US Census Data

Largest by population in Virginia

Virginia counties and cities ranked by population.

This page ranks the counties and cities of Virginia by population — which have the most people, according to the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Among counties, Fairfax County leads at 1,144,474.

Among cities & places, Virginia Beach leads at 457,066.

Counties

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Fairfax County1,144,474
2Prince William County484,625
3Virginia Beach city457,066
4Loudoun County427,082
5Chesterfield County371,610
6Henrico County334,434
7Chesapeake city251,153
8Arlington County235,463
9Norfolk city235,037
10Richmond city227,595
11Newport News city184,774
12Stafford County160,520
13Alexandria city156,788
14Spotsylvania County143,876
15Hampton city137,334
16Albemarle County113,683
17Hanover County111,652
18Montgomery County99,159
19Roanoke city98,677
20Portsmouth city97,299
21Roanoke County96,793
22Suffolk city96,638
23Frederick County93,355
24Rockingham County84,739
25Bedford County80,254
26James City County80,046
27Lynchburg city79,255
28Augusta County77,713
29Fauquier County73,935
30York County70,590
31Pittsylvania County60,148
32Campbell County55,398
33Franklin County54,958
34Washington County53,913
35Culpeper County53,563
36Harrisonburg city51,492
37Henry County50,365
38Charlottesville city45,863
39Shenandoah County44,630
40Prince George County42,873
41Manassas city42,674
42Danville city42,239
43Warren County41,104
44Tazewell County39,933
45Isle of Wight County39,444
46Gloucester County39,228
47Louisa County39,012
48Orange County37,208
49Wise County35,727
50Botetourt County33,875
51Halifax County33,811
52Pulaski County33,771
53Petersburg city33,365
54Accomack County33,326
55Caroline County31,541
56Amherst County31,385
57Powhatan County31,074
58Mecklenburg County30,431
59Smyth County29,585
60Carroll County29,158
61Fredericksburg city28,383
62Wythe County28,219
63Dinwiddie County28,083
64Winchester city27,981
65Fluvanna County27,764
66King George County27,468
67Staunton city25,765
68Russell County25,635
69Goochland County25,613
70Salem city25,477
71Fairfax city24,478
72New Kent County24,139
73Page County23,750
74Hopewell city22,944
75Rockbridge County22,578
76Waynesboro city22,574
77Lee County22,042
78Prince Edward County21,932
79Scott County21,504
80Greene County20,850
81Buchanan County19,857
82Westmoreland County18,683
83King William County18,232
84Colonial Heights city18,210
85Southampton County17,988
86Patrick County17,606
87Bristol city17,024
88Manassas Park city16,923
89Buckingham County16,914
90Giles County16,610
91Radford city16,505
92Appomattox County16,424
93Brunswick County15,868
94Nottoway County15,597
95Williamsburg city15,564
96Floyd County15,560
97Grayson County15,323
98Clarke County15,060
99Alleghany County14,962
100Nelson County14,777

Cities & places

Top 100.
#NamePopulation
1Virginia Beach457,066
2Chesapeake251,153
3Arlington235,463
4Norfolk235,037
5Richmond227,595
6Newport News184,774
7Alexandria156,788
8Hampton137,334
9Roanoke98,677
10Portsmouth97,299
11Suffolk96,638
12Lynchburg79,255
13Dale City72,793
14Centreville71,885
15Reston63,542
16Harrisonburg51,492
17McLean50,232
18Leesburg48,788
19Tuckahoe48,610
20Charlottesville45,863
21Ashburn45,551
22Blacksburg45,288
23Lake Ridge45,007
24Woodbridge43,443
25Burke43,336
26Manassas42,674
27Danville42,239
28Linton Hall42,077
29Annandale41,982
30Mechanicsville38,437
31Oakton36,776
32Fair Oaks35,472
33South Riding34,200
34Petersburg33,365
35Sterling31,251
36Springfield30,894
37West Falls Church30,660
38Fredericksburg28,383
39Short Pump28,177
40Tysons28,022
41Winchester27,981
42Cave Spring26,014
43Staunton25,765
44Salem25,477
45Bailey's Crossroads25,458
46Herndon24,529
47Fairfax24,478
48Brambleton23,999
49Chantilly23,744
50Chester23,519
51Cherry Hill23,443
52Hopewell22,944
53West Springfield22,905
54Leesylvania22,848
55Christiansburg22,820
56Waynesboro22,574
57McNair22,451
58Montclair22,295
59Lorton21,961
60Woodlawn21,828
61Rose Hill21,484
62Merrifield20,549
63Buckhall20,447
64Culpeper20,437
65Meadowbrook20,383
66Lincolnia19,913
67Midlothian18,702
68Franklin Farm18,509
69Sudley18,420
70Colonial Heights18,210
71Laurel18,180
72Franconia18,141
73Gainesville18,036
74Hybla Valley17,877
75Idylwood17,469
76Burke Centre17,447
77Kingstowne17,436
78Bon Air17,302
79Bristol17,024
80Hollins17,005
81Manassas Park16,923
82Bull Run16,688
83Glen Allen16,630
84Fort Hunt16,519
85Radford16,505
86Vienna16,369
87Stone Ridge16,340
88East Highland Park16,071
89Wolf Trap16,020
90Williamsburg15,564
91Front Royal15,152
92Highland Springs15,091
93Great Falls14,854
94Broadlands14,673
95Falls Church14,593
96Brandermill13,938
97Newington13,824
98Martinsville13,584
99Groveton13,563
100Kings Park West13,281

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