Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area Demographics
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area is the 6th most populous of 935 metro areas in the United States, with 6,278,542 residents across 6,034 square miles. That is about 1,041 people per square mile.
At the 2020 census
| Population | 6,278,542 |
|---|---|
| Land area | 6,034 sq mi |
| Density | 1,041 / sq mi |
Data: 2020 Census · American Community Survey 2024
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Counties in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metro Area area
| Name | Population | Sq mi | Per sq mi |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County, VA | 1,150,238 | 391.0 | 2,942 |
| Montgomery County, MD | 1,062,124 | 493.1 | 2,154 |
| Prince George's County, MD | 967,201 | 482.6 | 2,004 |
| District of Columbia, DC | 689,482 | 61.1 | 11,280 |
| Prince William County, VA | 482,230 | 335.3 | 1,438 |
| Loudoun County, VA | 420,936 | 515.7 | 816 |
| County Frederick | 271,717 | 660.2 | 412 |
| County Arlington | 238,643 | 26.0 | 9,188 |
| Charles County, MD | 166,617 | 457.8 | 364 |
| Alexandria city, VA | 159,467 | 14.9 | 10,677 |
| Stafford County | 156,927 | 269.2 | 583 |
| County Spotsylvania | 140,032 | 401.5 | 349 |
| County Fauquier | 72,972 | 647.4 | 113 |
| Jefferson County | 57,724 | 209.3 | 276 |
| County Culpeper | 52,552 | 379.2 | 139 |
| city Manassas | 42,772 | 9.9 | 4,329 |
| Warren County, VA | 40,727 | 214.6 | 190 |
| city Fredericksburg | 27,982 | 10.4 | 2,680 |
| Fairfax city, VA | 24,217 | 6.2 | 3,881 |
| Manassas Park city, VA | 17,193 | 3.0 | 5,667 |
| Clarke County | 14,783 | 176.0 | 84 |
| Falls Church city, VA | 14,658 | 2.0 | 7,163 |
| Rappahannock County | 7,348 | 266.4 | 28 |
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This page shows demographics for a US metropolitan or micropolitan area from the 2020 census and the American Community Survey: population, land area, density, and how the area compares to national averages.
Metro areas are built from whole counties, listed below. Statistics aggregate the member counties' census tracts.