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Fastest growing, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by population growth from the 2020 census to 2025. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01New Kent County, VAVA28,022+22.1%−6.8 pts

02Goochland County, VAVA29,187+18.0%−1.0 pts

03Louisa County, VAVA42,924+14.2%−11.9 pts

04Caroline County, VAVA34,413+11.4%−3.7 pts

05Suffolk, VAVA104,699+11.0%−11.1 pts

06Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+11.0%−46.5 pts

07King George County, VAVA29,646+10.9%−13.3 pts

08Fairfax, VAVA26,772+10.9%+1.3 pts

09Orange County, VAVA40,083+10.6%−10.3 pts

10King William County, VAVA19,617+10.1%−10.3 pts

11Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+9.7%−13.6 pts

12Frederick County, VAVA99,955+9.3%−20.2 pts

13Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+8.9%−15.3 pts

14Stafford County, VAVA170,803+8.8%−42.1 pts

15Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+8.6%+7.3 pts

16Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+7.9%+2.7 pts

17Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+7.4%−38.5 pts

18Radford, VAVA17,243+7.3%+7.8 pts

19Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+7.0%−11.6 pts

20Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+7.0%−8.2 pts

21Greene County, VAVA21,958+6.8%−41.2 pts

22Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+6.8%−90.1 pts

23Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+6.7%−1.3 pts

24Poquoson, VAVA13,292+6.7%+1.6 pts

25Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+6.6%−11.2 pts

26Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+6.5%−4.9 pts

27James City County, VAVA83,326+6.5%−31.5 pts

28Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+6.3%−55.0 pts

29Lexington, VAVA7,769+6.1%+7.5 pts

30Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+6.1%−10.4 pts

31Hanover County, VAVA116,423+5.9%−30.5 pts

32Clarke County, VAVA15,609+5.6%+1.0 pts

33Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+5.3%−11.2 pts

34Warren County, VAVA42,740+4.9%−15.9 pts

35Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+4.8%−8.3 pts

36Richmond, VAVA237,257+4.7%+7.3 pts

37Bedford County, VAVA83,059+4.5%−27.7 pts

38Prince William County, VAVA502,966+4.3%−25.9 pts

39Richmond County, VAVA9,294+4.2%−17.0 pts

40Staunton, VAVA26,801+4.1%+6.6 pts

41Highland County, VAVA2,318+3.9%+7.6 pts

42Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+3.7%−7.1 pts

43Manassas, VAVA44,332+3.6%−22.0 pts

44Franklin, VAVA8,478+3.6%−2.5 pts

45Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+3.6%−11.8 pts

46Falls Church, VAVA15,159+3.4%−4.9 pts

47Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+3.4%−13.7 pts

48Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+3.1%−2.1 pts

49Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+3.0%+4.1 pts

50Madison County, VAVA14,237+2.9%−1.9 pts

51Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+2.8%−1.2 pts

52Amelia County, VAVA13,632+2.8%−27.0 pts

53Martinsville, VAVA13,849+2.7%+7.3 pts

54Henrico County, VAVA342,775+2.5%−17.9 pts

55Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+2.5%−11.4 pts

56Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+2.4%−28.7 pts

57Arlington County, VAVA243,931+2.2%−8.6 pts

58Prince George County, VAVA43,936+2.2%−18.5 pts

59Amherst County, VAVA31,962+2.1%−9.5 pts

60King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+2.0%−3.4 pts

61Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+2.0%−12.7 pts

62Floyd County, VAVA15,789+2.0%−13.5 pts

63Franklin County, VAVA55,526+1.9%−17.6 pts

64York County, VAVA71,374+1.9%−30.8 pts

65Augusta County, VAVA78,940+1.9%−18.1 pts

66Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+1.9%−19.5 pts

67Salem, VAVA25,816+1.9%−2.3 pts

68Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+1.6%−20.4 pts

69Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+1.5%−16.9 pts

70Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+1.4%−9.3 pts

71Accomack County, VAVA33,859+1.3%−19.5 pts

72Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+1.2%−4.2 pts

73Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+1.0%−14.1 pts

74Hopewell, VAVA23,261+1.0%+4.2 pts

75Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+1.0%−3.9 pts

76Nelson County, VAVA14,920+1.0%−12.1 pts

77Petersburg, VAVA33,734+0.8%+12.9 pts

78Alexandria, VAVA160,662+0.7%−14.6 pts

79Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+0.7%−5.5 pts

80Surry County, VAVA6,603+0.6%−10.5 pts

81Southampton County, VAVA18,110+0.6%+1.0 pts

82Winchester, VAVA28,272+0.5%−6.9 pts

83Essex County, VAVA10,654+0.5%−14.4 pts

84Carroll County, VAVA29,299+0.5%−9.5 pts

85Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+0.5%+1.4 pts

86Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+0.2%−7.9 pts

87Page County, VAVA23,762+0.2%−6.6 pts

88Hampton, VAVA137,315+0.1%−9.3 pts

89Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+0.1%−13.3 pts

90Mathews County, VAVA8,529-0.0%−10.3 pts

91Washington County, VAVA53,898-0.1%−11.4 pts

92Campbell County, VAVA55,629-0.1%−7.5 pts

93Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-0.6%−2.5 pts

94Grayson County, VAVA15,230-0.7%−10.7 pts

95Sussex County, VAVA10,755-0.7%−22.7 pts

96Galax, VAVA6,670-0.7%−3.2 pts

97Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-0.8%−16.0 pts

98Roanoke, VAVA99,111-0.9%+0.6 pts

99Covington, VAVA5,680-1.0%+8.8 pts

100Patrick County, VAVA17,424-1.0%−12.1 pts

101Wythe County, VAVA27,983-1.1%−9.5 pts

102Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-1.1%−7.8 pts

103Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1.2%+2.1 pts

104Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737-1.2%−9.4 pts

105Montgomery County, VAVA98,434-1.3%−14.4 pts

106Giles County, VAVA16,564-1.3%−3.1 pts

107Newport News, VAVA183,230-1.6%−7.6 pts

108Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-1.7%−12.6 pts

109Halifax County, VAVA33,447-1.7%−30.4 pts

110Russell County, VAVA25,332-1.7%−7.5 pts

111Scott County, VAVA21,200-1.7%−2.6 pts

112Greensville County, VAVA11,181-1.8%−32.4 pts

113Craig County, VAVA4,800-1.9%−18.3 pts

114Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-1.9%−33.7 pts

115Bland County, VAVA6,151-1.9%−7.4 pts

116Danville, VAVA41,647-2.2%+6.5 pts

117Charles City County, VAVA6,623-2.2%−12.5 pts

118Lee County, VAVA21,642-2.4%+1.3 pts

119Norfolk, VAVA231,013-2.9%+7.3 pts

120Smyth County, VAVA28,882-3.1%−5.3 pts

121Bath County, VAVA4,076-3.2%−8.3 pts

122Northampton County, VAVA11,879-3.3%−3.5 pts

123Henry County, VAVA49,242-3.3%−5.1 pts

124Wise County, VAVA34,824-3.6%−5.0 pts

125Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-3.8%−56.6 pts

126Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-4.4%−1.5 pts

127Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-4.4%−2.5 pts

128Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-4.7%−16.3 pts

129Bristol, VAVA16,418-4.7%+1.1 pts

130Emporia, VAVA5,447-5.5%−12.3 pts

131Norton, VAVA3,477-5.7%+2.4 pts

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-6.3%+0.7 pts

133Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-9.2%+4.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES