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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%−23%

02Goochland County, VAVA29,187+18.0%−5%

03Louisa County, VAVA42,924+14.2%−46%

04Caroline County, VAVA34,413+11.4%−24%

05Suffolk, VAVA104,699+11.0%−50%

06Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+11.0%−81%

07King George County, VAVA29,646+10.9%−55%

08Fairfax, VAVA26,772+10.9%+14%

09Orange County, VAVA40,083+10.6%−49%

10King William County, VAVA19,617+10.1%−50%

11Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+9.7%−58%

12Frederick County, VAVA99,955+9.3%−68%

13Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+8.9%−63%

14Stafford County, VAVA170,803+8.8%−83%

15Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+8.6%+551%

16Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+7.9%+51%

17Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+7.4%−84%

18Radford, VAVA17,243+7.3%−1536%

19Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+7.0%−62%

20Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+7.0%−54%

21Greene County, VAVA21,958+6.8%−86%

22Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+6.8%−93%

23Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+6.7%−16%

24Poquoson, VAVA13,292+6.7%+31%

25Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+6.6%−63%

26Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+6.5%−43%

27James City County, VAVA83,326+6.5%−83%

28Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+6.3%−90%

29Lexington, VAVA7,769+6.1%−564%

30Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+6.1%−63%

31Hanover County, VAVA116,423+5.9%−84%

32Clarke County, VAVA15,609+5.6%+23%

33Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+5.3%−68%

34Warren County, VAVA42,740+4.9%−76%

35Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+4.8%−63%

36Richmond, VAVA237,257+4.7%−281%

37Bedford County, VAVA83,059+4.5%−86%

38Prince William County, VAVA502,966+4.3%−86%

39Richmond County, VAVA9,294+4.2%−80%

40Staunton, VAVA26,801+4.1%−264%

41Highland County, VAVA2,318+3.9%−203%

42Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+3.7%−66%

43Manassas, VAVA44,332+3.6%−86%

44Franklin, VAVA8,478+3.6%−41%

45Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+3.6%−77%

46Falls Church, VAVA15,159+3.4%−59%

47Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+3.4%−80%

48Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+3.1%−40%

49Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+3.0%−351%

50Madison County, VAVA14,237+2.9%−40%

51Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+2.8%−30%

52Amelia County, VAVA13,632+2.8%−91%

53Martinsville, VAVA13,849+2.7%−158%

54Henrico County, VAVA342,775+2.5%−88%

55Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+2.5%−82%

56Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+2.4%−92%

57Arlington County, VAVA243,931+2.2%−80%

58Prince George County, VAVA43,936+2.2%−90%

59Amherst County, VAVA31,962+2.1%−82%

60King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+2.0%−62%

61Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+2.0%−86%

62Floyd County, VAVA15,789+2.0%−87%

63Franklin County, VAVA55,526+1.9%−90%

64York County, VAVA71,374+1.9%−94%

65Augusta County, VAVA78,940+1.9%−91%

66Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+1.9%−91%

67Salem, VAVA25,816+1.9%−56%

68Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+1.6%−93%

69Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+1.5%−92%

70Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+1.4%−87%

71Accomack County, VAVA33,859+1.3%−94%

72Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+1.2%−77%

73Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+1.0%−93%

74Hopewell, VAVA23,261+1.0%−131%

75Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+1.0%−80%

76Nelson County, VAVA14,920+1.0%−92%

77Petersburg, VAVA33,734+0.8%−107%

78Alexandria, VAVA160,662+0.7%−95%

79Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+0.7%−89%

80Surry County, VAVA6,603+0.6%−94%

81Southampton County, VAVA18,110+0.6%−263%

82Winchester, VAVA28,272+0.5%−93%

83Essex County, VAVA10,654+0.5%−97%

84Carroll County, VAVA29,299+0.5%−95%

85Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+0.5%−152%

86Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+0.2%−97%

87Page County, VAVA23,762+0.2%−97%

88Hampton, VAVA137,315+0.1%−99%

89Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+0.1%−100%

90Mathews County, VAVA8,529-0.0%−100%

91Washington County, VAVA53,898-0.1%−101%

92Campbell County, VAVA55,629-0.1%−102%

93Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-0.6%−135%

94Grayson County, VAVA15,230-0.7%−107%

95Sussex County, VAVA10,755-0.7%−103%

96Galax, VAVA6,670-0.7%−130%

97Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-0.8%−105%

98Roanoke, VAVA99,111-0.9%−42%

99Covington, VAVA5,680-1.0%−90%

100Patrick County, VAVA17,424-1.0%−109%

101Wythe County, VAVA27,983-1.1%−113%

102Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-1.1%−117%

103Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1.2%−64%

104Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737-1.2%−115%

105Montgomery County, VAVA98,434-1.3%−110%

106Giles County, VAVA16,564-1.3%−175%

107Newport News, VAVA183,230-1.6%−127%

108Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-1.7%−115%

109Halifax County, VAVA33,447-1.7%−106%

110Russell County, VAVA25,332-1.7%−130%

111Scott County, VAVA21,200-1.7%−303%

112Greensville County, VAVA11,181-1.8%−106%

113Craig County, VAVA4,800-1.9%−111%

114Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-1.9%−106%

115Bland County, VAVA6,151-1.9%−135%

116Danville, VAVA41,647-2.2%−75%

117Charles City County, VAVA6,623-2.2%−122%

118Lee County, VAVA21,642-2.4%−35%

119Norfolk, VAVA231,013-2.9%−71%

120Smyth County, VAVA28,882-3.1%−240%

121Bath County, VAVA4,076-3.2%−161%

122Northampton County, VAVA11,879-3.3%−1439%

123Henry County, VAVA49,242-3.3%−293%

124Wise County, VAVA34,824-3.6%−360%

125Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-3.8%−107%

126Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-4.4%+50%

127Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-4.4%+134%

128Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-4.7%−140%

129Bristol, VAVA16,418-4.7%−19%

130Emporia, VAVA5,447-5.5%−182%

131Norton, VAVA3,477-5.7%−29%

132Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-6.3%−10%

133Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-9.2%−34%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES