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Largest veteran population, Virginia counties

Virginia counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of veterans, not the veteran share. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPVETERAN POPULATIONVS 2020

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87365,722−8%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73752,520−10%

03Prince William County, VAVA502,96640,393−4%

04Chesapeake, VAVA255,33228,583+5%

05Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14825,536−3%

06Norfolk, VAVA231,01322,955−8%

07Loudoun County, VAVA449,74922,189−4%

08Stafford County, VAVA170,80319,818−5%

09Newport News, VAVA183,23017,365−11%

10Hampton, VAVA137,31517,279−7%

11Henrico County, VAVA342,77515,200−11%

12Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38814,363+1%

13Arlington County, VAVA243,93112,018−5%

14Suffolk, VAVA104,69911,128−1%

15Richmond, VAVA237,25710,101−14%

16Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,002−12%

17Portsmouth, VAVA96,7779,074−9%

18York County, VAVA71,3748,765−3%

19James City County, VAVA83,3268,321−11%

20Hanover County, VAVA116,4237,013−10%

21Frederick County, VAVA99,9556,901+5%

22Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506,184−3%

23Albemarle County, VAVA118,3565,801−13%

24Roanoke, VAVA99,1115,557−9%

25Fauquier County, VAVA76,5035,514−12%

26Bedford County, VAVA83,0595,402−21%

27Augusta County, VAVA78,9404,766−10%

28Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3214,710+13%

29Gloucester County, VAVA40,0974,436+18%

30Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904,089+1%

31Rockingham County, VAVA89,3163,920−9%

32Prince George County, VAVA43,9363,825−25%

33Washington County, VAVA53,8983,715+3%

34Campbell County, VAVA55,6293,706−2%

35Culpeper County, VAVA57,6663,688+2%

36Lynchburg, VAVA81,3473,655−19%

37Franklin County, VAVA55,5263,525−13%

38Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393,339+0%

39Louisa County, VAVA42,9243,237−8%

40Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343,235−21%

41Caroline County, VAVA34,4133,072+14%

42Warren County, VAVA42,7403,050−0%

43Orange County, VAVA40,0833,033−15%

44Danville, VAVA41,6472,905−0%

45King George County, VAVA29,6462,791−15%

46Petersburg, VAVA33,7342,630+23%

47Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,606+2%

48Henry County, VAVA49,2422,581−26%

49Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442,561−4%

50Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912,409−2%

51Accomack County, VAVA33,8592,332−3%

52Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752,295+9%

53Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862,259−18%

54Manassas, VAVA44,3322,256−3%

55Halifax County, VAVA33,4472,195−10%

56Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352,153−12%

57Wise County, VAVA34,8242,007−7%

58New Kent County, VAVA28,0221,934+0%

59Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961,929−21%

60Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471,923−10%

61Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,905−4%

62Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,869+17%

63Amherst County, VAVA31,9621,797−22%

64Staunton, VAVA26,8011,741+14%

65Carroll County, VAVA29,2991,703−7%

66Smyth County, VAVA28,8821,640−14%

67Wythe County, VAVA27,9831,636−14%

68Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,619−1%

69Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,617−21%

70Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,599−13%

71King William County, VAVA19,6171,556+19%

72Page County, VAVA23,7621,534−19%

73Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631,512−4%

74Lee County, VAVA21,6421,489+11%

75Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,471+18%

76Salem, VAVA25,8161,459−8%

77Poquoson, VAVA13,2921,447−4%

78Greene County, VAVA21,9581,446+3%

79Patrick County, VAVA17,4241,439+37%

80Fairfax, VAVA26,7721,396−3%

81Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601,319+5%

82Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881,315−26%

83Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,277−9%

84Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,244+5%

85Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,156+2%

86Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,141+3%

87Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,137+11%

88Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,104−5%

89Scott County, VAVA21,2001,080−19%

90Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,061−9%

91Russell County, VAVA25,3321,059−30%

92Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,039+51%

93Giles County, VAVA16,5641,037+17%

94Bristol, VAVA16,4181,007+1%

95Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271,002−18%

96Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,002−14%

97Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,001−10%

98Clarke County, VAVA15,609997−13%

99Winchester, VAVA28,272988−41%

100Northampton County, VAVA11,879984−1%

101Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391968−16%

102Grayson County, VAVA15,230949−6%

103Sussex County, VAVA10,755949−1%

104Williamsburg, VAVA15,861898−4%

105Madison County, VAVA14,237853+26%

106Surry County, VAVA6,603850+5%

107Nottoway County, VAVA15,796834−26%

108Buchanan County, VAVA18,492790−22%

109Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058790−27%

110Cumberland County, VAVA10,352739−6%

111Franklin, VAVA8,478738−4%

112Greensville County, VAVA11,181707−22%

113Martinsville, VAVA13,849694+8%

114Charlotte County, VAVA11,401665−24%

115Falls Church, VAVA15,159647−21%

116Mathews County, VAVA8,529640−33%

117Essex County, VAVA10,654635−2%

118Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439634−2%

119Dickenson County, VAVA13,236612−25%

120Charles City County, VAVA6,623584−3%

121King and Queen County, VAVA6,743501+7%

122Radford, VAVA17,243485−36%

123Galax, VAVA6,670473−27%

124Bland County, VAVA6,151362+1%

125Richmond County, VAVA9,294339−48%

126Emporia, VAVA5,447321+37%

127Buena Vista, VAVA6,672311−18%

128Bath County, VAVA4,076296−8%

129Covington, VAVA5,680245−22%

130Lexington, VAVA7,769196−14%

131Craig County, VAVA4,800177−38%

132Norton, VAVA3,477169−27%

133Highland County, VAVA2,318153−35%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES