# Counties in Virginia by population, 2025

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

- Indicator id: `population`
- Unit: persons
- Definition: Resident population. Spain and the EU: 1 January, with Spanish figures from the official municipal register (Padrón). United States: Census Bureau population estimates for 1 July. Other countries and the World: World Bank mid-year estimates, which count all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program) (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-08
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Annual estimates of the resident population for the United States, states and counties, 1 July (Population Estimates Program). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/datasets/2020-2025/. Retrieved 2026-10-08.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/population/virginia-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/population/virginia-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | persons |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 1,167,873 |
| 2 | Prince William County | 502,966 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 453,737 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 449,749 |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 397,148 |
| 6 | Henrico County | 342,775 |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 255,332 |
| 8 | Arlington County | 243,931 |
| 9 | Richmond city | 237,257 |
| 10 | Norfolk city | 231,013 |
| 11 | Newport News city | 183,230 |
| 12 | Stafford County | 170,803 |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 160,662 |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 155,388 |
| 15 | Hampton city | 137,315 |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 118,356 |
| 17 | Hanover County | 116,423 |
| 18 | Suffolk city | 104,699 |
| 19 | Frederick County | 99,955 |
| 20 | Roanoke city | 99,111 |
| 21 | Montgomery County | 98,434 |
| 22 | Roanoke County | 97,150 |
| 23 | Portsmouth city | 96,777 |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 89,316 |
| 25 | James City County | 83,326 |
| 26 | Bedford County | 83,059 |
| 27 | Lynchburg city | 81,347 |
| 28 | Augusta County | 78,940 |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 76,503 |
| 30 | York County | 71,374 |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 59,490 |
| 32 | Culpeper County | 57,666 |
| 33 | Campbell County | 55,629 |
| 34 | Franklin County | 55,526 |
| 35 | Washington County | 53,898 |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city | 50,839 |
| 37 | Henry County | 49,242 |
| 38 | Shenandoah County | 45,839 |
| 39 | Charlottesville city | 44,388 |
| 40 | Manassas city | 44,332 |
| 41 | Prince George County | 43,936 |
| 42 | Louisa County | 42,924 |
| 43 | Warren County | 42,740 |
| 44 | Danville city | 41,647 |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 41,321 |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 40,097 |
| 47 | Orange County | 40,083 |
| 48 | Tazewell County | 38,635 |
| 49 | Wise County | 34,824 |
| 50 | Caroline County | 34,413 |
| 51 | Botetourt County | 34,144 |
| 52 | Accomack County | 33,859 |
| 53 | Petersburg city | 33,734 |
| 54 | Pulaski County | 33,586 |
| 55 | Halifax County | 33,447 |
| 56 | Powhatan County | 32,591 |
| 57 | Amherst County | 31,962 |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30,747 |
| 59 | Fredericksburg city | 30,393 |
| 60 | King George County | 29,646 |
| 61 | Carroll County | 29,299 |
| 62 | Goochland County | 29,187 |
| 63 | Fluvanna County | 28,975 |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 28,896 |
| 65 | Smyth County | 28,882 |
| 66 | Winchester city | 28,272 |
| 67 | New Kent County | 28,022 |
| 68 | Wythe County | 27,983 |
| 69 | Staunton city | 26,801 |
| 70 | Fairfax city | 26,772 |
| 71 | Salem city | 25,816 |
| 72 | Russell County | 25,332 |
| 73 | Waynesboro city | 23,951 |
| 74 | Page County | 23,762 |
| 75 | Hopewell city | 23,261 |
| 76 | Rockbridge County | 22,663 |
| 77 | Prince Edward County | 22,391 |
| 78 | Greene County | 21,958 |
| 79 | Lee County | 21,642 |
| 80 | Scott County | 21,200 |
| 81 | Westmoreland County | 19,715 |
| 82 | King William County | 19,617 |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city | 18,738 |
| 84 | Buchanan County | 18,492 |
| 85 | Southampton County | 18,110 |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17,424 |
| 87 | Radford city | 17,243 |
| 88 | Appomattox County | 17,172 |
| 89 | Buckingham County | 17,137 |
| 90 | Giles County | 16,564 |
| 91 | Manassas Park city | 16,560 |
| 92 | Bristol city | 16,418 |
| 93 | Williamsburg city | 15,861 |
| 94 | Nottoway County | 15,796 |
| 95 | Floyd County | 15,789 |
| 96 | Brunswick County | 15,727 |
| 97 | Clarke County | 15,609 |
| 98 | Grayson County | 15,230 |
| 99 | Falls Church city | 15,159 |
| 100 | Nelson County | 14,920 |
| 101 | Alleghany County | 14,546 |
| 102 | Madison County | 14,237 |
| 103 | Martinsville city | 13,849 |
| 104 | Amelia County | 13,632 |
| 105 | Poquoson city | 13,292 |
| 106 | Dickenson County | 13,236 |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 12,557 |
| 108 | Lunenburg County | 12,058 |
| 109 | Northampton County | 11,879 |
| 110 | Charlotte County | 11,401 |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11,181 |
| 112 | Lancaster County | 10,995 |
| 113 | Middlesex County | 10,841 |
| 114 | Sussex County | 10,755 |
| 115 | Essex County | 10,654 |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 10,352 |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9,294 |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8,529 |
| 119 | Franklin city | 8,478 |
| 120 | Lexington city | 7,769 |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 7,439 |
| 122 | King and Queen County | 6,743 |
| 123 | Buena Vista city | 6,672 |
| 124 | Galax city | 6,670 |
| 125 | Charles City County | 6,623 |
| 126 | Surry County | 6,603 |
| 127 | Bland County | 6,151 |
| 128 | Covington city | 5,680 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5,447 |
| 130 | Craig County | 4,800 |
| 131 | Bath County | 4,076 |
| 132 | Norton city | 3,477 |
| 133 | Highland County | 2,318 |