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Greensville County, Virginia

Greensville County had 11,150 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 295.4 square miles of land. It ranks 111th of 133 in Virginia by population and 69th by land area.

Population
11,150
#111 of 133 in Virginia · #2,332 in US
Area
295.4 sq mi
#69 of 133 in Virginia · #2,817 in US
Density
38 / sq mi
#112 of 133 in Virginia · #1,724 in US
Median household income
$53,908
#101 of 133 in Virginia · #2,417 in US

Census Vintage 2024 estimates · SAIPE 2023 income · 2024 Gazetteer land area

Greensville County within Virginia. Pin: Richmond.

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Greensville County population, land area and income

Greensville County had 11,150 residents in the Census Vintage 2024 estimate, on 295.4 square miles of land. It ranks 111th of 133 in Virginia by population and 69th by land area. That works out to 37.7 people per square mile, below the US average of 96.3, and below the national county median.

The median county-equivalent in Virginia has 27,800 residents, so Greensville County has 40% of the typical county's population.

Its SAIPE 2023 median household income of $53,908 is in the bottom quarter among 3,143 counties with an estimate.

National rank among 3,144

Population

11,150

3144th1st

2332nd of 3,144 (US)

Land area

295 sq mi

3144th1st

2817th of 3,144 (US)

Density

37.7 / sq mi

3144th1st

1724th of 3,144 (US)

Median household income

$53,908

3143rd1st

2417th of 3,143 (US)

Rank within Virginia (133)

Population

11,150

133rd1st

111th of 133 (VA)

Land area

295 sq mi

133rd1st

69th of 133 (VA)

Density

37.7 / sq mi

133rd1st

112th of 133 (VA)

Median household income

$53,908

133rd1st

101st of 133 (VA)

How Greensville County's population changed since 2020

Greensville County lost 246 residents between the July 2020 and July 2024 estimates, a drop of 2.2%. That ranks 117th of 133 in Virginia for growth. The median Virginia county changed by +1.3%, and the state as a whole by +2.0%.

Since the April 2020 estimates base, Greensville County recorded 404 births and 645 deaths, a natural change of -241. Net international migration added +1 and net domestic migration, people moving to or from other US counties, came to -19. The largest single component was natural change, which removed 241 people.

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Census Vintage 2024 county estimates for July 1 of each year. The axis starts above zero so year-to-year changes are visible.

Components of change, April 2020 to July 2024

Births
404
Deaths
645
Net international migration
+1
Net domestic migration
-19
Change, July 2023 to July 2024
-24

Where Greensville County is

The Census internal point of Greensville County is at 36.680300, -77.560300. It sits in UTM zone 18N. The map shades Virginia's 133 county-equivalents by population change from 2020 to 2024, darker for faster growth, with Greensville County outlined. Dots are towns of 1,000+ people with residents in it.

Martinsville city: +2.7%Norton city: -5.5%Charlottesville city: -3.6%Winchester city: -0.7%Bristol city: -5.7%Manassas Park city: -3.2%Fluvanna County: +5.3%Clarke County: +5.3%Lunenburg County: +0.9%Colonial Heights city: +2.8%Franklin city: +2.8%Lexington city: +6.7%Petersburg city: +2.0%Suffolk city: +8.8%Emporia city: -5.1%Middlesex County: +3.2%Fairfax city: +8.9%Fredericksburg city: +7.1%Floyd County: +1.2%Radford city: +7.2%Waynesboro city: +5.5%Hopewell city: -0.2%Staunton city: +2.1%Buena Vista city: -0.6%Covington city: -1.4%Poquoson city: +3.1%Madison County: +2.8%Falls Church city: +2.4%Franklin County: +2.1%Mecklenburg County: +1.8%Smyth County: -2.2%Pittsylvania County: -1.6%Frederick County: +6.7%Russell County: -1.3%Nottoway County: -0.1%Scott County: -0.9%Mathews County: +1.0%Stafford County: +7.1%Goochland County: +13.5%Henrico County: +1.1%Caroline County: +8.2%Prince George County: +1.2%Prince William County: +2.9%Cumberland County: +4.0%Essex County: +0.8%Fairfax County: +1.1%Henry County: -2.9%Carroll County: +0.3%Grayson County: -0.1%Louisa County: +11.4%James City County: +5.5%Albemarle County: +4.2%Lynchburg city: +1.7%King William County: +7.3%Charles City County: -2.7%Northumberland County: +4.7%Alexandria city: -0.0%Salem city: +2.0%Galax city: +0.3%Isle of Wight County: +5.8%Newport News city: -1.6%Tazewell County: -3.8%Amherst County: +1.1%Manassas city: +2.2%Buckingham County: +1.7%Shenandoah County: +2.7%Richmond city: +3.0%Alleghany County: -3.7%Culpeper County: +6.4%Warren County: +4.1%Northampton County: -1.7%Southampton County: -0.1%Portsmouth city: -1.5%Rockingham County: +4.6%Orange County: +7.1%Sussex County: -0.4%Bland County: -1.1%Chesapeake city: +2.1%Harrisonburg city: -1.0%Powhatan County: +6.4%Virginia Beach city: -1.1%Dinwiddie County: +2.5%Campbell County: -0.5%Gloucester County: +3.7%Greene County: +5.5%Page County: -0.0%Halifax County: -1.4%Hanover County: +4.6%Buchanan County: -8.0%Highland County: +4.8%Surry County: +0.4%Westmoreland County: +3.9%Wythe County: -0.8%Greensville County: -2.2%Roanoke city: -2.0%Loudoun County: +4.9%Spotsylvania County: +8.1%Brunswick County: -0.5%King George County: +7.4%Bedford County: +3.3%Patrick County: -1.6%Lancaster County: +1.4%Nelson County: +0.2%Montgomery County: -0.6%Amelia County: +3.4%York County: +1.7%Norfolk city: -2.8%Williamsburg city: +3.6%Bath County: -2.8%Accomack County: +0.0%Washington County: +0.4%Pulaski County: -0.7%Rockbridge County: -1.3%Roanoke County: +0.4%Wise County: -3.0%Fauquier County: +3.9%Craig County: -1.0%Charlotte County: -2.4%Richmond County: +3.3%Lee County: -1.5%Chesterfield County: +6.7%Danville city: -1.4%King and Queen County: +2.4%Prince Edward County: +1.7%Hampton city: +0.2%Appomattox County: +4.9%Botetourt County: +1.5%Arlington County: +0.4%Rappahannock County: +2.1%New Kent County: +17.7%Augusta County: +1.3%Giles County: -1.5%Dickenson County: -4.7%
Change 2020 to 2024
  1. < -1.4%
  2. < +0.3%
  3. < +2.1%
  4. < +4.7%
  5. ≥ +4.7%
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Orange pin: Greensville County internal point. Dark pin: Richmond.

Internal point

Decimal
36.680300, -77.560300
DMS
36°40'49.08"N 77°33'37.08"W
UTM
18N 271222.4E 4062462.5N
Geohash
dq8bej6q4
Plus code
8784MCJQ+4V

Towns in Greensville County

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Greensville County. Its 11,150 residents live in smaller towns, census-designated places, or unincorporated land, which the subcounty estimates do not list at this size.

Counties bordering Greensville County

The Census 2024 county adjacency file lists 6 neighbors for Greensville County, including 1 across a state line. The most populous is Dinwiddie County, VA, with 28,576 residents. Distances run between Census internal points in a straight line.

Distance to Richmond and the nearest big city

Richmond is 59.7 miles N of Greensville County's internal point in a straight line. The nearest place of 100,000 or more is Suffolk, VA (population 103,105), 51.3 miles away. The nearest place of 10,000 or more is Roanoke Rapids, NC (population 14,573), 16.9 miles away.

Greensville County FIPS code

The FIPS code of Greensville County is 51081: state code 51 for Virginia plus county code 081. Use it as text, with the leading zero, when joining Census, BLS, or CDC county tables. SAIPE lists its 2023 median household income as $53,908.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Greensville County, Virginia?

The Census Vintage 2024 estimate for July 1, 2024 is 11,150. That is down 246 people (2.2%) from the July 2020 estimate of 11,396.

What is the FIPS code of Greensville County?

51081. The first two digits (51) are Virginia; the last three (081) identify the county.

What is the largest town in Greensville County?

No incorporated place of 1,000 or more people has residents in Greensville County. Its people live in smaller towns, census-designated places or unincorporated land.

Which counties border Greensville County?

6 county-equivalents border it in the Census 2024 adjacency file: Dinwiddie County, VA; Southampton County, VA; Northampton County, NC; Brunswick County, VA; Sussex County, VA; Emporia city, VA.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 population estimates, 2024 Gazetteer land area and internal points, SAIPE 2023 median household income.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 county population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, counties
  3. 03Census SAIPE 2023 state and county estimates
  4. 04Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  5. 05Census 2024 county adjacency file
  6. 06Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.