19,815 |
| 37 | Danville city | 19,066 |
| 38 | Culpeper County | 18,924 |
| 39 | Shenandoah County | 17,962 |
| 40 | Harrisonburg city | 17,360 |
| 41 | Tazewell County | 16,290 |
| 42 | Isle of Wight County | 15,756 |
| 43 | Louisa County | 15,561 |
| 44 | Warren County | 15,339 |
| 45 | Gloucester County | 15,274 |
| 46 | Petersburg city | 15,138 |
| 47 | Orange County | 14,856 |
| 48 | Pulaski County | 14,456 |
| 49 | Accomack County | 14,446 |
| 50 | Manassas city | 14,203 |
| 51 | Wise County | 13,905 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 13,613 |
| 53 | Mecklenburg County | 13,569 |
| 54 | Botetourt County | 13,220 |
| 55 | Prince George County | 12,919 |
| 56 | Amherst County | 12,694 |
| 57 | Smyth County | 12,659 |
| 58 | Carroll County | 12,576 |
| 59 | Wythe County | 12,533 |
| 60 | Caroline County | 11,988 |
| 61 | Fredericksburg city | 11,720 |
| 62 | Winchester city | 11,492 |
| 63 | Powhatan County | 11,325 |
| 64 | Staunton city | 11,309 |
| 65 | Russell County | 10,669 |
| 66 | Dinwiddie County | 10,661 |
| 67 | Goochland County | 10,342 |
| 68 | Fluvanna County | 10,329 |
| 69 | Salem city | 10,256 |
| 70 | King George County | 10,133 |
| 71 | Page County | 9,911 |
| 72 | Waynesboro city | 9,841 |
| 73 | Rockbridge County | 9,552 |
| 74 | New Kent County | 9,263 |
| 75 | Hopewell city | 9,255 |
| 76 | Fairfax city | 9,155 |
| 77 | Scott County | 9,127 |
| 78 | Lee County | 8,527 |
| 79 | Westmoreland County | 8,149 |
| 80 | Greene County | 8,032 |
| 81 | Patrick County | 7,781 |
| 82 | Prince Edward County | 7,641 |
| 83 | Buchanan County | 7,530 |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city | 7,530 |
| 85 | King William County | 7,352 |
| 86 | Bristol city | 7,226 |
| 87 | Southampton County | 6,868 |
| 88 | Giles County | 6,698 |
| 89 | Appomattox County | 6,639 |
| 90 | Floyd County | 6,627 |
| 91 | Brunswick County | 6,477 |
| 92 | Alleghany County | 6,383 |
| 93 | Nelson County | 6,364 |
| 94 | Grayson County | 6,337 |
| 95 | Buckingham County | 6,274 |
| 96 | Falls Church city | 6,273 |
| 97 | Dickenson County | 5,935 |
| 98 | Clarke County | 5,890 |
| 99 | Martinsville city | 5,711 |
| 100 | Lancaster County | 5,701 |
| 101 | Northumberland County | 5,640 |
| 102 | Nottoway County | 5,611 |
| 103 | Radford city | 5,540 |
| 104 | Madison County | 5,482 |
| 105 | Northampton County | 5,437 |
| 106 | Amelia County | 5,417 |
| 107 | Manassas Park city | 5,193 |
| 108 | Williamsburg city | 5,020 |
| 109 | Middlesex County | 4,772 |
| 110 | Lunenburg County | 4,771 |
| 111 | Poquoson city | 4,728 |
| 112 | Charlotte County | 4,704 |
| 113 | Essex County | 4,447 |
| 114 | Cumberland County | 4,010 |
| 115 | Mathews County | 3,987 |
| 116 | Sussex County | 3,785 |
| 117 | Franklin city | 3,454 |
| 118 | Greensville County | 3,199 |
| 119 | Richmond County | 3,177 |
| 120 | King and Queen County | 3,003 |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 2,985 |
| 122 | Charles City County | 2,911 |
| 123 | Surry County | 2,830 |
| 124 | Galax city | 2,763 |
| 125 | Covington city | 2,576 |
| 126 | Buena Vista city | 2,554 |
| 127 | Bland County | 2,376 |
| 128 | Lexington city | 2,187 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 2,157 |
| 130 | Bath County | 1,822 |
| 131 | Craig County | 1,735 |
| 132 | Norton city | 1,605 |
| 133 | Highland County | 1,003 |