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Virginia Counties Ranked by Population Size: July 1, 2001
Within
State
Rank		 County State July 1, 2001
Estimate		 April 1, 2000
Population
Estimates
Base		 April 1, 2000
to
July 1, 2001
Numeric
Population
Change		 April 1, 2000
to
July 1, 2001
Percent
Population
Change
    Virginia 7,187,734 7,078,515 109,219 1.5
1 Fairfax Virginia 985,161 969,749 15,412 1.6
2 Virginia Beach City Virginia 426,931 425,257 1,674 0.4
3 Prince William Virginia 298,707 280,813 17,894 6.4
4 Chesterfield Virginia 266,549 259,903 6,646 2.6
5 Henrico Virginia 264,973 262,300 2,673 1.0
6 Norfolk City Virginia 233,147 234,403 -1,256 -0.5
7 Chesapeake City Virginia 203,796 199,184 4,612 2.3
8 Richmond City Virginia 195,966 197,790 -1,824 -0.9
9 Loudoun Virginia 190,903 169,599 21,304 12.6
10 Arlington Virginia 187,469 189,453 -1,984 -1.0
11 Newport News City Virginia 180,305 180,150 155 0.1
12 Hampton City Virginia 145,665 146,437 -772 -0.5
13 Alexandria City Virginia 128,773 128,283 490 0.4
14 Stafford Virginia 99,692 92,446 7,246 7.8
15 Portsmouth City Virginia 99,494 100,565 -1,071 -1.1
16 Spotsylvania Virginia 97,760 90,395 7,365 8.1
17 Roanoke City Virginia 93,889 94,911 -1,022 -1.1
18 Hanover Virginia 89,714 86,320 3,394 3.9
19 Roanoke Virginia 86,220 85,778 442 0.5
20 Montgomery Virginia 83,142 83,629 -487 -0.6
21 Albemarle Virginia 80,413 79,236 1,177 1.5
22 Rockingham Virginia 68,505 67,725 780 1.2
23 Suffolk City Virginia 67,107 63,677 3,430 5.4
24 Augusta Virginia 66,621 65,615 1,006 1.5
25 Lynchburg City Virginia 64,108 65,269 -1,161 -1.8
26 Pittsylvania Virginia 61,878 61,745 133 0.2
27 Frederick Virginia 61,315 59,209 2,106 3.6
28 Bedford Virginia 61,194 60,371 823 1.4
29 York Virginia 58,293 56,297 1,996 3.5
30 Fauquier Virginia 57,820 55,139 2,681 4.9
31 Henry Virginia 57,332 57,930 -598 -1.0
32 Campbell Virginia 51,295 51,078 217 0.4
33 Washington Virginia 51,253 51,103 150 0.3
34 James City Virginia 50,249 48,102 2,147 4.5
35 Franklin Virginia 47,927 47,286 641 1.4
36 Danville City Virginia 47,780 48,411 -631 -1.3
37 Charlottesville City Virginia 44,372 45,049 -677 -1.5
38 Tazewell Virginia 44,175 44,598 -423 -0.9
39 Harrisonburg City Virginia 39,932 40,468 -536 -1.3
40 Wise Virginia 39,925 40,123 -198 -0.5
41 Accomack Virginia 38,414 38,305 109 0.3
42 Halifax Virginia 37,074 37,355 -281 -0.8
43 Shenandoah Virginia 35,851 35,075 776 2.2
44 Manassas City Virginia 35,814 35,135 679 1.9
45 Culpeper Virginia 35,715 34,262 1,453 4.2
46 Gloucester Virginia 35,410 34,780 630 1.8
47 Pulaski Virginia 35,024 35,127 -103 -0.3
48 Prince George Virginia 33,723 33,047 676 2.0
49 Petersburg City Virginia 33,457 33,740 -283 -0.8
50 Smyth Virginia 32,888 33,081 -193 -0.6
51 Warren Virginia 32,349 31,584 765 2.4
52 Mecklenburg Virginia 32,325 32,380 -55 -0.2
53 Amherst Virginia 32,139 31,894 245 0.8
54 Botetourt Virginia 30,812 30,496 316 1.0
55 Isle of Wight Virginia 30,659 29,728 931 3.1
56 Russell Virginia 30,098 30,308 -210 -0.7
57 Carroll Virginia 29,381 29,245 136 0.5
58 Wythe Virginia 27,776 27,599 177 0.6
59 Orange Virginia 26,705 25,881 824 3.2
60 Louisa Virginia 26,539 25,627 912 3.6
61 Buchanan Virginia 26,331 26,978 -647 -2.4
62 Salem City Virginia 24,635 24,747 -112 -0.5
63 Dinwiddie Virginia 24,630 24,533 97 0.4
64 Winchester City Virginia 24,141 23,585 556 2.4
65 Staunton City Virginia 23,875 23,853 22 0.1
66 Lee Virginia 23,431 23,589 -158 -0.7
67 Powhatan Virginia 23,425 22,377 1,048 4.7
68 Scott Virginia 23,402 23,403 -1 0.0
69 Page Virginia 23,195 23,177 18 0.1
70 Caroline Virginia 22,463 22,121 342 1.5
71 Hopewell City Virginia 22,241 22,354 -113 -0.5
72 Fairfax City Virginia 21,674 21,498 176 0.8
73 Fluvanna Virginia 21,257 20,047 1,210 6.0
74 Rockbridge Virginia 20,861 20,808 53 0.3
75 Fredericksburg City Virginia 19,952 19,279 673 3.5
76 Waynesboro City Virginia 19,918 19,520 398 2.0
77 Prince Edward Virginia 19,659 19,720 -61 -0.3
78 Patrick Virginia 19,470 19,407 63 0.3
79 Brunswick Virginia 18,292 18,419 -127 -0.7
80 Grayson Virginia 17,727 17,917 -190 -1.1
81 Southampton Virginia 17,412 17,482 -70 -0.4
82 Bristol City Virginia 17,342 17,367 -25 -0.1
83 Goochland Virginia 17,323 16,863 460 2.7
84 King George Virginia 17,319 16,803 516 3.1
85 Colonial Heights City Virginia 17,006 16,897 109 0.6
86 Giles Virginia 16,816 16,657 159 1.0
87 Westmoreland Virginia 16,788 16,718 70 0.4
88 Dickenson Virginia 16,329 16,395 -66 -0.4
89 Greene Virginia 15,945 15,244 701 4.6
90 Buckingham Virginia 15,786 15,623 163 1.0
91 Nottoway Virginia 15,650 15,725 -75 -0.5
92 Radford City Virginia 15,352 15,859 -507 -3.2
93 Martinsville City Virginia 15,311 15,416 -105 -0.7
94 Nelson Virginia 14,678 14,445 233 1.6
95 Floyd Virginia 14,195 13,874 321 2.3
96 New Kent Virginia 13,986 13,462 524 3.9
97 Appomattox Virginia 13,885 13,705 180 1.3
98 King William Virginia 13,577 13,146 431 3.3
99 Northampton Virginia 13,125 13,093 32 0.2
100 Clarke Virginia 13,111 12,652 459 3.6
101 Lunenburg Virginia 13,080 13,146 -66 -0.5
102 Alleghany Virginia 12,840 12,926 -86 -0.7
103 Madison Virginia 12,761 12,520 241 1.9
104 Charlotte Virginia 12,451 12,472 -21 -0.2
105 Northumberland Virginia 12,417 12,259 158 1.3
106 Sussex Virginia 12,373 12,504 -131 -1.0
107 Williamsburg City Virginia 12,102 11,998 104 0.9
108 Poquoson City Virginia 11,694 11,566 128 1.1
109 Amelia Virginia 11,652 11,400 252 2.2
110 Lancaster Virginia 11,553 11,567 -14 -0.1
111 Greensville Virginia 11,536 11,560 -24 -0.2
112 Falls Church City Virginia 10,612 10,377 235 2.3
113 Manassas Park City Virginia 10,589 10,290 299 2.9
114 Essex Virginia 10,020 9,989 31 0.3
115 Middlesex Virginia 10,013 9,932 81 0.8
116 Mathews Virginia 9,300 9,207 93 1.0
117 Cumberland Virginia 9,017 9,017 0 0.0
118 Richmond Virginia 8,874 8,809 65 0.7
119 Franklin City Virginia 8,196 8,346 -150 -1.8
120 Rappahannock Virginia 7,218 6,983 235 3.4
121 Charles City Virginia 6,969 6,926 43 0.6
122 Lexington City Virginia 6,864 6,867 -3 0.0
123 Surry Virginia 6,848 6,829 19 0.3
124 Bland Virginia 6,844 6,871 -27 -0.4
125 Galax City Virginia 6,650 6,837 -187 -2.7
126 King and Queen Virginia 6,572 6,630 -58 -0.9
127 Buena Vista City Virginia 6,334 6,349 -15 -0.2
128 Covington City Virginia 6,286 6,303 -17 -0.3
129 Bedford City Virginia 6,282 6,299 -17 -0.3
130 Emporia City Virginia 5,621 5,665 -44 -0.8
131 Craig Virginia 5,090 5,091 -1 0.0
132 Bath Virginia 5,073 5,048 25 0.5
133 Clifton Forge City Virginia 4,181 4,289 -108 -2.5
134 Norton City Virginia 3,886 3,904 -18 -0.5
135 Highland Virginia 2,518 2,536 -18 -0.7
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Table CO-EST2001-06-51 - Virginia Counties Ranked by Population Size: July 1, 2001
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau
Release Date: April 29, 2002

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