RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest senior population, Virginia counties · 2020

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

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873158,687+107%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73769,375+93%

03Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14858,200+177%

04Henrico County, VAVA342,77555,596+71%

05Prince William County, VAVA502,96650,522+275%

06Loudoun County, VAVA449,74941,497+335%

07Chesapeake, VAVA255,33236,045+102%

08Richmond, VAVA237,25729,874+14%

09Norfolk, VAVA231,01329,215+14%

10Newport News, VAVA183,23025,801+42%

11Arlington County, VAVA243,93125,333+43%

12Hampton, VAVA137,31522,582+49%

13Albemarle County, VAVA118,35621,772+119%

14Roanoke County, VAVA97,15021,449+57%

15James City County, VAVA83,32620,995+159%

16Hanover County, VAVA116,42320,688+126%

17Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38820,619+174%

18Alexandria, VAVA160,66218,758+62%

19Roanoke, VAVA99,11117,899+15%

20Bedford County, VAVA83,05917,848+131%

21Stafford County, VAVA170,80317,291+216%

22Rockingham County, VAVA89,31616,635+76%

23Augusta County, VAVA78,94016,605+97%

24Frederick County, VAVA99,95516,440+161%

25Portsmouth, VAVA96,77715,496+12%

26Suffolk, VAVA104,69914,708+102%

27Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49013,969+58%

28Franklin County, VAVA55,52613,555+100%

29Lynchburg, VAVA81,34712,833+21%

30Montgomery County, VAVA98,43412,706+76%

31Washington County, VAVA53,89812,662+62%

32Fauquier County, VAVA76,50312,449+115%

33Henry County, VAVA49,24212,230+41%

34York County, VAVA71,37411,893+132%

35Campbell County, VAVA55,62911,599+69%

36Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8399,902+63%

37Danville, VAVA41,6479,528+0%

38Tazewell County, VAVA38,6359,186+33%

39Culpeper County, VAVA57,6668,787+116%

40Halifax County, VAVA33,4478,569+34%

41Accomack County, VAVA33,8598,229+29%

42Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7478,159+41%

43Orange County, VAVA40,0837,965+79%

44Gloucester County, VAVA40,0977,896+92%

45Botetourt County, VAVA34,1447,882+96%

46Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3217,751+113%

47Louisa County, VAVA42,9247,702+132%

48Pulaski County, VAVA33,5867,675+44%

49Carroll County, VAVA29,2997,345+48%

50Wise County, VAVA34,8247,299+31%

51Warren County, VAVA42,7406,939+78%

52Amherst County, VAVA31,9626,754+54%

53Smyth County, VAVA28,8826,696+24%

54Wythe County, VAVA27,9836,275+44%

55Petersburg, VAVA33,7345,933+13%

56Powhatan County, VAVA32,5915,848+211%

57Russell County, VAVA25,3325,812+44%

58Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9755,784+107%

59Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6635,721+76%

60Goochland County, VAVA29,1875,721+171%

61Staunton, VAVA26,8015,694+32%

62Prince George County, VAVA43,9365,587+133%

63Charlottesville, VAVA44,3885,449+20%

64Page County, VAVA23,7625,389+48%

65Salem, VAVA25,8165,328+28%

66Caroline County, VAVA34,4135,327+86%

67Scott County, VAVA21,2005,297+27%

68Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8395,295+41%

69Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8965,224+74%

70Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7154,844+53%

71Patrick County, VAVA17,4244,837+51%

72Lee County, VAVA21,6424,800+32%

73Winchester, VAVA28,2724,696+37%

74Buchanan County, VAVA18,4924,558+47%

75Manassas, VAVA44,3324,505+137%

76Northumberland County, VAVA12,5574,448+39%

77Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514,406+28%

78New Kent County, VAVA28,0224,405+247%

79Nelson County, VAVA14,9204,267+76%

80Lancaster County, VAVA10,9954,192+27%

81Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3914,072+46%

82Hopewell, VAVA23,2613,940+21%

83Grayson County, VAVA15,2303,934+30%

84Alleghany County, VAVA14,5463,933+94%

85Fairfax, VAVA26,7723,871+41%

86Bristol, VAVA16,4183,819+7%

87Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383,798+21%

88Floyd County, VAVA15,7893,783+71%

89Greene County, VAVA21,9583,758+153%

90Giles County, VAVA16,5643,732+34%

91Southampton County, VAVA18,1103,719+49%

92King George County, VAVA29,6463,706+130%

93Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273,613+35%

94Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3933,463+40%

95Northampton County, VAVA11,8793,439+24%

96Middlesex County, VAVA10,8413,434+54%

97Appomattox County, VAVA17,1723,358+66%

98Buckingham County, VAVA17,1373,325+57%

99Clarke County, VAVA15,6093,248+76%

100Dickenson County, VAVA13,2363,211+35%

101Nottoway County, VAVA15,7963,141+17%

102King William County, VAVA19,6173,071+100%

103Madison County, VAVA14,2373,066+63%

104Martinsville, VAVA13,8492,912−8%

105Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0582,814+27%

106Amelia County, VAVA13,6322,780+84%

107Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012,657+22%

108Mathews County, VAVA8,5292,649+33%

109Essex County, VAVA10,6542,604+50%

110Poquoson, VAVA13,2922,500+90%

111Williamsburg, VAVA15,8612,465+76%

112Falls Church, VAVA15,1592,185+73%

113Sussex County, VAVA10,7552,123+27%

114Cumberland County, VAVA10,3522,078+55%

115Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4392,025+110%

116Greensville County, VAVA11,1811,992+51%

117Richmond County, VAVA9,2941,826+17%

118Franklin, VAVA8,4781,787+16%

119Charles City County, VAVA6,6231,776+103%

120Radford, VAVA17,2431,735+18%

121King and Queen County, VAVA6,7431,628+50%

122Surry County, VAVA6,6031,568+63%

123Galax, VAVA6,6701,546+18%

124Bland County, VAVA6,1511,490+50%

125Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601,343+204%

126Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,325+28%

127Lexington, VAVA7,7691,237+10%

128Covington, VAVA5,6801,201−6%

129Emporia, VAVA5,4471,152−1%

130Bath County, VAVA4,0761,138+35%

131Craig County, VAVA4,8001,124+63%

132Highland County, VAVA2,318774+50%

133Norton, VAVA3,477691+16%

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