Population of Virginia - 1830

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
HALIFAX 28,034
FAUQUIER 26,086
FREDERICK 26,046
PITTSYLVANIA 26,034
CULPEPER 24,027
ALBEMARLE 22,618
LOUDOUN 21,939
ROCKINGHAM 20,683
MECKLENBURG 20,477
CAMPBELL 20,350
BEDFORD 20,246
AUGUSTA 19,926
SHENANDOAH 19,750
CHESTERFIELD 18,637
BUCKINGHAM 18,351
CAROLINE 17,760
ACCOMACK 16,656
BOTETOURT 16,354
HANOVER 16,253
LOUISA 16,151
SOUTHAMPTON 16,074
RICHMOND CITY 16,060
BRUNSWICK 15,767
WASHINGTON 15,614
OHIO 15,584
CHARLOTTE 15,252
SPOTSYLVANIA 15,134
NORFOLK 14,992
FRANKLIN 14,911
HARRISON 14,722
ORANGE 14,637
ROCKBRIDGE 14,244
PRINCE EDWARD 14,107
MONONGALIA 14,056
DINWIDDIE 13,579
JEFFERSON 12,927
HENRICO 12,737
SUSSEX 12,720
MONTGOMERY 12,306
WYTHE 12,163
AMHERST 12,071
LUNENBURG 11,957
NANSEMOND 11,784
CUMBERLAND 11,690
KING AND QUEEN 11,644
HAMPSHIRE 11,279
NELSON 11,254
AMELIA 11,036
GLOUCESTER 10,608
ESSEX 10,521
BERKELEY 10,518
ISLE OF WIGHT 10,517
GOOCHLAND 10,369
NOTTOWAY 10,130
NORFOLK CITY 9,814
KING WILLIAM 9,812
STAFFORD 9,362
PRINCE WILLIAM 9,330
KANAWHA 9,326
MADISON 9,236
FAIRFAX 9,204
PRINCESS ANNE 9,102
GREENBRIER 9,006
NORTHAMPTON 8,641
POWHATAN 8,517
WESTMORELAND 8,396
PRINCE GEORGE 8,367
PETERSBURG 8,322
FLUVANNA 8,221
NORTHUMBERLAND 7,953
MONROE 7,798
GRAYSON 7,675
MATHEWS 7,664
PATRICK 7,395
GREENSVILLE 7,117
SURRY 7,109
HENRY 7,100
BROOKE 7,041
HARDY 6,798
RUSSELL 6,714
MASON 6,534
LEE 6,461
NEW KENT 6,458
WOOD 6,429
KING GEORGE 6,397
PENDLETON 6,271
LEWIS 6,241
RICHMOND 6,055
CABELL 5,884
TAZEWELL 5,749
SCOTT 5,724
CHARLES CITY 5,500
YORK 5,354
GILES 5,274
PRESTON 5,144
ELIZABETH CITY 5,053
RANDOLPH 5,000
LANCASTER 4,801
MIDDLESEX 4,122
TYLER 4,104
BATH 4,002
JAMES CITY 3,838
LOGAN 3,680
NICHOLAS 3,346
ALLEGHANY 2,816
MORGAN 2,694
POCAHONTAS 2,542
WARWICK 1,570
  1,211,405

Sorted by Percentage of Slaves in Total Population

County TOTAL
POPULATION		 TOTAL NO. SLAVES total no. slaves/
total population
NOTTOWAY 10,130 6,942 68.5
AMELIA 11,036 7,523 68.2
GREENSVILLE 7,117 4,681 65.8
KING WILLIAM 9,812 6,310 64.3
POWHATAN 8,517 5,472 64.2
CUMBERLAND 11,690 7,309 62.5
BRUNSWICK 15,767 9,758 61.9
CHARLOTTE 15,252 9,433 61.8
PRINCE EDWARD 14,107 8,593 60.9
ESSEX 10,521 6,407 60.9
SUSSEX 12,720 7,736 60.8
LUNENBURG 11,957 7,233 60.5
CAROLINE 17,760 10,741 60.5
BUCKINGHAM 18,351 10,929 59.6
MECKLENBURG 20,477 12,117 59.2
LOUISA 16,151 9,362 58.0
WARWICK 1,570 910 58.0
HANOVER 16,253 9,278 57.1
KING GEORGE 6,397 3,635 56.8
KING AND QUEEN 11,644 6,514 55.9
CHESTERFIELD 18,637 10,337 55.5
DINWIDDIE 13,579 7,506 55.3
GOOCHLAND 10,369 5,716 55.1
PRINCE GEORGE 8,367 4,598 55.0
LANCASTER 4,801 2,632 54.8
NEW KENT 6,458 3,530 54.7
ORANGE 14,637 7,983 54.5
CHARLES CITY 5,500 2,957 53.8
GLOUCESTER 10,608 5,691 53.6
SPOTSYLVANIA 15,134 8,053 53.2
NELSON 11,254 5,946 52.8
MADISON 9,236 4,876 52.8
MIDDLESEX 4,122 2,138 51.9
HALIFAX 28,034 14,528 51.8
JAMES CITY 3,838 1,983 51.7
ALBEMARLE 22,618 11,679 51.6
AMHERST 12,071 5,925 49.1
YORK 5,354 2,598 48.5
SOUTHAMPTON 16,074 7,756 48.3
FAUQUIER 26,086 12,523 48.0
CULPEPER 24,027 11,417 47.5
SURRY 7,109 3,378 47.5
CAMPBELL 20,350 9,496 46.7
HENRICO 12,737 5,932 46.6
FLUVANNA 8,221 3,795 46.2
WESTMORELAND 8,396 3,839 45.7
MATHEWS 7,664 3,481 45.4
STAFFORD 9,362 4,164 44.5
ELIZABETH CITY 5,053 2,218 43.9
FAIRFAX 9,204 4,001 43.5
RICHMOND 6,055 2,630 43.4
BEDFORD 20,246 8,782 43.4
NORTHAMPTON 8,641 3,734 43.2
PITTSYLVANIA 26,034 10,999 42.2
NORTHUMBERLAND 7,953 3,357 42.2
NANSEMOND 11,784 4,943 41.9
PRINCE WILLIAM 9,330 3,842 41.2
PRINCESS ANNE 9,102 3,734 41.0
ISLE OF WIGHT 10,517 4,272 40.6
HENRY 7,100 2,868 40.4
RICHMOND CITY 16,060 6,349 39.5
NORFOLK 14,992 5,838 38.9
NORFOLK CITY 9,814 3,756 38.3
PETERSBURG 8,322 2,850 34.2
FRANKLIN 14,911 4,988 33.5
JEFFERSON 12,927 3,999 30.9
FREDERICK 26,046 7,420 28.5
BATH 4,002 1,140 28.5
ACCOMACK 16,656 4,654 27.9
BOTETOURT 16,354 4,170 25.5
LOUDOUN 21,939 5,363 24.4
PATRICK 7,395 1,782 24.1
ROCKBRIDGE 14,244 3,398 23.9
AUGUSTA 19,926 4,265 21.4
ALLEGHANY 2,816 571 20.3
KANAWHA 9,326 1,717 18.4
BERKELEY 10,518 1,919 18.2
WYTHE 12,163 2,094 17.2
HARDY 6,798 1,167 17.2
MONTGOMERY 12,306 2,026 16.5
WASHINGTON 15,614 2,568 16.4
TAZEWELL 5,749 820 14.3
WOOD 6,429 877 13.6
GREENBRIER 9,006 1,159 12.9
SHENANDOAH 19,750 2,423 12.3
HAMPSHIRE 11,279 1,330 11.8
ROCKINGHAM 20,683 2,321 11.2
MASON 6,534 713 10.9
RUSSELL 6,714 679 10.1
CABELL 5,884 561 9.5
LEE 6,461 612 9.5
POCAHONTAS 2,542 227 8.9
GILES 5,274 465 8.8
MONROE 7,798 682 8.7
PENDLETON 6,271 496 7.9
GRAYSON 7,675 462 6.0
SCOTT 5,724 330 5.8
MORGAN 2,694 153 5.7
HARRISON 14,722 771 5.2
RANDOLPH 5,000 259 5.2
LOGAN 3,680 163 4.4
NICHOLAS 3,346 121 3.6
BROOKE 7,041 228 3.2
LEWIS 6,241 172 2.8
TYLER 4,104 108 2.6
MONONGALIA 14,056 362 2.6
PRESTON 5,144 129 2.5
OHIO 15,584 360 2.3
  1,211,405 469,737  

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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