Population of Virginia - 1810

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.
CAUTION: County boundaries have changed over time; if you are creating statistics on population density, don't mix apples and oranges. New counties were carved out of the acreage of existing counties until Dickenson County was finally created in 1880. Since then, annexations and mergers of cities and counties have also changed the political boundaries.

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Sorted by Total Population

County TOTAL
POPULATION
FAUQUIER 22,689
FREDERICK 22,574
HALIFAX 22,133
LOUDOUN 21,338
BUCKINGHAM 20,059
CULPEPER 18,967
MECKLENBURG 18,453
ALBEMARLE 18,268
CAROLINE 17,544
PITTSYLVANIA 17,172
BEDFORD 16,148
ACCOMACK 15,743
BRUNSWICK 15,411
HANOVER 15,082
AUGUSTA 14,308
SHENANDOAH 13,646
SOUTHAMPTON 13,497
BOTETOURT 13,301
SPOTSYLVANIA 13,296
CHARLOTTE 13,161
FAIRFAX 13,111
MONONGALIA 12,793
ROCKINGHAM 12,753
DINWIDDIE 12,524
PRINCE EDWARD 12,409
ORANGE 12,323
LUNENBURG 12,265
WASHINGTON 12,136
LOUISA 11,900
JEFFERSON 11,851
BERKELEY 11,479
SUSSEX 11,362
PRINCE WILLIAM 11,311
CAMPBELL 11,001
KING AND QUEEN 10,988
FRANKLIN 10,724
AMELIA 10,594
AMHERST 10,548
GLOUCESTER 10,427
NANSEMOND 10,324
ROCKBRIDGE 10,318
GOOCHLAND 10,203
CUMBERLAND 9,992
CHESTERFIELD 9,979
HARRISON 9,958
HENRICO 9,945
STAFFORD 9,830
HAMPSHIRE 9,784
RICHMOND CITY 9,735
NELSON 9,684
PRINCESS ANNE 9,498
ESSEX 9,376
KING WILLIAM 9,285
NOTTOWAY 9,278
NORFOLK 9,193
NORFOLK CITY 9,193
ISLE OF WIGHT 9,186
MONTGOMERY 8,409
MADISON 8,381
WYTHE 8,356
NORTHUMBERLAND 8,308
OHIO 8,175
WESTMORELAND 8,102
POWHATAN 8,073
PRINCE GEORGE 8,050
NORTHAMPTON 7,474
SURRY 6,855
GREENSVILLE 6,853
NEW KENT 6,478
KING GEORGE 6,454
RUSSELL 6,316
RICHMOND 6,214
GREENBRIER 5,914
BROOKE 5,843
PETERSBURG 5,668
HENRY 5,611
LANCASTER 5,592
HARDY 5,525
MONROE 5,444
YORK 5,187
CHARLES CITY 5,186
GRAYSON 4,941
BATH 4,837
FLUVANNA 4,775
PATRICK 4,695
LEE 4,694
MIDDLESEX 4,414
PENDLETON 4,239
MATHEWS 4,227
JAMES CITY 4,094
KANAWHA 3,866
GILES 3,745
ELIZABETH CITY 3,608
WOOD 3,036
TAZEWELL 3,007
RANDOLPH 2,854
CABELL 2,717
MASON 1,991
WARWICK 1,835
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Sorted by Percentage of Slaves in Total Population

County TOTAL
POPULATION		 NO. SLAVES number of slaves/
total population
NOTTOWAY 9,278 6,368 68.6
AMELIA 10,594 7,186 67.8
GREENSVILLE 6,853 4,599 67.1
POWHATAN 8,073 5,091 63.1
KING WILLIAM 9,285 5,788 62.3
CAROLINE 17,544 10,764 61.4
CUMBERLAND 9,992 6,102 61.1
WARWICK 1,835 1,120 61.0
BRUNSWICK 15,411 9,368 60.8
ESSEX 9,376 5,659 60.4
CHESTERFIELD 9,979 6,015 60.3
KING GEORGE 6,454 3,876 60.1
DINWIDDIE 12,524 7,442 59.4
LUNENBURG 12,265 7,155 58.3
CHARLES CITY 5,186 3,023 58.3
BUCKINGHAM 20,059 11,675 58.2
CHARLOTTE 13,161 7,597 57.7
NEW KENT 6,478 3,725 57.5
JAMES CITY 4,094 2,320 56.7
YORK 5,187 2,931 56.5
PRINCE EDWARD 12,409 6,996 56.4
MIDDLESEX 4,414 2,476 56.1
HANOVER 15,082 8,454 56.1
SUSSEX 11,362 6,344 55.8
PRINCE GEORGE 8,050 4,486 55.7
LANCASTER 5,592 3,112 55.7
MECKLENBURG 18,453 10,264 55.6
GLOUCESTER 10,427 5,798 55.6
KING AND QUEEN 10,988 6,003 54.6
LOUISA 11,900 6,430 54.0
SPOTSYLVANIA 13,296 7,135 53.7
GOOCHLAND 10,203 5,464 53.6
ORANGE 12,323 6,516 52.9
RICHMOND 6,214 3,178 51.1
ALBEMARLE 18,268 9,226 50.5
WESTMORELAND 8,102 4,080 50.4
SURRY 6,855 3,440 50.2
AMHERST 10,548 5,207 49.4
MATHEWS 4,227 2,068 48.9
CAMPBELL 11,001 5,368 48.8
HENRICO 9,945 4,846 48.7
NELSON 9,684 4,679 48.3
ELIZABETH CITY 3,608 1,734 48.1
SOUTHAMPTON 13,497 6,406 47.5
MADISON 8,381 3,970 47.4
NORTHUMBERLAND 8,308 3,847 46.3
PRINCE WILLIAM 11,311 5,220 46.1
FAUQUIER 22,689 10,361 45.7
FAIRFAX 13,111 5,942 45.3
FLUVANNA 4,775 2,142 44.9
NORTHAMPTON 7,474 3,350 44.8
ISLE OF WIGHT 9,186 4,041 44.0
CULPEPER 18,967 8,312 43.8
HALIFAX 22,133 9,663 43.7
NANSEMOND 10,324 4,462 43.2
STAFFORD 9,830 4,195 42.7
NORFOLK 9,193 3,825 41.6
NORFOLK CITY 9,193 3,825 41.6
PRINCESS ANNE 9,498 3,926 41.3
RICHMOND CITY 9,735 3,748 38.5
PETERSBURG 5,668 2,173 38.3
BEDFORD 16,148 6,147 38.1
PITTSYLVANIA 17,172 6,312 36.8
HENRY 5,611 1,755 31.3
JEFFERSON 11,851 3,532 29.8
ACCOMACK 15,743 4,542 28.9
FREDERICK 22,574 6,417 28.4
FRANKLIN 10,724 2,672 24.9
LOUDOUN 21,338 5,157 24.2
AUGUSTA 14,308 2,880 20.1
BATH 4,837 882 18.2
BOTETOURT 13,301 2,275 17.1
ROCKBRIDGE 10,318 1,724 16.7
PATRICK 4,695 724 15.4
WOOD 3,036 450 14.8
WYTHE 8,356 1,157 13.8
HARDY 5,525 749 13.6
BERKELEY 11,479 1,529 13.3
MONTGOMERY 8,409 1,099 13.1
MASON 1,991 249 12.5
WASHINGTON 12,136 1,448 11.9
ROCKINGHAM 12,753 1,491 11.7
TAZEWELL 3,007 328 10.9
HAMPSHIRE 9,784 929 9.5
KANAWHA 3,866 352 9.1
GREENBRIER 5,914 494 8.4
CABELL 2,717 221 8.1
SHENANDOAH 13,646 1,038 7.6
LEE 4,694 336 7.2
MONROE 5,444 376 6.9
GILES 3,745 242 6.5
PENDLETON 4,239 262 6.2
RUSSELL 6,316 386 6.1
BROOKE 5,843 332 5.7
GRAYSON 4,941 270 5.5
OHIO 8,175 440 5.4
HARRISON 9,958 459 4.6
RANDOLPH 2,854 111 3.9
MONONGALIA 12,793 351 2.7
  970,093 390,634  

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?.;

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