Facts
- Population
- 8,811,195 (2024)
- Change since 2020
- 2.1 %
- Natural change, 2023
- 14,669
- Unemployment rate
- 2.9 % (2024)
- Population base, April 2020
- 8,631,388 (2020)
- Births
- 94,428 (2023)
- Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 10.7
- Deaths
- 79,759 (2023)
- Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
- 9.1
- International migration
- 46,416 (2023)
- Domestic migration
- -9,646 (2023)
- Net migration
- 36,770 (2023)
- Net migration per 1,000, 2023
- 4.2
- Postal code
- VA
- FIPS code
- 51
Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS
Population estimates, 2020–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8,811,195 |
| 2023 | 8,734,685 |
| 2022 | 8,683,414 |
| 2021 | 8,658,910 |
| 2020 | 8,637,615 |
Unemployment rate, annual average
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 % |
| 2023 | 2.7 % |
| 2022 | 2.7 % |
| 2021 | 3.9 % |
| 2020 | 6.5 % |
Counties · 133
| # | County | Population | Change since 2020 | Unemployment rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 1,160,925 | 0.9 % | 3.2 % |
| 2 | Prince William County | 497,003 | 3.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 454,808 | -1.0 % | 3.2 % |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 443,380 | 5.3 % | 3.1 % |
| 5 | Chesterfield County | 389,793 | 7.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 6 | Henrico County | 338,696 | 1.1 % | 3.3 % |
| 7 | Chesapeake city | 254,997 | 2.3 % | 3.3 % |
| 8 | Arlington County | 239,807 | 0.5 % | 2.9 % |
| 9 | Richmond city | 233,655 | 3.1 % | 3.7 % |
| 10 | Norfolk city | 231,105 | -2.9 % | 4.0 % |
| 11 | Newport News city | 183,056 | -1.7 % | 4.0 % |
| 12 | Stafford County | 168,919 | 7.6 % | 3.3 % |
| 13 | Alexandria city | 159,102 | -0.2 % | 3.1 % |
| 14 | Spotsylvania County | 152,021 | 8.5 % | 3.3 % |
| 15 | Hampton city | 137,596 | 0.3 % | 4.2 % |
| 16 | Albemarle County | 117,313 | 4.3 % | 3.1 % |
| 17 | Hanover County | 115,309 | 4.8 % | 3.0 % |
| 18 | Suffolk city | 103,105 | 9.2 % | 3.6 % |
| 19 | Montgomery County | 98,998 | -0.7 % | 3.7 % |
| 20 | Frederick County | 98,109 | 7.3 % | 3.1 % |
| 21 | Roanoke city | 97,912 | -2.1 % | 3.6 % |
| 22 | Roanoke County | 97,334 | 0.4 % | 3.1 % |
| 23 | Portsmouth city | 96,482 | -1.5 % | 4.3 % |
| 24 | Rockingham County | 87,674 | 4.7 % | 2.9 % |
| 25 | James City County | 82,797 | 5.8 % | 3.4 % |
| 26 | Bedford County | 82,182 | 3.4 % | 3.3 % |
| 27 | Lynchburg city | 80,301 | 1.6 % | 4.3 % |
| 28 | Augusta County | 78,622 | 1.5 % | 2.8 % |
| 29 | Fauquier County | 75,865 | 4.0 % | 2.8 % |
| 30 | York County | 71,410 | 1.9 % | 3.1 % |
| 31 | Pittsylvania County | 59,410 | -1.8 % | 3.9 % |
| 32 | Culpeper County | 56,125 | 6.8 % | 3.1 % |
| 33 | Franklin County | 55,637 | 2.2 % | 3.5 % |
| 34 | Campbell County | 55,342 | -0.6 % | 3.4 % |
| 35 | Washington County | 54,098 | 0.3 % | 3.5 % |
| 36 | Harrisonburg city | 51,164 | -1.2 % | 3.8 % |
| 37 | Henry County | 49,385 | -3.1 % | 4.8 % |
| 38 | Shenandoah County | 45,441 | 2.9 % | 3.5 % |
| 39 | Charlottesville city | 44,767 | -3.8 % | 2.9 % |
| 40 | Manassas city | 43,616 | 2.0 % | 2.9 % |
| 41 | Prince George County | 43,589 | 1.4 % | 3.2 % |
| 42 | Warren County | 42,461 | 4.3 % | 3.3 % |
| 43 | Louisa County | 42,109 | 12.0 % | 3.6 % |
| 44 | Danville city | 41,993 | -1.4 % | 5.5 % |
| 45 | Isle of Wight County | 40,942 | 6.0 % | 3.3 % |
| 46 | Gloucester County | 40,154 | 3.7 % | 2.9 % |
| 47 | Orange County | 38,986 | 7.7 % | 3.4 % |
| 48 | Tazewell County | 38,875 | -3.9 % | 5.1 % |
| 49 | Wise County | 34,973 | -3.2 % | 4.4 % |
| 50 | Botetourt County | 34,129 | 1.6 % | 2.9 % |
| 51 | Petersburg city | 34,058 | 1.8 % | 5.0 % |
| 52 | Pulaski County | 33,579 | -0.6 % | 5.2 % |
| 53 | Caroline County | 33,477 | 8.4 % | 3.4 % |
| 54 | Halifax County | 33,448 | -1.7 % | 4.7 % |
| 55 | Accomack County | 33,411 | -0.0 % | 4.3 % |
| 56 | Powhatan County | 32,392 | 6.8 % | 2.7 % |
| 57 | Amherst County | 31,650 | 1.1 % | 3.5 % |
| 58 | Mecklenburg County | 30,824 | 1.7 % | 3.7 % |
| 59 | Fredericksburg city | 29,992 | 7.2 % | 3.5 % |
| 60 | Carroll County | 29,242 | 0.3 % | 4.6 % |
| 61 | Smyth County | 29,137 | -2.2 % | 4.3 % |
| 62 | King George County | 28,816 | 7.8 % | 3.2 % |
| 63 | Fluvanna County | 28,746 | 5.5 % | 3.0 % |
| 64 | Dinwiddie County | 28,576 | 2.3 % | 3.4 % |
| 65 | Goochland County | 28,223 | 14.1 % | 3.0 % |
| 66 | Wythe County | 28,100 | -0.7 % | 4.1 % |
| 67 | Winchester city | 27,800 | -1.1 % | 3.3 % |
| 68 | New Kent County | 27,218 | 18.6 % | 2.9 % |
| 69 | Staunton city | 26,361 | 2.4 % | 3.1 % |
| 70 | Fairfax city | 26,340 | 9.1 % | 2.9 % |
| 71 | Salem city | 25,908 | 2.2 % | 3.3 % |
| 72 | Russell County | 25,420 | -1.4 % | 4.6 % |
| 73 | Page County | 23,686 | -0.1 % | 4.1 % |
| 74 | Waynesboro city | 23,498 | 5.9 % | 3.1 % |
| 75 | Hopewell city | 22,970 | -0.3 % | 4.6 % |
| 76 | Rockbridge County | 22,368 | -1.3 % | 3.1 % |
| 77 | Prince Edward County | 22,276 | 2.0 % | 4.9 % |
| 78 | Lee County | 21,780 | -1.8 % | 4.4 % |
| 79 | Greene County | 21,744 | 5.8 % | 2.8 % |
| 80 | Scott County | 21,388 | -0.8 % | 3.9 % |
| 81 | Westmoreland County | 19,235 | 4.1 % | 4.8 % |
| 82 | King William County | 19,232 | 8.0 % | 2.9 % |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city | 18,674 | 2.9 % | 3.4 % |
| 84 | Buchanan County | 18,632 | -8.4 % | 5.6 % |
| 85 | Southampton County | 17,941 | -0.3 % | 3.5 % |
| 86 | Patrick County | 17,308 | -1.7 % | 3.7 % |
| 87 | Radford city | 17,273 | 7.5 % | 4.5 % |
| 88 | Buckingham County | 17,115 | 1.7 % | 3.8 % |
| 89 | Appomattox County | 16,957 | 5.2 % | 3.3 % |
| 90 | Manassas Park city | 16,611 | -3.5 % | 3.0 % |
| 91 | Giles County | 16,533 | -1.5 % | 4.3 % |
| 92 | Bristol city | 16,316 | -5.3 % | 3.8 % |
| 93 | Williamsburg city | 16,030 | 4.0 % | 4.9 % |
| 94 | Brunswick County | 15,750 | -0.6 % | 4.9 % |
| 95 | Floyd County | 15,658 | 1.2 % | 3.1 % |
| 96 | Nottoway County | 15,632 | -0.1 % | 4.0 % |
| 97 | Clarke County | 15,598 | 5.5 % | 3.1 % |
| 98 | Grayson County | 15,265 | -0.4 % | 3.7 % |
| 99 | Falls Church city | 15,034 | 2.6 % | 3.4 % |
| 100 | Nelson County | 14,766 | -0.0 % | 3.2 % |
| 101 | Alleghany County | 14,632 | -3.9 % | 3.9 % |
| 102 | Madison County | 14,252 | 3.0 % | 2.9 % |
| 103 | Martinsville city | 13,834 | 2.6 % | 5.3 % |
| 104 | Amelia County | 13,716 | 3.4 % | 3.4 % |
| 105 | Dickenson County | 13,411 | -5.1 % | 4.8 % |
| 106 | Poquoson city | 12,854 | 3.2 % | 2.9 % |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 12,397 | 4.7 % | 5.9 % |
| 108 | Lunenburg County | 12,060 | 1.0 % | 4.3 % |
| 109 | Northampton County | 12,004 | -2.2 % | 4.2 % |
| 110 | Charlotte County | 11,258 | -2.4 % | 3.9 % |
| 111 | Greensville County | 11,150 | -2.2 % | 6.6 % |
| 112 | Lancaster County | 11,062 | 1.3 % | 4.9 % |
| 113 | Middlesex County | 10,949 | 3.1 % | 3.3 % |
| 114 | Sussex County | 10,753 | -0.8 % | 3.7 % |
| 115 | Essex County | 10,683 | 0.8 % | 4.2 % |
| 116 | Cumberland County | 10,062 | 3.8 % | 3.0 % |
| 117 | Richmond County | 9,215 | 3.3 % | 4.0 % |
| 118 | Mathews County | 8,602 | 0.8 % | 3.6 % |
| 119 | Franklin city | 8,373 | 2.4 % | 4.7 % |
| 120 | Lexington city | 7,802 | 6.7 % | 5.0 % |
| 121 | Rappahannock County | 7,479 | 1.7 % | 3.0 % |
| 122 | King and Queen County | 6,747 | 2.1 % | 3.2 % |
| 123 | Galax city | 6,739 | 0.2 % | 3.7 % |
| 124 | Buena Vista city | 6,581 | -0.9 % | 3.5 % |
| 125 | Surry County | 6,579 | 0.3 % | 3.5 % |
| 126 | Charles City County | 6,564 | -3.1 % | 3.6 % |
| 127 | Bland County | 6,186 | -1.4 % | 3.8 % |
| 128 | Covington city | 5,663 | -1.4 % | 4.7 % |
| 129 | Emporia city | 5,402 | -6.1 % | 7.9 % |
| 130 | Craig County | 4,829 | -1.4 % | 3.6 % |
| 131 | Bath County | 4,071 | -3.2 % | 2.7 % |
| 132 | Norton city | 3,478 | -5.9 % | 4.0 % |
| 133 | Highland County | 2,348 | 5.2 % | 3.0 % |