# Counties in Virginia by population density, 2025

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `population_density`
- Unit: inhabitants per km²
- Definition: Resident population divided by land area in km². World Bank figures use mid-year population and land area excluding inland water.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km² (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program resident population on 1 July divided by land area from the latest Census Gazetteer files, persons per km². https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population-density/virginia-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population-density/virginia-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | inhabitants per km² |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alexandria city | 4,153.4 |
| 2 | Arlington County | 3,622.8 |
| 3 | Falls Church city | 2,860.1 |
| 4 | Manassas Park city | 2,113.5 |
| 5 | Manassas city | 1,739 |
| 6 | Norfolk city | 1,674.2 |
| 7 | Charlottesville city | 1,672.8 |
| 8 | Fairfax city | 1,656.3 |
| 9 | Richmond city | 1,528.7 |
| 10 | Lexington city | 1,200.2 |
| 11 | Winchester city | 1,187.4 |
| 12 | Fairfax County | 1,153.2 |
| 13 | Harrisonburg city | 1,132.3 |
| 14 | Fredericksburg city | 1,122.9 |
| 15 | Portsmouth city | 1,122.1 |
| 16 | Hampton city | 1,030.2 |
| 17 | Newport News city | 1,025.4 |
| 18 | Colonial Heights city | 962.1 |
| 19 | Roanoke city | 899.9 |
| 20 | Hopewell city | 867.4 |
| 21 | Virginia Beach city | 715.9 |
| 22 | Radford city | 688 |
| 23 | Salem city | 686.6 |
| 24 | Williamsburg city | 685.1 |
| 25 | Lynchburg city | 642.1 |
| 26 | Waynesboro city | 617.7 |
| 27 | Prince William County | 579.2 |
| 28 | Petersburg city | 573.3 |
| 29 | Henrico County | 566.4 |
| 30 | Staunton city | 519.5 |
| 31 | Bristol city | 492.4 |
| 32 | Martinsville city | 488.1 |
| 33 | Covington city | 401 |
| 34 | Buena Vista city | 400.1 |
| 35 | Franklin city | 395.5 |
| 36 | Danville city | 375.7 |
| 37 | Chesterfield County | 362.1 |
| 38 | Loudoun County | 336.7 |
| 39 | Poquoson city | 334.2 |
| 40 | Emporia city | 317.3 |
| 41 | Galax city | 312.7 |
| 42 | Chesapeake city | 291.3 |
| 43 | York County | 263.2 |
| 44 | Stafford County | 245.6 |
| 45 | James City County | 226.1 |
| 46 | Norton city | 179.5 |
| 47 | Roanoke County | 149.7 |
| 48 | Spotsylvania County | 149.3 |
| 49 | Suffolk city | 101.3 |
| 50 | Montgomery County | 98.2 |
| 51 | Hanover County | 96.1 |
| 52 | Frederick County | 93.4 |
| 53 | Warren County | 76.9 |
| 54 | Gloucester County | 71.1 |
| 55 | Prince George County | 63.9 |
| 56 | King George County | 63.7 |
| 57 | Albemarle County | 63.4 |
| 58 | Culpeper County | 58.7 |
| 59 | Greene County | 54.4 |
| 60 | New Kent County | 51.5 |
| 61 | Isle of Wight County | 50.5 |
| 62 | Henry County | 49.7 |
| 63 | Powhatan County | 48.4 |
| 64 | Fauquier County | 45.6 |
| 65 | Orange County | 45.5 |
| 66 | Campbell County | 42.7 |
| 67 | Bedford County | 42.2 |
| 68 | Rockingham County | 40.6 |
| 69 | Pulaski County | 40.5 |
| 70 | Goochland County | 39.8 |
| 71 | Fluvanna County | 39.1 |
| 72 | Mathews County | 38.3 |
| 73 | Washington County | 37.1 |
| 74 | Shenandoah County | 34.8 |
| 75 | Clarke County | 34.3 |
| 76 | Louisa County | 33.5 |
| 77 | Wise County | 33.3 |
| 78 | Westmoreland County | 33.2 |
| 79 | Middlesex County | 32.1 |
| 80 | Lancaster County | 31.8 |
| 81 | Augusta County | 31.5 |
| 82 | Franklin County | 31 |
| 83 | Page County | 29.6 |
| 84 | Accomack County | 29.1 |
| 85 | Tazewell County | 28.8 |
| 86 | King William County | 27.7 |
| 87 | Amherst County | 26 |
| 88 | Northumberland County | 25.3 |
| 89 | Caroline County | 25.2 |
| 90 | Prince Edward County | 24.7 |
| 91 | Smyth County | 24.7 |
| 92 | Botetourt County | 24.4 |
| 93 | Carroll County | 23.8 |
| 94 | Pittsylvania County | 23.7 |
| 95 | Wythe County | 23.4 |
| 96 | Dinwiddie County | 22.1 |
| 97 | Northampton County | 21.7 |
| 98 | Russell County | 20.7 |
| 99 | Appomattox County | 19.8 |
| 100 | Nottoway County | 19.6 |
| 101 | Lee County | 19.2 |
| 102 | Mecklenburg County | 19 |
| 103 | Richmond County | 18.7 |
| 104 | Giles County | 17.9 |
| 105 | Madison County | 17.1 |
| 106 | Floyd County | 16 |
| 107 | Essex County | 16 |
| 108 | Halifax County | 15.8 |
| 109 | Dickenson County | 15.5 |
| 110 | Scott County | 15.3 |
| 111 | Amelia County | 14.7 |
| 112 | Rockbridge County | 14.7 |
| 113 | Greensville County | 14.6 |
| 114 | Buchanan County | 14.2 |
| 115 | Charles City County | 14 |
| 116 | Patrick County | 13.9 |
| 117 | Cumberland County | 13.4 |
| 118 | Grayson County | 13.3 |
| 119 | Alleghany County | 12.6 |
| 120 | Nelson County | 12.2 |
| 121 | Southampton County | 11.7 |
| 122 | Buckingham County | 11.4 |
| 123 | Lunenburg County | 10.8 |
| 124 | Rappahannock County | 10.8 |
| 125 | Brunswick County | 10.7 |
| 126 | Charlotte County | 9.3 |
| 127 | Surry County | 9.1 |
| 128 | Sussex County | 8.5 |
| 129 | King and Queen County | 8.3 |
| 130 | Bland County | 6.6 |
| 131 | Craig County | 5.6 |
| 132 | Bath County | 3 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2.2 |