Counties in Virginia
Virginia has 133 counties. Each county profile includes income, poverty, housing costs, educational attainment, demographics, and employment data from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates.
Counties often vary dramatically within a state — a metro-area county may have median incomes double that of a rural neighbor. Use the topic rankings below to see exactly how Virginia's counties compare on any measure.
Virginia Counties by Income
Virginia Counties by Poverty
Virginia Counties by Home Values
Virginia Counties by Education
Virginia Counties by Diversity
Accomack County
Pop. 33,326
Albemarle County
Pop. 113,683
Alexandria city
Pop. 156,788
Alleghany County
Pop. 14,962
Amelia County
Pop. 13,342
Amherst County
Pop. 31,385
Appomattox County
Pop. 16,424
Arlington County
Pop. 235,463
Augusta County
Pop. 77,713
Bath County
Pop. 4,123
Bedford County
Pop. 80,254
Bland County
Pop. 6,211
Botetourt County
Pop. 33,875
Bristol city
Pop. 17,024
Brunswick County
Pop. 15,868
Buchanan County
Pop. 19,857
Buckingham County
Pop. 16,914
Buena Vista city
Pop. 6,612
Campbell County
Pop. 55,398
Caroline County
Pop. 31,541
Carroll County
Pop. 29,158
Charles City County
Pop. 6,686
Charlotte County
Pop. 11,475
Charlottesville city
Pop. 45,863
Chesapeake city
Pop. 251,153
Chesterfield County
Pop. 371,610
Clarke County
Pop. 15,060
Colonial Heights city
Pop. 18,210
Covington city
Pop. 5,671
Craig County
Pop. 4,881
Culpeper County
Pop. 53,563
Cumberland County
Pop. 9,745
Danville city
Pop. 42,239
Dickenson County
Pop. 13,920
Dinwiddie County
Pop. 28,083
Emporia city
Pop. 5,633
Essex County
Pop. 10,604
Fairfax County
Pop. 1,144,474
Fairfax city
Pop. 24,478
Falls Church city
Pop. 14,593
Fauquier County
Pop. 73,935
Floyd County
Pop. 15,560
Fluvanna County
Pop. 27,764
Franklin County
Pop. 54,958
Franklin city
Pop. 8,212
Frederick County
Pop. 93,355
Fredericksburg city
Pop. 28,383
Galax city
Pop. 6,698
Giles County
Pop. 16,610
Gloucester County
Pop. 39,228
Goochland County
Pop. 25,613
Grayson County
Pop. 15,323
Greene County
Pop. 20,850
Greensville County
Pop. 11,304
Halifax County
Pop. 33,811
Hampton city
Pop. 137,334
Hanover County
Pop. 111,652
Harrisonburg city
Pop. 51,492
Henrico County
Pop. 334,434
Henry County
Pop. 50,365
Highland County
Pop. 2,265
Hopewell city
Pop. 22,944
Isle of Wight County
Pop. 39,444
James City County
Pop. 80,046
King George County
Pop. 27,468
King William County
Pop. 18,232
King and Queen County
Pop. 6,676
Lancaster County
Pop. 10,876
Lee County
Pop. 22,042
Lexington city
Pop. 7,420
Loudoun County
Pop. 427,082
Louisa County
Pop. 39,012
Lunenburg County
Pop. 11,990
Lynchburg city
Pop. 79,255
Madison County
Pop. 13,931
Manassas Park city
Pop. 16,923
Manassas city
Pop. 42,674
Martinsville city
Pop. 13,584
Mathews County
Pop. 8,517
Mecklenburg County
Pop. 30,431
Middlesex County
Pop. 10,774
Montgomery County
Pop. 99,159
Nelson County
Pop. 14,777
New Kent County
Pop. 24,139
Newport News city
Pop. 184,774
Norfolk city
Pop. 235,037
Northampton County
Pop. 12,115
Northumberland County
Pop. 12,085
Norton city
Pop. 3,620
Nottoway County
Pop. 15,597
Orange County
Pop. 37,208
Page County
Pop. 23,750
Patrick County
Pop. 17,606
Petersburg city
Pop. 33,365
Pittsylvania County
Pop. 60,148
Poquoson city
Pop. 12,556
Portsmouth city
Pop. 97,299
Powhatan County
Pop. 31,074
Prince Edward County
Pop. 21,932
Prince George County
Pop. 42,873
Prince William County
Pop. 484,625
Pulaski County
Pop. 33,771
Radford city
Pop. 16,505
Rappahannock County
Pop. 7,409
Richmond County
Pop. 9,047
Richmond city
Pop. 227,595
Roanoke County
Pop. 96,793
Roanoke city
Pop. 98,677
Rockbridge County
Pop. 22,578
Rockingham County
Pop. 84,739
Russell County
Pop. 25,635
Salem city
Pop. 25,477
Scott County
Pop. 21,504
Shenandoah County
Pop. 44,630
Smyth County
Pop. 29,585
Southampton County
Pop. 17,988
Spotsylvania County
Pop. 143,876
Stafford County
Pop. 160,520
Staunton city
Pop. 25,765
Suffolk city
Pop. 96,638
Surry County
Pop. 6,552
Sussex County
Pop. 10,793
Tazewell County
Pop. 39,933
Virginia Beach city
Pop. 457,066
Warren County
Pop. 41,104
Washington County
Pop. 53,913
Waynesboro city
Pop. 22,574
Westmoreland County
Pop. 18,683
Williamsburg city
Pop. 15,564
Winchester city
Pop. 27,981
Wise County
Pop. 35,727
Wythe County
Pop. 28,219
York County
Pop. 70,590