The below seniority list reflects up-to-date sheriff terms; however, the list below may or may not reflect the annual license plate order that is submitted to Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles each year after the election. Any newly elected sheriffs will be listed below after they take office in January of a given year.
| Locality | Sheriff | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Buena Vista | Sheriff Randolph Hamilton, Jr. | 3/1/1996 |
| 2 | Lee County | Sheriff Gary B. Parsons | 12/20/1996 |
| 3 | Shenandoah County | Sheriff Timothy C. Carter | 1/1/2004 |
| 4 | Prince William County | Sheriff Glendell Hill | 1/1/2004 |
| 5 | Madison County | Sheriff Erik J. Weaver | 1/1/2004 |
| 6 | City of Radford | Sheriff Mark R. Armentrout | 11/8/2004 |
| 7 | City of Petersburg | Sheriff Vanessa R. Crawford | 1/1/2006 |
| 8 | City of Newport News | Sheriff Gabe A. Morgan | 1/1/2006 |
| 9 | City of Colonial Heights | Sheriff Todd B. Wilson | 1/1/2006 |
| 10 | Lunenburg County | Sheriff Arthur Townsend, Jr. | 8/9/2006 |
| 11 | Westmoreland County | Sheriff C. O. Balderson | 1/1/2008 |
| 12 | Rappahannock County | Sheriff Connie S. Compton | 1/1/2008 |
| 13 | Cumberland County | Sheriff Darrell L. Hodges | 1/1/2008 |
| 14 | Buckingham County | Sheriff W. G. “Billy” Kidd, Jr. | 1/1/2008 |
| 15 | Giles County | Sheriff W. Morgan Millirons | 1/1/2008 |
| 16 | Brunswick County | Sheriff Brian K. Roberts | 1/1/2008 |
| 17 | Patrick County | Sheriff Daniel M. Smith | 1/1/2008 |
| 18 | Pittsylvania County | Sheriff Michael W. Taylor | 1/1/2008 |
| 19 | Amelia County | Sheriff Ricky L. Walker | 1/1/2008 |
| 20 | City of Charlottesville | Sheriff James E. Brown, III | 1/1/2010 |
| 21 | City of Danville | Sheriff Michael S. “Mike” Mondul | 1/1/2010 |
| 22 | Northampton County | Sheriff David L. Doughty, Jr. | 1/1/2011 |
| 23 | Dinwiddie County | Sheriff D. T. “Duck” Adams | 1/1/2012 |
| 24 | Loudoun County | Sheriff Michael L. Chapman | 1/1/2012 |
| 25 | Halifax County | Sheriff Fred S. Clark | 1/1/2012 |
| 26 | Spotsylvania County | Sheriff Roger L. Harris | 1/1/2012 |
| 27 | Mecklenburg County | Sheriff R. W. “Bobby” Hawkins, Jr. | 1/1/2012 |
| 28 | Tazewell County | Sheriff Brian L. Hieatt | 1/1/2012 |
| 29 | Rockingham County | Sheriff Bryan F. Hutcheson | 1/1/2012 |
| 30 | Franklin County | Sheriff W. Q. “Bill” Overton, Jr. | 1/1/2012 |
| 31 | Bath County | Sheriff Robert W. Plecker | 1/1/2012 |
| 32 | Greene County | Sheriff Steven S. Smith | 1/1/2012 |
| 33 | Gloucester County | Sheriff Darrell W. Warren, Jr. | 2/4/2012 |
| 34 | Fairfax County | Sheriff Stacey A. Kincaid | 11/26/2013 |
| 35 | Chesterfield County | Sheriff Karl S. Leonard | 2/1/2014 |
| 36 | Fluvanna County | Sheriff Eric Hess | 5/1/2014 |
| 37 | Greensville County | Sheriff William T. “Tim” Jarratt, Jr. | 6/1/2015 |
| 38 | Richmond County | Sheriff Stephen B. Smith | 6/1/2015 |
| 39 | Craig County | Sheriff L. Trevor N. Craddock | 1/1/2016 |
| 40 | Floyd County | Sheriff Brian J. Craig | 1/1/2016 |
| 41 | Page County | Sheriff Chadwick W. Cubbage | 1/1/2016 |
| 42 | Stafford County | Sheriff David P. “DP” Decatur, Jr. | 1/1/2016 |
| 43 | Lancaster County | Sheriff Patrick McCranie | 1/1/2016 |
| 44 | Frederick County | Sheriff L. W. “Lenny” Millholland | 1/1/2016 |
| 45 | Powhatan County | Sheriff Brad W. Nunnally | 1/1/2016 |
| 46 | Roanoke County | Sheriff J. Eric Orange | 1/1/2016 |
| 47 | Smyth County | Sheriff B. C. “Chip” Shuler | 1/1/2016 |
| 48 | Augusta County | Sheriff Donald L. Smith | 1/1/2016 |
| 49 | Surry County | Sheriff Carlos L. Turner | 1/1/2016 |
| 50 | City of Norfolk | Sheriff Joe Baron | 2/1/2017 |
| 51 | City of Lynchburg | Sheriff Donald T. Sloan | 4/1/2017 |
| 52 | Sussex County | Sheriff Ernest L. Giles, Sr. | 6/3/2017 |
| 53 | Pulaski County | Sheriff Michael W. Worrell | 7/1/2017 |
| 54 | City of Richmond | Sheriff Antionette V. Irving | 1/1/2018 |
| 55 | City of Portsmouth | Sheriff Michael A. Moore | 1/1/2018 |
| 56 | Isle of Wight County | Sheriff James R. Clarke | 3/1/2018 |
| 57 | Essex County | Sheriff W. A. “Arnie” Holmes | 7/1/2018 |
| 58 | Bland County | Sheriff Jason R. Ramsey | 7/1/2019 |
| 59 | Washington County | Sheriff R. Blake Andis | 1/1/2020 |
| 60 | Northumberland County | Sheriff Johnny A. Beauchamp | 1/1/2020 |
| 61 | Albemarle County | Sheriff Chan R. Bryant | 1/1/2020 |
| 62 | Campbell County | Sheriff Whit W. Clark, III | 1/1/2020 |
| 63 | Goochland County | Sheriff Steven N. Creasey | 1/1/2020 |
| 64 | Scott County | Sheriff Jeff B. Edds | 1/1/2020 |
| 65 | Prince Edward County | Sheriff L. A. “Tony” Epps | 1/1/2020 |
| 66 | Dickenson County | Sheriff Jeremy D. Fleming | 1/1/2020 |
| 67 | King George County | Sheriff Chris A. Giles | 1/1/2020 |
| 68 | Henrico County | Sheriff Alisa A. Gregory | 1/1/2020 |
| 69 | Williamsburg-James City County | Sheriff David J. Hardin | 1/1/2020 |
| 70 | Nottoway County | Sheriff Robert L. Jones | 1/1/2020 |
| 71 | Carroll County | Sheriff Kevin A. Kemp | 1/1/2020 |
| 72 | Wise County | Sheriff E. Grant Kilgore | 1/1/2020 |
| 73 | Louisa County | Sheriff Donald A. “Donnie” Lowe | 1/1/2020 |
| 74 | Bedford County | Sheriff Mike W. Miller | 1/1/2020 |
| 75 | Botetourt County | Sheriff Matthew T. Ward | 1/1/2020 |
| 76 | Accomack County | Sheriff W. Todd Wessells | 1/1/2020 |
| 77 | Southampton County | Sheriff Josh A. Wyche, Sr. | 1/1/2020 |
| 78 | City of Falls Church | Sheriff Metin “Matt” Cay | 8/15/2020 |
| 79 | City of Hampton | Sheriff Karen E. Bowden | 12/28/2020 |
| 80 | Alexandria | Sheriff Sean Casey | 1/1/2022 |
| 81 | Bristol | Sheriff R. Tyrone Foster | 1/1/2022 |
| 82 | Staunton | Sheriff Christopher M. Hartless | 1/1/2022 |
| 83 | Roanoke | Sheriff Antonio D. Hash | 1/1/2022 |
| 84 | Waynesboro | Sheriff Christopher Johnson, Jr. | 1/1/2022 |
| 85 | Norton | Sheriff Jason F. McConnell | 1/1/2022 |
| 86 | Hopewell | Sheriff Travis L. Stanley | 1/1/2022 |
| 87 | Prince George County | Sheriff R. W. “Buck” Vargo | 1/1/2022 |
| 88 | Fauquier County | Sheriff Jeremy A. Falls | 1/18/2022 |
| 89 | Winchester | Sheriff William Sales | 9/3/2022 |
| 90 | King and Queen County | Sheriff William R. “Rob” Balderson | 1/1/2023 |
| 91 | York County-Poquoson | Sheriff Ronald G. Montgomery | 1/1/2023 |
| 92 | Caroline County | Sheriff C. Scott Moser | 1/1/2023 |
| 93 | Arlington County | Sheriff Jose Quiroz | 1/7/2023 |
| 94 | Henry County | Sheriff Donald W. “Wayne” Davis, Jr. | 7/1/2023 |
| 95 | Russell County | Sheriff William “Bill” J. Watson | 7/1/2023 |
| 96 | City of Virginia Beach | Sheriff Rocky Holcomb | 9/29/23 |
| 97 | Amherst County | Sheriff L. J. “Jimmy” Ayers, III | 01/01/2024 |
| 98 | New Kent County | Sheriff Lee S. Bailey | 01/01/2024 |
| 99 | Buchanan County | Sheriff Allen W. Boyd | 01/01/2024 |
| 100 | Culpeper County | Sheriff Timothy W. Chilton | 01/01/2024 |
| 101 | Warren County | Sheriff Crystal M. Cline | 01/01/2024 |
| 102 | Charles City County | Sheriff Jayson T. Crawley | 01/01/2024 |
| 103 | Mathews County | Sheriff April L. Edwards | 01/01/2024 |
| 104 | Nelson County | Sheriff Mark E. Embrey | 01/01/2024 |
| 105 | Charlotte County | Sheriff James R. Grissom | 01/01/2024 |
| 106 | Highland County | Sheriff Robert W. “Bob” Kelly | 01/01/2024 |
| 107 | King William County | Sheriff T. D. “Don” Lumpkin, Jr. | 01/01/2024 |
| 108 | Alleghany County-Covington | Sheriff Kyle M. Moore | 01/01/2024 |
| 109 | Appomattox County | Sheriff Robert N. Richardson | 01/01/2024 |
| 110 | Orange County | Sheriff Jason C. Smith | 01/01/2024 |
| 111 | Clarke County | Sheriff Travis M. Sumption | 01/01/2024 |
| 112 | City of Suffolk | Sheriff David Miles | 07/01/2024 |
| 113 | Rockbridge County | Sheriff Tony A. McFaddin, Jr. | 01/01/2025 |
| 114 | City of Salem | Sheriff Chris Shelor | 01/01/2025 |
| 115 | City of Emporia | Sheriff Dameon White | 07/01/2025 |
| 116 | Wythe County | Sheriff Anthony R. Cline | 08/01/2025 |
| 117 | City of Chesapeake | Sheriff Wallace W. Chadwick, III | 1/1/2026 |
| 118 | City of Fredericksburg | Sheriff Rashawn Cowles | 1/1/2026 |
| 119 | Grayson County | Sheriff Gary C. Hash | 1/1/2026 |
| 120 | Montgomery County | Sheriff Robert G. Page | 04/01/2026 |
| 121 | Middlesex County | Sheriff Michael “Mickey” E. Sampson | 04/01/2026 |
| 122 | Hanover County | Sheriff Gregory W. Six | 04/01/2026 |
| 123 | City of Martinsville | Sheriff Michael Law | 08/29/2026 |
8/31/2026