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GENERAL INFO

The US state Virginia (VA) is the 12th largest state by population and 35th biggest state by area. Virginia has 133 counties ranking it the 3rd state with the most counties in USA. See below some basic information about the state:

Country:United States
State:Virginia
Abbreviation:VA
Capital:Richmond
Largest City:Virginia Beach
Population:8,535,519
Population rank in US:12th
Total Area [mi²]:42,774
Total Area [km²]:110,785
Area rank in US:35th
Number of Counties:133

VIRGINIA COUNTY POPULATION DENSITY MAP

If you want to show data distributon per geographical area, density maps (or heat maps) are a great way to achieve this. For example, here is a Virginia Population Density Map per County:

Virginia County Population Density Map

We have prepared this easily with Virginia County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

We have prepared this easily with Virginia County Heat Map Generator for population info. But it can also be used for many different data types such as employment rate, average temperature, racial distribution and so on.

VIRGINIA COUNTIES LIST

Below are 133 Virginia counties ranked by population information. The data is from the US Census Bureau. Note that, these are ZCTA (Zip Code Tabulation Area) codes which means they have geographical area and population. PO Boxes and military codes are excluded.You can copy and paste this list directly into your spreadsheet.
(Top 10 counties shown. To expand the list, simply click on the “show more” button)

RankCountyPopulation
1Fairfax County1,147,532
2Prince William County470,335
3Virginia Beach city/county449,974
4Loudoun County413,538
5Chesterfield County352,802
6Henrico County330,818
7Chesapeake city/county244,835
8Norfolk city/county242,742
9Arlington County236,842
10Richmond city/county230,436
11Newport News city/county179,225
12Alexandria city/county159,428
13Stafford County152,882
14Spotsylvania County136,215
15Hampton city/county134,510
16Albemarle County109,330
17Hanover County107,766
18Roanoke city/county99,143
19Montgomery County98,535
20Portsmouth city/county94,398
21Roanoke County94,186
22Suffolk city/county92,108
23Frederick County89,313
24Lynchburg city/county82,168
25Rockingham County81,948
26Bedford County78,997
27James City County76,523
28Augusta County75,558
29Fauquier County71,222
30York County68,280
31Pittsylvania County60,354
32Franklin County56,042
33Campbell County54,885
34Washington County53,740
35Harrisonburg city/county53,016
36Culpeper County52,605
37Henry County50,557
38Charlottesville city/county47,266
39Shenandoah County43,616
40Manassas city/county41,085
41Tazewell County40,595
42Warren County40,164
43Danville city/county40,044
44Prince George County38,353
45Louisa County37,591
46Wise County37,383
47Gloucester County37,348
48Isle of Wight County37,109
49Orange County37,051
50Pulaski County34,027
51Halifax County33,911
52Botetourt County33,419
53Accomack County32,316
54Amherst County31,605
55Petersburg city/county31,346
56Caroline County30,725
57Mecklenburg County30,587
58Smyth County30,104
59Carroll County29,791
60Powhatan County29,652
61Fredericksburg city/county29,036
62Wythe County28,684
63Dinwiddie County28,544
64Winchester city/county28,078
65Fluvanna County27,270
66King George County26,836
67Russell County26,586
68Salem city/county25,301
69Staunton city/county24,932
70Fairfax city/county24,019
71Page County23,902
72Goochland County23,753
73Lee County23,423
74New Kent County23,091
75Prince Edward County22,802
76Waynesboro city/county22,630
77Rockbridge County22,573
78Hopewell city/county22,529
79Scott County21,566
80Buchanan County21,004
81Greene County19,819
82Radford city/county18,249
83Westmoreland County18,015
84Southampton County17,631
85Patrick County17,608
86Manassas Park city/county17,478
87Colonial Heights city/county17,370
88King William County17,148
89Buckingham County17,148
90Bristol city/county16,762
91Giles County16,720
92Brunswick County16,231
93Appomattox County15,911
94Floyd County15,749
95Grayson County15,550
96Nottoway County15,232
97Williamsburg city/county14,954
98Nelson County14,930
99Alleghany County14,860
100Clarke County14,619
101Falls Church city/county14,617
102Dickenson County14,318
103Madison County13,261
104Amelia County13,145
105Martinsville city/county12,554
106Poquoson city/county12,271
107Lunenburg County12,196
108Northumberland County12,095
109Charlotte County11,880
110Northampton County11,710
111Greensville County11,336
112Sussex County11,159
113Essex County10,953
114Lancaster County10,603
115Middlesex County10,582
116Cumberland County9,932
117Richmond County9,023
118Mathews County8,834
119Franklin city/county7,967
120Lexington city/county7,446
121Rappahannock County7,370
122King and Queen County7,025
123Charles City County6,963
124Buena Vista city/county6,478
125Surry County6,422
126Galax city/county6,347
127Bland County6,280
128Covington city/county5,538
129Emporia city/county5,346
130Craig County5,131
131Bath County4,147
132Norton city/county3,981
133Highland County2,190

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT VIRGINIA COUNTIES

What is the largest county in Virginia?

Out of the 133 counties in Virginia, Fairfax County is the largest by population. Pittsylvania County is the largest by land area.

What is the smallest county in Virginia?

Highland County is the smallest Virginia county by population. Arlington County is the smallest by size.

What is the richest county in the state of Virginia?

In terms of economics and average income level, Arlington County is the richest Virginia county.

What is the poorest county in Virginia?

Buchanan Essex County is the poorest Virginia county.

VIRGINIA COUNTIES MAP PDF

We have prepared Virginia county density map by population as a downloadable PDF.

Virginia County Population Density MapYou can download the PDF for free from the link below:

Virginia County Density Map PDF

VIDEO: HOW TO PAINT VIRGINIA COUNTY MAP WITH YOUR DATA

Check the video below to see how we use our Virginia County Map Excel Template to visualize any data over Virginia counties.

CREATE YOUR VIRGINIA DENSITY MAP IN 3 STEPS!

We have built the easiest Virginia Heat Map Maker in the universe! It works fully in Excel:

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 1 Tin 1. DATA INPUT

Copy-Paste or input your values into our Excel template

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 2 Tin 2. SET OPTIONS

Customize the settings according to your preferences

Someka Heat Map Maker Step 3 Tin 3. CREATE YOUR MAP

Click the PAINT button to reflect your data onto the map

LINKS AND RESOURCES

Here is a list of useful links which we think can be helpful whether you work on data visualization or make research about Virginia state and Virginia counties.

Data Source for Population and many other US related data:
https://www.census.gov

Wikipedia Page for List of Virginia Counties:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_counties_in_Virginia

Official Website of the State of Virginia:
https://www.virginia.gov

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