| Rank | Population Density ▼ | School District / Population |
| 1. | 9,466.6/sq mi | Alexandria City Public Schools / 146,422 |
| 2. | 8,445.9/sq mi | Arlington County Public Schools / 220,173 |
| 3. | 6,541.0/sq mi | Falls Church City Public Schools / 13,074 |
| 4. | 5,914.6/sq mi | Manassas Park City Public Schools / 14,992 |
| 5. | 4,338.2/sq mi | Charlottesville City Public Schools / 44,505 |
| 6. | 4,068.8/sq mi | Manassas City Public Schools / 40,436 |
| 7. | 3,745.6/sq mi | Fairfax City Public Schools / 23,507 |
| 8. | 3,379.1/sq mi | Richmond City Public Schools / 211,063 |
| 9. | 2,921.1/sq mi | Winchester City Public Schools / 27,031 |
| 10. | 2,908.1/sq mi | Harrisonburg City Public Schools / 50,821 |
| 11. | 2,819.3/sq mi | Lexington City Public Schools / 7,114 |
| 12. | 2,749.7/sq mi | Fairfax County Public Schools / 1,117,072 |
| 13. | 2,540.1/sq mi | Norfolk City Public Schools / 244,745 |
| 14. | 2,533.8/sq mi | Fredericksburg City Public Schools / 26,632 |
| 15. | 2,283.0/sq mi | Roanoke City Public Schools / 97,949 |
| 16. | 2,245.5/sq mi | Colonial Heights City Public Schools / 17,542 |
| 17. | 2,071.3/sq mi | Hopewell City Public Schools / 22,375 |
| 18. | 2,054.4/sq mi | Portsmouth City Public Schools / 96,007 |
| 19. | 1,853.9/sq mi | Colonial Beach Town Public Schools / 3,465 |
| 20. | 1,727.8/sq mi | Salem City Public Schools / 25,120 |
| 21. | 1,664.9/sq mi | Radford City Public Schools / 16,993 |
| 22. | 1,568.2/sq mi | Williamsburg City Public Schools / 14,401 |
| 23. | 1,563.6/sq mi | Lynchburg City Public Schools / 77,626 |
| 24. | 1,518.0/sq mi | Newport News City Public Schools / 181,362 |
| 25. | 1,399.6/sq mi | Petersburg City Public Schools / 32,439 |
| 26. | 1,393.2/sq mi | Waynesboro City Public Schools / 21,177 |
| 27. | 1,349.7/sq mi | Prince William County Public Schools / 422,263 |
| 28. | 1,337.7/sq mi | Bristol City Public Schools / 17,595 |
| 29. | 1,285.7/sq mi | Henrico County Public Schools / 314,878 |
| 30. | 1,248.7/sq mi | Martinsville City Public Schools / 13,745 |
| 31. | 1,204.5/sq mi | Staunton City Public Schools / 24,132 |
| 32. | 1,032.3/sq mi | Covington City Public Schools / 5,853 |
| 33. | 1,022.2/sq mi | Franklin City Public Schools / 8,534 |
| 34. | 1,004.4/sq mi | Hampton City Public Schools / 136,904 |
| 35. | 984.2/sq mi | Buena Vista City Public Schools / 6,683 |
| 36. | 971.7/sq mi | Danville City Public Schools / 42,704 |
| 37. | 901.5/sq mi | Bedford City Public Schools / 6,222 |
| 38. | 896.0/sq mi | Virginia Beach City Public Schools / 445,623 |
| 39. | 843.2/sq mi | Galax City Public Schools / 6,981 |
| 40. | 815.5/sq mi | Emporia City Public Schools / 5,682 |
| 41. | 742.3/sq mi | Chesterfield County Public Schools / 324,337 |
| 42. | 650.3/sq mi | Loudoun County Public Schools / 338,916 |
| 43. | 650.3/sq mi | Chesapeake City Public Schools / 228,168 |
| 44. | 580.5/sq mi | Stafford County Public Schools / 132,574 |
| 45. | 534.2/sq mi | Norton City Public Schools / 4,015 |
| 46. | 498.3/sq mi | West Point Town Public Schools / 3,319 |
| 47. | 389.6/sq mi | James City County Public Schools / 69,832 |
| 48. | 370.9/sq mi | Roanoke County Public Schools / 93,194 |
| 49. | 306.1/sq mi | York County Public Schools / 65,808 |
| 50. | 304.6/sq mi | Spotsylvania County Public Schools / 126,200 |
| 51. | 246.1/sq mi | Montgomery County Public Schools / 95,808 |
| 52. | 212.5/sq mi | Hanover County Public Schools / 100,689 |
| 53. | 199.2/sq mi | Suffolk City Public Schools / 85,477 |
| 54. | 193.4/sq mi | Frederick County Public Schools / 80,377 |
| 55. | 176.0/sq mi | Warren County Public Schools / 38,142 |
| 56. | 154.3/sq mi | Poquoson City Public Schools / 12,103 |
| 57. | 141.4/sq mi | Dahlgren Department of Defense School District / 674 |
| 58. | 140.3/sq mi | Albemarle County Public Schools / 101,883 |
| 59. | 137.8/sq mi | Henry County Public Schools / 52,960 |
| 60. | 130.6/sq mi | King George County Public Schools / 23,903 |
| 61. | 130.5/sq mi | Prince George County Public Schools / 36,792 |
| 62. | 128.3/sq mi | Gloucester County Public Schools / 36,938 |
| 63. | 125.2/sq mi | Culpeper County Public Schools / 47,910 |
| 64. | 119.6/sq mi | Greene County Public Schools / 18,766 |
| 65. | 108.1/sq mi | Campbell County Public Schools / 54,833 |
| 66. | 107.5/sq mi | Powhatan County Public Schools / 28,193 |
| 67. | 105.1/sq mi | Pulaski County Public Schools / 34,630 |
| 68. | 103.3/sq mi | Fauquier County Public Schools / 66,726 |
| 69. | 100.9/sq mi | Wise County Public Schools / 40,872 |
| 70. | 99.7/sq mi | Orange County Public Schools / 34,239 |
| 71. | 98.3/sq mi | Bedford County Public Schools / 75,607 |
| 72. | 97.9/sq mi | Isle of Wight County Public Schools / 35,518 |
| 73. | 96.9/sq mi | Washington County Public Schools / 54,833 |
| 74. | 93.0/sq mi | Quantico Marine Corps Center School District / 8,607 |
| 75. | 90.6/sq mi | Rockingham County Public Schools / 77,345 |
| 76. | 89.4/sq mi | Fluvanna County Public Schools / 25,945 |
| 77. | 85.9/sq mi | New Kent County Public Schools / 19,187 |
| 78. | 85.3/sq mi | Tazewell County Public Schools / 44,331 |
| 79. | 83.1/sq mi | Shenandoah County Public Schools / 42,545 |
| 80. | 80.0/sq mi | Clarke County Public Schools / 14,273 |
| 81. | 79.2/sq mi | Franklin County Public Schools / 56,360 |
| 82. | 76.1/sq mi | Page County Public Schools / 23,905 |
| 83. | 75.9/sq mi | Augusta County Public Schools / 73,707 |
| 84. | 74.6/sq mi | Goochland County Public Schools / 21,627 |
| 85. | 70.5/sq mi | Smyth County Public Schools / 31,876 |
| 86. | 67.3/sq mi | Amherst County Public Schools / 32,237 |
| 87. | 66.0/sq mi | Louisa County Public Schools / 33,743 |
| 88. | 65.4/sq mi | Prince Edward County Public Schools / 23,140 |
| 89. | 64.4/sq mi | Pittsylvania County Public Schools / 62,955 |
| 90. | 63.0/sq mi | Wythe County Public Schools / 29,259 |
| 91. | 62.6/sq mi | Carroll County Public Schools / 29,881 |
| 92. | 60.6/sq mi | Botetourt County Public Schools / 33,105 |
| 93. | 59.7/sq mi | Russell County Public Schools / 28,444 |
| 94. | 58.0/sq mi | Lee County Public Schools / 25,380 |
| 95. | 56.0/sq mi | Westmoreland County Public Schools / 14,053 |
| 96. | 55.2/sq mi | Dinwiddie County Public Schools / 27,993 |
| 97. | 54.1/sq mi | Caroline County Public Schools / 29,057 |
| 98. | 51.3/sq mi | Middlesex County Public Schools / 10,817 |
| 99. | 49.9/sq mi | Nottoway County Public Schools / 15,756 |
| 100. | 48.5/sq mi | Lancaster County Public Schools / 11,224 |
| 101. | 47.2/sq mi | Giles County Public Schools / 17,025 |
| 102. | 47.0/sq mi | Buchanan County Public Schools / 23,683 |
| 103. | 47.0/sq mi | Mecklenburg County Public Schools / 31,913 |
| 104. | 46.8/sq mi | Dickenson County Public Schools / 15,612 |
| 105. | 45.6/sq mi | King William County Public Schools / 12,726 |
| 106. | 45.2/sq mi | Appomattox County Public Schools / 15,137 |
| 107. | 43.1/sq mi | Northumberland County Public Schools / 12,320 |
| 108. | 43.0/sq mi | Halifax County Public Schools / 35,704 |
| 109. | 42.3/sq mi | Scott County Public Schools / 22,781 |
| 110. | 41.9/sq mi | Richmond County Public Schools / 9,072 |
| 111. | 41.0/sq mi | Madison County Public Schools / 13,208 |
| 112. | 40.5/sq mi | Floyd County Public Schools / 15,452 |
| 113. | 40.1/sq mi | Greensville County Public Schools / 11,911 |
| 114. | 39.0/sq mi | Essex County Public Schools / 11,166 |
| 115. | 37.8/sq mi | Patrick County Public Schools / 18,365 |
| 116. | 37.2/sq mi | Rockbridge County Public Schools / 22,367 |
| 117. | 36.0/sq mi | Alleghany County Public Schools / 16,133 |
| 118. | 35.6/sq mi | Amelia County Public Schools / 12,764 |
| 119. | 35.4/sq mi | Mathews County Public Schools / 8,923 |
| 120. | 35.0/sq mi | Charles City County Public Schools / 7,154 |
| 121. | 34.2/sq mi | Grayson County Public Schools / 15,255 |
| 122. | 33.1/sq mi | Cumberland County Public Schools / 9,916 |
| 123. | 31.4/sq mi | Nelson County Public Schools / 14,892 |
| 124. | 30.5/sq mi | Southampton County Public Schools / 18,364 |
| 125. | 29.8/sq mi | Brunswick County Public Schools / 16,961 |
| 126. | 29.3/sq mi | Lunenburg County Public Schools / 12,667 |
| 127. | 29.3/sq mi | Buckingham County Public Schools / 17,072 |
| 128. | 27.9/sq mi | Rappahannock County Public Schools / 7,446 |
| 129. | 26.0/sq mi | Charlotte County Public Schools / 12,399 |
| 130. | 25.3/sq mi | Accomack County Public Schools / 33,165 |
| 131. | 24.2/sq mi | Sussex County Public Schools / 11,923 |
| 132. | 22.2/sq mi | Surry County Public Schools / 6,885 |
| 133. | 21.7/sq mi | King and Queen County Public Schools / 7,073 |
| 134. | 18.8/sq mi | Bland County Public Schools / 6,727 |
| 135. | 15.7/sq mi | Craig County Public Schools / 5,206 |
| 136. | 15.4/sq mi | Northampton County Public Schools / 12,254 |
| 137. | 8.7/sq mi | Bath County Public Schools / 4,644 |
| 138. | 5.4/sq mi | Highland County Public Schools / 2,258 |
Please note that we only rank locations with 'Population Density' data. The rank above might not be a complete list. Locations without 'Population Density' data are not listed.
