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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. The median across all 133 is +1.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Cumberland County, VA, up 78 places to #20.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01▲1New Kent County, VAVA28,022+22.1%−6.8 pts

02▲14Goochland County, VAVA29,187+18.0%−1.0 pts

03▲15Louisa County, VAVA42,924+14.2%−11.9 pts

04▲32Caroline County, VAVA34,413+11.4%−3.7 pts

05▲21Suffolk, VAVA104,699+11.0%−11.1 pts

06▲8Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+11.0%−46.5 pts

07▲12King George County, VAVA29,646+10.9%−13.3 pts

08▲33Fairfax, VAVA26,772+10.9%+1.3 pts

09▲26Orange County, VAVA40,083+10.6%−10.3 pts

10▲14King William County, VAVA19,617+10.1%−10.3 pts

11▲10Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+9.7%−13.6 pts

12▼3Frederick County, VAVA99,955+9.3%−20.2 pts

13▼2Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+8.9%−15.3 pts

14▼11Stafford County, VAVA170,803+8.8%−42.1 pts

15▼3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+8.6%+7.3 pts

16▲31Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+7.9%+2.7 pts

17▲20Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+7.4%−38.5 pts

18▲67Radford, VAVA17,243+7.3%+7.8 pts

19▲12Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+7.0%−11.6 pts

20▲78Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+7.0%−8.2 pts

21▲4Greene County, VAVA21,958+6.8%−41.2 pts

22▼21Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+6.8%−90.1 pts

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

24▲39Poquoson, VAVA13,292+6.7%+1.6 pts

25▲4Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+6.6%−11.2 pts

26▲12Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+6.5%−4.9 pts

27▼19James City County, VAVA83,326+6.5%−31.5 pts

28▲16Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+6.3%−55.0 pts

29▲30Lexington, VAVA7,769+6.1%+7.5 pts

30▲71Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+6.1%−10.4 pts

31▼3Hanover County, VAVA116,423+5.9%−30.5 pts

32▲17Clarke County, VAVA15,609+5.6%+1.0 pts

33▼16Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+5.3%−11.2 pts

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

35▼12Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+4.8%−8.3 pts

36▼9Richmond, VAVA237,257+4.7%+7.3 pts

37▼27Bedford County, VAVA83,059+4.5%−27.7 pts

38▼32Prince William County, VAVA502,966+4.3%−25.9 pts

39▲58Richmond County, VAVA9,294+4.2%−17.0 pts

40▼7Staunton, VAVA26,801+4.1%+6.6 pts

41▲59Highland County, VAVA2,318+3.9%+7.6 pts

42▲8Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+3.7%−7.1 pts

43▼23Manassas, VAVA44,332+3.6%−22.0 pts

44▲60Franklin, VAVA8,478+3.6%−2.5 pts

45▲7Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+3.6%−11.8 pts

46▼39Falls Church, VAVA15,159+3.4%−4.9 pts

47▲26Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+3.4%−13.7 pts

48▲9Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+3.1%−2.1 pts

49▲6Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+3.0%+4.1 pts

50▲8Madison County, VAVA14,237+2.9%−1.9 pts

51▼21Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+2.8%−1.2 pts

52▲4Amelia County, VAVA13,632+2.8%−27.0 pts

53▲33Martinsville, VAVA13,849+2.7%+7.3 pts

54▼22Henrico County, VAVA342,775+2.5%−17.9 pts

55▲59Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+2.5%−11.4 pts

56▼34Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+2.4%−28.7 pts

57▼44Arlington County, VAVA243,931+2.2%−8.6 pts

58▼53Prince George County, VAVA43,936+2.2%−18.5 pts

59▲36Amherst County, VAVA31,962+2.1%−9.5 pts

60▲47King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+2.0%−3.4 pts

61▲30Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+2.0%−12.7 pts

62▲8Floyd County, VAVA15,789+2.0%−13.5 pts

63▲27Franklin County, VAVA55,526+1.9%−17.6 pts

64▼22York County, VAVA71,374+1.9%−30.8 pts

65▼14Augusta County, VAVA78,940+1.9%−18.1 pts

66▲17Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+1.9%−19.5 pts

67▼2Salem, VAVA25,816+1.9%−2.3 pts

68▲1Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+1.6%−20.4 pts

69▼26Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+1.5%−16.9 pts

70▲50Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+1.4%−9.3 pts

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

72▲3Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+1.2%−4.2 pts

73▲49Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+1.0%−14.1 pts

74▼8Hopewell, VAVA23,261+1.0%+4.2 pts

75▲4Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+1.0%−3.9 pts

76▲5Nelson County, VAVA14,920+1.0%−12.1 pts

77▼17Petersburg, VAVA33,734+0.8%+12.9 pts

78▼63Alexandria, VAVA160,662+0.7%−14.6 pts

79▲23Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+0.7%−5.5 pts

80▲39Surry County, VAVA6,603+0.6%−10.5 pts

81▲12Southampton County, VAVA18,110+0.6%+1.0 pts

82▼43Winchester, VAVA28,272+0.5%−6.9 pts

83▲25Essex County, VAVA10,654+0.5%−14.4 pts

84▲5Carroll County, VAVA29,299+0.5%−9.5 pts

85▼13Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+0.5%+1.4 pts

86▼33Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+0.2%−7.9 pts

87▼7Page County, VAVA23,762+0.2%−6.6 pts

88▼14Hampton, VAVA137,315+0.1%−9.3 pts

89▼21Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+0.1%−13.3 pts

90▲19Mathews County, VAVA8,529-0.0%−10.3 pts

91▼9Washington County, VAVA53,898-0.1%−11.4 pts

92▼25Campbell County, VAVA55,629-0.1%−7.5 pts

93▼1Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-0.6%−2.5 pts

94▼16Grayson County, VAVA15,230-0.7%−10.7 pts

95▲32Sussex County, VAVA10,755-0.7%−22.7 pts

96▲7Galax, VAVA6,670-0.7%−3.2 pts

97▲28Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-0.8%−16.0 pts

98▼37Roanoke, VAVA99,111-0.9%+0.6 pts

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

100▲6Patrick County, VAVA17,424-1.0%−12.1 pts

101▼7Wythe County, VAVA27,983-1.1%−9.5 pts

102▲22Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-1.1%−7.8 pts

103▼39Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1.2%+2.1 pts

104▼50Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737-1.2%−9.4 pts

105▼57Montgomery County, VAVA98,434-1.3%−14.4 pts

106▼18Giles County, VAVA16,564-1.3%−3.1 pts

107▼45Newport News, VAVA183,230-1.6%−7.6 pts

108▼3Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-1.7%−12.6 pts

109▲3Halifax County, VAVA33,447-1.7%−30.4 pts

110▲18Russell County, VAVA25,332-1.7%−7.5 pts

111▲6Scott County, VAVA21,200-1.7%−2.6 pts

112▲6Greensville County, VAVA11,181-1.8%−32.4 pts

113▼3Craig County, VAVA4,800-1.9%−18.3 pts

114▼69Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-1.9%−33.7 pts

115▲8Bland County, VAVA6,151-1.9%−7.4 pts

116▼39Danville, VAVA41,647-2.2%+6.5 pts

117▼2Charles City County, VAVA6,623-2.2%−12.5 pts

118▲14Lee County, VAVA21,642-2.4%+1.3 pts

119▼35Norfolk, VAVA231,013-2.9%+7.3 pts

120▲1Smyth County, VAVA28,882-3.1%−5.3 pts

121▲8Bath County, VAVA4,076-3.2%−8.3 pts

122▼46Northampton County, VAVA11,879-3.3%−3.5 pts

123▼12Henry County, VAVA49,242-3.3%−5.1 pts

124▲7Wise County, VAVA34,824-3.6%−5.0 pts

125▼121Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-3.8%−56.6 pts

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

127▼14Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-4.4%−2.5 pts

128▼88Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-4.7%−16.3 pts

129▼33Bristol, VAVA16,418-4.7%+1.1 pts

130▼43Emporia, VAVA5,447-5.5%−12.3 pts

131▼15Norton, VAVA3,477-5.7%+2.4 pts

132▼2Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-6.3%+0.7 pts

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

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES