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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. Note that the map in this article, taken from the official United States Census Bureau site, includes Clifton Forge and Bedford as independent cities. This reflected the political reality at the time of the 2000 Census. 

County	FIPS County Code	County seat	Established	Origin	Population	Area
Accomack County	1	Accomac	1663	Accomac Shirewas established in 1634 as one of the original eight shires of Virginia.	33,164	455 sq mi
Albemarle County	3	Charlottesville	1744	In 1744, theVirginia General Assemblycreated Albemarle County by taking the northern portion of Goochland County.	98,970	723 sq mi
Alleghany County	5	Covington	1822	Formed from parts of Bathand Botetourtcounties as well as Monroe County (now in WV)	16,250	446 sq mi
Amelia County	7	Amelia Court House	1735	Formed fromBrunswick andPrince Georgecounties	11,400	357 sq mi
Amherst County	9	Amherst	1761	From Albemarlecounty	31,894	475 sq mi
Appomattox County	11	Appomattox	1845	FromBuckingham,Campbell,Charlotte andPrince Edwardcounties	13,705	334 sq mi
Arlington County	13	Arlington	1846	Annexed from the District of Columbia, having previously been part of Fairfax County prior to the district’s formation	2,20,565	26 sq mi
Augusta County	15	Staunton	1738	Augusta county was formed in 1738 fromOrange County, Virginia, although the government was not organized until 1745.	73,750	971 sq mi
Bath County	17	Warm Springs	1791	From Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier counties May 1, 1791	5,048	532 sq mi
Bedford County	19	Bedford	1754	FromLunenburgcounty	60,371	755 sq mi
Bland County	21	Bland	1861	From Giles,Tazewell, andWythe counties	6,871	359 sq mi
Botetourt County	23	Fincastle	1770	From Augustacounty.	30,496	543 sq mi
Brunswick County	25	Lawrenceville	1720	From Prince George county	18,419	566 sq mi
Buchanan County	27	Grundy	1858	From Russelland Tazewellcounties	26,978	504 sq mi
Buckingham County	29	Buckingham	1761	From Albemarlecounty	15,623	581 sq mi
Campbell County	31	Rustburg	1782	From Bedfordcounty	51,078	504 sq mi
Caroline County	33	Bowling Green	1728	From Essex,King and Queen, andKing Williamcounties	28,545	533 sq mi
Carroll County	35	Hillsville	1842	From Graysoncounty	30,042	476 sq mi
Charles City County	36	Charles City	1634	Colonial division before 1635[4]	6,926	182 sq mi
Charlotte County	37	Charlotte Court House	1765	FromLunenburgcounty	12,472	475 sq mi
Chesterfield County	41	Chesterfield	1749	From Henrico County	3,22,388	426 sq mi
Clarke County	43	Berryville	1836	From Frederick County	12,652	177 sq mi
Craig County	45	New Castle	1851	Formed fromBotetourt,Roanoke, Giles, and Monroe (in present-day West Virginia) Counties	5,091	330 sq mi
Culpeper County	47	Culpeper	1749	Culpeper County was established in 1749 fromOrange County, Virginia.	46,689	381 sq mi
Cumberland County	49	Cumberland	1749	Goochland County	9,017	298 sq mi
Dickenson County	51	Clintwood	1880	Formed from parts ofBuchanan,Russell, andWise Counties	16,395	333 sq mi
Dinwiddie County	53	Dinwiddie	1752	From Prince George County	24,533	504 sq mi
Essex County	57	Tappahannock	1692	Essex County was established in 1692 fromRappahannock County, Virginia.	9,989	258 sq mi
Fairfax County	59	Fairfax	1742	From Prince William County	11,18,602	396 sq mi
Fauquier County	61	Warrenton	1759	From Prince William County	68,010	650 sq mi
Floyd County	63	Floyd	1831	FromMontgomery County	13,874	382 sq mi
Fluvanna County	65	Palmyra	1777	From Henrico County	20,047	287 sq mi
Franklin County	67	Rocky Mount	1786	Formed from parts of Bedfordand HenryCounties	47,286	692 sq mi
Frederick County	69	Winchester	1738	From Orange County	59,209	415 sq mi
Giles County	71	Pearisburg	1806	Formed fromMontgomery,Monroe, Wythe, and TazewellCounties	16,657	358 sq mi
Gloucester County	73	Gloucester	1651	From York County	34,780	217 sq mi
Goochland County	75	Goochland	1728	From Henrico County	16,863	284 sq mi
Grayson County	77	Independence	1793	From Wythe County	17,917	443 sq mi
Greene County	79	Stanardsville	1838	From Orange County	15,244	157 sq mi
Greensville County	81	Emporia	1781	From Brunswick County	11,560	296 sq mi
Halifax County	83	Halifax	1752	FromLunenburg County	37,355	814 sq mi
Hanover County	85	Hanover	1721	From the area of New Kent County called St. Paul's Parish	1,01,327	473 sq mi
Henrico County	87	Richmond	1617	Original county of the Colony under England	3,06,935	238 sq mi
Henry County	89	Martinsville	1777	FromPittsylvania County, it was initially namedPatrick Henry County	57,930	382 sq mi
Highland County	91	Monterey	1847	From Bath andPendletonCounties[5]	2,536	416 sq mi
Isle of Wight County	93	Isle of Wight	1634	Original county of the Colony under England, initially namedWarrosquyoake Shire	29,728	316 sq mi
James City County	95	Williamsburg	1617	Original county of the Colony under England	68,971	143 sq mi
King and Queen County	97	King and Queen Court House	1691	King and Queen County was established in 1691 fromNew Kent County, Virginia.	6,630	316 sq mi
King George County	99	King George	1721	From Richmond County	16,803	180 sq mi
King William County	101	King William	1702	Englishcolonists formed King William County in 1702 out ofKing and Queen County, Virginia.	13,146	275 sq mi
Lancaster County	103	Lancaster	1651	Lancaster County was established in 1651 fromNorthumberlandand Yorkcounties.	11,567	133 sq mi
Lee County	105	Jonesville	1793	From Russell County	23,589	437 sq mi
Loudoun County	107	Leesburg	1757	From Fairfax County	3,33,253	520 sq mi
Louisa County	109	Louisa	1742	From Hanover County	25,627	498 sq mi
Lunenburg County	111	Lunenburg	1746	From Brunswick County	13,146	432 sq mi
Madison County	113	Madison	1793	From Orange County	12,520	322 sq mi
Mathews County	115	Mathews	1791	FromGloucester County	9,207	86 sq mi
Mecklenburg County	117	Boydton	1765	FromLunenburg County	32,380	624 sq mi
Middlesex County	119	Saluda	1673	From Lancaster County	9,932	130 sq mi
Montgomery County	121	Christiansburg	1777	From Fincastle County	83,629	388 sq mi
Nelson County	125	Lovingston	1808	From Amherst County	14,445	472 sq mi
New Kent County	127	New Kent	1654	New Kent County was established in 1654 from York County, Virginia.	13,462	210 sq mi
Northampton County	131	Eastville	1634	Original county of the Colony under England, initially namedAccomac Shire	13,093	207 sq mi
Northumberland County	133	Heathsville	1648	The county was created by theVirginia General Assembly in 1648 during a period of rapid population growth and geographic expansion.	12,259	192 sq mi
Nottoway County	135	Nottoway	1789	From the area of Amelia County called Nottaway Parish	15,725	315 sq mi
Orange County	137	Orange	1734	Settlers established the legal entity of Orange County in 1734 from a portion ofSpotsylvania County, Virginia.	25,881	342 sq mi
Page County	139	Luray	1831	FromShenandoahandRockinghamcounties	23,177	311 sq mi
Patrick County	141	Stuart	1791	From Patrick Henry County	19,407	483 sq mi
Pittsylvania County	143	Chatham	1767	From Halifax County	61,745	978 sq mi
Powhatan County	145	Powhatan	1777	FromCumberland County	22,377	261 sq mi
Prince Edward County	147	Farmville	1754	From Amelia County	19,720	353 sq mi
Prince George County	149	Prince George	1703	From Charles City County	33,047	266 sq mi
Prince William County	153	Manassas	1731	From Staffordand King Georgecounties	4,21,164	338 sq mi
Pulaski County	155	Pulaski	1839	FromMontgomeryand Wythecounties	35,127	321 sq mi
Rappahannock County	157	Washington	1833	First founded in 1656 from part of Lancaster, and became extinct in 1692 when split to form Essex andRichmond. The current county was formed by the General Assembly in 1833, based on the need for a new county seat. County lands were taken fromCulpeper.	6,983	267 sq mi
Richmond County	159	Warsaw	1692	The originalRappahannock County was split to form Richmond and Essex counties.	8,809	192 sq mi
Roanoke County	161	Salem	1838	From the southern part ofBotetourt County	85,778	251 sq mi
Rockbridge County	163	Lexington	1778	From parts ofAugusta andBotetourtcounties	20,808	600 sq mi
Rockingham County	165	Harrisonburg	1778	From Augusta County	67,725	851 sq mi
Russell County	167	Lebanon	1786	From a section of Washington County	30,308	475 sq mi
Scott County	169	Gate City	1814	Formed from parts ofWashington,Lee, andRussellCounties	23,403	537 sq mi
Shenandoah County	171	Woodstock	1772	Formed from land purchased from theIroquois in 1744	35,075	512 sq mi
Smyth County	173	Marion	1832	FromWashington andWythe counties	33,081	452 sq mi
Southampton County	175	Courtland	1749	Most of it from part ofWarrosquyoake Shire	17,482	600 sq mi
Spotsylvania County	177	Spotsylvania Courthouse	1721	Spotsylvania County was established in 1721 fromEssex, King and Queen, andKing Williamcounties.	1,25,684	401 sq mi
Stafford County	179	Stafford	1664	From part ofWestmoreland County	1,32,791	270 sq mi
Surry County	181	Surry	1652	From part ofJames City County	6,829	279 sq mi
Sussex County	183	Sussex	1754	From Surry County	12,504	491 sq mi
Tazewell County	185	Tazewell	1800	From portions of Wythe andRussellcounties	44,598	520 sq mi
Warren County	187	Front Royal	1836	From FrederickandShenandoahcounties	31,584	214 sq mi
Washington County	191	Abingdon	1777	From Fincastle County	51,103	564 sq mi
Westmoreland County	193	Montross	1653	FromNorthumberland County	16,718	229 sq mi
Wise County	195	Wise	1856	From Lee,Scott, andRussellCounties	40,123	403 sq mi
Wythe County	197	Wytheville	1790	FromMontgomery County	27,599	463 sq mi
York County	199	Yorktown	1634	Formed in 1634 as one of the eight shires of Virginia. It was originally calledCharles River Shire.	65,464	106 sq mi
List of independent cities[edit]
City	FIPS County Code	Seat	Established	Origin	Population	Area
City of Alexandria	510	N/A	1902	FromAlexandria Countybefore 1870	1,47,391	15 sq mi
City of Bristol	520	N/A	1902	From Washington County in 1890	17,367	12 sq mi
City of Buena Vista	530	N/A	1902	From Rockbridge County in 1892	6,349	7 sq mi
City of Charlottesville	540	N/A	1902	From Albemarle County in 1888	45,049	10 sq mi
City of Chesapeake	550	N/A	1963	Formed out of consolidation of Norfolk County(extinct) and City of South Norfolk(extinct)	2,22,209	341 sq mi
City of Colonial Heights	570	N/A	1948	FromChesterfield County	16,897	8 sq mi
City of Covington	580	N/A	1952	FromAlleghany County	6,303	4 sq mi
City of Danville	590	N/A	1902	From Pittsylvania County before 1870	48,411	43 sq mi
City of Emporia	595	N/A	1967	FromGreensville County	5,665	7 sq mi
City of Fairfax	600	N/A	1961	From Fairfax County	21,498	6 sq mi
City of Falls Church	610	N/A	1948	From Fairfax County	12,332	2 sq mi
City of Franklin	620	N/A	1961	FromSouthampton County	8,346	8 sq mi
City of Fredericksburg	630	N/A	1902	From Spotsylvania County before 1870	24,286	10 sq mi
City of Galax	640	N/A	1952	FromGrayson County andCarroll County	6,837	8 sq mi
City of Hampton	650	N/A	1908	Founded 1610. Current city formed by consolidation of Elizabeth City Countyand City of Hampton in 1952	1,46,437	52 sq mi
City of Harrisonburg	660	N/A	1916	From Rockingham County in 1916	40,468	18 sq mi
City of Hopewell	670	N/A	1916	From Prince George County in 1916	22,354	10 sq mi
City of Lexington	678	N/A	1966	FromRockbridge County	6,867	2 sq mi
City of Lynchburg	680	N/A	1902	From Campbell County before 1870	65,269	49 sq mi
City of Manassas	683	N/A	1975	From Prince William County?	40,605	10 sq mi
City of Manassas Park	685	N/A	1975	From Prince William County?	14,273	2 sq mi
City of Martinsville	690	N/A	1928	From Henry County	15,416	11 sq mi
City of Newport News	700	N/A	1902	From Warwick County in 1896	1,80,726	68 sq mi
City of Norfolk	710	N/A	1845	Founded 1682.Incorporated as City in 1845 fromNorfolk County(extinct)	2,45,782	54 sq mi
City of Norton	720	N/A	1954	From Wise County	3,904	7 sq mi
City of Petersburg	730	N/A	1902	From Prince George County before 1870	33,740	23 sq mi
City of Poquoson	735	N/A	1975	From York County	11,566	16 sq mi
City of Portsmouth	740	N/A	1858	Founded 1752.Incorporated as City in 1858 fromNorfolk County(extinct)	96,470	33 sq mi
City of Radford	750	N/A	1902	From Montgomery County in 1892	15,859	10 sq mi
City of Richmond	760	N/A	1902	From Henrico County before 1870	2,10,309	60 sq mi
City of Roanoke	770	N/A	1902	From Roanoke County in 1884	94,911	43 sq mi
City of Salem	775	N/A	1968	FromRoanoke County	24,747	15 sq mi
City of Staunton	790	N/A	1902	From Augusta County before 1870	23,853	20 sq mi
City of Suffolk	800	N/A	1910	Founded 1742.Incorporated as City in 1910 fromNansemond County(extinct)	63,677	400 sq mi
City of Virginia Beach	810	N/A	1963	Founded 1906 around existing community of Seatack. Incorporated as City in 1963 fromPrincess Anne County(extinct)	4,47,021	248 sq mi
City of Waynesboro	820	N/A	1948	FromAugusta County	19,520	14 sq mi
City of Williamsburg	830	N/A	1902	From James City County	14,068	9 sq mi
City of Winchester	840	N/A	1902	From Frederick County in 1874	23,585	9 sq mi