list of cities and counties in Virginia

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| current_number = 95 Counties
38 Independent cities
133 Second-level subdivisions

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| population_range = (Counties): 2,348 (Highland) – 1,160,925 (Fairfax)
(Independent cities): 3,478 (Norton) – 454,808 (Virginia Beach)

| area_range = (Counties): {{Convert|26|sqmi}} (Arlington) – {{Convert|978|sqmi}} (Pittsylvania)
(Independent cities): {{Convert|2|sqmi}} (Falls Church) – {{Convert|400|sqmi}} (Suffolk)

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The Commonwealth of Virginia is divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent cities that are considered county-equivalents for census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871).{{cite web|title=Cities of Virginia|url=https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/cities-of-virginia/|accessdate=June 5, 2024|publisher=Encyclopedia Virginia |work=The Hornbook of Virginia History |date=December 7, 2020 }}

Many county seats are politically not a part of the counties they serve; under Virginia law, all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent cities and are not part of any county. Some of the cities in the Hampton Roads area, including Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, and Suffolk were formed from an entire county. These cities are no longer county seats, since the counties ceased to exist once the cities were completely formed but are functionally equivalent to counties. Also in Virginia, a county seat may be an independent city surrounded by, but not part of, the county of which it is the administrative center; for example, Fairfax City is both the county seat of Fairfax County and is completely surrounded by Fairfax County, but the city is politically independent of the county.

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Many towns are as large as cities but are not incorporated as cities and are situated within a parent county or counties. Seven independent cities had 2020 populations of less than 10,000 with the smallest, Norton having a population of only 3,687.{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommissiononLocalGovernment/PDFs/Locality-Populations.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525022119/http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommissiononLocalGovernment/PDFs/Locality-Populations.pdf |archive-date=May 25, 2017 |publisher=Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development |date= April 19, 2012 |access-date=January 25, 2013 |title=Area and Population of Virginia Localities }} In 2020, the largest towns were Leesburg (with 48,250 people) and Blacksburg (44,826). Six other towns also had populations of over 10,000 people. For a complete list of these towns, see List of towns in Virginia. For major unincorporated population centers, see List of unincorporated communities in Virginia.

Virginia's independent cities were classified by the Virginia General Assembly in 1871 as cities of the first class and cities of the second class.{{cite web |url-status=dead |url=http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommissiononLocalGovernment/PDFs/second.class.cities.pdf |title=Former Second Class Cities in Virginia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011085530/http://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/CommissiononLocalGovernment/PDFs/second.class.cities.pdf |archive-date=October 11, 2014 |publisher= Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development |date=November 13, 2003 |access-date=January 25, 2013}} The Virginia Constitution of 1902 defined first class cities as those having a population of 10,000 or more based upon the last census enumeration while second class cities were those that had a population of less than 10,000. Cities that previously been granted a city charter, but did not have the requisite population, had their status grandfathered in.

Second class did not have a court of record and were required to share the cost of that court with their adjacent county and also shared the cost for three constitutional officers of that court—generally, the clerk, commonwealth attorney and sheriff—and those shared officers stood for election in both the city and the county. At least two constitutional officers—treasurer and commissioner of the revenue—were required to be elected solely by the residents of the city. The distinction between first and second class cities was ended with the Virginia Constitution of 1971. However, cities that were classified as second class cities at the time of the adoption of the 1971 Virginia Constitution were authorized to continue sharing their court system and three constitutional officers with the adjacent county. {{As of|2003}}, 14 of Virginia's independent cities retain these features.

There are several counties and cities that have the same name but are separate politically. These currently include Fairfax, Franklin, Richmond, and Roanoke. In the past they also included Norfolk and Alexandria, whose counties changed their names, ostensibly to end some of the confusion; as well as Bedford, where a city was surrounded by a county of the same name from 1968 until 2013, when the city reverted to town status. A city and county that share a name may be completely unrelated in geography. For example, Richmond County is nowhere near the City of Richmond, and Franklin County is even farther from the City of Franklin.

More Virginia counties are named for women than in any other state.{{cite book|last1=Kane|first1=Joseph Nathan|last2=Aiken|first2=Charles Curry|title=The American Counties: Origins of County Names, Dates of Creation, and Population Data, 1950-2000|url=https://archive.org/details/americancounties0000kane|url-access=registration|year=2005|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-5036-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/americancounties0000kane/page/11 11]}}

Virginia's postal abbreviation is VA and its FIPS state code is 51.

List of the 95 counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia (links shown under FIPS County Code are for the U.S. Census Bureau Statistics Info Page for that county):

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{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=001| Name=Accomack| Seat=Accomac| Data2=1663 | Data3=Accomac Shire was established in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. Then in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties. The southern half remained Northampton County while the northern half became Accomac County -- later renamed Accomack with a "k." |Data4=From the Native American word Accawmack, meaning "on the other side", referencing the county's position across Chesapeake Bay | Population=33411| Area=455}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=003| Name=Albemarle| Seat=Charlottesville| Data2=1744 | Data3=In 1744, the Virginia General Assembly created Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of Goochland County. |Data4=Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle, colonial proprietary governor | Population=117313| Area=723}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=005| Name=Alleghany| Seat=Covington| Data2=1822 | Data3=Formed from parts of Bath and Botetourt counties as well as Monroe County (now in WV) |Data4=Alleghany Mountains | Population=14632| Area=446}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=007| Name=Amelia| Seat=Amelia| Data2=1735 | Data3=Formed from Brunswick and Prince George counties |Data4=Princess Amelia Sophia, second daughter of George II of Great Britain | Population=13716| Area=357}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=009| Name=Amherst| Seat=Amherst| Data2=1761 | Data3=From Albemarle county |Data4=Jeffery Amherst, British conqueror of Quebec during the Seven Years' War and colonial governor of Virginia | Population=31650| Area=475}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=011| Name=Appomattox| Seat=Appomattox| Data2=1845 | Data3=From Buckingham, Campbell, Charlotte and Prince Edward counties |Data4=Appomattox River | Population=16957| Area=334}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=013| Name=Arlington| Seat=Arlington| Data2=1846 | Data3=Annexed from the District of Columbia, having previously been part of Fairfax County prior to the district's formation |Data4=Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial, originally called Alexandria County; renamed in 1920| Population=239807| Area=26}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=015| Name=Augusta| Seat=Staunton| Data2=1738 | Data3=From Orange County|Data4=Augusta of Saxe-Gotha, the Princess of Wales | Population=78622| Area=971}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=017| Name=Bath| Seat=Warm Springs| Data2=1791 | Data3=From Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier counties May 1, 1791 |Data4=Bath, England | Population=4071| Area=532}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=019| Name=Bedford| Seat=Bedford| Data2=1754 | Data3=From Lunenburg county |Data4=John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford, British politician and one of the head negotiators of the Peace of Paris | Population=82182| Area=755 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=021| Name=Bland| Seat=Bland| Data2=1861 | Data3=From Giles, Tazewell, and Wythe counties |Data4=Richard Bland, member of the Continental Congress and publisher of the American Revolutionary War-era tract An Inquiry into the Rights of the British Colonies | Population=6186| Area=359 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=023| Name=Botetourt| Seat=Fincastle| Data2=1770 | Data3=From Augusta county. |Data4=Norborne Berkeley, 4th Baron Botetourt, colonial governor of Virginia | Population=34129| Area=543 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=025| Name=Brunswick| Seat=Lawrenceville| Data2=1720 | Data3=From Prince George county. Parts of Surry and Isle of Wight counties were added in 1732 (when the county's government was established.) |Data4=Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed | Population=15750| Area=566 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=027| Name=Buchanan| Seat=Grundy| Data2=1858 | Data3=From Russell and Tazewell counties |Data4=James Buchanan, fifteenth U.S. President | Population=18632| Area=504 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=029| Name=Buckingham| Seat=Buckingham| Data2=1761 | Data3=From Albemarle county |Data4=Duke of Buckingham | Population=17115| Area=581 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=031| Name=Campbell| Seat=Rustburg| Data2=1782 | Data3=From Bedford county |Data4=William Campbell, Revolutionary War general | Population=55342| Area=504 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=033| Name=Caroline| Seat=Bowling Green| Data2=1728 | Data3=From Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties |Data4=Caroline of Ansbach, wife of King George II of Great Britain | Population=33477| Area=533 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=035| Name=Carroll| Seat=Hillsville| Data2=1842 | Data3=From Grayson county |Data4=Charles Carroll of Carrollton| Population=29242| Area=476 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=036| Name=Charles City| Seat=Charles City| Data2=1634 | Data3=Colonial division before 1635[http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/virginia/viewer.htm "Virginia Historical Counties"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040804003824/http://historical-county.newberry.org/website/Virginia/viewer.htm |date=August 4, 2004 }}. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. Chicago: Newberry Library. Retrieved July 10, 2010. Select the map for December 31, 1634 (the earliest date available). |Data4=King Charles I of England | Population=6564| Area=182}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=037| Name=Charlotte| Seat=Charlotte Court House| Data2=1765 | Data3=From Lunenburg county |Data4=Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III of Great Britain | Population=11258| Area=475}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=041| Name=Chesterfield| Seat=Chesterfield| Data2=1749 | Data3=From Henrico County |Data4=Philip Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, British politician and Lord of the Bedchamber | Population=389793| Area=426}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=043| Name=Clarke| Seat=Berryville| Data2=1836 | Data3=From Frederick County |Data4=George Rogers Clarke, Revolutionary War general | Population=15598| Area=177}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=045| Name=Craig| Seat=New Castle| Data2=1851 | Data3=Formed from Botetourt, Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (in present-day West Virginia) Counties |Data4=Robert Craig, U.S. Representative from Virginia | Population=4829| Area=330 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=047| Name=Culpeper| Seat=Culpeper| Data2=1749 | Data3=Culpeper County was established in 1749 from Orange County, Virginia. |Data4=Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper, colonial proprietary governor | Population=56125| Area=381 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=049| Name=Cumberland| Seat=Cumberland| Data2=1749 | Data3=Goochland County |Data4=Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, British general, politician, and son of King George II | Population=10062| Area=298 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=051| Name=Dickenson| Seat=Clintwood| Data2=1880 | Data3=Formed from parts of Buchanan, Russell, and Wise Counties |Data4=William J. Dickinson (1827-1907), member of the Virginia House of Delegates | Population=13411| Area=333}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=053| Name=Dinwiddie| Seat=Dinwiddie| Data2=1752 | Data3=From Prince George County |Data4=Robert Dinwiddie, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia | Population=28576| Area=504 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=057| Name=Essex| Seat=Tappahannock| Data2=1692 | Data3=From the original Rappahannock County, Virginia, commonly known as Old Rappahannock County, which was split to form Essex and Richmond counties. |Data4=Essex, United Kingdom | Population=10683| Area=258}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=059|Name=Fairfax|Seat=Fairfax|Data2=1742|Data3=From Prince William County|Data4=Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, the only British noble resident in Virginia| Population=1160925| Area=396}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=061| Name=Fauquier| Seat=Warrenton| Data2=1759 | Data3=From Prince William County |Data4=Francis Fauquier, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia | Population=75865| Area=650}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=063| Name=Floyd| Seat=Floyd| Data2=1831 | Data3=From Montgomery County |Data4=John Floyd, governor of Virginia | Population=15658| Area=382}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=065| Name=Fluvanna| Seat=Palmyra| Data2=1777 | Data3=From Henrico County |Data4=From the Latin name for the James River, which itself translates to "Annie's River" in honor of Queen Anne | Population=28746| Area=287}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=067| Name=Franklin| Seat=Rocky Mount| Data2=1786 | Data3=Formed from parts of Bedford and Henry Counties |Data4=Benjamin Franklin, publisher, orator, scholar, and U.S. Founding Father | Population=55637| Area=692}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=069| Name=Frederick| Seat=Winchester| Data2=1738 | Data3=From Orange County |Data4=Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of George II | Population=98109| Area=415}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=071| Name=Giles| Seat=Pearisburg| Data2=1806 | Data3=Formed from Montgomery, Monroe, Wythe, and Tazewell Counties |Data4=William Branch Giles, U.S. Senator from Virginia | Population=16533| Area=358}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=073|Name=Gloucester| Seat=Gloucester| Data2=1651 | Data3=From York County |Data4=Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester | Population=40154| Area=217}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=075|Name=Goochland| Seat=Goochland| Data2=1728 | Data3=From Henrico County |Data4=William Gooch, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia | Population=28223| Area=284}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=077|Name=Grayson| Seat=Independence| Data2=1793 | Data3=From Wythe County |Data4=William Grayson, U.S. Senator from Virginia | Population=15265| Area=443}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=079|Name=Greene| Seat=Stanardsville| Data2=1838 | Data3=From Orange County |Data4=Nathanael Greene, Revolutionary War general | Population=21744| Area=157}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=081|Name=Greensville| Seat=Emporia| Data2=1781 | Data3=From Brunswick County |Data4=Richard Grenville, commander of the English expedition to found Roanoke Colony | Population=11150| Area=296}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=083|Name=Halifax| Seat=Halifax| Data2=1752|Data3=From Lunenburg County |Data4=George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, President of the Board of Trade | Population=33448| Area=814}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=085|Name=Hanover|Seat=Hanover|Data2=1721|Data3=From the area of New Kent County called St. Paul's Parish|Data4=Electorate of Hanover, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed|Population=115309|Area=473}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=087| Name=Henrico| Seat=Laurel| Data2=1617 | Data3=Original county of the Colony under England |Data4=Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, oldest son of James I of England | Population=338696| Area=238}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=089| Name=Henry| Seat=Martinsville| Data2=1777 | Data3=From Pittsylvania County, it was initially named Patrick Henry County |Data4=Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and U.S. Founding Father | Population=49385| Area=382 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=091| Name=Highland| Seat=Monterey| Data2=1847 | Data3=From Bath and Pendleton Counties{{cite web|title=About Us: History|publisher=Highland County|url=http://www.highlandcova.org/aboutus.html|access-date=December 26, 2013}} |Data4=Mountainous topography | Population=2348| Area=416 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=093| Name=Isle of Wight| Seat=Isle of Wight| Data2=1634 | Data3=Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Warrosquyoake Shire |Data4=Isle of Wight, England | Population=40942| Area=316 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=095| Name=James City| Seat=Williamsburg| Data2=1617 | Data3=Original county of the Colony under England |Data4=King James I of England | Population=82797| Area=143 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=097| Name=King and Queen| Seat=King and Queen| Data2=1691 | Data3=King and Queen County was established in 1691 from New Kent County, Virginia. |Data4=King William III and Queen Mary II | Population=6747| Area=316}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=099| Name=King George| Seat=King George| Data2=1721 | Data3=From Richmond County |Data4=

George I of Great Britain | Population=28816| Area=180 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=101| Name=King William| Seat=King William| Data2=1702 | Data3=English colonists formed King William County in 1702 out of King and Queen County, Virginia. |Data4=William III of England | Population=19232| Area=275 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=103| Name=Lancaster| Seat=Lancaster| Data2=1651 | Data3=Lancaster County was established in 1651 from Northumberland and York counties. |Data4=Lancaster, United Kingdom | Population=11062| Area=133 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=105| Name=Lee| Seat=Jonesville| Data2=1793 | Data3=From Russell County |Data4=Light Horse Harry Lee, Revolutionary War general and governor of Virginia | Population=21780| Area=437 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=107| Name=Loudoun| Seat=Leesburg| Data2=1757 | Data3=From Fairfax County |Data4=John Campbell, 4th Earl of Loudoun, British Commander-in-Chief, North America during the Seven Years' War | Population=443380| Area=520 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=109| Name=Louisa| Seat=Louisa| Data2=1742 | Data3=From Hanover County |Data4=Princess Louise, youngest daughter of George II | Population=42109| Area=498 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=111| Name=Lunenburg| Seat=Lunenburg| Data2=1746 | Data3=From Brunswick County |Data4=Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, from which the current line of British monarchs hailed | Population=12060| Area=432 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=113| Name=Madison| Seat=Madison| Data2=1793 | Data3=From Orange County |Data4=James Madison, Congressman from Virginia, principal author of the U.S. Constitution, and future U.S. President | Population=14252| Area=322 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=115| Name=Mathews| Seat=Mathews| Data2=1791 | Data3=From Gloucester County |Data4= Thomas Mathews, Revolutionary War general. | Population=8602| Area=86 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=117| Name=Mecklenburg| Seat=Boydton| Data2=1765 | Data3=From Lunenburg County |Data4=Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III | Population=30824| Area=624 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=119| Name=Middlesex| Seat=Saluda| Data2=1673 | Data3=From Lancaster County |Data4=Middlesex, United Kingdom | Population=10949| Area=130 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=121| Name=Montgomery| Seat=Christiansburg| Data2=1777 | Data3=From Fincastle County |Data4=Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War general | Population=98998| Area=388 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=125| Name=Nelson| Seat=Lovingston| Data2=1808 | Data3=From Amherst County |Data4=Thomas Nelson Jr., governor of Virginia and signer of the Declaration of Independence | Population=14766| Area=472 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=127| Name=New Kent| Seat=New Kent| Data2=1654 | Data3=New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia. |Data4=Kent County, England | Population=27218| Area=210 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=131| Name=Northampton| Seat=Eastville| Data2=1634 | Data3=Original county of the Colony under England, initially named Accomac Shire. In 1642, it was renamed Northampton County. However, in 1663, Northampton County was divided into two counties. The southern half remained Northampton County while the northern half once again became Accomac County -- later spelled Accomack. |Data4=Northamptonshire, England | Population=12004| Area=207 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=133| Name=Northumberland| Seat=Heathsville| Data2=1648 | Data3=The county was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1648 during a period of rapid population growth and geographic expansion. |Data4=Northumberland, United Kingdom | Population=12397| Area=192 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=135| Name=Nottoway| Seat=Nottoway| Data2=1789 | Data3=From the area of Amelia County called Nottaway Parish |Data4=Nodawa tribe| Population=15632| Area=315 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=137| Name=Orange| Seat=Orange| Data2=1734 | Data3=Settlers established the legal entity of Orange County in 1734 from a portion of Spotsylvania County, Virginia. |Data4=William IV, Prince of Orange, to celebrate his marriage to the Royal Princess Anne of the House of Hanover, England on March 25, 1734. The county was formed on August 8, 1734 | Population=38986| Area=342 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=139| Name=Page| Seat=Luray| Data2=1831 | Data3=From Shenandoah and Rockingham counties |Data4=John Page, governor of Virginia | Population=23686| Area=311 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=141| Name=Patrick| Seat=Stuart| Data2=1791 | Data3=From Patrick Henry County |Data4=Patrick Henry, governor of Virginia and U.S. Founding Father | Population=17308| Area=483 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=143| Name=Pittsylvania| Seat=Chatham| Data2=1767 | Data3=From Halifax County |Data4=William Pitt, British Prime Minister | Population=59410| Area=978 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=145| Name=Powhatan| Seat=Powhatan| Data2=1777 | Data3=From Cumberland County |Data4=Powhatan tribe | Population=32392| Area=261 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=147| Name=Prince Edward| Seat=Farmville| Data2=1754 | Data3=From Amelia County |Data4=Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany, brother of George III | Population=22276| Area=353 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=149| Name=Prince George| Seat=Prince George| Data2=1703 | Data3=From Charles City County |Data4=Prince George of Denmark, the husband of Queen Anne | Population=43589| Area=266 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=153| Name=Prince William| Seat=Manassas| Data2=1731 | Data3=From Stafford and King George counties |Data4=Prince William Augustus, son of George II | Population=497003| Area=338}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=155| Name=Pulaski| Seat=Pulaski| Data2=1839 | Data3=From Montgomery and Wythe counties |Data4=Kazimierz Pulaski, Polish-born Revolutionary War general | Population=33579| Area=321 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=157| Name=Rappahannock| Seat=Washington| Data2=1833 | Data3=From Culpeper County. The original Rappahannock County, known as Old Rappahannock County, was created in 1656 from part of Lancaster County. Old Rappahannock County became extinct in 1692 when it was split to create Essex and Richmond counties. |Data4=Rappahannock River | Population=7479| Area=267 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=159| Name=Richmond| Seat=Warsaw| Data2=1692 | Data3=From the original Rappahannock County, better known as Old Rappahannock County, which was split to form Richmond and Essex counties. |Data4=Charles Lennox, 1st Duke of Richmond, illegitimate son of King Charles II | Population=9215| Area=192 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=161| Name=Roanoke| Seat=Salem | Data2=1838 | Data3=From the southern part of Botetourt County |Data4=Roanoke River | Population=97334| Area=251 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=163| Name=Rockbridge| Seat=Lexington| Data2=1778 | Data3=From parts of Augusta and Botetourt counties |Data4=Natural Bridge | Population=22368| Area=600 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=165| Name=Rockingham| Seat=Harrisonburg| Data2=1778 | Data3=From Augusta County |Data4=Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, British Prime Minister | Population=87674| Area=851 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=167| Name=Russell| Seat=Lebanon| Data2=1786 | Data3=From a section of Washington County |Data4=William Russell, frontiersman and state representative | Population=25420| Area=475 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=169| Name=Scott| Seat=Gate City| Data2=1814 | Data3=Formed from parts of Washington, Lee, and Russell Counties |Data4=Winfield Scott, War of 1812 and later Mexican-American War general | Population=21388| Area=537 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=171| Name=Shenandoah| Seat=Woodstock| Data2=1772 | Data3=Formed from non-county territory; originally named for Governor John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore, but renamed in 1778. |Data4=Shenandoah River | Population=45441| Area=512 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=173| Name=Smyth| Seat=Marion| Data2=1832 | Data3=From Washington and Wythe counties |Data4=Alexander Smyth, Congressman from Virginia | Population=29137| Area=452 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=175| Name=Southampton| Seat=Courtland| Data2=1749 | Data3=Most of it from part of Warrosquyoake Shire |Data4=Disputed; either Southampton, England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, one of the founders of the Virginia Company | Population=17941| Area=600 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=177| Name=Spotsylvania| Seat=Spotsylvania Courthouse| Data2=1721 | Data3=Spotsylvania County was established in 1721 from Essex, King and Queen, and King William counties. |Data4=Alexander Spotswood, colonial lieutenant governor of Virginia | Population=152021| Area=401 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=179| Name=Stafford| Seat=Stafford| Data2=1664 | Data3=From part of Westmoreland County |Data4=Stafford, England | Population=168919| Area=270 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=181| Name=Surry| Seat=Surry| Data2=1652 | Data3=From part of James City County |Data4=Surrey, United Kingdom | Population=6579| Area=279 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=183| Name=Sussex| Seat=Sussex| Data2=1754 | Data3=From Surry County |Data4=Sussex, United Kingdom | Population=10753| Area=491 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=185| Name=Tazewell| Seat=Tazewell| Data2=1800 | Data3=From portions of Wythe and Russell counties |Data4=Henry Tazewell, U.S. Senator from Virginia | Population=38875| Area=520 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=187| Name=Warren| Seat=Front Royal| Data2=1836 | Data3=From Frederick and Shenandoah counties |Data4=Joseph Warren, Revolutionary War general | Population=42461| Area=214 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=191| Name=Washington| Seat=Abingdon| Data2=1777 | Data3=From Fincastle County |Data4=George Washington, Revolutionary War commander, U.S. Founding Father, and future U.S. President | Population=54098| Area=564 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=193| Name=Westmoreland| Seat=Montross| Data2=1653 | Data3=From Northumberland County |Data4=Westmoreland, United Kingdom | Population=19235| Area=229 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=195| Name=Wise| Seat=Wise| Data2=1856 | Data3=From Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties |Data4=Henry Alexander Wise, governor of Virginia | Population=34973| Area=403 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=197| Name=Wythe| Seat=Wytheville| Data2=1790 | Data3=From Montgomery County |Data4=George Wythe, legal scholar and signer of the Declaration of Independence | Population=28100| Area=463 }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=199| Name=York| Seat=Yorktown| Data2=1634 | Data3=Formed in 1634 as one of the eight shires of Virginia. It was originally called Charles River Shire. |Data4=James Stuart, Duke of York, the future King James II | Population=71410| Area=106 }}

List of independent cities

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{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=510| Notype=yes| Name=Alexandria| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1870

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| Data3=From Alexandria County{{citation|last=Census Office|title=Fourteenth Census of the United States|year=1920}} |Data4=Phillip & John Alexander, brothers and area plantation owners | Population=159102| Area=15| Map=Map showing Alexandria city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=520| Notype=yes| Name=Bristol| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1890

| Data3=From Washington County |Data4=Bristol, England | Population=16316| Area=12| Map=Map showing Bristol city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=530| Notype=yes| Name=Buena Vista| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1892

| Data3=From Rockbridge County |Data4=from the Buena Vista Company, which founded an iron mine in the area and established the town for its laborers | Population=6581| Area=7| Map=Map showing Buena Vista city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=540| Notype=yes| Name=Charlottesville| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1888

| Data3=From Albemarle County |Data4=Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, wife of King George III | Population=44767| Area=10| Map=Map showing Charlottesville city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=550| Notype=yes| Name=Chesapeake| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1963| Data3=Formed out of consolidation of Norfolk County (extinct) and City of South Norfolk (extinct){{cite web|last=Durman|first=George W.|title=Current Virginia Counties & Independent Cities|url=http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~george/countyformations/currentcounties&independentcities.html|work=Germanna Colonies|access-date=January 31, 2012}} |Data4=Chesapeake tribe | Population=254997| Area=341| Map=Map showing Chesapeake city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=570| Notype=yes| Name=Colonial Heights| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1948| Data3=From Chesterfield County |Data4=From the actions of Revolutionary War general Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette; his soldiers, nicknamed the "Colonials", placed an artillery on high ground overlooking Petersburg | Population=18674| Area=8| Map=Map showing Colonial Heights city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=580| Notype=yes| Name=Covington| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1952| Data3=From Alleghany County |Data4=Leonard Covington, hero of the Siege of Fort Recovery and Congressman from Maryland | Population=5663| Area=4| Map=Map showing Covington city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=590| Notype=yes| Name=Danville| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1870

| Data3=From Pittsylvania County |Data4=Dan River | Population=41993| Area=43| Map=Map showing Danville city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=595| Notype=yes| Name=Emporia| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1967| Data3=From Greensville County |Data4=Emporia, Kansas | Population=5402| Area=7| Map=Map showing Emporia city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=600| Notype=yes| Name=Fairfax| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1961| Data3=From Fairfax County |Data4=Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron, only British noble resident in colonial Virginia | Population=26340| Area=6| Map=Map showing Fairfax city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=610| Notype=yes| Name=Falls Church| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1948| Data3=From Fairfax County |Data4=The Falls Church | Population=15034| Area=2.1| Map=Map showing Falls Church city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=620| Notype=yes| Name=Franklin| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1961| Data3=From Southampton County |Data4=Benjamin Franklin, publisher, scholar, orator, and U.S. Founding Father | Population=8373| Area=8| Map=Map showing Franklin city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=630| Notype=yes| Name=Fredericksburg| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1870

| Data3=From Spotsylvania County |Data4=Frederick, Prince of Wales, eldest son of King George II | Population=29992| Area=10| Map=Map showing Fredericksburg city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=640| Notype=yes| Name=Galax| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1953| Data3=From Grayson County and Carroll County |Data4=the galax shrub | Population=6739| Area=8| Map=Map showing Galax city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=650| Notype=yes| Name=Hampton| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1908| Data3=Founded 1610. Current city formed by consolidation of Elizabeth City County and City of Hampton in 1952 |Data4=Disputed; either Southampton, England or Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, one of the founders of the Virginia Company | Population=137596| Area=52| Map=Map showing Hampton city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=660| Notype=yes| Name=Harrisonburg| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1916| Data3=From Rockingham County |Data4=Thomas Harrison, pioneering settler and town founder | Population=51164| Area=18| Map=Map showing Harrisonburg city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=670| Notype=yes| Name=Hopewell| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1916| Data3=From Prince George County |Data4= The Hopewell, a ship that carried some of the early English settlers to Virginia | Population=22970| Area=10| Map=Map showing Hopewell city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=678| Notype=yes| Name=Lexington| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1966| Data3=From Rockbridge County |Data4=Revolutionary War Battle of Lexington | Population=7802| Area=2.5| Map=Map showing Lexington city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=680| Notype=yes| Name=Lynchburg| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1786

| Data3=From Campbell County |Data4=John Lynch, ferry operator and constructor of the first bridge across the James River in the area | Population=80301| Area=49| Map=Map showing Lynchburg city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=683| Notype=yes| Name=Manassas| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1975| Data3=From Prince William County |Data4=Manassas Gap Railroad| Population=43616| Area=10| Map=Map showing Manassas city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=685| Notype=yes| Name=Manassas Park| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1975| Data3=From Prince William County |Data4=Manassas Gap Railroad and Manassas National Battlefield Park | Population=16611| Area=2.5| Map=Map showing Manassas Park city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=690| Notype=yes| Name=Martinsville| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1928| Data3=From Henry County |Data4=Joseph Martin, Revolutionary War general | Population=13834| Area=11| Map=Map showing Martinsville city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=700| Notype=yes| Name=Newport News| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1896

| Data3=From Warwick County |Data4=Captain Christopher Newport, English privateer{{Cite web|url=https://www.pilotonline.com/history/article_97b99d54-3e96-5c86-9c43-57429077d06a.html|title=What's in a name? | Newport News|first=Lauren|last=King|website=pilotonline.com}} | Population=183056| Area=68| Map=Map showing Newport News city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=710| Notype=yes| Name=Norfolk| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1845{{cite web|last=City of Norfolk|title=19th Century History|url=http://www.norfolk.gov/history/19th_century.asp|work=City of Norfolk History|access-date=January 31, 2012}} | Data3=Founded 1682.{{cite web|last=City of Norfolk|title=17th Century History|url=http://www.norfolk.gov/history/17th_century.asp|work=City of Norfolk History|access-date=January 31, 2012}} Incorporated as City in 1845 from Norfolk County (extinct) |Data4=Norfolk, England | Population=231105| Area=54| Map=Map showing Norfolk city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=720| Notype=yes| Name=Norton| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1954| Data3=From Wise County |Data4=Eckstein Norton, president of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad | Population=3478| Area=7| Map=Map showing Norton city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=730| Notype=yes| Name=Petersburg| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1870

| Data3=From Prince George and Dinwiddie Counties |Data4=Peter Jones, early settler and merchant | Population=34058| Area=23| Map=Map showing Petersburg city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=735| Notype=yes| Name=Poquoson| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1975| Data3=From York County |Data4=An Algonquin term roughly translating to "great marsh" or "flat land" | Population=12854| Area=16| Map=Map showing Poquoson city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=740| Notype=yes| Name=Portsmouth| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1858| Data3=Founded 1752.{{cite web|last=City of Portsmouth|title=City of Portsmouth, Virginia - History|url=http://www.portsmouthva.gov/history/|work=City of Portsmouth|access-date=January 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214073906/http://www.portsmouthva.gov/history/|archive-date=February 14, 2012|url-status=dead}} Incorporated as City in 1858 from Norfolk County (extinct) |Data4=Portsmouth, England | Population=96482| Area=33| Map=Map showing Portsmouth city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=750| Notype=yes| Name=Radford| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1892

| Data3=From Montgomery County |Data4=John Blair Radford, owner of a plantation that included that town's lands | Population=17273| Area=10| Map=Map showing Radford city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=760| Notype=yes| Name=Richmond| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1870

| Data3=From Henrico County |Data4=Richmond, Surrey, England | Population=233655| Area=60| Map=Map showing Richmond city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=770| Notype=yes| Name=Roanoke| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1884

| Data3=From Roanoke County |Data4=Roanoke River | Population=97912| Area=43| Map=Map showing Roanoke city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=775| Notype=yes| Name=Salem| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1968| Data3=From Roanoke County |Data4=After Salem, New Jersey, home of town founder William Bryan | Population=25908| Area=15| Map=Map showing Salem city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=790| Notype=yes| Name=Staunton| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1870

| Data3=From Augusta County |Data4=Lady Rebecca Staunton, wife of colonial Lieutenant Governor William Gooch | Population=26361| Area=20| Map=Map showing Staunton city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=800| Notype=yes| Name=Suffolk| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1910{{cite web|last=City of Suffolk|title=All About Suffolk: History|url=http://www.suffolkva.us/community/history.html|work=Suffolk: Community|access-date=January 31, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419003722/http://www.suffolkva.us/community/history.html|archive-date=April 19, 2012}} | Data3=Founded 1742. Incorporated as City in 1910 from Nansemond County (extinct) |Data4=Suffolk, England | Population=103105| Area=400| Map=Map showing Suffolk city, Virginia.png }}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=810| Notype=yes| Name=Virginia Beach| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1963 | Data3=Founded 1906 around existing community of Seatack. Incorporated as City in 1963 from Princess Anne County (extinct) |Data4=The city's coastal location | Population=454808| Area=248| Map=Map showing Virginia Beach city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=820| Notype=yes| Name=Waynesboro| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1948| Data3=From Augusta County |Data4=Anthony Wayne, Revolutionary War general | Population=23498| Area=14| Map=Map showing Waynesboro city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=830| Notype=yes| Name=Williamsburg| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1902

| Data3=From James City County |Data4=William III of England | Population=16030| Area=9| Map=Map showing Williamsburg city, Virginia.png}}

{{Countyrow|N=51|Num=840| Notype=yes| Name=Winchester| Noseat=N/A| Data2=1874

| Data3=From Frederick County |Data4=Winchester, England | Population=27800| Area=9| Map=Map showing Winchester city, Virginia.png}}

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Top 10 most populated cities in Virginia (2010)

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Virginia counties and cities by population density (population/ square mile) in 2015

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Virginia counties and cities by population in 2010

Smithsonian trinomial abbreviations

= List of county abbreviations =

The counties have the following Smithsonian trinomial abbreviations:{{Cite web |title=County List |url=http://www.vahighways.com/countylist.htm |access-date=April 12, 2023 |website=www.vahighways.com}}

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! Code

! County name

! Code

! County name

! Code

! County name

! Code

! County name

|Accomack

|CU

|Cumberland

|KQ

|King and Queen

|PU

|Pulaski

|Alleghany

|DK

|Dickenson

|KW

|King William

|PW

|Prince William

|Amherst

|DW

|Dinwiddie

|LA

|Lancaster

|RA

|Rappahannock

|Albemarle

|ES

|Essex

|LE

|Lee

|RB

|Rockbridge

|Amelia

|FD

|Frederick

|LD

|Loudoun

|RC

|Richmond

|Appomattox

|FL

|Floyd

|LO

|Louisa

|RH

|Rockingham

|Arlington County

|FQ

|Fauquier

|LU

|Lunenburg

|RO

|Roanoke

|Augusta

|FR

|Franklin

|MA

|Madison

|RU

|Russell

|Bath

|FV

|Fluvanna

|MI

|Middlesex

|SC

|Scott

|Bedford

|FX

|Fairfax

|MK

|Mecklenburg

|SH

|Shenandoah

|Buckingham

|GI

|Giles

|MO

|Montgomery

|SM

|Smyth

|Bland

|GL

|Gloucester

|MT

|Mathews

|SO

|Southampton

|Botetourt

|GO

|Goochland

|NK

|New Kent

|SP

|Spotsylvania

|Brunswick

|GR

|Greene

|NL

|Nelson

|ST

|Stafford

|Buchanan

|GV

|Greensville

|NO

|Northampton

|SU

|Surry

|Carroll

|GY

|Grayson

|NT

|Nottoway

|SX

|Sussex

|Campbell

|HE

|Henry

|NU

|Northumberland

|TZ

|Tazewell

|Charles City

|HI

|Highland

|OR

|Orange

|WA

|Washington

|Craig

|HN

|Hanover

|PA

|Page

|WE

|Westmoreland

|Chesterfield

|HR

|Henrico

|PE

|Prince Edward

|WI

|Wise

|Clarke

|HX

|Halifax

|PG

|Prince George

|WR

|Warren

|Caroline

|IW

|Isle of Wight

|PK

|Patrick

|WY

|Wythe

|Culpeper

|JC

|James City

|PO

|Powhatan

|YO

|York

|Charlotte

|KG

|King George

|PT

|Pittsylvania

= List of independent city abbreviations =

The counties have the following Smithsonian trinomial abbreviations:

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! Code

! City name

! Code

! County name

! Code

! County name

! Code

! County name

ALX

|Alexandria

|BRI

|Bristol

|BVA

|Buena Vista

|CHA

|Charlottesville

CHE

|Chesapeake

|CHS

|Colonial Heights

|COV

|Covington

|DAN

|Danville

EMP

|Emporia

|FAX

|Fairfax

|FAL

|Falls Church

|FRK

|Franklin

FRD

|Fredericksburg

|GAL

|Galax

|HAM

|Hampton

|HAR

|Harrisonburg

HOP

|Hopewell

|LEX

|Lexington

|LYN

|Lynchburg

|MAN

|Manassas

MAP

|Manassas Park

|MAR

|Martinsville

|NN

|Newport News

|NOR

|Norfolk

NRT

|Norton

|PET

|Petersburg

|POQ

|Poquoson

|POR

|Portsmouth

RAD

|Radford

|RIC

|Richmond

|ROA

|Roanoke

|SAL

|Salem

STA

|Staunton

|SUF

|Suffolk

|VAB

|Virginia Beach

|WAY

|Waynesboro

WIL

|Williamsburg

|WIN

|Winchester

Largest cities

File:VirginiaBeach.jpg|Virginia Beach, the largest city in Virginia

File:Great Dismal Swamp Canal.jpg|Chesapeake, the second-largest city

File:Richmond, Virginia skyline 01.jpg|Richmond, the capital and third-largest city

File:Skyline of Downtown Norfolk Looking Towards Portsmouth.jpg|Norfolk, the fourth-largest city

File:Downtown Newport News.jpg|Newport News, the fifth-largest

File:Alexandria & GW Masonic Memorial Fall 2015.jpg|Alexandria, the sixth-largest

File:Hampton Marinas - panoramio (12).jpg|Hampton, the seventh-largest city

File:Downtown Suffolk, VA.jpg|Suffolk, the eighth-largest city

File:Roanoke City (Virginia) from Mill Mountain Star at Dusk.jpg|Roanoke, the ninth-largest city

File:US Navy 030820-N-9851B-011 Tug boats guide USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) up the Elizabeth River, past Portsmouth landmarks.jpg|Portsmouth, the tenth-largest city

Fictional counties

The 2016 supernatural horror film The Autopsy of Jane Doe is set in Grantham County, located close to the city of Richmond.
The Netflix drama miniseries Echoes takes place in Easton County and the county seat of Mt. Echo.

The historical drama TV series The Waltons is set in Jefferson County, specifically in the fictional community of Walton's Mountain.

References

Virginia

Category:Virginia geography-related lists

list of cities and counties in Virginia

Clickable map

List of counties

List of independent cities

Smithsonian trinomial abbreviations

= List of county abbreviations =

= List of independent city abbreviations =

Largest cities

Fictional counties

See also

Further reading

References