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Fairfax County is the largest county in Virginia, with 1,167,873 residents in 2025 (Census PEP). Prince William County (502,966) and Virginia Beach (city) (453,737) come next.
Data as of 2025 · updated November 5, 2026
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All 133 ranked Virginia counties Virginia counties ranked by population Rank County Residents 2025 Change 2020–25 1 Fairfax County 1,167,873 +1.7% 2 Prince William County 502,966 +4.2% 3 Virginia Beach (city) 453,737 −1.3% 4 Loudoun County 449,749 +6.4% 5 Chesterfield County 397,148 +8.7% 6 Henrico County 342,775 +2.3% 7 Chesapeake (city) 255,332 +2.3% 8 Arlington County 243,931 +2.1% 9 Richmond (city) 237,257 +4.6% 10 Norfolk (city) 231,013 −2.9% 11 Newport News (city) 183,230 −1.5% 12 Stafford County 170,803 +8.3% 13 Alexandria (city) 160,662 +1.0% 14 Spotsylvania County 155,388 +10.5% 15 Hampton (city) 137,315 +0.0% 16 Albemarle County 118,356 +5.1% 17 Hanover County 116,423 +5.6% 18 Suffolk (city) 104,699 +10.4% 19 Frederick County 99,955 +8.8% 20 Roanoke (city) 99,111 −0.8% 21 Montgomery County 98,434 −1.2% 22 Roanoke County 97,150 +0.2% 23 Portsmouth (city) 96,777 −1.2% 24 Rockingham County 89,316 +6.6% 25 James City County 83,326 +6.2% 26 Bedford County 83,059 +4.4% 27 Lynchburg (city) 81,347 +3.0% 28 Augusta County 78,940 +1.7% 29 Fauquier County 76,503 +4.8% 30 York County 71,374 +1.6% 31 Pittsylvania County 59,490 −1.5% 32 Culpeper County 57,666 +9.3% 33 Campbell County 55,629 +0.1% 34 Franklin County 55,526 +1.9% 35 Washington County 53,898 −0.0% 36 Harrisonburg (city) 50,839 −1.7% 37 Henry County 49,242 −3.2% 38 Shenandoah County 45,839 +3.6% 39 Charlottesville (city) 44,388 −4.4% 40 Manassas (city) 44,332 +3.8% 41 Prince George County 43,936 +2.0% 42 Louisa County 42,924 +13.6% 43 Warren County 42,740 +4.8% 44 Danville (city) 41,647 −2.2% 45 Isle of Wight County 41,321 +6.7% 46 Gloucester County 40,097 +3.5% 47 Orange County 40,083 +10.1% 48 Tazewell County 38,635 −4.4% 49 Wise County 34,824 −3.5% 50 Caroline County 34,413 +11.3% 51 Botetourt County 34,144 +1.5% 52 Accomack County 33,859 +1.4% 53 Petersburg (city) 33,734 +1.0% 54 Pulaski County 33,586 −0.7% 55 Halifax County 33,447 −1.4% 56 Powhatan County 32,591 +7.0% 57 Amherst County 31,962 +2.1% 58 Mecklenburg County 30,747 +1.5% 59 Fredericksburg (city) 30,393 +8.6% 60 King George County 29,646 +10.5% 61 Carroll County 29,299 +0.5% 62 Goochland County 29,187 +17.4% 63 Fluvanna County 28,975 +6.2% 64 Dinwiddie County 28,896 +3.6% 65 Smyth County 28,882 −3.0% 66 Winchester (city) 28,272 +1.0% 67 New Kent County 28,022 +21.2% 68 Wythe County 27,983 −1.2% 69 Staunton (city) 26,801 +3.8% 70 Fairfax (city) 26,772 +10.7% 71 Salem (city) 25,816 +1.6% 72 Russell County 25,332 −1.7% 73 Waynesboro (city) 23,951 +7.5% 74 Page County 23,762 +0.3% 75 Hopewell (city) 23,261 +1.1% 76 Rockbridge County 22,663 −0.0% 77 Prince Edward County 22,391 +2.3% 78 Greene County 21,958 +6.6% 79 Lee County 21,642 −2.1% 80 Scott County 21,200 −1.8% 81 Westmoreland County 19,715 +6.5% 82 King William County 19,617 +9.5% 83 Colonial Heights (city) 18,738 +3.2% 84 Buchanan County 18,492 −8.7% 85 Southampton County 18,110 +0.9% 86 Patrick County 17,424 −0.9% 87 Radford (city) 17,243 +7.0% 88 Appomattox County 17,172 +6.3% 89 Buckingham County 17,137 +1.8% 90 Giles County 16,564 −1.3% 91 Manassas Park (city) 16,560 −3.5% 92 Bristol (city) 16,418 −5.2% 93 Williamsburg (city) 15,861 +2.6% 94 Nottoway County 15,796 +1.0% 95 Floyd County 15,789 +2.1% 96 Brunswick County 15,727 −0.6% 97 Clarke County 15,609 +5.3% 98 Grayson County 15,230 −0.3% 99 Falls Church (city) 15,159 +3.3% 100 Nelson County 14,920 +1.2% 101 Alleghany County 14,546 −4.2% 102 Madison County 14,237 +2.7% 103 Martinsville (city) 13,849 +2.8% 104 Amelia County 13,632 +2.7% 105 Poquoson (city) 13,292 +6.6% 106 Dickenson County 13,236 −6.0% 107 Northumberland County 12,557 +6.1% 108 Lunenburg County 12,058 +0.9% 109 Northampton County 11,879 −2.8% 110 Charlotte County 11,401 −1.2% 111 Greensville County 11,181 −1.8% 112 Lancaster County 10,995 +0.9% 113 Middlesex County 10,841 +2.2% 114 Sussex County 10,755 −0.4% 115 Essex County 10,654 +0.5% 116 Cumberland County 10,352 +6.9% 117 Richmond County 9,294 +4.2% 118 Mathews County 8,529 +0.1% 119 Franklin (city) 8,478 +4.1% 120 Lexington (city) 7,769 +6.2% 121 Rappahannock County 7,439 +1.6% 122 King and Queen County 6,743 +2.4% 123 Buena Vista (city) 6,672 +0.8% 124 Galax (city) 6,670 −0.7% 125 Charles City County 6,623 −1.8% 126 Surry County 6,603 +0.8% 127 Bland County 6,151 −1.7% 128 Covington (city) 5,680 −1.2% 129 Emporia (city) 5,447 −4.4% 130 Craig County 4,800 −1.6% 131 Bath County 4,076 −2.6% 132 Norton (city) 3,477 −5.5% 133 Highland County 2,318 +3.4%
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Questions What is the largest county in Virginia? Fairfax County is the largest county in Virginia, with 1,167,873 residents in 2025 (Census PEP). Prince William County (502,966) and Virginia Beach (city) (453,737) come next.
How is this ranking calculated? The Census Bureau's July 1 resident population estimates for 2025, largest first, with the change since 2020. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents are not ranked. Areas without an estimate for the same year as the others are not ranked.
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