Virginia County Map, List of Counties in Virginia with Seats

The U.S. state of Virginia is divided into 95 Counties. Explore the Virginia County Map, all Counties list along with their County Seats in alphabetical order and their population, areas and the date of formation.

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U.S state of Virginia is officially known as the Commonwealth of Virginia. The state is located in the Mid-Atlantic and south eastern part of the country. The capital city of the commonwealth of Virginia is Richmond. The state was one of the thirteen colonies of United States. Virginia was the initially the first permanent settlement. The state also is known as the birth place of a nation because the first English settlement took place in Virginia. Virginia also served the nation by providing a lot of presidents. Hence it is called as the Mother of Presidents.

The commonwealth of Virginia has three branches of government. They are the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches. The present Governor of the state is Ralph Northam. For the ease of administration, the political powers are given to various local governance units of the state. The common wealth of Virginia is divided into counties, cities and incorporated town as the political subdivisions of the state. There are 95 counties in Virginia as well as 38 independent cities. All the location and place of the state either fall under county or independent city. All these counties in Virginia and independent cities have their own form of the government. Counties in Virginia are administered by a county board of supervisors. Cities are governed by a mayor or city council.

Among the counties in Virginia Fairfax County has the highest population of the state with 1,150,309. Prince William County ranks as the second in terms of population. The least populated county in the state is Highland County. Highland County is also known as “Little Switzerland”. Of all the Counties in Virginia, Pittsylvania County is the largest county in the state. Loudoun County, Va is the wealthiest county in the state. The poorest county is Dickenson County in the state.

The U.S. state of Virginia has 95 Counties. This is list of Virginia Counties and County Seats in alphabetical order along with check their population, areas and the date of formation.

List of Counties in Virginia with County Seats

S.N	County	County Seat	Population	Area	Formed
1	Accomack County	Accomac	33,164	455 sq mi	1663
2	Albemarle County	Charlottesville	98,970	723 sq mi	1744
3	Alleghany County	Covington	16,250	446 sq mi	1822
4	Amelia County	Amelia Court House	11,400	357 sq mi	1735
5	Amherst County	Amherst	31,894	475 sq mi	1761
6	Appomattox County	Appomattox	13,705	334 sq mi	1845
7	Arlington County	Arlington	220,565	26 sq mi	1846
8	Augusta County	Staunton	73,750	971 sq mi	1738
9	Bath County	Warm Springs	5,048	532 sq mi	1791
10	Bedford County	Bedford	60,371	755 sq mi	1754
11	Bland County	Bland	6,871	359 sq mi	1861
12	Botetourt County	Fincastle	30,496	543 sq mi	1770
13	Brunswick County	Lawrenceville	18,419	566 sq mi	1720
14	Buchanan County	Grundy	26,978	504 sq mi	1858
15	Buckingham County	Buckingham	15,623	581 sq mi	1761
16	Campbell County	Rustburg	51,078	504 sq mi	1782
17	Caroline County	Bowling Green	28,545	533 sq mi	1728
18	Carroll County	Hillsville	30,042	476 sq mi	1842
19	Charles City County	Charles City	6,926	182 sq mi	1634
20	Charlotte County	Charlotte Court House	12,472	475 sq mi	1765
21	Chesterfield County	Chesterfield	322,388	426 sq mi	1749
22	Clarke County	Berryville	12,652	177 sq mi	1836
23	Craig County	New Castle	5,091	330 sq mi	1851
24	Culpeper County	Culpeper	46,689	381 sq mi	1749
25	Cumberland County	Cumberland	9,017	298 sq mi	1749
26	Dickenson County	Clintwood	16,395	333 sq mi	1880
27	Dinwiddie County	Dinwiddie	24,533	504 sq mi	1752
28	Essex County	Tappahannock	9,989	258 sq mi	1692
29	Fairfax County	Fairfax	1,118,602	396 sq mi	1742
30	Fauquier County	Warrenton	68,010	650 sq mi	1759
31	Floyd County	Floyd	13,874	382 sq mi	1831
32	Fluvanna County	Palmyra	20,047	287 sq mi	1777
33	Franklin County	Rocky Mount	47,286	692 sq mi	1786
34	Frederick County	Winchester	59,209	415 sq mi	1738
35	Giles County	Pearisburg	16,657	358 sq mi	1806
36	Gloucester County	Gloucester	34,780	217 sq mi	1651
37	Goochland County	Goochland	16,863	284 sq mi	1728
38	Grayson County	Independence	17,917	443 sq mi	1793
39	Greene County	Stanardsville	15,244	157 sq mi	1838
40	Greensville County	Emporia	11,560	296 sq mi	1781
41	Halifax County	Halifax	37,355	814 sq mi	1752
42	Hanover County	Hanover	101,327	473 sq mi	1721
43	Henrico County	Richmond	306,935	238 sq mi	1617
44	Henry County	Martinsville	57,930	382 sq mi	1777
45	Highland County	Monterey	2,536	416 sq mi	1847
46	Isle of Wight County	Isle of Wight	29,728	316 sq mi	1634
47	James City County	Williamsburg	68,971	143 sq mi	1617
48	King and Queen County	King and Queen Court House	6,630	316 sq mi	1691
49	King George County	King George	16,803	180 sq mi	1721
50	King William County	King William	13,146	275 sq mi	1702
51	Lancaster County	Lancaster	11,567	133 sq mi	1651
52	Lee County	Jonesville	23,589	437 sq mi	1793
53	Loudoun County	Leesburg	333,253	520 sq mi	1757
54	Louisa County	Louisa	25,627	498 sq mi	1742
55	Lunenburg County	Lunenburg	13,146	432 sq mi	1746
56	Madison County	Madison	12,520	322 sq mi	1793
57	Mathews County	Mathews	9,207	86 sq mi	1791
58	Mecklenburg County	Boydton	32,380	624 sq mi	1765
59	Middlesex County	Saluda	9,932	130 sq mi	1673
60	Montgomery County	Christiansburg	83,629	388 sq mi	1777
61	Nelson County	Lovingston	14,445	472 sq mi	1808
62	New Kent County	New Kent	13,462	210 sq mi	1654
63	Northampton County	Eastville	13,093	207 sq mi	1634
64	Northumberland County	Heathsville	12,259	192 sq mi	1648
65	Nottoway County	Nottoway	15,725	315 sq mi	1789
66	Orange County	Orange	25,881	342 sq mi	1734
67	Page County	Luray	23,177	311 sq mi	1831
68	Patrick County	Stuart	19,407	483 sq mi	1791
69	Pittsylvania County	Chatham	61,745	978 sq mi	1767
70	Powhatan County	Powhatan	22,377	261 sq mi	1777
71	Prince Edward County	Farmville	19,720	353 sq mi	1754
72	Prince George County	Prince George	33,047	266 sq mi	1703
73	Prince William County	Manassas	421,164	338 sq mi	1731
74	Pulaski County	Pulaski	35,127	321 sq mi	1839
75	Rappahannock County	Washington	6,983	267 sq mi	1833
76	Richmond County	Warsaw	8,809	192 sq mi	1692
77	Roanoke County	Salem	85,778	251 sq mi	1838
78	Rockbridge County	Lexington	20,808	600 sq mi	1778
79	Rockingham County	Harrisonburg	67,725	851 sq mi	1778
80	Russell County	Lebanon	30,308	475 sq mi	1786
81	Scott County	Gate City	23,403	537 sq mi	1814
82	Shenandoah County	Woodstock	35,075	512 sq mi	1772
83	Smyth County	Marion	33,081	452 sq mi	1832
84	Southampton County	Courtland	17,482	600 sq mi	1749
85	Spotsylvania County	Spotsylvania Courthouse	125,684	401 sq mi	1721
86	Stafford County	Stafford	132,791	270 sq mi	1664
87	Surry County	Surry	6,829	279 sq mi	1652
88	Sussex County	Sussex	12,504	491 sq mi	1754
89	Tazewell County	Tazewell	44,598	520 sq mi	1800
90	Warren County	Front Royal	31,584	214 sq mi	1836
91	Washington County	Abingdon	51,103	564 sq mi	1777
92	Westmoreland County	Montross	16,718	229 sq mi	1653
93	Wise County	Wise	40,123	403 sq mi	1856
94	Wythe County	Wytheville	27,599	463 sq mi	1790
95	York County	Yorktown	65,464	106 sq mi	1634

38 independent cities (Considered as County)

S.N	City	County Seat	Population(2011)	Area	Formed
1	City of Alexandria	N/A	147391	15 sq mi	1902
2	City of Bristol	N/A	17367	12 sq mi	1902
3	City of Buena Vista	N/A	6349	7 sq mi	1902
4	City of Charlottesville	N/A	45049	10 sq mi	1902
5	City of Chesapeake	N/A	222209	341 sq mi	1963
6	City of Colonial Heights	N/A	16897	8 sq mi	1948
7	City of Covington	N/A	6303	4 sq mi	1952
8	City of Danville	N/A	48411	43 sq mi	1902
9	City of Emporia	N/A	5665	7 sq mi	1967
10	City of Fairfax	N/A	21498	6 sq mi	1961
11	City of Falls Church	N/A	12332	2 sq mi	1948
12	City of Franklin	N/A	8346	8 sq mi	1961
13	City of Fredericksburg	N/A	24286	10 sq mi	1902
14	City of Galax	N/A	6837	8 sq mi	1952
15	City of Hampton	N/A	146437	52 sq mi	1908
16	City of Harrisonburg	N/A	40468	18 sq mi	1916
17	City of Hopewell	N/A	22354	10 sq mi	1916
18	City of Lexington	N/A	6867	2 sq mi	1966
19	City of Lynchburg	N/A	65269	49 sq mi	1902
20	City of Manassas	N/A	40605	10 sq mi	1975
21	City of Manassas Park	N/A	14273	2 sq mi	1975
22	City of Martinsville	N/A	15416	11 sq mi	1928
23	City of Newport News	N/A	180726	68 sq mi	1902
24	City of Norfolk	N/A	245782	54 sq mi	1845
25	City of Norton	N/A	3904	7 sq mi	1954
26	City of Petersburg	N/A	33740	23 sq mi	1902
27	City of Poquoson	N/A	11566	16 sq mi	1975
28	City of Portsmouth	N/A	96470	33 sq mi	1858
29	City of Radford	N/A	15859	10 sq mi	1902
30	City of Richmond	N/A	210309	60 sq mi	1902
31	City of Roanoke	N/A	94911	43 sq mi	1902
32	City of Salem	N/A	24747	15 sq mi	1968
33	City of Staunton	N/A	23853	20 sq mi	1902
34	City of Suffolk	N/A	63677	400 sq mi	1910
35	City of Virginia Beach	N/A	447021	248 sq mi	1963
36	City of Waynesboro	N/A	19520	14 sq mi	1948
37	City of Williamsburg	N/A	14068	9 sq mi	1902
38	City of Winchester	N/A	23585	9 sq mi	1902

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Edited by: Vijay Kanth | Updated on: June 13, 2022

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Virginia County Map, List of Counties in Virginia with Seats