RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Largest veteran population, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties home to the most civilian veterans 18 and over, as of the 2020 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 1,840.

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01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87371,586–

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73758,308–

03Prince William County, VAVA502,96642,131–

04Chesapeake, VAVA255,33227,280–

05Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14826,375–

06Norfolk, VAVA231,01324,989–

07Loudoun County, VAVA449,74923,044–

08Stafford County, VAVA170,80320,844–

09Newport News, VAVA183,23019,585–

10Hampton, VAVA137,31518,551–

11Henrico County, VAVA342,77517,147–

12Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38814,173–

13Arlington County, VAVA243,93112,591–

14Richmond, VAVA237,25711,732–

15Alexandria, VAVA160,66211,346–

16Suffolk, VAVA104,69911,253–

17Portsmouth, VAVA96,77710,023–

18James City County, VAVA83,3269,318–

19York County, VAVA71,3749,040–

20Hanover County, VAVA116,4237,769–

21Bedford County, VAVA83,0596,830–

22Albemarle County, VAVA118,3566,681–

23Frederick County, VAVA99,9556,559–

24Roanoke County, VAVA97,1506,361–

25Fauquier County, VAVA76,5036,274–

26Roanoke, VAVA99,1116,101–

27Augusta County, VAVA78,9405,276–

28Prince George County, VAVA43,9365,101–

29Lynchburg, VAVA81,3474,509–

30Rockingham County, VAVA89,3164,300–

31Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3214,151–

32Montgomery County, VAVA98,4344,091–

33Franklin County, VAVA55,5264,074–

34Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904,067–

35Campbell County, VAVA55,6293,797–

36Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973,758–

37Culpeper County, VAVA57,6663,627–

38Washington County, VAVA53,8983,594–

39Orange County, VAVA40,0833,550–

40Louisa County, VAVA42,9243,505–

41Henry County, VAVA49,2423,478–

42Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8393,323–

43King George County, VAVA29,6463,286–

44Warren County, VAVA42,7403,061–

45Danville, VAVA41,6472,909–

46Pulaski County, VAVA33,5862,761–

47Caroline County, VAVA34,4132,697–

48Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442,663–

49Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,550–

50Halifax County, VAVA33,4472,450–

51Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912,447–

52Tazewell County, VAVA38,6352,441–

53Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8962,431–

54Accomack County, VAVA33,8592,412–

55Manassas, VAVA44,3322,333–

56Amherst County, VAVA31,9622,310–

57Wise County, VAVA34,8242,153–

58Petersburg, VAVA33,7342,146–

59Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472,141–

60Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752,105–

61Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,049–

62Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381,976–

63New Kent County, VAVA28,0221,925–

64Smyth County, VAVA28,8821,912–

65Wythe County, VAVA27,9831,908–

66Page County, VAVA23,7621,893–

67Carroll County, VAVA29,2991,840–

68Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7151,828–

69Charlottesville, VAVA44,3881,788–

70Winchester, VAVA28,2721,678–

71Southampton County, VAVA18,1101,637–

72Goochland County, VAVA29,1871,594–

73Salem, VAVA25,8161,585–

74Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6631,573–

75Staunton, VAVA26,8011,532–

76Russell County, VAVA25,3321,508–

77Poquoson, VAVA13,2921,502–

78Fairfax, VAVA26,7721,439–

79Greene County, VAVA21,9581,409–

80Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,396–

81Lee County, VAVA21,6421,341–

82Scott County, VAVA21,2001,340–

83King William County, VAVA19,6171,310–

84Manassas Park, VAVA16,5601,251–

85Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,248–

86Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271,221–

87Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721,189–

88Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411,171–

89Lancaster County, VAVA10,9951,164–

90Nelson County, VAVA14,9201,162–

91Clarke County, VAVA15,6091,151–

92Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911,149–

93Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571,130–

94Nottoway County, VAVA15,7961,123–

95Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461,118–

96Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371,111–

97Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581,086–

98Patrick County, VAVA17,4241,053–

99Amelia County, VAVA13,6321,024–

100Buchanan County, VAVA18,4921,014–

101Grayson County, VAVA15,2301,010–

102Bristol, VAVA16,418996–

103Northampton County, VAVA11,879995–

104Sussex County, VAVA10,755957–

105Mathews County, VAVA8,529956–

106Williamsburg, VAVA15,861935–

107Greensville County, VAVA11,181904–

108Giles County, VAVA16,564884–

109Charlotte County, VAVA11,401870–

110Falls Church, VAVA15,159822–

111Dickenson County, VAVA13,236816–

112Surry County, VAVA6,603806–

113Cumberland County, VAVA10,352785–

114Franklin, VAVA8,478769–

115Radford, VAVA17,243756–

116Floyd County, VAVA15,789688–

117Madison County, VAVA14,237677–

118Richmond County, VAVA9,294656–

119Essex County, VAVA10,654649–

120Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439644–

121Galax, VAVA6,670644–

122Martinsville, VAVA13,849641–

123Charles City County, VAVA6,623605–

124King and Queen County, VAVA6,743470–

125Buena Vista, VAVA6,672378–

126Bland County, VAVA6,151359–

127Bath County, VAVA4,076323–

128Covington, VAVA5,680316–

129Craig County, VAVA4,800284–

130Highland County, VAVA2,318235–

131Emporia, VAVA5,447235–

132Norton, VAVA3,477232–

133Lexington, VAVA7,769229–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS