population in virginia
That number has soared to an estimated 8,279,884 as of 2013, and Virginia now ranks 12th in terms of population in the country, but 14th in terms of density. Virginia has a population density of 206.7 people per square mile (79.8 per square kilometer). Virginia has 11 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs), although Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia and Richmond-Petersburg are the most populous.