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Most densely populated, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by residents per square mile (2020). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 106.

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YEAR1990 2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION DENSITYVS 2000

01Alexandria, VAVA160,66210,677+24%

02Arlington County, VAVA243,9319,180+26%

03Falls Church, VAVA15,1597,164+41%

04Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605,675+67%

05Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884,544+3%

06Norfolk, VAVA231,0134,467+2%

07Manassas, VAVA44,3324,345+22%

08Fairfax, VAVA26,7723,869+12%

09Richmond, VAVA237,2573,782+15%

10Winchester, VAVA28,2723,059+19%

11Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8392,989+28%

12Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8732,942+19%

13Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,940−3%

14Lexington, VAVA7,7692,929+7%

15Newport News, VAVA183,2302,699+3%

16Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3932,678+45%

17Hampton, VAVA137,3152,665−6%

18Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382,417+8%

19Roanoke, VAVA99,1112,352+5%

20Hopewell, VAVA23,2612,225+3%

21Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7371,878+8%

22Salem, VAVA25,8161,746+2%

23Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611,726+29%

24Radford, VAVA17,2431,661+1%

25Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471,613+21%

26Waynesboro, VAVA23,9511,483+14%

27Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,473−1%

28Prince William County, VAVA502,9661,438+72%

29Henrico County, VAVA342,7751,431+27%

30Bristol, VAVA16,4181,338−1%

31Staunton, VAVA26,8011,293+8%

32Martinsville, VAVA13,8491,231−13%

33Covington, VAVA5,6801,049−9%

34Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721,032+5%

35Danville, VAVA41,647995−12%

36Franklin, VAVA8,478988−2%

37Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148861+40%

38Emporia, VAVA5,447835+2%

39Loudoun County, VAVA449,749816+148%

40Galax, VAVA6,670816−2%

41Poquoson, VAVA13,292811+8%

42Chesapeake, VAVA255,332737+25%

43York County, VAVA71,374669+24%

44Stafford County, VAVA170,803583+70%

45James City County, VAVA83,326550+63%

46Norton, VAVA3,477493−6%

47Roanoke County, VAVA97,150387+13%

48Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388348+55%

49Montgomery County, VAVA98,434258+19%

50Suffolk, VAVA104,699236+48%

51Hanover County, VAVA116,423235+27%

52Frederick County, VAVA99,955221+54%

53Warren County, VAVA42,740190+29%

54Gloucester County, VAVA40,097178+11%

55Prince George County, VAVA43,936162+30%

56Albemarle County, VAVA118,356156+42%

57King George County, VAVA29,646149+59%

58Culpeper County, VAVA57,666139+53%

59Henry County, VAVA49,242133−12%

60Greene County, VAVA21,958132+35%

61Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321122+30%

62Powhatan County, VAVA32,591117+36%

63Fauquier County, VAVA76,503113+32%

64Campbell County, VAVA55,629111+9%

65New Kent County, VAVA28,022109+70%

66Orange County, VAVA40,083106+40%

67Pulaski County, VAVA33,586106−4%

68Bedford County, VAVA83,059105+32%

69Mathews County, VAVA8,52999−7%

70Rockingham County, VAVA89,31699+24%

71Washington County, VAVA53,89896+6%

72Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97595+36%

73Wise County, VAVA34,82490−10%

74Goochland County, VAVA29,18788+47%

75Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83987+26%

76Clarke County, VAVA15,60984+17%

77Lancaster County, VAVA10,99582−6%

78Middlesex County, VAVA10,84182+7%

79Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71581+11%

80Augusta County, VAVA78,94080+18%

81Franklin County, VAVA55,52679+15%

82Tazewell County, VAVA38,63578−9%

83Page County, VAVA23,76276+2%

84Louisa County, VAVA42,92476+47%

85Accomack County, VAVA33,85974−13%

86Amherst County, VAVA31,96266−2%

87Smyth County, VAVA28,88266−10%

88King William County, VAVA19,61765+35%

89Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49062−2%

90Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39162+11%

91Botetourt County, VAVA34,14462+10%

92Northumberland County, VAVA12,55762−3%

93Carroll County, VAVA29,299610%

94Wythe County, VAVA27,98361+3%

95Caroline County, VAVA34,41359+40%

96Northampton County, VAVA11,87958−6%

97Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89655+14%

98Russell County, VAVA25,33254−15%

99Lee County, VAVA21,64251−6%

100Nottoway County, VAVA15,79650−1%

101Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74748−6%

102Appomattox County, VAVA17,17248+18%

103Giles County, VAVA16,56447+1%

104Richmond County, VAVA9,29447+1%

105Madison County, VAVA14,23743+11%

106Dickenson County, VAVA13,23643−14%

107Halifax County, VAVA33,44742−9%

108Essex County, VAVA10,65441+6%

109Floyd County, VAVA15,78941+12%

110Buchanan County, VAVA18,49240−25%

111Scott County, VAVA21,20040−8%

112Greensville County, VAVA11,18139−1%

113Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66338+9%

114Amelia County, VAVA13,63237+16%

115Charles City County, VAVA6,62337−2%

116Patrick County, VAVA17,42436−9%

117Grayson County, VAVA15,23035−14%

118Alleghany County, VAVA14,54634+18%

119Cumberland County, VAVA10,35233+7%

120Nelson County, VAVA14,92031+2%

121Southampton County, VAVA18,11030+3%

122Buckingham County, VAVA17,13729+8%

123Brunswick County, VAVA15,72728−14%

124Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05828−9%

125Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43928+5%

126Charlotte County, VAVA11,40124−8%

127Surry County, VAVA6,60324−4%

128Sussex County, VAVA10,75522−13%

129King and Queen County, VAVA6,743210%

130Bland County, VAVA6,15118−9%

131Craig County, VAVA4,80015−4%

132Bath County, VAVA4,0768−17%

133Highland County, VAVA2,3185−12%

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