Population of Virginia - 1820

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
FREDERICK 24,706
FAUQUIER 23,103
LOUDOUN 22,702
PITTSYLVANIA 21,323
CULPEPER 20,944
MECKLENBURG 19,786
ALBEMARLE 19,750
BEDFORD 19,305
HALIFAX 19,060
SHENANDOAH 18,926
CAROLINE 18,008
CHESTERFIELD 18,003
BUCKINGHAM 17,569
AUGUSTA 16,742
BRUNSWICK 16,687
CAMPBELL 16,569
ACCOMACK 15,966
NORFOLK 15,478
HANOVER 15,267
ROCKINGHAM 14,784
SPOTSYLVANIA 14,254
SOUTHAMPTON 14,170
DINWIDDIE 13,792
LOUISA 13,746
BOTETOURT 13,589
CHARLOTTE 13,290
JEFFERSON 13,087
ORANGE 12,913
PRINCE EDWARD 12,577
WASHINGTON 12,444
RICHMOND CITY 12,067
FRANKLIN 12,017
ROCKBRIDGE 11,945
SUSSEX 11,884
KING AND QUEEN 11,798
HENRICO 11,600
FAIRFAX 11,404
BERKELEY 11,211
AMELIA 11,104
MONONGALIA 11,060
CUMBERLAND 11,023
HARRISON 10,932
HAMPSHIRE 10,889
LUNENBURG 10,662
NANSEMOND 10,494
AMHERST 10,423
ISLE OF WIGHT 10,139
NELSON 10,137
GOOCHLAND 10,007
ESSEX 9,909
KING WILLIAM 9,697
WYTHE 9,692
GLOUCESTER 9,678
NOTTOWAY 9,658
STAFFORD 9,517
PRINCE WILLIAM 9,419
OHIO 9,182
PRINCESS ANNE 8,768
MONTGOMERY 8,733
MADISON 8,490
NORFOLK CITY 8,478
POWHATAN 8,292
PRINCE GEORGE 8,030
NORTHUMBERLAND 8,016
NORTHAMPTON 7,705
GREENBRIER 7,041
MATHEWS 6,920
WESTMORELAND 6,901
GREENSVILLE 6,858
FLUVANNA 6,704
PETERSBURG 6,690
BROOKE 6,631
NEW KENT 6,630
MONROE 6,620
SURRY 6,594
KANAWHA 6,399
KING GEORGE 6,116
WOOD 5,860
RICHMOND 5,706
HARDY 5,700
HENRY 5,624
GRAYSON 5,598
RUSSELL 5,536
LANCASTER 5,517
CHARLES CITY 5,255
BATH 5,237
PATRICK 5,089
MASON 4,868
PENDLETON 4,846
CABELL 4,789
GILES 4,521
YORK 4,384
SCOTT 4,263
LEE 4,256
LEWIS 4,247
MIDDLESEX 4,057
TAZEWELL 3,916
ELIZABETH CITY 3,789
PRESTON 3,422
RANDOLPH 3,357
JAMES CITY 3,161
MORGAN 2,500
TYLER 2,314
NICHOLAS 1,853
WARWICK 1,608
WILLIAMSBURG 1,402
  1,065,379

Sorted by Percentage of Slaves in Total Population

County TOTAL
POPULATION		 TOTAL NO. SLAVES total no. slaves/
total population
NOTTOWAY 9,658 6,676 69.1
AMELIA 11,104 7,400 66.6
POWHATAN 8,292 5,476 66.0
GREENSVILLE 6,858 4,512 65.8
LUNENBURG 10,662 6,663 62.5
KING WILLIAM 9,697 6,010 62.0
CUMBERLAND 11,023 6,813 61.8
CHARLOTTE 13,290 8,124 61.1
CAROLINE 18,008 10,999 61.1
ESSEX 9,909 6,046 61.0
PRINCE EDWARD 12,577 7,616 60.6
BRUNSWICK 16,687 10,081 60.4
WARWICK 1,608 954 59.3
SUSSEX 11,884 7,045 59.3
ORANGE 12,913 7,518 58.2
MECKLENBURG 19,786 11,402 57.6
HANOVER 15,267 8,756 57.4
KING GEORGE 6,116 3,504 57.3
NEW KENT 6,630 3,759 56.7
BUCKINGHAM 17,569 9,939 56.6
CHARLES CITY 5,255 2,967 56.5
DINWIDDIE 13,792 7,751 56.2
WILLIAMSBURG 1,402 783 55.8
NELSON 10,137 5,660 55.8
GOOCHLAND 10,007 5,526 55.2
LOUISA 13,746 7,560 55.0
MADISON 8,490 4,612 54.3
SPOTSYLVANIA 14,254 7,724 54.2
ALBEMARLE 19,750 10,661 54.0
PRINCE GEORGE 8,030 4,323 53.8
GLOUCESTER 9,678 5,208 53.8
AMHERST 10,423 5,567 53.4
MIDDLESEX 4,057 2,166 53.4
LANCASTER 5,517 2,944 53.4
JAMES CITY 3,161 1,677 53.1
CHESTERFIELD 18,003 9,513 52.8
HALIFAX 19,060 9,880 51.8
KING AND QUEEN 11,798 6,041 51.2
SURRY 6,594 3,340 50.7
YORK 4,384 2,165 49.4
WESTMORELAND 6,901 3,393 49.2
FAUQUIER 23,103 11,167 48.3
FLUVANNA 6,704 3,206 47.8
SOUTHAMPTON 14,170 6,737 47.5
HENRICO 11,600 5,417 46.7
RICHMOND 5,706 2,664 46.7
PRINCE WILLIAM 9,419 4,380 46.5
MATHEWS 6,920 3,186 46.0
STAFFORD 9,517 4,368 45.9
CULPEPER 20,944 9,468 45.2
CAMPBELL 16,569 7,445 44.9
ELIZABETH CITY 3,789 1,643 43.4
NANSEMOND 10,494 4,526 43.1
NORTHAMPTON 7,705 3,323 43.1
ISLE OF WIGHT 10,139 4,297 42.4
PRINCESS ANNE 8,768 3,705 42.3
BEDFORD 19,305 8,041 41.7
FAIRFAX 11,404 4,673 41.0
NORTHUMBERLAND 8,016 3,268 40.8
PITTSYLVANIA 21,323 8,484 39.8
HENRY 5,624 2,178 38.7
NORFOLK CITY 8,478 3,261 38.5
NORFOLK 15,478 5,924 38.3
RICHMOND CITY 12,067 4,387 36.4
PETERSBURG 6,690 2,428 36.3
JEFFERSON 13,087 4,132 31.6
FRANKLIN 12,017 3,647 30.3
FREDERICK 24,706 7,179 29.1
ACCOMACK 15,966 4,480 28.1
LOUDOUN 22,702 5,729 25.2
PATRICK 5,089 1,213 23.8
BATH 5,237 1,202 23.0
ROCKBRIDGE 11,945 2,612 21.9
AUGUSTA 16,742 3,512 21.0
BOTETOURT 13,589 2,806 20.6
BERKELEY 11,211 1,898 16.9
HARDY 5,700 964 16.9
KANAWHA 6,399 1,073 16.8
WYTHE 9,692 1,533 15.8
WASHINGTON 12,444 1,898 15.3
WOOD 5,860 852 14.5
MONTGOMERY 8,733 1,255 14.4
ROCKINGHAM 14,784 1,871 12.7
MASON 4,868 593 12.2
TAZEWELL 3,916 463 11.8
HAMPSHIRE 10,889 1,279 11.7
GREENBRIER 7,041 786 11.2
SHENANDOAH 18,926 1,901 10.0
RUSSELL 5,536 526 9.5
LEE 4,256 366 8.6
CABELL 4,789 392 8.2
PENDLETON 4,846 381 7.9
MONROE 6,620 501 7.6
GILES 4,521 305 6.7
GRAYSON 5,598 345 6.2
SCOTT 4,263 258 6.1
BROOKE 6,631 383 5.8
HARRISON 10,932 569 5.2
OHIO 9,182 419 4.6
TYLER 2,314 100 4.3
MORGAN 2,500 98 3.9
RANDOLPH 3,357 131 3.9
MONONGALIA 11,060 375 3.4
LEWIS 4,247 115 2.7
NICHOLAS 1,853 48 2.6
PRESTON 3,422 80 2.3
  1,065,379 425,200  

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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