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Virginia Public Records Search
Virginia public records are kept by state agencies, the courts and county offices. RecordsDirectory.com lists the official statewide record offices for Virginia and has a page for each of its 133 counties (combined 2024 population estimate: 8,811,195).
🏛 Virginia Record Offices at a Glance
| State vital records office | Virginia Department of Health – Office of Vital Records Source: vdh.virginia.gov ↗ |
| Sex offender registry | Virginia Sex Offender and Crimes Against Minors Registry (Virginia State Police) Source: vspsor.com ↗ |
| Courts | Virginia's Judicial System |
| Land records | In Virginia, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county and independent city. |
| Divorce | Divorce cases in Virginia are heard by the Circuit Court in each county and independent city. |
| Probate | Wills and estates in Virginia are handled by the Clerk of the Circuit Court (probate) in each county and independent city. |
| Counties | Most Virginia court, land and probate records are kept at the county level, so RecordsDirectory.com lists Virginia records county by county. |
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Largest Counties
Fairfax County
Pop. 1,160,925
Prince William County
Pop. 497,003
Virginia Beach city
Pop. 454,808
Loudoun County
Pop. 443,380
Chesterfield County
Pop. 389,793
Henrico County
Pop. 338,696
Chesapeake city
Pop. 254,997
Arlington County
Pop. 239,807
Richmond city
Pop. 233,655
Norfolk city
Pop. 231,105
Newport News city
Pop. 183,056
Stafford County
Pop. 168,919
All 133 Virginia Counties
Accomack County
Pop. 33,411
Albemarle County
Pop. 117,313
Alexandria city
Pop. 159,102
Alleghany County
Pop. 14,632
Amelia County
Pop. 13,716
Amherst County
Pop. 31,650
Appomattox County
Pop. 16,957
Arlington County
Pop. 239,807
Augusta County
Pop. 78,622
Bath County
Pop. 4,071
Bedford County
Pop. 82,182
Bland County
Pop. 6,186
Botetourt County
Pop. 34,129
Bristol city
Pop. 16,316
Brunswick County
Pop. 15,750
Buchanan County
Pop. 18,632
Buckingham County
Pop. 17,115
Buena Vista city
Pop. 6,581
Campbell County
Pop. 55,342
Caroline County
Pop. 33,477
Carroll County
Pop. 29,242
Charles City County
Pop. 6,564
Charlotte County
Pop. 11,258
Charlottesville city
Pop. 44,767
Chesapeake city
Pop. 254,997
Chesterfield County
Pop. 389,793
Clarke County
Pop. 15,598
Colonial Heights city
Pop. 18,674
Covington city
Pop. 5,663
Craig County
Pop. 4,829
Culpeper County
Pop. 56,125
Cumberland County
Pop. 10,062
Danville city
Pop. 41,993
Dickenson County
Pop. 13,411
Dinwiddie County
Pop. 28,576
Emporia city
Pop. 5,402
Essex County
Pop. 10,683
Fairfax County
Pop. 1,160,925
Fairfax city
Pop. 26,340
Falls Church city
Pop. 15,034
Fauquier County
Pop. 75,865
Floyd County
Pop. 15,658
Fluvanna County
Pop. 28,746
Franklin County
Pop. 55,637
Franklin city
Pop. 8,373
Frederick County
Pop. 98,109
Fredericksburg city
Pop. 29,992
Galax city
Pop. 6,739
Giles County
Pop. 16,533
Gloucester County
Pop. 40,154
Goochland County
Pop. 28,223
Grayson County
Pop. 15,265
Greene County
Pop. 21,744
Greensville County
Pop. 11,150
Halifax County
Pop. 33,448
Hampton city
Pop. 137,596
Hanover County
Pop. 115,309
Harrisonburg city
Pop. 51,164
Henrico County
Pop. 338,696
Henry County
Pop. 49,385
Highland County
Pop. 2,348
Hopewell city
Pop. 22,970
Isle of Wight County
Pop. 40,942
James City County
Pop. 82,797
King George County
Pop. 28,816
King William County
Pop. 19,232
King and Queen County
Pop. 6,747
Lancaster County
Pop. 11,062
Lee County
Pop. 21,780
Lexington city
Pop. 7,802
Loudoun County
Pop. 443,380
Louisa County
Pop. 42,109
Lunenburg County
Pop. 12,060
Lynchburg city
Pop. 80,301
Madison County
Pop. 14,252
Manassas Park city
Pop. 16,611
Manassas city
Pop. 43,616
Martinsville city
Pop. 13,834
Mathews County
Pop. 8,602
Mecklenburg County
Pop. 30,824
Middlesex County
Pop. 10,949
Montgomery County
Pop. 98,998
Nelson County
Pop. 14,766
New Kent County
Pop. 27,218
Newport News city
Pop. 183,056
Norfolk city
Pop. 231,105
Northampton County
Pop. 12,004
Northumberland County
Pop. 12,397
Norton city
Pop. 3,478
Nottoway County
Pop. 15,632
Orange County
Pop. 38,986
Page County
Pop. 23,686
Patrick County
Pop. 17,308
Petersburg city
Pop. 34,058
Pittsylvania County
Pop. 59,410
Poquoson city
Pop. 12,854
Portsmouth city
Pop. 96,482
Powhatan County
Pop. 32,392
Prince Edward County
Pop. 22,276
Prince George County
Pop. 43,589
Prince William County
Pop. 497,003
Pulaski County
Pop. 33,579
Radford city
Pop. 17,273
Rappahannock County
Pop. 7,479
Richmond County
Pop. 9,215
Richmond city
Pop. 233,655
Roanoke County
Pop. 97,334
Roanoke city
Pop. 97,912
Rockbridge County
Pop. 22,368
Rockingham County
Pop. 87,674
Russell County
Pop. 25,420
Salem city
Pop. 25,908
Scott County
Pop. 21,388
Shenandoah County
Pop. 45,441
Smyth County
Pop. 29,137
Southampton County
Pop. 17,941
Spotsylvania County
Pop. 152,021
Stafford County
Pop. 168,919
Staunton city
Pop. 26,361
Suffolk city
Pop. 103,105
Surry County
Pop. 6,579
Sussex County
Pop. 10,753
Tazewell County
Pop. 38,875
Virginia Beach city
Pop. 454,808
Warren County
Pop. 42,461
Washington County
Pop. 54,098
Waynesboro city
Pop. 23,498
Westmoreland County
Pop. 19,235
Williamsburg city
Pop. 16,030
Winchester city
Pop. 27,800
Wise County
Pop. 34,973
Wythe County
Pop. 28,100
York County
Pop. 71,410