The graph below ranks each Virginia County by total residents according to the 2012 census estimates.
Virginia total population by county
| County | Total Population |
| Fairfax |  1,118,683 |
| City of Virginia Beach | 445,378 |
| Prince William | 430,100 |
| Loudoun | 337,248 |
| Chesterfield | 323,862 |
| Henrico | 315,200 |
| City of Norfolk | 246,007 |
| City of Chesapeake | 228,303 |
| Arlington | 221,275 |
| City of Richmond | 210,857 |
| City of Newport News | 180,781 |
| City of Alexandria | 146,839 |
| City of Hampton | 136,632 |
| Stafford | 134,251 |
| Spotsylvania | 125,772 |
| Albemarle | 102,116 |
| Hanover | 100,588 |
| City of Roanoke | 97,764 |
| City of Portsmouth | 96,564 |
| Montgomery | 95,352 |
| Roanoke | 92,932 |
| City of Suffolk | 85,194 |
| Frederick | 80,296 |
| Rockingham | 77,367 |
| City of Lynchburg | 77,185 |
| Augusta | 73,635 |
| Bedford | 69,538 |
| James City | 69,061 |
| Fauquier | 66,526 |
| York | 66,090 |
| Pittsylvania | 62,737 |
| Franklin | 56,327 |
| Campbell | 55,069 |
| Washington | 54,785 |
| Henry | 52,847 |
| City of Harrisonburg | 51,153 |
| Culpeper | 47,789 |
| Tazewell | 44,289 |
| City of Charlottesville | 43,966 |
| City of Danville | 42,944 |
| Shenandoah | 42,614 |
| Wise | 40,818 |
| City of Manassas | 40,663 |
| Warren | 38,037 |
| Prince George | 36,986 |
| Gloucester | 36,905 |
| Halifax | 35,817 |
| Isle of Wight | 35,378 |
| Pulaski | 34,761 |
| Orange | 34,203 |
| Louisa | 33,458 |
| Accomack | 33,359 |
| Botetourt | 33,121 |
| Amherst | 32,421 |
| City of Petersburg | 32,161 |
| Mecklenburg | 31,806 |
| Smyth | 31,782 |
| Carroll | 29,923 |
| Wythe | 29,323 |
| Caroline | 28,967 |
| Russell | 28,440 |
| Powhatan | 28,133 |
| Dinwiddie | 28,040 |
| City of Fredericksburg | 27,390 |
| City of Winchester | 26,923 |
| Fluvanna | 25,982 |
| Lee | 25,542 |
| City of Salem | 25,052 |
| King George | 24,561 |
| City of Staunton | 23,933 |
| Page | 23,932 |
| Buchanan | 23,864 |
| City of Fairfax | 23,398 |
| Prince Edward | 23,187 |
| Scott | 22,770 |
| Rockbridge | 22,360 |
| City of Hopewell | 22,356 |
| Goochland | 21,349 |
| City of Waynesboro | 21,084 |
| New Kent | 19,124 |
| Greene | 18,752 |
| Patrick | 18,441 |
| Southampton | 18,376 |
| City of Bristol | 17,747 |
| Westmoreland | 17,528 |
| City of Colonial Heights | 17,502 |
| Buckingham | 17,067 |
| Brunswick | 17,050 |
| Giles | 16,962 |
| City of Radford | 16,728 |
| Alleghany | 16,191 |
| King William | 15,966 |
| Nottoway | 15,883 |
| City of Manassas Park | 15,871 |
| Dickenson | 15,679 |
| Floyd | 15,440 |
| Grayson | 15,188 |
| Appomattox | 15,166 |
| City of Williamsburg | 15,107 |
| Nelson | 14,813 |
| Clarke | 14,321 |
| City of Martinsville | 13,741 |
| Madison | 13,208 |
| City of Falls Church | 13,179 |
| Amelia | 12,747 |
| Lunenburg | 12,606 |
| Charlotte | 12,421 |
| Northumberland | 12,338 |
| Northampton | 12,258 |
| City of Poquoson | 12,117 |
| Sussex | 11,945 |
| Greensville | 11,892 |
| Lancaster | 11,238 |
| Essex | 11,198 |
| Middlesex | 10,826 |
| Cumberland | 9,836 |
| Richmond | 9,047 |
| Mathews | 8,899 |
| City of Franklin | 8,510 |
| Rappahannock | 7,448 |
| Charles City | 7,171 |
| King and Queen | 7,074 |
| City of Lexington | 6,988 |
| City of Galax | 6,928 |
| Surry | 6,821 |
| City of Buena Vista | 6,772 |
| Bland | 6,751 |
| City of Bedford | 5,930 |
| City of Covington | 5,818 |
| City of Emporia | 5,719 |
| Craig | 5,229 |
| Bath | 4,669 |
| City of Norton | 4,065 |
| Highland | 2,236 |