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Most densely populated, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties ranked by residents per square mile (2000). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 87.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 1990

01Alexandria, VAVA160,6628,589+15%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,9317,287+11%

03Falls Church, VAVA15,1595,072+8%

04Norfolk, VAVA231,0134,400−10%

05Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,397+12%

06Manassas, VAVA44,3323,570+26%

07Fairfax, VAVA26,7723,445+10%

08Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603,392+53%

09Richmond, VAVA237,2573,301−3%

10Portsmouth, VAVA96,7773,020−3%

11Hampton, VAVA137,3152,846+9%

12Lexington, VAVA7,7692,748−1%

13Newport News, VAVA183,2302,611+6%

14Winchester, VAVA28,2722,566+7%

15Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8732,480+18%

16Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8392,334+32%

17Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,247+5%

18Roanoke, VAVA99,1112,232−2%

19Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,159−3%

20Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3931,845+1%

21Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,738+8%

22Salem, VAVA25,8161,705+4%

23Radford, VAVA17,2431,639−1%

24Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,485−12%

25Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,407−5%

26Bristol, VAVA16,4181,349−6%

27Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,342+4%

28Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,333−1%

29Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,304+5%

30Staunton, VAVA26,8011,197−2%

31Covington, VAVA5,6801,152−10%

32Danville, VAVA41,6471,131−9%

33Henrico County, VAVA342,7751,122+20%

34Franklin, VAVA8,4781,008+6%

35Buena Vista, VAVA6,672986−1%

36Prince William County, VAVA502,966838+30%

37Galax, VAVA6,670830+3%

38Emporia, VAVA5,447821+7%

39Poquoson, VAVA13,292753+5%

40Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148614+24%

41Chesapeake, VAVA255,332589+31%

42York County, VAVA71,374538+33%

43Norton, VAVA3,477522−8%

44Stafford County, VAVA170,803343+51%

45Roanoke County, VAVA97,150342+8%

46James City County, VAVA83,326338+38%

47Loudoun County, VAVA449,749329+97%

48Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388225+57%

49Montgomery County, VAVA98,434216+13%

50Hanover County, VAVA116,423185+36%

51Gloucester County, VAVA40,097160+15%

52Suffolk, VAVA104,699160+22%

53Henry County, VAVA49,242152+2%

54Warren County, VAVA42,740147+21%

55Frederick County, VAVA99,955143+29%

56Prince George County, VAVA43,936125+21%

57Albemarle County, VAVA118,356110+16%

58Pulaski County, VAVA33,586110+2%

59Mathews County, VAVA8,529107+10%

60Campbell County, VAVA55,629102+7%

61Wise County, VAVA34,82499+1%

62Greene County, VAVA21,95898+48%

63Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32194+19%

64King George County, VAVA29,64694+24%

65Washington County, VAVA53,89891+11%

66Culpeper County, VAVA57,66690+23%

67Lancaster County, VAVA10,99587+6%

68Powhatan County, VAVA32,59186+46%

69Tazewell County, VAVA38,63586−3%

70Accomack County, VAVA33,85985+21%

71Fauquier County, VAVA76,50385+13%

72Rockingham County, VAVA89,31680+18%

73Bedford County, VAVA83,05979+32%

74Middlesex County, VAVA10,84176+15%

75Orange County, VAVA40,08376+21%

76Page County, VAVA23,76275+7%

77Smyth County, VAVA28,88273+2%

78Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71573+8%

79Clarke County, VAVA15,60972+5%

80Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97570+61%

81Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83969+11%

82Franklin County, VAVA55,52668+20%

83Augusta County, VAVA78,94068+20%

84Amherst County, VAVA31,96267+12%

85New Kent County, VAVA28,02264+29%

86Northumberland County, VAVA12,55764+16%

87Russell County, VAVA25,33264+6%

88Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49064+11%

89Northampton County, VAVA11,879620%

90Carroll County, VAVA29,29962+10%

91Goochland County, VAVA29,18760+19%

92Wythe County, VAVA27,98360+8%

93Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39156+14%

94Botetourt County, VAVA34,14456+22%

95Lee County, VAVA21,64254−4%

96Buchanan County, VAVA18,49254−14%

97Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752+11%

98Louisa County, VAVA42,92452+26%

99Nottoway County, VAVA15,79650+5%

100Dickenson County, VAVA13,23650−7%

101Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89649+17%

102King William County, VAVA19,61748+20%

103Giles County, VAVA16,56447+2%

104Richmond County, VAVA9,29446+21%

105Halifax County, VAVA33,44746+29%

106Scott County, VAVA21,20044+1%

107Caroline County, VAVA34,41342+15%

108Appomattox County, VAVA17,17241+11%

109Grayson County, VAVA15,23041+10%

110Patrick County, VAVA17,42440+11%

111Greensville County, VAVA11,18139+31%

112Madison County, VAVA14,23739+5%

113Essex County, VAVA10,65439+15%

114Charles City County, VAVA6,62338+10%

115Floyd County, VAVA15,78936+16%

116Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66335+13%

117Brunswick County, VAVA15,72733+15%

118Amelia County, VAVA13,63232+30%

119Nelson County, VAVA14,92031+13%

120Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05830+15%

121Cumberland County, VAVA10,35230+15%

122Southampton County, VAVA18,110290%

123Alleghany County, VAVA14,54629−2%

124Buckingham County, VAVA17,13727+21%

125Charlotte County, VAVA11,40126+7%

126Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43926+5%

127Sussex County, VAVA10,75526+22%

128Surry County, VAVA6,60324+11%

129King and Queen County, VAVA6,74321+5%

130Bland County, VAVA6,15119+5%

131Craig County, VAVA4,80016+16%

132Bath County, VAVA4,07610+5%

133Highland County, VAVA2,3186−4%

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