This table shows population by county, from largest to smallest ("in descending order") totals and percentages, based on the historical census records. Census data is accessible through the Historical Census Browser at the Geospatial and Statistical Data Center of the University of Virginia library, by arrangement with the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.
| County | TOTAL POPULATION |
|---|---|
| CULPEPER | 22,105 |
| BERKELEY | 19,713 |
| FREDERICK | 19,681 |
| LOUDOUN | 18,962 |
| AMELIA | 18,097 |
| FAUQUIER | 17,892 |
| CAROLINE | 17,489 |
| HANOVER | 14,754 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,733 |
| HALIFAX | 14,722 |
| NORFOLK | 14,524 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 14,214 |
| ACCOMACK | 13,959 |
| DINWIDDIE | 13,934 |
| AMHERST | 13,703 |
| GLOUCESTER | 13,498 |
| MONTGOMERY | 13,228 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 12,864 |
| BRUNSWICK | 12,827 |
| ALBEMARLE | 12,585 |
| FAIRFAX | 12,320 |
| HENRICO | 12,000 |
| PRINCE WILLIAM | 11,615 |
| PITTSYLVANIA | 11,579 |
| SPOTSYLVANIA | 11,252 |
| AUGUSTA | 10,886 |
| SUSSEX | 10,549 |
| BEDFORD | 10,531 |
| BOTETOURT | 10,524 |
| SHENANDOAH | 10,510 |
| CHARLOTTE | 10,078 |
| ORANGE | 9,921 |
| BUCKINGHAM | 9,779 |
| STAFFORD | 9,588 |
| KING AND QUEEN | 9,377 |
| ESSEX | 9,122 |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | 9,103 |
| GOOCHLAND | 9,053 |
| ISLE OF WIGHT | 9,028 |
| NANSEMOND | 9,010 |
| LUNENBURG | 8,959 |
| HENRY | 8,479 |
| LOUISA | 8,467 |
| PRINCE GEORGE | 8,173 |
| CUMBERLAND | 8,153 |
| KING WILLIAM | 8,128 |
| PRINCE EDWARD | 8,100 |
| PRINCESS ANNE | 7,793 |
| WESTMORELAND | 7,722 |
| CAMPBELL | 7,685 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 7,449 |
| KING GEORGE | 7,366 |
| HAMPSHIRE | 7,346 |
| HARDY | 7,336 |
| RICHMOND | 6,985 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 6,889 |
| FRANKLIN | 6,842 |
| POWHATAN | 6,822 |
| ROCKBRIDGE | 6,548 |
| GREENSVILLE | 6,362 |
| NEW KENT | 6,239 |
| SURRY | 6,227 |
| GREENBRIER | 6,015 |
| LANCASTER | 5,638 |
| WASHINGTON | 5,625 |
| CHARLES CITY | 5,588 |
| YORK | 5,233 |
| OHIO | 5,212 |
| MONONGALIA | 4,768 |
| MIDDLESEX | 4,140 |
| JAMES CITY | 4,070 |
| FLUVANNA | 3,921 |
| ELIZABETH CITY | 3,450 |
| RUSSELL | 3,338 |
| PENDLETON | 2,452 |
| HARRISON | 2,080 |
| WARWICK | 1,690 |
| RANDOLPH | 951 |
| 747,550 |
| County | TOTAL POPULATION |
NO. OF SLAVES | no. of slaves/ total population |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWHATAN | 6,822 | 4,325 | 63.4 |
| KING WILLIAM | 8,128 | 5,151 | 63.4 |
| AMELIA | 18,097 | 11,307 | 62.5 |
| MIDDLESEX | 4,140 | 2,558 | 61.8 |
| ESSEX | 9,122 | 5,440 | 59.6 |
| NEW KENT | 6,239 | 3,700 | 59.3 |
| JAMES CITY | 4,070 | 2,405 | 59.1 |
| CAROLINE | 17,489 | 10,292 | 58.8 |
| WARWICK | 1,690 | 990 | 58.6 |
| LANCASTER | 5,638 | 3,236 | 57.4 |
| WESTMORELAND | 7,722 | 4,425 | 57.3 |
| RICHMOND | 6,985 | 3,984 | 57.0 |
| GREENSVILLE | 6,362 | 3,620 | 56.9 |
| KING GEORGE | 7,366 | 4,157 | 56.4 |
| CHARLES CITY | 5,588 | 3,141 | 56.2 |
| HANOVER | 14,754 | 8,223 | 55.7 |
| PRINCE GEORGE | 8,173 | 4,519 | 55.3 |
| KING AND QUEEN | 9,377 | 5,143 | 54.8 |
| CUMBERLAND | 8,153 | 4,434 | 54.4 |
| ELIZABETH CITY | 3,450 | 1,876 | 54.4 |
| LOUISA | 8,467 | 4,573 | 54.0 |
| BRUNSWICK | 12,827 | 6,776 | 52.8 |
| YORK | 5,233 | 2,760 | 52.7 |
| SPOTSYLVANIA | 11,252 | 5,933 | 52.7 |
| CHESTERFIELD | 14,214 | 7,487 | 52.7 |
| DINWIDDIE | 13,934 | 7,334 | 52.6 |
| GLOUCESTER | 13,498 | 7,063 | 52.3 |
| GOOCHLAND | 9,053 | 4,656 | 51.4 |
| SUSSEX | 10,549 | 5,387 | 51.1 |
| SURRY | 6,227 | 3,097 | 49.7 |
| PRINCE EDWARD | 8,100 | 3,986 | 49.2 |
| NORTHUMBERLAND | 9,103 | 4,460 | 49.0 |
| HENRICO | 12,000 | 5,819 | 48.5 |
| LUNENBURG | 8,959 | 4,332 | 48.4 |
| CHARLOTTE | 10,078 | 4,816 | 47.8 |
| NORTHAMPTON | 6,889 | 3,244 | 47.1 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | 12,864 | 5,993 | 46.6 |
| MECKLENBURG | 14,733 | 6,762 | 45.9 |
| ORANGE | 9,921 | 4,421 | 44.6 |
| ALBEMARLE | 12,585 | 5,579 | 44.3 |
| ISLE OF WIGHT | 9,028 | 3,867 | 42.8 |
| BUCKINGHAM | 9,779 | 4,168 | 42.6 |
| NANSEMOND | 9,010 | 3,817 | 42.4 |
| STAFFORD | 9,588 | 4,036 | 42.1 |
| PRINCESS ANNE | 7,793 | 3,202 | 41.1 |
| PRINCE WILLIAM | 11,615 | 4,704 | 40.5 |
| AMHERST | 13,703 | 5,296 | 38.6 |
| HALIFAX | 14,722 | 5,565 | 37.8 |
| FLUVANNA | 3,921 | 1,466 | 37.4 |
| CULPEPER | 22,105 | 8,226 | 37.2 |
| FAIRFAX | 12,320 | 4,574 | 37.1 |
| FAUQUIER | 17,892 | 6,642 | 37.1 |
| NORFOLK | 14,524 | 5,345 | 36.8 |
| CAMPBELL | 7,685 | 2,488 | 32.4 |
| ACCOMACK | 13,959 | 4,262 | 30.5 |
| BEDFORD | 10,531 | 2,754 | 26.2 |
| PITTSYLVANIA | 11,579 | 2,979 | 25.7 |
| FREDERICK | 19,681 | 4,250 | 21.6 |
| LOUDOUN | 18,962 | 4,030 | 21.3 |
| HENRY | 8,479 | 1,551 | 18.3 |
| FRANKLIN | 6,842 | 1,073 | 15.7 |
| BERKELEY | 19,713 | 2,932 | 14.9 |
| AUGUSTA | 10,886 | 1,567 | 14.4 |
| BOTETOURT | 10,524 | 1,259 | 12.0 |
| ROCKBRIDGE | 6,548 | 682 | 10.4 |
| ROCKINGHAM | 7,449 | 772 | 10.4 |
| WASHINGTON | 5,625 | 450 | 8.0 |
| MONTGOMERY | 13,228 | 828 | 6.3 |
| HAMPSHIRE | 7,346 | 454 | 6.2 |
| RUSSELL | 3,338 | 190 | 5.7 |
| OHIO | 5,212 | 281 | 5.4 |
| GREENBRIER | 6,015 | 319 | 5.3 |
| HARDY | 7,336 | 369 | 5.0 |
| SHENANDOAH | 10,510 | 512 | 4.9 |
| MONONGALIA | 4,768 | 154 | 3.2 |
| HARRISON | 2,080 | 67 | 3.2 |
| PENDLETON | 2,452 | 73 | 3.0 |
| RANDOLPH | 951 | 19 | 2.0 |
| 747,550 | 292,627 |
Citation: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. HISTORICAL, DEMOGRAPHIC, ECONOMIC, AND SOCIAL DATA: THE UNITED STATES, 1790-1970 [Computer file]. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [producer and distributor], 197?.;
