Virginia Population 1900-2023
Chart and table of population level and growth rate for the state of Virginia from 1900 to 2023.
- The population of Virginia in 2023 was 8,715,698, a 0.42% increase from 2022.
- The population of Virginia in 2022 was 8,679,099, a 0.25% increase from 2021.
- The population of Virginia in 2021 was 8,657,348, a 0.23% increase from 2020.
- The population of Virginia in 2020 was 8,637,193, a 0.94% increase from 2019.
| State Population Ranking |
| State Name |
Population |
| California |
38,965,193 |
| Texas |
30,503,301 |
| Florida |
22,610,726 |
| New York |
19,571,216 |
| Pennsylvania |
12,961,683 |
| Illinois |
12,549,689 |
| Ohio |
11,785,935 |
| Georgia |
11,029,227 |
| North Carolina |
10,835,491 |
| Michigan |
10,037,261 |
| New Jersey |
9,290,841 |
| Virginia |
8,715,698 |
| Washington |
7,812,880 |
| Arizona |
7,431,344 |
| Tennessee |
7,126,489 |
| Massachusetts |
7,001,399 |
| Indiana |
6,862,199 |
| Missouri |
6,196,156 |
| Maryland |
6,180,253 |
| Wisconsin |
5,910,955 |
| Colorado |
5,877,610 |
| Minnesota |
5,737,915 |
| South Carolina |
5,373,555 |
| Alabama |
5,108,468 |
| Louisiana |
4,573,749 |
| Kentucky |
4,526,154 |
| Oregon |
4,233,358 |
| Oklahoma |
4,053,824 |
| Connecticut |
3,617,176 |
| Utah |
3,417,734 |
| Iowa |
3,207,004 |
| Nevada |
3,194,176 |
| Arkansas |
3,067,732 |
| Kansas |
2,940,546 |
| Mississippi |
2,939,690 |
| New Mexico |
2,114,371 |
| Nebraska |
1,978,379 |
| Idaho |
1,964,726 |
| West Virginia |
1,770,071 |
| Hawaii |
1,435,138 |
| New Hampshire |
1,402,054 |
| Maine |
1,395,722 |
| Montana |
1,132,812 |
| Rhode Island |
1,095,962 |
| Delaware |
1,031,890 |
| North Dakota |
783,926 |
| Alaska |
733,406 |
| Wyoming |
584,057 |
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Virginia - Historical Population Data
|
| Year |
Population |
Growth Rate |
| 2023 |
8,715,698 |
0.42% |
| 2022 |
8,679,099 |
0.25% |
| 2021 |
8,657,348 |
0.23% |
| 2020 |
8,637,193 |
0.94% |
| 2019 |
8,556,642 |
0.54% |
| 2018 |
8,510,920 |
0.47% |
| 2017 |
8,471,011 |
0.63% |
| 2016 |
8,417,651 |
0.60% |
| 2015 |
8,367,303 |
0.62% |
| 2014 |
8,315,430 |
0.72% |
| 2013 |
8,255,861 |
0.84% |
| 2012 |
8,187,456 |
1.05% |
| 2011 |
8,102,437 |
0.98% |
| 2010 |
8,024,004 |
1.24% |
| 2009 |
7,925,937 |
1.18% |
| 2008 |
7,833,496 |
1.06% |
| 2007 |
7,751,000 |
1.01% |
| 2006 |
7,673,725 |
1.28% |
| 2005 |
7,577,105 |
1.36% |
| 2004 |
7,475,575 |
1.47% |
| 2003 |
7,366,977 |
1.10% |
| 2002 |
7,286,873 |
1.23% |
| 2001 |
7,198,362 |
1.30% |
| 2000 |
7,105,817 |
3.39% |
| 1999 |
6,872,912 |
1.23% |
| 1998 |
6,789,225 |
0.84% |
| 1997 |
6,732,878 |
1.01% |
| 1996 |
6,665,491 |
0.97% |
| 1995 |
6,601,392 |
0.99% |
| 1994 |
6,536,771 |
1.11% |
| 1993 |
6,464,795 |
1.28% |
| 1992 |
6,383,315 |
1.58% |
| 1991 |
6,283,853 |
1.13% |
| 1990 |
6,213,526 |
1.52% |
| 1989 |
6,120,246 |
1.38% |
| 1988 |
6,036,909 |
1.76% |
| 1987 |
5,932,268 |
2.07% |
| 1986 |
5,811,700 |
1.69% |
| 1985 |
5,715,153 |
1.26% |
| 1984 |
5,643,870 |
1.42% |
| 1983 |
5,564,657 |
1.31% |
| 1982 |
5,492,783 |
0.89% |
| 1981 |
5,444,097 |
1.41% |
| 1980 |
5,368,334 |
1.14% |
| 1979 |
5,307,945 |
0.72% |
| 1978 |
5,270,240 |
1.49% |
| 1977 |
5,193,112 |
1.39% |
| 1976 |
5,121,863 |
1.48% |
| 1975 |
5,047,395 |
1.54% |
| 1974 |
4,971,069 |
1.42% |
| 1973 |
4,901,292 |
1.59% |
| 1972 |
4,824,472 |
1.55% |
| 1971 |
4,750,838 |
2.14% |
| 1970 |
4,651,448 |
0.81% |
| 1969 |
4,614,000 |
1.23% |
| 1968 |
4,558,000 |
1.11% |
| 1967 |
4,508,000 |
1.17% |
| 1966 |
4,456,000 |
1.02% |
| 1965 |
4,411,000 |
1.24% |
| 1964 |
4,357,000 |
1.89% |
| 1963 |
4,276,000 |
2.30% |
| 1962 |
4,180,000 |
2.08% |
| 1961 |
4,095,000 |
2.73% |
| 1960 |
3,986,000 |
0.89% |
| 1959 |
3,951,000 |
0.95% |
| 1958 |
3,914,000 |
1.82% |
| 1957 |
3,844,000 |
3.28% |
| 1956 |
3,722,000 |
3.73% |
| 1955 |
3,588,000 |
0.93% |
| 1954 |
3,555,000 |
-0.06% |
| 1953 |
3,557,000 |
1.51% |
| 1952 |
3,504,000 |
2.04% |
| 1951 |
3,434,000 |
3.59% |
| 1950 |
3,315,000 |
0.70% |
| 1949 |
3,292,000 |
2.65% |
| 1948 |
3,207,000 |
0.19% |
| 1947 |
3,201,000 |
-0.34% |
| 1946 |
3,212,000 |
0.60% |
| 1945 |
3,193,000 |
-1.69% |
| 1944 |
3,248,000 |
3.77% |
| 1943 |
3,130,000 |
3.03% |
| 1942 |
3,038,000 |
6.41% |
| 1941 |
2,855,000 |
4.96% |
| 1940 |
2,720,000 |
1.87% |
| 1939 |
2,670,000 |
1.21% |
| 1938 |
2,638,000 |
1.85% |
| 1937 |
2,590,000 |
1.49% |
| 1936 |
2,552,000 |
1.27% |
| 1935 |
2,520,000 |
1.41% |
| 1934 |
2,485,000 |
1.02% |
| 1933 |
2,460,000 |
0.33% |
| 1932 |
2,452,000 |
0.29% |
| 1931 |
2,445,000 |
0.74% |
| 1930 |
2,427,000 |
0.08% |
| 1929 |
2,425,000 |
-0.41% |
| 1928 |
2,435,000 |
0.08% |
| 1927 |
2,433,000 |
0.58% |
| 1926 |
2,419,000 |
-0.17% |
| 1925 |
2,423,000 |
-0.12% |
| 1924 |
2,426,000 |
0.12% |
| 1923 |
2,423,000 |
0.46% |
| 1922 |
2,412,000 |
0.71% |
| 1921 |
2,395,000 |
2.05% |
| 1920 |
2,347,000 |
1.25% |
| 1919 |
2,318,000 |
-1.74% |
| 1918 |
2,359,000 |
1.99% |
| 1917 |
2,313,000 |
-0.13% |
| 1916 |
2,316,000 |
0.96% |
| 1915 |
2,294,000 |
2.37% |
| 1914 |
2,241,000 |
2.99% |
| 1913 |
2,176,000 |
2.54% |
| 1912 |
2,122,000 |
1.43% |
| 1911 |
2,092,000 |
1.01% |
| 1910 |
2,071,000 |
1.62% |
| 1909 |
2,038,000 |
2.21% |
| 1908 |
1,994,000 |
2.15% |
| 1907 |
1,952,000 |
0.51% |
| 1906 |
1,942,000 |
1.30% |
| 1905 |
1,917,000 |
1.48% |
| 1904 |
1,889,000 |
-0.05% |
| 1903 |
1,890,000 |
-0.21% |
| 1902 |
1,894,000 |
0.37% |
| 1901 |
1,887,000 |
1.56% |
| 1900 |
1,858,000 |
0.00% |
