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Fastest growing, Virginia counties · 2000

Virginia counties ranked by population growth since the prior decennial census. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION GROWTHVS 2000

01Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+96.9%+0%

02Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+61.3%+0%

03Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+57.5%+0%

04Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+52.8%+0%

05Stafford County, VAVA170,803+51.0%+0%

06Greene County, VAVA21,958+48.0%+0%

07Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+46.0%+0%

08James City County, VAVA83,326+38.0%+0%

09Hanover County, VAVA116,423+36.4%+0%

10York County, VAVA71,374+32.7%+0%

11Bedford County, VAVA83,059+32.2%+0%

12Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+31.8%+0%

13Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+31.1%+0%

14Greensville County, VAVA11,181+30.6%+0%

15Prince William County, VAVA502,966+30.2%+0%

16Amelia County, VAVA13,632+29.7%+0%

17Frederick County, VAVA99,955+29.5%+0%

18New Kent County, VAVA28,022+28.9%+0%

19Halifax County, VAVA33,447+28.7%+0%

20Louisa County, VAVA42,924+26.1%+0%

21Manassas, VAVA44,332+25.7%+0%

22King George County, VAVA29,646+24.2%+0%

23Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+24.2%+0%

24Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+23.3%+0%

25Suffolk, VAVA104,699+22.1%+0%

26Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+22.0%+0%

27Sussex County, VAVA10,755+22.0%+0%

28Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+21.4%+0%

29Richmond County, VAVA9,294+21.1%+0%

30Accomack County, VAVA33,859+20.8%+0%

31Orange County, VAVA40,083+20.8%+0%

32Warren County, VAVA42,740+20.8%+0%

33Prince George County, VAVA43,936+20.6%+0%

34King William County, VAVA19,617+20.5%+0%

35Henrico County, VAVA342,775+20.4%+0%

36Augusta County, VAVA78,940+20.0%+0%

37Franklin County, VAVA55,526+19.6%+0%

38Goochland County, VAVA29,187+19.1%+0%

39Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+18.7%+0%

40Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+18.5%+0%

41Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+17.8%+0%

42Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+17.0%+0%

43Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+16.5%+0%

44Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+16.5%+0%

45Craig County, VAVA4,800+16.4%+0%

46Floyd County, VAVA15,789+15.6%+0%

47Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+15.4%+0%

48Alexandria, VAVA160,662+15.4%+0%

49Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+15.2%+0%

50Brunswick County, VAVA15,727+15.2%+0%

51Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+15.1%+0%

52Caroline County, VAVA34,413+15.1%+0%

53Essex County, VAVA10,654+15.0%+0%

54Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+14.8%+0%

55Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+13.9%+0%

56Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+13.4%+0%

57Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+13.1%+0%

58Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+13.1%+0%

59Nelson County, VAVA14,920+13.0%+0%

60Charlottesville, VAVA44,388+11.7%+0%

61Amherst County, VAVA31,962+11.6%+0%

62Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+11.4%+0%

63Washington County, VAVA53,898+11.4%+0%

64Surry County, VAVA6,603+11.1%+0%

65Patrick County, VAVA17,424+11.1%+0%

66Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490+10.9%+0%

67Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+10.9%+0%

68Arlington County, VAVA243,931+10.8%+0%

69Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+10.7%+0%

70Mathews County, VAVA8,529+10.3%+0%

71Charles City County, VAVA6,623+10.3%+0%

72Grayson County, VAVA15,230+10.1%+0%

73Carroll County, VAVA29,299+10.0%+0%

74Fairfax, VAVA26,772+9.6%+0%

75Hampton, VAVA137,315+9.5%+0%

76Wythe County, VAVA27,983+8.4%+0%

77Falls Church, VAVA15,159+8.3%+0%

78Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+8.2%+0%

79Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+8.1%+0%

80Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+8.0%+0%

81Winchester, VAVA28,272+7.5%+0%

82Campbell County, VAVA55,629+7.4%+0%

83Page County, VAVA23,762+6.9%+0%

84Emporia, VAVA5,447+6.8%+0%

85Charlotte County, VAVA11,401+6.7%+0%

86Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+6.2%+0%

87Franklin, VAVA8,478+6.1%+0%

88Newport News, VAVA183,230+5.9%+0%

89Russell County, VAVA25,332+5.7%+0%

90Bland County, VAVA6,151+5.5%+0%

91Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+5.5%+0%

92King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+5.4%+0%

93Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+5.2%+0%

94Bath County, VAVA4,076+5.2%+0%

95Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+5.2%+0%

96Poquoson, VAVA13,292+5.1%+0%

97Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+4.9%+0%

98Madison County, VAVA14,237+4.8%+0%

99Clarke County, VAVA15,609+4.6%+0%

100Salem, VAVA25,816+4.2%+0%

101Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+4.1%+0%

102Galax, VAVA6,670+2.5%+0%

103Smyth County, VAVA28,882+2.2%+0%

104Pulaski County, VAVA33,586+1.8%+0%

105Giles County, VAVA16,564+1.8%+0%

106Henry County, VAVA49,242+1.7%+0%

107Wise County, VAVA34,824+1.4%+0%

108Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+1.3%+0%

109Scott County, VAVA21,200+0.9%+0%

110Northampton County, VAVA11,879+0.2%+0%

111Southampton County, VAVA18,110-0.4%+0%

112Radford, VAVA17,243-0.5%+0%

113Buena Vista, VAVA6,672-0.9%+0%

114Lynchburg, VAVA81,347-1.2%+0%

115Lexington, VAVA7,769-1.3%+0%

116Roanoke, VAVA99,111-1.5%+0%

117Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-1.9%+0%

118Staunton, VAVA26,801-2.5%+0%

119Richmond, VAVA237,257-2.6%+0%

120Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-3.0%+0%

121Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-3.2%+0%

122Hopewell, VAVA23,261-3.2%+0%

123Lee County, VAVA21,642-3.7%+0%

124Highland County, VAVA2,318-3.8%+0%

125Martinsville, VAVA13,849-4.6%+0%

126Bristol, VAVA16,418-5.7%+0%

127Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-7.0%+0%

128Norton, VAVA3,477-8.1%+0%

129Danville, VAVA41,647-8.8%+0%

130Covington, VAVA5,680-9.8%+0%

131Norfolk, VAVA231,013-10.3%+0%

132Petersburg, VAVA33,734-12.1%+0%

133Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-13.9%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES