RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest senior population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2024. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 5,354. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: King George County, VA, up 10 places to #82.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 2000

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873171,935+124%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73772,515+102%

03Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14860,831+190%

04Henrico County, VAVA342,77556,918+75%

05Prince William County, VAVA502,96655,278+310%

06Loudoun County, VAVA449,74946,894+392%

07Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236,797+106%

08Richmond, VAVA237,25732,244+23%

09Norfolk, VAVA231,01330,440+19%

10▲1Arlington County, VAVA243,93128,123+58%

11▼1Newport News, VAVA183,23025,916+43%

12▲1Albemarle County, VAVA118,35623,469+137%

13▼1Hampton, VAVA137,31522,962+52%

14▲3Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38822,222+195%

15James City County, VAVA83,32621,862+170%

16Hanover County, VAVA116,42321,672+137%

17▼3Roanoke County, VAVA97,15021,468+57%

18Alexandria, VAVA160,66220,348+75%

19▲1Bedford County, VAVA83,05918,820+143%

20▲1Stafford County, VAVA170,80318,648+241%

21▲3Frederick County, VAVA99,95517,831+183%

22▲1Augusta County, VAVA78,94017,626+109%

23▼4Roanoke, VAVA99,11117,466+12%

24▼2Rockingham County, VAVA89,31617,185+82%

25▲1Suffolk, VAVA104,69915,100+108%

26▼1Portsmouth, VAVA96,77715,037+9%

27Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014,673+66%

28▲2Montgomery County, VAVA98,43413,958+94%

29▼1Franklin County, VAVA55,52613,565+101%

30▲1Washington County, VAVA53,89813,343+70%

31▲1Fauquier County, VAVA76,50312,803+121%

32▲2York County, VAVA71,37412,640+146%

33Henry County, VAVA49,24212,433+43%

34▲1Campbell County, VAVA55,62911,771+71%

35▼6Lynchburg, VAVA81,34711,391+7%

36Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83910,081+66%

37▲1Tazewell County, VAVA38,6359,411+36%

38▲1Culpeper County, VAVA57,6669,050+123%

39▼2Danville, VAVA41,6478,914−6%

40Halifax County, VAVA33,4478,626+35%

41Accomack County, VAVA33,8598,570+34%

42▲5Louisa County, VAVA42,9248,404+154%

43▲2Botetourt County, VAVA34,1448,272+106%

44Gloucester County, VAVA40,0978,267+101%

45▼3Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478,216+42%

46Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3218,027+121%

47▲1Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867,709+45%

48▼5Orange County, VAVA40,0837,701+73%

49Carroll County, VAVA29,2997,626+53%

50▲1Warren County, VAVA42,7407,161+84%

51▼1Wise County, VAVA34,8247,046+26%

52Amherst County, VAVA31,9626,859+56%

53Smyth County, VAVA28,8826,762+25%

54▲5Goochland County, VAVA29,1876,635+215%

55▼1Wythe County, VAVA27,9836,272+44%

56Powhatan County, VAVA32,5916,257+232%

57▲3Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6636,183+90%

58▲5Charlottesville, VAVA44,3886,118+35%

59▼1Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9756,097+118%

60▼3Russell County, VAVA25,3326,033+49%

61▲1Prince George County, VAVA43,9365,697+137%

62▼7Petersburg, VAVA33,7345,634+7%

63▼2Staunton, VAVA26,8015,524+28%

64▲3Scott County, VAVA21,2005,431+31%

65▲4Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8965,415+81%

66▲2Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8395,411+44%

67▼1Caroline County, VAVA34,4135,354+87%

68▼4Page County, VAVA23,7625,286+45%

69▲3Lee County, VAVA21,6425,064+39%

70Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7155,017+58%

71▼6Salem, VAVA25,8165,016+21%

72▼1Patrick County, VAVA17,4244,835+51%

73Winchester, VAVA28,2724,671+36%

74▲4New Kent County, VAVA28,0224,636+266%

75▲1Northumberland County, VAVA12,5574,636+45%

76▼2Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924,633+50%

77▼2Manassas, VAVA44,3324,540+139%

78▲2Lancaster County, VAVA10,9954,364+32%

79Nelson County, VAVA14,9204,359+80%

80▲9Greene County, VAVA21,9584,127+178%

81▼4Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514,081+19%

82▲10King George County, VAVA29,6463,987+148%

83▲3Bristol, VAVA16,4183,986+12%

84▼1Grayson County, VAVA15,2303,975+31%

85▲6Southampton County, VAVA18,1103,959+59%

86▼2Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463,905+93%

87▲1Floyd County, VAVA15,7893,808+73%

88▼7Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3913,765+35%

89▲7Middlesex County, VAVA10,8413,704+66%

90Giles County, VAVA16,5643,582+29%

91▲4Northampton County, VAVA11,8793,542+28%

92▲1Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273,539+32%

93▲5Buckingham County, VAVA17,1373,536+67%

94▼9Fairfax, VAVA26,7723,518+28%

95▲2Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723,509+73%

96▲3Clarke County, VAVA15,6093,503+90%

97▼15Hopewell, VAVA23,2613,464+6%

98▲2Dickenson County, VAVA13,2363,377+42%

99▼12Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383,364+7%

100▼6Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933,300+34%

101▲2Madison County, VAVA14,2373,259+73%

102King William County, VAVA19,6173,129+104%

103▲3Amelia County, VAVA13,6322,986+97%

104▼3Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962,931+9%

105▲3Mathews County, VAVA8,5292,845+43%

106▼1Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582,793+26%

107▲4Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,764+97%

108▼1Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,596+19%

109Essex County, VAVA10,6542,576+49%

110Poquoson, VAVA13,2922,474+88%

111▲3Cumberland County, VAVA10,3522,312+73%

112▼8Martinsville, VAVA13,8492,285−28%

113▼1Falls Church, VAVA15,1592,265+79%

114▲1Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392,068+115%

115▼2Sussex County, VAVA10,7552,065+23%

116▲1Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,895+22%

117▼1Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,838+39%

118▲1Charles City County, VAVA6,6231,782+104%

119▲6Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601,744+295%

120▲2Surry County, VAVA6,6031,671+74%

121▼1Radford, VAVA17,2431,601+9%

122▼1King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431,594+47%

123▲1Bland County, VAVA6,1511,546+56%

124▼6Franklin, VAVA8,4781,5340%

125▼2Galax, VAVA6,6701,418+8%

126▲1Lexington, VAVA7,7691,273+13%

127▼1Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,240+20%

128Covington, VAVA5,6801,125−12%

129▲1Bath County, VAVA4,0761,117+32%

130▼1Emporia, VAVA5,4471,008−14%

131Craig County, VAVA4,800915+32%

132Highland County, VAVA2,318798+54%

133Norton, VAVA3,477761+28%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES