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Fastest growing, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties ranked by population growth from the 2000 census to 2010. 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

01Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+84.1%−13%

02Prince William County, VAVA502,966+43.2%+43%

03King George County, VAVA29,646+40.4%+67%

04Stafford County, VAVA170,803+39.5%−23%

05James City County, VAVA83,326+39.3%+3%

06Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+38.7%−27%

07New Kent County, VAVA28,022+36.9%+28%

08Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+36.3%+56%

09Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+35.4%−38%

10Suffolk, VAVA104,699+32.8%+48%

11Frederick County, VAVA99,955+32.3%+9%

12Louisa County, VAVA42,924+29.4%+13%

13Orange County, VAVA40,083+29.4%+41%

14Caroline County, VAVA34,413+29.0%+92%

15Goochland County, VAVA29,187+28.8%+51%

16Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+28.2%−54%

17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+26.0%+1861%

18Alleghany County, VAVA14,546+25.7%−1455%

19Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+25.3%−45%

20Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+24.9%+51%

21Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+21.7%−10%

22King William County, VAVA19,617+21.2%+4%

23Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+20.9%−34%

24Greene County, VAVA21,958+20.7%−57%

25Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+19.7%+81%

26Warren County, VAVA42,740+19.0%−9%

27Falls Church, VAVA15,159+18.8%+126%

28Franklin County, VAVA55,526+18.8%−4%

29Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+18.6%−0%

30Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+18.5%+34%

31Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+18.3%+39%

32Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+17.3%+325%

33Henrico County, VAVA342,775+17.0%−17%

34York County, VAVA71,374+16.3%−50%

35Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+15.8%−1436%

36Hanover County, VAVA116,423+15.7%−57%

37Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+14.1%−17%

38Bedford County, VAVA83,059+13.8%−57%

39Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+12.9%−2%

40Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+12.7%−29%

41Augusta County, VAVA78,940+12.4%−38%

42Essex County, VAVA10,654+11.6%−22%

43Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+11.6%−63%

44Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+11.5%−37%

45Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+11.5%−25%

46Amelia County, VAVA13,632+11.3%−62%

47Winchester, VAVA28,272+11.1%+49%

48Clarke County, VAVA15,609+10.9%+140%

49Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+10.3%−30%

50Floyd County, VAVA15,789+10.1%−35%

51Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+9.7%−54%

52Arlington County, VAVA243,931+9.6%−11%

53Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+9.3%−19%

54Alexandria, VAVA160,662+9.1%−41%

55Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+8.7%−61%

56Lee County, VAVA21,642+8.5%−329%

57Prince George County, VAVA43,936+8.1%−61%

58Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+7.7%−5%

59Manassas, VAVA44,332+7.6%−70%

60Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+7.6%+45%

61Washington County, VAVA53,898+7.4%−35%

62Campbell County, VAVA55,629+7.4%−0%

63Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+7.2%−46%

64Madison County, VAVA14,237+6.3%+32%

65Southampton County, VAVA18,110+6.2%−1706%

66Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+6.0%−61%

67Wythe County, VAVA27,983+5.9%−29%

68Greensville County, VAVA11,181+5.9%−81%

69Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+5.6%+2%

70Richmond County, VAVA9,294+5.1%−76%

71Poquoson, VAVA13,292+5.0%−1%

72Fairfax, VAVA26,772+5.0%−48%

73Charles City County, VAVA6,623+4.8%−54%

74King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+4.8%−12%

75Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+4.7%−633%

76Emporia, VAVA5,447+4.6%−32%

77Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+4.4%−45%

78Nelson County, VAVA14,920+4.0%−69%

79Giles County, VAVA16,564+3.8%+112%

80Page County, VAVA23,762+3.7%−46%

81Norfolk, VAVA231,013+3.6%−135%

82Radford, VAVA17,243+3.5%−781%

83Surry County, VAVA6,603+3.4%−70%

84Wise County, VAVA34,824+3.3%+138%

85Richmond, VAVA237,257+3.2%−225%

86Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+3.0%−41%

87Galax, VAVA6,670+3.0%+20%

88Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+3.0%−63%

89Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490+2.9%−74%

90Franklin, VAVA8,478+2.8%−54%

91Carroll County, VAVA29,299+2.7%−73%

92Bristol, VAVA16,418+2.7%−147%

93Lexington, VAVA7,769+2.5%−293%

94Roanoke, VAVA99,111+2.2%−245%

95Craig County, VAVA4,800+1.9%−88%

96Amherst County, VAVA31,962+1.4%−88%

97Norton, VAVA3,477+1.4%−117%

98Tazewell County, VAVA38,635+1.1%−136%

99Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+1.1%−90%

100Hopewell, VAVA23,261+1.1%−133%

101Charlotte County, VAVA11,401+0.9%−86%

102Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+0.8%−83%

103Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+0.6%−96%

104Newport News, VAVA183,230+0.3%−95%

105Salem, VAVA25,816+0.2%−95%

106Staunton, VAVA26,801-0.4%−82%

107Bland County, VAVA6,151-0.7%−112%

108Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-0.7%−140%

109Scott County, VAVA21,200-1.0%−213%

110Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-1.5%−125%

111Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-1.8%−112%

112Mathews County, VAVA8,529-2.5%−124%

113Smyth County, VAVA28,882-2.6%−220%

114Halifax County, VAVA33,447-3.0%−110%

115Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-3.0%−57%

116Sussex County, VAVA10,755-3.3%−115%

117Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-3.5%−130%

118Petersburg, VAVA33,734-3.9%−68%

119Russell County, VAVA25,332-4.7%−181%

120Patrick County, VAVA17,424-4.7%−143%

121Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-5.0%+56%

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-5.3%−135%

123Northampton County, VAVA11,879-5.4%−2295%

124Covington, VAVA5,680-5.4%−45%

125Hampton, VAVA137,315-6.1%−165%

126Bath County, VAVA4,076-6.3%−221%

127Henry County, VAVA49,242-6.5%−476%

128Highland County, VAVA2,318-8.5%+126%

129Martinsville, VAVA13,849-10.3%+124%

130Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-10.7%−23%

131Danville, VAVA41,647-11.1%+26%

132Grayson County, VAVA15,230-13.3%−232%

133Accomack County, VAVA33,859-13.4%−164%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS