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Virginia County Map With Cities

By Marko Visic · Updated Oct 5, 2026

Virginia has 95 counties and 38 independent cities, covering 39,481 square miles of land. The Census Bureau estimates its population at 8,880,107 as of July 1, 2025. The largest county or city by land area is Pittsylvania County; the most populous is Fairfax County; the least populous is Highland County.

Counties + cities
95 + 38
Population
8,880,107
Land area
39,481 sq mi
Capital
Richmond
Time Zone
Eastern (ET)

Tap or click any county or city for details. Need a printable version? Blank Virginia map (PDF/PNG/SVG).

Virginia's 38 independent cities are not part of any county; with its 95 counties they make 133 county-equivalents.

All 133 Virginia counties and independent cities

County or city FIPS code Population (July 1, 2025) ▼Change since April 2020 Land area (sq mi) People per sq mi Median household income (2020–2024)
Fairfax County510591,167,873+1.5%3912,987$153,637
Prince William County51153502,966+4.3%3351,500$131,402
Virginia Beach city51810453,737-1.2%2451,854$92,968
Loudoun County51107449,749+6.8%516872$181,765
Chesterfield County51041397,148+9.1%424938$101,931
Henrico County51087342,775+2.3%2341,467$88,783
Chesapeake city51550255,332+2.4%338754$95,373
Arlington County51013243,931+2.2%269,383$142,114
Richmond city51760237,257+4.7%603,959$64,587
Norfolk city51710231,013-3.0%534,336$66,109
Newport News city51700183,230-1.6%692,656$69,634
Stafford County51179170,803+8.8%268636$137,807
Alexandria city51510160,662+0.7%1510,757$119,681
Spotsylvania County51177155,388+10.9%402387$112,738
Hampton city51650137,315+0.1%512,668$69,621
Albemarle County51003118,356+5.3%720164$104,392
Hanover County51085116,423+5.9%468249$112,805
Suffolk city51800104,699+10.9%399262$92,666
Frederick County5106999,955+9.3%413242$97,606
Roanoke city5177099,111-0.9%432,331$55,378
Montgomery County5112198,434-1.3%387254$72,715
Roanoke County5116197,150+0.2%251388$83,709
Portsmouth city5174096,777-1.2%332,906$60,491
Rockingham County5116589,316+6.6%850105$80,693
James City County5109583,326+6.5%142586$109,985
Bedford County5101983,059+4.5%760109$78,937
Lynchburg city5168081,347+3.0%491,663$57,947
Augusta County5101578,940+1.9%96782$82,049
Fauquier County5106176,503+4.8%648118$130,189
York County5119971,374+1.9%105682$109,956
Pittsylvania County5114359,490-1.7%96961$54,085
Culpeper County5104757,666+9.7%379152$100,049
Campbell County5103155,6290.0%503111$66,165
Franklin County5106755,526+2.0%69180$68,849
Washington County5119153,898-0.1%56196$64,552
Harrisonburg city5166050,839-1.9%172,933$62,254
Henry County5108949,242-3.3%382129$50,760
Shenandoah County5117145,839+3.8%50890$67,191
Charlottesville city5154044,388-4.6%104,333$74,824
Manassas city5168344,332+3.6%104,504$113,590
Prince George County5114943,936+2.2%265166$84,897
Louisa County5110942,924+14.2%49587$86,689
Warren County5118742,740+5.0%215199$84,682
Danville city5159041,647-2.2%43973$44,423
Isle of Wight County5109341,321+7.0%316131$95,241
Gloucester County5107340,097+3.6%218184$84,306
Orange County5113740,083+10.8%340118$94,008
Tazewell County5118538,635-4.5%51974$47,313
Wise County5119534,824-3.6%40386$52,943
Caroline County5103334,413+11.4%52765$87,407
Botetourt County5102334,144+1.7%54163$81,213
Accomack County5100133,859+1.3%44975$58,993
Petersburg city5173033,734+0.8%231,485$50,698
Pulaski County5115533,586-0.6%320105$62,028
Halifax County5108333,447-1.7%81841$52,013
Powhatan County5114532,591+7.4%260125$110,537
Amherst County5100931,962+2.1%47467$68,724
Mecklenburg County5111730,747+1.4%62549$57,045
Fredericksburg city5163030,393+8.6%102,908$86,071
King George County5109929,646+11.0%180165$116,884
Carroll County5103529,299+0.5%47562$54,484
Goochland County5107529,187+18.0%283103$118,931
Fluvanna County5106528,975+6.3%286101$96,768
Dinwiddie County5105328,896+3.4%50457$83,704
Smyth County5117328,882-3.1%45164$49,883
Winchester city5184028,272+0.6%93,075$63,974
New Kent County5112728,022+22.1%210133$123,314
Wythe County5119727,983-1.1%46261$57,745
Staunton city5179026,801+4.1%201,345$65,581
Fairfax city5160026,772+10.9%64,290$132,348
Salem city5177525,816+1.9%151,778$66,725
Russell County5116725,332-1.8%47453$50,012
Waynesboro city5182023,951+7.9%151,600$59,994
Page County5113923,762+0.2%31077$57,037
Hopewell city5167023,261+1.0%102,247$54,729
Rockbridge County5116322,6630.0%59738$65,469
Prince Edward County5114722,391+2.5%35064$56,315
Greene County5107921,958+6.9%156141$89,808
Lee County5110521,642-2.4%43550$41,827
Scott County5116921,200-1.7%53640$46,349
Westmoreland County5119319,715+6.7%22986$63,398
King William County5110119,617+10.1%27472$86,056
Colonial Heights city5157018,738+3.3%82,492$76,505
Buchanan County5102718,492-9.1%50337$42,886
Southampton County5117518,110+0.6%59930$70,795
Patrick County5114117,424-1.0%48336$53,038
Radford city5175017,243+7.3%101,782$57,348
Appomattox County5101117,172+6.6%33451$62,853
Buckingham County5102917,137+1.8%58030$60,828
Giles County5107116,564-1.4%35746$65,691
Manassas Park city5168516,560-3.8%35,474$103,250
Bristol city5152016,418-4.8%131,275$50,404
Williamsburg city5183015,861+2.9%91,775$75,604
Nottoway County5113515,796+1.0%31251$63,261
Floyd County5106315,789+2.0%38141$62,191
Brunswick County5102515,727-0.8%56628$53,084
Clarke County5104315,609+5.5%17689$117,111
Grayson County5107715,230-0.7%44234$47,730
Falls Church city5161015,159+3.4%27,409$143,262
Nelson County5112514,920+1.0%47132$72,589
Alleghany County5100514,546-4.4%44733$56,188
Madison County5111314,237+2.9%32144$84,323
Martinsville city5169013,849+2.7%111,264$46,727
Amelia County5100713,632+2.8%35838$76,717
Poquoson city5173513,292+6.7%15866$120,972
Dickenson County5105113,236-6.3%33040$47,254
Northumberland County5113312,557+6.1%19166$66,480
Lunenburg County5111112,058+1.0%43228$54,842
Northampton County5113111,879-3.3%21256$61,632
Charlotte County5103711,401-1.1%47524$58,000
Greensville County5108111,181-1.9%29538$54,668
Lancaster County5110310,995+0.7%13382$69,713
Middlesex County5111910,841+2.1%13083$75,060
Sussex County5118310,755-0.8%49022$63,530
Essex County5105710,654+0.5%25741$56,520
Cumberland County5104910,352+6.8%29735$55,325
Richmond County511599,294+4.2%19149$66,304
Mathews County511158,529-0.1%8699$75,880
Franklin city516208,478+3.7%81,024$63,245
Lexington city516787,769+6.3%23,109$84,517
Rappahannock County511577,439+1.2%26628$83,380
King and Queen County510976,743+2.1%31521$70,469
Buena Vista city515306,672+0.6%61,036$57,833
Galax city516406,670-0.8%8810$38,675
Charles City County510366,623-2.2%18336$75,417
Surry County511816,603+0.7%27924$78,041
Bland County510216,151-1.9%35817$61,216
Covington city515805,680-1.2%51,039$41,944
Emporia city515955,447-5.3%7822$51,899
Craig County510454,800-1.9%32815$69,057
Bath County510174,076-3.1%5298$56,184
Norton city517203,477-5.9%7465$41,495
Highland County510912,318+3.8%4156$65,625

FIPS code: the Census Bureau’s five-digit county ID, a two-digit state code plus a three-digit county code. It is not a ZIP code.

How many counties and independent cities does Virginia have?

Virginia has 38 independent cities, far more than any other state; the only others in the US are Baltimore (Maryland), St. Louis (Missouri) and Carson City (Nevada). Together with its 95 counties, that makes 133 county-equivalents under US Census classification. Independent cities like Richmond, Norfolk, Alexandria, and Virginia Beach operate as separate jurisdictions and are not part of any surrounding county.

The largest county or city by land area is Pittsylvania County at 969 square miles, home to 59,490 residents. The most populous is Fairfax County with 1,167,873 residents — a density of 2,987 people per square mile. At the other end of the scale, Highland County has 2,318 residents.

Virginia’s capital is Richmond, while the largest city is Virginia Beach.

Related resources

Download a printable outline of Virginia’s county or city boundaries from our blank map of Virginia page — available in SVG, PNG, and PDF.

Use the What County Am I In? tool to detect which Virginia county or city a GPS location or address falls in, or the Address to County Lookup for batch input.

For demographic radius analysis, the Find ZIP Codes in Radius and Population Within Radius tools let you draw a circle around any Virginia address and see every ZIP code and the total population inside.

Two SimpleMapLab studies cover Virginia specifically: the 100-mile radius around Richmond measures how much of the state lives within 100 miles of its capitol, and the loneliest town in Virginia ranks the state’s most isolated inhabited place. The county-counts blog post puts Virginia’s 95 counties and 38 independent cities in national context.

Frequently asked questions

Virginia has 38 independent cities, far more than any other state; the only others in the US are Baltimore (Maryland), St. Louis (Missouri) and Carson City (Nevada). Together with its 95 counties, that makes 133 county-equivalents under US Census classification. Independent cities like Richmond, Norfolk, Alexandria, and Virginia Beach operate as separate jurisdictions and are not part of any surrounding county.
Pittsylvania County is the largest by land area at 969 square miles, with 59,490 residents.
Fairfax County is the most populous, with 1,167,873 residents over 391 square miles.
Highland County has the smallest population at 2,318 residents.
Richmond is the state capital of Virginia. The largest city is Virginia Beach.
County population is the US Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate for July 1, 2025; land and water area are from the 2026 Census Gazetteer; median household income is from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. The county boundaries drawn on the map are the US Atlas TopoJSON build of the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line shapefiles. All figures are US Census Bureau data in the public domain.
Data sources

Neighboring states and DC

District of Columbia
1 county-equivalent
Kentucky
120 counties
Maryland
23 counties + 1 city
North Carolina
100 counties
Tennessee
95 counties
West Virginia
55 counties