RANKING · 1990 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest senior population, Virginia counties · 1990

Virginia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 1990. Ranked by number of people, not the senior share. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS –

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87352,977–

02Richmond, VAVA237,25731,059–

03Norfolk, VAVA231,01327,333–

04Henrico County, VAVA342,77526,962–

05Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73723,106–

06Arlington County, VAVA243,93119,366–

07Roanoke, VAVA99,11116,471–

08Newport News, VAVA183,23015,854–

09Portsmouth, VAVA96,77714,219–

10Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14812,818–

11Chesapeake, VAVA255,33212,773–

12Hampton, VAVA137,31512,734–

13Alexandria, VAVA160,66211,389–

14Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710,895–

15Roanoke County, VAVA97,15010,700–

16Danville, VAVA41,6479,874–

17Rockingham County, VAVA89,3167,620–

18Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4907,453–

19Henry County, VAVA49,2427,017–

20Suffolk, VAVA104,6996,763–

21Hanover County, VAVA116,4236,670–

22Washington County, VAVA53,8986,504–

23Albemarle County, VAVA118,3566,406–

24Prince William County, VAVA502,9666,361–

25Tazewell County, VAVA38,6356,251–

26Augusta County, VAVA78,9406,191–

27Montgomery County, VAVA98,4345,977–

28Accomack County, VAVA33,8595,852–

29Petersburg, VAVA33,7345,739–

30Bedford County, VAVA83,0595,566–

31Campbell County, VAVA55,6295,431–

32Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8395,265–

33Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865,228–

34Wise County, VAVA34,8245,199–

35Loudoun County, VAVA449,7495,186–

36Franklin County, VAVA55,5265,111–

37Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475,028–

38Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,912–

39Smyth County, VAVA28,8824,897–

40Halifax County, VAVA33,4474,780–

41Fauquier County, VAVA76,5034,379–

42Frederick County, VAVA99,9554,307–

43Carroll County, VAVA29,2994,245–

44Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3884,125–

45Staunton, VAVA26,8014,113–

46James City County, VAVA83,3263,978–

47Wythe County, VAVA27,9833,925–

48Salem, VAVA25,8163,895–

49Scott County, VAVA21,2003,878–

50Lee County, VAVA21,6423,833–

51Stafford County, VAVA170,8033,613–

52Russell County, VAVA25,3323,508–

53Bristol, VAVA16,4183,443–

54Warren County, VAVA42,7403,412–

55Orange County, VAVA40,0833,399–

56Culpeper County, VAVA57,6663,383–

57Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963,377–

58Amherst County, VAVA31,9623,355–

59Winchester, VAVA28,2723,335–

60Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973,327–

61Page County, VAVA23,7623,249–

62Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8393,188–

63Martinsville, VAVA13,8493,149–

64York County, VAVA71,3743,127–

65Waynesboro, VAVA23,9513,125–

66Botetourt County, VAVA34,1443,073–

67Hopewell, VAVA23,2613,022–

68Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7152,938–

69Patrick County, VAVA17,4242,836–

70Lancaster County, VAVA10,9952,818–

71Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212,808–

72Louisa County, VAVA42,9242,770–

73Giles County, VAVA16,5642,738–

74Buchanan County, VAVA18,4922,722–

75Grayson County, VAVA15,2302,698–

76Northumberland County, VAVA12,5572,619–

77Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,597–

78Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962,591–

79Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,589–

80Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6632,528–

81Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,504–

82Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3912,490–

83Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,469–

84Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,291–

85Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,272–

86Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362,147–

87Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,110–

88Nelson County, VAVA14,9202,017–

89Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,016–

90Floyd County, VAVA15,7892,004–

91Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581,958–

92Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,900–

93Mathews County, VAVA8,5291,891–

94Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,878–

95Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,811–

96Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,796–

97Madison County, VAVA14,2371,782–

98Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,680–

99Prince George County, VAVA43,9361,654–

100Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9751,609–

101Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,569–

102Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,567–

103Essex County, VAVA10,6541,551–

104Covington, VAVA5,6801,547–

105Falls Church, VAVA15,1591,441–

106Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,405–

107Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,395–

108Radford, VAVA17,2431,358–

109Manassas, VAVA44,3321,353–

110King William County, VAVA19,6171,351–

111Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911,350–

112Galax, VAVA6,6701,345–

113Franklin, VAVA8,4781,253–

114King George County, VAVA29,6461,248–

115Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,220–

116Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,213–

117Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,156–

118Emporia, VAVA5,4471,117–

119Lexington, VAVA7,7691,034–

120Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,025–

121Greene County, VAVA21,958978–

122King and Queen County, VAVA6,743950–

123New Kent County, VAVA28,022934–

124Poquoson, VAVA13,292925–

125Surry County, VAVA6,603906–

126Bland County, VAVA6,151887–

127Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439868–

128Bath County, VAVA4,076759–

129Charles City County, VAVA6,623620–

130Craig County, VAVA4,800614–

131Norton, VAVA3,477600–

132Highland County, VAVA2,318510–

133Manassas Park, VAVA16,560262–

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS