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CountyAtlas Virginia

Virginia County Map — 95 Counties and 38 Independent Cities

All 133 of Virginia's counties, mapped from official U.S. Census boundaries with population, income, and unemployment for every one. Colour the map by any measure, tap a county for its data, or download a print-ready copy.

Virginia CountiesFIPS 51
Accomack CountyAlbemarle CountyAlleghany CountyAmelia CountyAmherst CountyAppomattox CountyArlington CountyAugusta CountyBath CountyBedford CountyBland CountyBotetourt CountyBrunswick CountyBuchanan CountyBuckingham CountyCampbell CountyCaroline CountyCarroll CountyCharles City CountyCharlotte CountyChesterfield CountyClarke CountyCraig CountyCulpeper CountyCumberland CountyDickenson CountyDinwiddie CountyEssex CountyFairfax CountyFauquier CountyFloyd CountyFluvanna CountyFranklin CountyFrederick CountyGiles CountyGloucester CountyGoochland CountyGrayson CountyGreene CountyGreensville CountyHalifax CountyHanover CountyHenrico CountyHenry CountyHighland CountyIsle of Wight CountyJames City CountyKing and Queen CountyKing George CountyKing William CountyLancaster CountyLee CountyLoudoun CountyLouisa CountyLunenburg CountyMadison CountyMathews CountyMecklenburg CountyMiddlesex CountyMontgomery CountyNelson CountyNew Kent CountyNorthampton CountyNorthumberland CountyNottoway CountyOrange CountyPage CountyPatrick CountyPittsylvania CountyPowhatan CountyPrince Edward CountyPrince George CountyPrince William CountyPulaski CountyRappahannock CountyRichmond CountyRoanoke CountyRockbridge CountyRockingham CountyRussell CountyScott CountyShenandoah CountySmyth CountySouthampton CountySpotsylvania CountyStafford CountySurry CountySussex CountyTazewell CountyWarren CountyWashington CountyWestmoreland CountyWise CountyWythe CountyYork CountyAlexandria cityBristol cityBuena Vista cityCharlottesville cityChesapeake cityColonial Heights cityCovington cityDanville cityEmporia cityFairfax cityFalls Church cityFranklin cityFredericksburg cityGalax cityHampton cityHarrisonburg cityHopewell cityLexington cityLynchburg cityManassas cityManassas Park cityMartinsville cityNewport News cityNorfolk cityNorton cityPetersburg cityPoquoson cityPortsmouth cityRadford cityRichmond cityRoanoke citySalem cityStaunton citySuffolk cityVirginia Beach cityWaynesboro cityWilliamsburg cityWinchester city
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Virginia’s 95 counties and 38 independent cities, projected equal-area. Hover or tap a county for its name; select it for full data.
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Virginia at a glance

  • Scale. Virginia is divided into 133 counties and independent cities across 39,481 sq mi of land — an average of 297 sq mi each. Census TIGER
  • People. Its counties and independent cities are home to 8,715,698 residents — an average of 65,532 each, or 221 per square mile statewide. Census PEP 2023
  • Water. Another 3,293 sq mi is water — 7.7% of the state’s area, led by Accomack County. Census TIGER

Virginia’s 95 counties and 38 independent cities, by the numbers

Every county or independent city’s population, median household income, unemployment, density, and land area — sortable by any column, so you can find yours or rank by what matters to you. A few patterns run through the data:

  • Concentrated. Half of Virginia’s 8,715,698 residents live in just 11 of 133 counties and independent cities, and the five largest hold 33.3% of the total. Census PEP 2023
  • Income tracks poverty. The gap from richest to poorest runs 4.1×, and the 10 highest-income counties and independent cities average 5.9% in poverty against 21.4% for the 10 lowest. Census SAIPE 2023
  • Mostly small. Half of Virginia’s counties and independent cities have fewer than 27,197 residents, and half report a median household income below $64,903 — a few metros lift the statewide totals well above both. Census PEP 2023 · SAIPE 2023
  • Lopsided density. Only 52 of 133 counties and independent cities are denser than Virginia’s statewide average of 221 people per square mile — the rest are more rural. Census PEP 2023 · TIGER
Accomack County33,239$56,0394.2%74/sq mi449 sq miAccomac
Albemarle County115,676$102,7503.5%161/sq mi720 sq miCharlottesville
Alexandria city155,230$109,9022.9%10,390/sq mi15 sq mi—
Alleghany County14,595$58,2154.0%33/sq mi447 sq miCovington
Amelia County13,480$71,1123.3%38/sq mi358 sq miAmelia Court House
Amherst County31,396$61,4993.4%66/sq mi474 sq miAmherst
Appomattox County16,864$64,7013.3%50/sq mi334 sq miAppomattox
Arlington County234,162$138,4162.8%9,006/sq mi26 sq mi—
Augusta County78,247$72,8312.9%81/sq mi967 sq miStaunton
Bath County4,051$60,2342.5%8/sq mi529 sq miWarm Springs
Bedford County81,525$72,7423.5%107/sq mi760 sq miBedford
Bland County6,179$57,7483.4%17/sq mi358 sq miBland
Botetourt County34,125$84,3953.2%63/sq mi541 sq miFincastle
Bristol city16,807$45,2403.8%1,306/sq mi13 sq mi—
Brunswick County15,749$51,4414.1%28/sq mi566 sq miLawrenceville
Buchanan County19,087$43,4466.4%38/sq mi503 sq miGrundy
Buckingham County16,978$57,7013.6%29/sq mi580 sq miBuckingham
Buena Vista city6,566$53,7784.1%1,020/sq mi6 sq mi—
Campbell County55,270$69,5703.4%110/sq mi503 sq miRustburg
Caroline County32,640$80,5623.5%62/sq mi527 sq miBowling Green
Carroll County29,239$53,6943.8%62/sq mi475 sq miHillsville
Charles City County6,610$73,0683.7%36/sq mi183 sq miCharles City
Charlotte County11,336$50,8783.7%24/sq mi475 sq miCharlotte Court House
Charlottesville city44,983$72,5423.0%4,389/sq mi10 sq mi—
Chesapeake city253,886$91,5823.6%750/sq mi338 sq mi—
Chesterfield County383,876$99,4013.5%906/sq mi424 sq miChesterfield Court House
Clarke County15,466$101,2053.3%88/sq mi176 sq miBerryville
Colonial Heights city18,393$70,1613.7%2,446/sq mi8 sq mi—
Covington city5,545$49,5194.5%1,014/sq mi5 sq mi—
Craig County4,843$61,5314.2%15/sq mi328 sq miNew Castle
Culpeper County54,973$90,4653.3%145/sq mi379 sq miCulpeper
Cumberland County9,878$55,7133.0%33/sq mi297 sq miCumberland
Danville city41,837$45,4235.6%978/sq mi43 sq mi—
Dickenson County13,640$48,1574.8%41/sq mi330 sq miClintwood
Dinwiddie County28,343$83,3343.6%56/sq mi504 sq miDinwiddie
Emporia city5,463$45,8947.3%824/sq mi7 sq mi—
Essex County10,598$62,6794.0%41/sq mi257 sq miTappahannock
Fairfax city25,144$119,0793.0%4,029/sq mi6 sq mi—
Fairfax County1,141,878$141,3533.4%2,920/sq mi391 sq miFairfax
Falls Church city14,685$145,7553.3%7,163/sq mi2 sq mi—
Fauquier County75,165$111,2543.0%116/sq mi648 sq miWarrenton
Floyd County15,679$61,1643.2%41/sq mi381 sq miFloyd
Fluvanna County28,462$86,4623.1%99/sq mi286 sq miPalmyra
Franklin city8,339$53,3104.8%1,007/sq mi8 sq mi—
Franklin County55,549$63,6923.7%80/sq mi691 sq miRocky Mount
Frederick County95,994$92,1083.3%232/sq mi413 sq miWinchester
Fredericksburg city28,928$75,9154.0%2,768/sq mi10 sq mi—
Galax city6,717$46,8913.9%815/sq mi8 sq mi—
Giles County16,457$63,3843.6%46/sq mi357 sq miPearisburg
Gloucester County40,057$79,0163.1%184/sq mi218 sq miGloucester Courthouse
Goochland County27,197$122,0023.2%96/sq mi283 sq miGoochland
Grayson County15,285$42,6653.4%35/sq mi442 sq miIndependence
Greene County21,301$83,9272.9%137/sq mi156 sq miStanardsville
Greensville County11,133$53,9085.4%38/sq mi295 sq miEmporia
Halifax County33,432$50,8134.5%41/sq mi818 sq miHalifax
Hampton city137,098$67,7644.1%2,664/sq mi51 sq mi—
Hanover County114,148$111,4853.1%244/sq mi468 sq miHanover Courthouse
Harrisonburg city51,082$58,5974.5%2,946/sq mi17 sq mi—
Henrico County334,760$85,8773.4%1,433/sq mi234 sq mi—
Henry County49,702$51,9595.0%130/sq mi382 sq miMartinsville
Highland County2,339$56,0213.4%6/sq mi415 sq miMonterey
Hopewell city22,752$49,1114.8%2,198/sq mi10 sq mi—
Isle of Wight County40,711$88,5363.4%129/sq mi316 sq mi—
James City County82,654$109,7353.5%581/sq mi142 sq mi—
King and Queen County6,720$66,5783.0%21/sq mi315 sq miKing and Queen Court House
King George County28,568$101,3233.5%159/sq mi180 sq miKing George
King William County19,030$88,1243.0%69/sq mi274 sq miKing William
Lancaster County10,859$66,2204.7%81/sq mi133 sq miLancaster
Lee County21,745$44,1104.6%50/sq mi435 sq miJonesville
Lexington city7,528$62,3426.9%3,011/sq mi3 sq mi—
Loudoun County436,347$173,6553.4%846/sq mi516 sq miLeesburg
Louisa County41,037$79,4593.6%83/sq mi495 sq miLouisa
Lunenburg County12,038$51,0134.3%28/sq mi432 sq miLunenburg
Lynchburg city79,535$58,9624.8%1,626/sq mi49 sq mi—
Madison County14,128$76,8643.1%44/sq mi321 sq miMadison
Manassas city42,696$92,1983.2%4,339/sq mi10 sq mi—
Manassas Park city16,361$92,6113.2%5,400/sq mi3 sq mi—
Martinsville city13,763$44,5475.2%1,256/sq mi11 sq mi—
Mathews County8,514$73,0343.5%99/sq mi86 sq miMathews
Mecklenburg County30,648$53,2883.8%49/sq mi625 sq miBoydton
Middlesex County10,924$67,5863.3%84/sq mi130 sq miSaluda
Montgomery County98,666$67,6204.5%255/sq mi387 sq miChristiansburg
Nelson County14,705$77,0493.1%31/sq mi471 sq miLovingston
New Kent County26,134$115,8543.0%124/sq mi210 sq miNew Kent
Newport News city183,118$63,9114.0%2,654/sq mi69 sq mi—
Norfolk city230,930$61,0984.1%4,335/sq mi53 sq mi—
Northampton County12,021$53,8224.0%57/sq mi212 sq miEastville
Northumberland County12,391$69,6625.3%65/sq mi191 sq miHeathsville
Norton city3,492$42,6184.2%467/sq mi7 sq mi—
Nottoway County15,566$58,1683.9%50/sq mi312 sq miNottoway
Orange County38,574$82,7383.5%113/sq mi341 sq miOrange
Page County23,741$57,9603.6%77/sq mi310 sq miLuray
Patrick County17,509$51,2003.9%36/sq mi483 sq miStuart
Petersburg city33,309$46,2165.0%1,466/sq mi23 sq mi—
Pittsylvania County59,571$54,6273.9%61/sq mi969 sq miChatham
Poquoson city12,635$108,1613.2%823/sq mi15 sq mi—
Portsmouth city96,793$57,0124.4%2,907/sq mi33 sq mi—
Powhatan County32,105$100,8142.9%123/sq mi260 sq miPowhatan
Prince Edward County22,049$55,2645.5%63/sq mi350 sq miFarmville
Prince George County42,871$82,2072.9%162/sq mi265 sq miPrince George
Prince William County489,640$128,7583.5%1,460/sq mi335 sq miManassas
Pulaski County33,655$59,8393.8%105/sq mi320 sq miPulaski
Radford city16,971$47,3255.6%1,753/sq mi10 sq mi—
Rappahannock County7,414$88,2373.0%28/sq mi266 sq miWashington
Richmond city229,247$64,9033.9%3,825/sq mi60 sq mi—
Richmond County9,184$61,6554.0%48/sq mi191 sq miWarsaw
Roanoke city97,171$51,7823.7%2,285/sq mi43 sq mi—
Roanoke County97,026$80,9293.3%387/sq mi251 sq miSalem
Rockbridge County22,358$64,8133.2%37/sq mi597 sq miLexington
Rockingham County86,568$79,3323.1%102/sq mi850 sq miHarrisonburg
Russell County25,477$51,4594.4%54/sq mi474 sq miLebanon
Salem city25,600$63,7013.6%1,763/sq mi15 sq mi—
Scott County21,433$46,0154.2%40/sq mi536 sq miGate City
Shenandoah County45,228$75,1293.6%89/sq mi508 sq miWoodstock
Smyth County29,216$52,6464.5%65/sq mi451 sq miMarion
Southampton County17,975$65,7423.5%30/sq mi599 sq miCourtland
Spotsylvania County149,588$109,8343.7%372/sq mi402 sq miSpotsylvania Courthouse
Stafford County165,428$130,7513.6%616/sq mi268 sq miStafford
Staunton city25,915$59,9263.1%1,301/sq mi20 sq mi—
Suffolk city100,659$81,2973.7%252/sq mi399 sq mi—
Surry County6,593$68,7143.5%24/sq mi279 sq miSurry
Sussex County10,757$53,0203.4%22/sq mi490 sq mi—
Tazewell County39,120$45,9594.9%75/sq mi519 sq miTazewell
Virginia Beach city453,649$90,2753.3%1,854/sq mi245 sq mi—
Warren County41,843$89,3373.3%195/sq mi215 sq miFront Royal
Washington County54,050$57,7583.6%96/sq mi561 sq miAbingdon
Waynesboro city23,182$56,4383.1%1,549/sq mi15 sq mi—
Westmoreland County19,013$66,9754.7%83/sq mi229 sq miMontross
Williamsburg city15,847$70,2706.1%1,773/sq mi9 sq mi—
Winchester city27,617$63,5143.7%3,005/sq mi9 sq mi—
Wise County35,174$50,4424.5%87/sq mi403 sq miWise
Wythe County28,104$59,0263.4%61/sq mi462 sq miWytheville
York County70,952$101,9873.4%678/sq mi105 sq miYorktown

All 133 counties and independent cities, sortable by any column — click a heading. A suppressed estimate (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) shows a marker, never a guess. County seats are from Wikidata (CC0), each validated to a Census place inside its county; a county with no validated seat is left blank. See the methodology.

Download & print this Virginia map

Map of Virginia's 95 counties and 38 independent cities — on official U.S. Census boundaries

Free, print-ready maps of Virginia — all 133 counties on official U.S. Census boundaries, no watermark. Public domain (CC0).

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Virginia maps, coloured by the data

Map of Virginia counties shaded by population — official U.S. Census data
Population Map by County · Census PEP 2023
Map of Virginia counties shaded by median household income — official U.S. Census data
Median Household Income Map by County · Census SAIPE 2023
Map of Virginia counties shaded by unemployment rate — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Unemployment Rate Map by County · BLS LAUS

Cities in Virginia

Virginia has 227 incorporated cities and towns. The largest is Virginia Beach, an independent city, with 457,066 residents. Use the search on the map above to find any city and highlight the county it sits in.

Virginia Beachindependent city457,066
Chesapeakeindependent city251,153
Norfolkindependent city235,037
Richmondindependent city227,595
Newport Newsindependent city184,774
Alexandriaindependent city156,788
Hamptonindependent city137,334
Roanokeindependent city98,677
Portsmouthindependent city97,299
Suffolkindependent city96,638
Lynchburgindependent city79,255
Harrisonburgindependent city51,492
Leesburg (town)Loudoun County48,788
Charlottesvilleindependent city45,863
Blacksburg (town)Montgomery County45,288
Manassasindependent city42,674
Danvilleindependent city42,239
Petersburgindependent city33,365
Fredericksburgindependent city28,383
Winchesterindependent city27,981
Stauntonindependent city25,765
Salemindependent city25,477
Herndon (town)Fairfax County24,529
Fairfaxindependent city24,478
Hopewellindependent city22,944
Christiansburg (town)Montgomery County22,820
Waynesboroindependent city22,574
Culpeper (town)Culpeper County20,437
Colonial Heightsindependent city18,210
Bristolindependent city17,024
Manassas Parkindependent city16,923
Radfordindependent city16,505
Vienna (town)Fairfax County16,369
Williamsburgindependent city15,564
Front Royal (town)Warren County15,152
Falls Churchindependent city14,593
Martinsvilleindependent city13,584
Poquosonindependent city12,556
Warrenton (town)Fauquier County10,151
Purcellville (town)Loudoun County8,974
Pulaski (town)Pulaski County8,937
Smithfield (town)Isle of Wight County8,729
Abingdon (town)Washington County8,332
Wytheville (town)Wythe County8,224
Franklinindependent city8,212
Vinton (town)Roanoke County8,038
South Boston (town)Halifax County7,896
Ashland (town)Hanover County7,667
Farmville (town)Prince Edward County7,613
Lexingtonindependent city7,420

Showing the 50 most populous — and 177 more. Search the map above for any Virginia city or village.

A city can span more than one county; each is listed in its primary county — the one its center falls in. Some Virginia cities are independent cities — each is its own county-equivalent, not part of a surrounding county — and are marked as such.

Which Virginia county is the richest, largest, most crowded? The answers

  • Virginia’s highest median household income is in Loudoun County ($173,655); the lowest is in Norton city ($42,618). Census SAIPE 2023
  • Virginia’s most populous county is Fairfax County (1,141,878); the least populous is Highland County (2,339) — a 488× spread. Census PEP 2023
  • Virginia’s largest county by land area is Pittsylvania County (969 sq mi); the smallest is Falls Church city (2 sq mi). Census TIGER
  • Virginia’s highest population density is in Alexandria city (10,390/sq mi); the lowest is in Highland County (6/sq mi). Census PEP 2023 · TIGER
  • Virginia’s highest poverty rate is in Greensville County (27.3%); the lowest is in Loudoun County (4.1%). Census SAIPE 2023
  • In Virginia, unemployment is highest in Emporia city (7.3%) and lowest in Bath County (2.5%), for May 2026. BLS LAUS
  • Virginia’s highest median age is in Northumberland County (59.5); the lowest is in Lexington city (22.5). Census ACS 2019–2023
  • Virginia’s highest share of bachelor’s degrees is in Falls Church city (79.7% of adults); the lowest is in Covington city (9.6%). Census ACS 2019–2023
  • In Virginia, Chesterfield County borders the most neighbours (10); its interior county lines run 8,288 km in total, land only. Census TIGER, water-clipped

Every figure is a current official estimate from the source named — not a crowd-sourced or copied value. Suppressed estimates (coefficient of variation ≥ 0.30) are omitted, never guessed. See the full methodology.

Virginia counties: common questions

How many counties are in Virginia?

Virginia has 95 counties and 38 independent cities covering 39,481 sq mi and about 8.7M residents. Every one is on the map above and in the table below.

What is the largest county in Virginia?

It depends on the measure. By land area it’s Pittsylvania County (969 sq mi); by population it’s Fairfax County (1,141,878 residents).

What county is Virginia Beach in?

Virginia Beach (population 457,066) is an independent city — its own county-equivalent. Use the search on the map to find any Virginia city’s county.

What is the richest county in Virginia?

By median household income, Loudoun County is the richest at $173,655; the poorest is Norton city at $42,618 (Census SAIPE 2023).

What is the most populous county in Virginia?

Fairfax County, with 1,141,878 residents — about 13.1% of Virginia’s people, and 488× the least populous, Highland County (2,339).

Sources & vintages

  • Population — PEP Vintage 2023 (July 1, 2023) — pep/charv
  • Median household income & poverty — SAIPE 2023
  • Unemployment — BLS LAUS May 2026 (preliminary)
  • Geometry & boundaries — Census TIGERweb
  • Cities & city population — Census TIGERweb Incorporated Places + ACS 5-year 2019–2023

Data current through .