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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. The median across all 133 is 1,636. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Floyd County, VA, up 24 places to #92.

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YEAR2020 2024

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%

14▲2Suffolk, VAVA104,69911,128−1%

15▼1Richmond, VAVA237,25710,101−14%

16▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,002−12%

17Portsmouth, VAVA96,7779,074−9%

18▲1York County, VAVA71,3748,765−3%

19▼1James City County, VAVA83,3268,321−11%

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

21▲2Frederick County, VAVA99,9556,901+5%

22▲2Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506,184−3%

23▼1Albemarle County, VAVA118,3565,801−13%

24▲2Roanoke, VAVA99,1115,557−9%

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

26▼5Bedford County, VAVA83,0595,402−21%

27Augusta County, VAVA78,9404,766−10%

28▲3Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3214,710+13%

29▲7Gloucester County, VAVA40,0974,436+18%

30▲4Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904,089+1%

31▼1Rockingham County, VAVA89,3163,920−9%

32▼4Prince George County, VAVA43,9363,825−25%

33▲5Washington County, VAVA53,8983,715+3%

34▲1Campbell County, VAVA55,6293,706−2%

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

36▼7Lynchburg, VAVA81,3473,655−19%

37▼4Franklin County, VAVA55,5263,525−13%

38▲4Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393,3390%

39▲1Louisa County, VAVA42,9243,237−8%

40▼8Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343,235−21%

41▲6Caroline County, VAVA34,4133,072+14%

42▲2Warren County, VAVA42,7403,0500%

43▼4Orange County, VAVA40,0833,033−15%

44▲1Danville, VAVA41,6472,9050%

45▼2King George County, VAVA29,6462,791−15%

46▲12Petersburg, VAVA33,7342,630+23%

47▲2Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,606+2%

48▼7Henry County, VAVA49,2422,581−26%

49▼1Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442,561−4%

50▲1Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912,409−2%

51▲3Accomack County, VAVA33,8592,332−3%

52▲8Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752,295+9%

53▼7Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862,259−18%

54▲1Manassas, VAVA44,3322,256−3%

55▼5Halifax County, VAVA33,4472,195−10%

56▼4Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352,153−12%

57Wise County, VAVA34,8242,007−7%

58▲5New Kent County, VAVA28,0221,9340%

59▼6Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8961,929−21%

60▼1Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471,923−10%

61▲1Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,905−4%

62▲10Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,869+17%

63▼7Amherst County, VAVA31,9621,797−22%

64▲11Staunton, VAVA26,8011,741+14%

65▲2Carroll County, VAVA29,2991,703−7%

66▼2Smyth County, VAVA28,8821,640−14%

67▼2Wythe County, VAVA27,9831,636−14%

68▲3Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,619−1%

69▼8Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,617−21%

70▼2Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,599−13%

71▲12King William County, VAVA19,6171,556+19%

72▼6Page County, VAVA23,7621,534−19%

73▲1Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631,512−4%

74▲7Lee County, VAVA21,6421,489+11%

75▲10Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,471+18%

76▼3Salem, VAVA25,8161,459−8%

77Poquoson, VAVA13,2921,447−4%

78▲1Greene County, VAVA21,9581,446+3%

79▲19Patrick County, VAVA17,4241,439+37%

80▼2Fairfax, VAVA26,7721,396−3%

81▲3Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601,319+5%

82▼13Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881,315−26%

83▼3Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,277−9%

84▲3Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,244+5%

85▲8Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,156+2%

86▲10Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,141+3%

87▲12Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,137+11%

88▲2Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,104−5%

89▼7Scott County, VAVA21,2001,080−19%

90▼1Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,061−9%

91▼15Russell County, VAVA25,3321,059−30%

92▲24Floyd County, VAVA15,7891,039+51%

93▲15Giles County, VAVA16,5641,037+17%

94▲8Bristol, VAVA16,4181,007+1%

95▼9Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271,002−18%

96▼8Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,002−14%

97▼2Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,001−10%

98▼7Clarke County, VAVA15,609997−13%

99▼29Winchester, VAVA28,272988−41%

100▲3Northampton County, VAVA11,879984−1%

101▼9Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391968−16%

102▼1Grayson County, VAVA15,230949−6%

103▲1Sussex County, VAVA10,755949−1%

104▲2Williamsburg, VAVA15,861898−4%

105▲12Madison County, VAVA14,237853+26%

106▲6Surry County, VAVA6,603850+5%

107▼13Nottoway County, VAVA15,796834−26%

108▼8Buchanan County, VAVA18,492790−22%

109▼12Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058790−27%

110▲3Cumberland County, VAVA10,352739−6%

111▲3Franklin, VAVA8,478738−4%

112▼5Greensville County, VAVA11,181707−22%

113▲9Martinsville, VAVA13,849694+8%

114▼5Charlotte County, VAVA11,401665−24%

115▼5Falls Church, VAVA15,159647−21%

116▼11Mathews County, VAVA8,529640−33%

117▲2Essex County, VAVA10,654635−2%

118▲2Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439634−2%

119▼8Dickenson County, VAVA13,236612−25%

120▲3Charles City County, VAVA6,623584−3%

121▲3King and Queen County, VAVA6,743501+7%

122▼7Radford, VAVA17,243485−36%

123▼2Galax, VAVA6,670473−27%

124▲2Bland County, VAVA6,151362+1%

125▼7Richmond County, VAVA9,294339−48%

126▲5Emporia, VAVA5,447321+37%

127▼2Buena Vista, VAVA6,672311−18%

128▼1Bath County, VAVA4,076296−8%

129▼1Covington, VAVA5,680245−22%

130▲3Lexington, VAVA7,769196−14%

131▼2Craig County, VAVA4,800177−38%

132Norton, VAVA3,477169−27%

133▼3Highland County, VAVA2,318153−35%

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