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Most densely populated, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties ranked by residents per square mile (2010). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 101.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Alexandria, VAVA160,6629,372+9%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,9317,987+10%

03Falls Church, VAVA15,1596,027+19%

04Manassas Park, VAVA16,5604,704+39%

05Norfolk, VAVA231,0134,558+4%

06Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,244−3%

07Manassas, VAVA44,3323,842+8%

08Fairfax, VAVA26,7723,616+5%

09Richmond, VAVA237,2573,408+3%

10Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,869−5%

11Winchester, VAVA28,2722,850+11%

12Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8392,822+21%

13Lexington, VAVA7,7692,818+3%

14Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8732,766+12%

15Hampton, VAVA137,3152,671−6%

16Newport News, VAVA183,2302,6190%

17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,324+26%

18Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,316+3%

19Roanoke, VAVA99,1112,282+2%

20Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,182+1%

21Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,790+3%

22Salem, VAVA25,8161,7090%

23Radford, VAVA17,2431,696+3%

24Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,574+17%

25Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,543+16%

26Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,427−4%

27Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,403+8%

28Bristol, VAVA16,4181,386+3%

29Henrico County, VAVA342,7751,313+17%

30Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,262−10%

31Prince William County, VAVA502,9661,199+43%

32Staunton, VAVA26,8011,1920%

33Covington, VAVA5,6801,090−5%

34Franklin, VAVA8,4781,037+3%

35Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,033+5%

36Danville, VAVA41,6471,006−11%

37Emporia, VAVA5,447858+5%

38Galax, VAVA6,670855+3%

39Poquoson, VAVA13,292791+5%

40Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148747+22%

41Chesapeake, VAVA255,332657+12%

42York County, VAVA71,374625+16%

43Loudoun County, VAVA449,749606+84%

44Norton, VAVA3,477529+1%

45Stafford County, VAVA170,803479+39%

46James City County, VAVA83,326471+39%

47Roanoke County, VAVA97,150369+8%

48Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388304+35%

49Montgomery County, VAVA98,434244+13%

50Hanover County, VAVA116,423214+16%

51Suffolk, VAVA104,699212+33%

52Frederick County, VAVA99,955190+32%

53Warren County, VAVA42,740175+19%

54Gloucester County, VAVA40,097169+6%

55Henry County, VAVA49,242142−7%

56Albemarle County, VAVA118,356137+25%

57Prince George County, VAVA43,936135+8%

58King George County, VAVA29,646131+40%

59Culpeper County, VAVA57,666123+36%

60Greene County, VAVA21,958118+21%

61Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321112+19%

62Pulaski County, VAVA33,586109−1%

63Campbell County, VAVA55,629109+7%

64Powhatan County, VAVA32,591108+25%

65Mathews County, VAVA8,529105−2%

66Wise County, VAVA34,824103+3%

67Fauquier County, VAVA76,503101+18%

68Orange County, VAVA40,08398+29%

69Washington County, VAVA53,89898+7%

70Bedford County, VAVA83,05990+14%

71Rockingham County, VAVA89,31690+13%

72Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97589+28%

73New Kent County, VAVA28,02288+37%

74Tazewell County, VAVA38,63587+1%

75Lancaster County, VAVA10,99585−2%

76Middlesex County, VAVA10,84184+10%

77Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83983+20%

78Franklin County, VAVA55,52681+19%

79Clarke County, VAVA15,60980+11%

80Page County, VAVA23,76278+4%

81Goochland County, VAVA29,18777+29%

82Augusta County, VAVA78,94076+12%

83Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71576+4%

84Accomack County, VAVA33,85974−13%

85Smyth County, VAVA28,88271−3%

86Amherst County, VAVA31,96268+1%

87Louisa County, VAVA42,92467+29%

88Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39167+18%

89Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49066+3%

90Northumberland County, VAVA12,55764+1%

91Wythe County, VAVA27,98363+6%

92Carroll County, VAVA29,29963+3%

93Botetourt County, VAVA34,14461+9%

94Russell County, VAVA25,33261−5%

95Lee County, VAVA21,64259+8%

96Northampton County, VAVA11,87959−5%

97King William County, VAVA19,61758+21%

98Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89656+14%

99Caroline County, VAVA34,41354+29%

100Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752+1%

101Nottoway County, VAVA15,79650+1%

102Giles County, VAVA16,56448+4%

103Richmond County, VAVA9,29448+5%

104Dickenson County, VAVA13,23648−3%

105Buchanan County, VAVA18,49248−11%

106Appomattox County, VAVA17,17245+9%

107Halifax County, VAVA33,44744−3%

108Essex County, VAVA10,65443+12%

109Scott County, VAVA21,20043−1%

110Madison County, VAVA14,23742+6%

111Greensville County, VAVA11,18141+6%

112Floyd County, VAVA15,78940+10%

113Charles City County, VAVA6,62340+5%

114Patrick County, VAVA17,42438−5%

115Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66337+7%

116Alleghany County, VAVA14,54636+26%

117Amelia County, VAVA13,63236+11%

118Grayson County, VAVA15,23035−13%

119Cumberland County, VAVA10,35234+11%

120Nelson County, VAVA14,92032+4%

121Southampton County, VAVA18,11031+6%

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,72731−5%

123Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05830−2%

124Buckingham County, VAVA17,13730+10%

125Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43928+6%

126Charlotte County, VAVA11,40126+1%

127Surry County, VAVA6,60325+3%

128Sussex County, VAVA10,75525−3%

129King and Queen County, VAVA6,74322+5%

130Bland County, VAVA6,15119−1%

131Craig County, VAVA4,80016+2%

132Bath County, VAVA4,0769−6%

133Highland County, VAVA2,3186−8%

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