RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest senior population, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties home to the most residents aged 65 and over as of 2000. 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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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPRESIDENTS 65 AND OVERVS 1990

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87376,818+45%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73735,933+56%

03Henrico County, VAVA342,77532,601+21%

04Richmond, VAVA237,25726,129−16%

05Norfolk, VAVA231,01325,532−7%

06Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14821,007+64%

07Newport News, VAVA183,23018,153+15%

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,33217,844+40%

09Arlington County, VAVA243,93117,762−8%

10Roanoke, VAVA99,11115,560−6%

11Hampton, VAVA137,31515,143+19%

12Portsmouth, VAVA96,77713,854−3%

13Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013,645+28%

14Prince William County, VAVA502,96613,473+112%

15Alexandria, VAVA160,66211,605+2%

16Lynchburg, VAVA81,34710,645−2%

17Albemarle County, VAVA118,3569,920+55%

18Loudoun County, VAVA449,7499,538+84%

19Danville, VAVA41,6479,502−4%

20Rockingham County, VAVA89,3169,431+24%

21Hanover County, VAVA116,4239,159+37%

22Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4908,859+19%

23Henry County, VAVA49,2428,692+24%

24Augusta County, VAVA78,9408,429+36%

25James City County, VAVA83,3268,097+104%

26Washington County, VAVA53,8987,834+20%

27Bedford County, VAVA83,0597,738+39%

28Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3887,526+82%

29Suffolk, VAVA104,6997,268+7%

30Montgomery County, VAVA98,4347,205+21%

31Tazewell County, VAVA38,6356,922+11%

32Campbell County, VAVA55,6296,879+27%

33Franklin County, VAVA55,5266,765+32%

34Accomack County, VAVA33,8596,389+9%

35Halifax County, VAVA33,4476,373+33%

36Frederick County, VAVA99,9556,303+46%

37Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8396,083+16%

38Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035,789+32%

39Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7475,776+15%

40Wise County, VAVA34,8245,588+7%

41Stafford County, VAVA170,8035,474+52%

42Smyth County, VAVA28,8825,404+10%

43Pulaski County, VAVA33,5865,333+2%

44Petersburg, VAVA33,7345,247−9%

45York County, VAVA71,3745,136+64%

46Carroll County, VAVA29,2994,973+17%

47Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,548−7%

48Orange County, VAVA40,0834,444+31%

49Amherst County, VAVA31,9624,397+31%

50Wythe County, VAVA27,9834,363+11%

51Staunton, VAVA26,8014,300+5%

52Scott County, VAVA21,2004,160+7%

53Salem, VAVA25,8164,148+6%

54Gloucester County, VAVA40,0974,108+23%

55Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664,064+20%

56Russell County, VAVA25,3324,041+15%

57Botetourt County, VAVA34,1444,012+31%

58Warren County, VAVA42,7403,893+14%

59Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8393,767+18%

60Page County, VAVA23,7623,644+12%

61Lee County, VAVA21,6423,641−5%

62Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213,638+30%

63Bristol, VAVA16,4183,567+4%

64Waynesboro, VAVA23,9513,441+10%

65Winchester, VAVA28,2723,431+3%

66Louisa County, VAVA42,9243,315+20%

67Lancaster County, VAVA10,9953,295+17%

68Hopewell, VAVA23,2613,266+8%

69Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633,259+29%

70Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573,207+22%

71Patrick County, VAVA17,4243,196+13%

72Martinsville, VAVA13,8493,179+1%

73Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7153,173+8%

74Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383,144+27%

75Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923,092+14%

76Grayson County, VAVA15,2303,035+12%

77Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962,994+16%

78Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,857+26%

79Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752,800+74%

80Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3912,795+12%

81Giles County, VAVA16,5642,782+2%

82Northampton County, VAVA11,8792,771+7%

83Fairfax, VAVA26,7722,753+30%

84Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962,696−20%

85Brunswick County, VAVA15,7272,679+17%

86Southampton County, VAVA18,1102,491−1%

87Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,470−5%

88Nelson County, VAVA14,9202,420+20%

89Prince George County, VAVA43,9362,400+45%

90Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362,373+11%

91Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412,230+17%

92Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582,210+13%

93Floyd County, VAVA15,7892,206+10%

94Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,183+8%

95Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372,118+13%

96Goochland County, VAVA29,1872,109+35%

97Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462,025+13%

98Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722,025+12%

99Mathews County, VAVA8,5291,993+5%

100Manassas, VAVA44,3321,902+41%

101Madison County, VAVA14,2371,883+6%

102Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911,883+39%

103Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,846+10%

104Essex County, VAVA10,6541,733+12%

105Sussex County, VAVA10,7551,675+7%

106King George County, VAVA29,6461,610+29%

107Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,557+11%

108Franklin, VAVA8,4781,536+23%

109King William County, VAVA19,6171,533+13%

110Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,514+31%

111Greene County, VAVA21,9581,485+52%

112Radford, VAVA17,2431,465+8%

113Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,404+1%

114Cumberland County, VAVA10,3521,339+10%

115Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,322+8%

116Poquoson, VAVA13,2921,314+42%

117Galax, VAVA6,6701,310−3%

118Covington, VAVA5,6801,274−18%

119New Kent County, VAVA28,0221,268+36%

120Falls Church, VAVA15,1591,262−12%

121Emporia, VAVA5,4471,168+5%

122Lexington, VAVA7,7691,126+9%

123King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431,088+15%

124Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,034+1%

125Bland County, VAVA6,151993+12%

126Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439963+11%

127Surry County, VAVA6,603961+6%

128Charles City County, VAVA6,623874+41%

129Bath County, VAVA4,076844+11%

130Craig County, VAVA4,800691+13%

131Norton, VAVA3,477596−1%

132Highland County, VAVA2,318517+1%

133Manassas Park, VAVA16,560442+69%

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