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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%−12.8 pts

02Prince William County, VAVA502,966+43.2%+13.0 pts

03King George County, VAVA29,646+40.4%+16.1 pts

04Stafford County, VAVA170,803+39.5%−11.5 pts

05James City County, VAVA83,326+39.3%+1.3 pts

06Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+38.7%−14.1 pts

07New Kent County, VAVA28,022+36.9%+8.0 pts

08Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+36.3%+13.0 pts

09Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+35.4%−22.1 pts

10Suffolk, VAVA104,699+32.8%+10.7 pts

11Frederick County, VAVA99,955+32.3%+2.8 pts

12Louisa County, VAVA42,924+29.4%+3.3 pts

13Orange County, VAVA40,083+29.4%+8.5 pts

14Caroline County, VAVA34,413+29.0%+13.9 pts

15Goochland County, VAVA29,187+28.8%+9.7 pts

16Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+28.2%−33.1 pts

17Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+26.0%+24.6 pts

18Alleghany County, VAVA14,546+25.7%+27.6 pts

19Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+25.3%−20.7 pts

20Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+24.9%+8.5 pts

21Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+21.7%−2.5 pts

22King William County, VAVA19,617+21.2%+0.8 pts

23Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+20.9%−10.9 pts

24Greene County, VAVA21,958+20.7%−27.3 pts

25Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+19.7%+8.9 pts

26Warren County, VAVA42,740+19.0%−1.8 pts

27Falls Church, VAVA15,159+18.8%+10.5 pts

28Franklin County, VAVA55,526+18.8%−0.8 pts

29Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+18.6%−0.0 pts

30Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+18.5%+4.6 pts

31Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+18.3%+5.1 pts

32Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+17.3%+13.2 pts

33Henrico County, VAVA342,775+17.0%−3.4 pts

34York County, VAVA71,374+16.3%−16.4 pts

35Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+15.8%+17.0 pts

36Hanover County, VAVA116,423+15.7%−20.7 pts

37Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+14.1%−2.9 pts

38Bedford County, VAVA83,059+13.8%−18.5 pts

39Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+12.9%−0.3 pts

40Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+12.7%−5.1 pts

41Augusta County, VAVA78,940+12.4%−7.6 pts

42Essex County, VAVA10,654+11.6%−3.3 pts

43Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+11.6%−19.5 pts

44Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+11.5%−6.9 pts

45Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+11.5%−3.8 pts

46Amelia County, VAVA13,632+11.3%−18.4 pts

47Winchester, VAVA28,272+11.1%+3.6 pts

48Clarke County, VAVA15,609+10.9%+6.4 pts

49Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+10.3%−4.4 pts

50Floyd County, VAVA15,789+10.1%−5.4 pts

51Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+9.7%−11.6 pts

52Arlington County, VAVA243,931+9.6%−1.2 pts

53Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+9.3%−2.2 pts

54Alexandria, VAVA160,662+9.1%−6.3 pts

55Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+8.7%−13.3 pts

56Lee County, VAVA21,642+8.5%+12.2 pts

57Prince George County, VAVA43,936+8.1%−12.5 pts

58Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+7.7%−0.4 pts

59Manassas, VAVA44,332+7.6%−18.0 pts

60Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+7.6%+2.4 pts

61Washington County, VAVA53,898+7.4%−4.0 pts

62Campbell County, VAVA55,629+7.4%−0.0 pts

63Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+7.2%−6.2 pts

64Madison County, VAVA14,237+6.3%+1.5 pts

65Southampton County, VAVA18,110+6.2%+6.6 pts

66Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+6.0%−9.5 pts

67Wythe County, VAVA27,983+5.9%−2.4 pts

68Greensville County, VAVA11,181+5.9%−24.7 pts

69Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+5.6%+0.1 pts

70Richmond County, VAVA9,294+5.1%−16.1 pts

71Poquoson, VAVA13,292+5.0%−0.0 pts

72Fairfax, VAVA26,772+5.0%−4.6 pts

73Charles City County, VAVA6,623+4.8%−5.5 pts

74King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+4.8%−0.7 pts

75Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+4.7%+5.6 pts

76Emporia, VAVA5,447+4.6%−2.1 pts

77Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+4.4%−3.6 pts

78Nelson County, VAVA14,920+4.0%−9.1 pts

79Giles County, VAVA16,564+3.8%+2.0 pts

80Page County, VAVA23,762+3.7%−3.1 pts

81Norfolk, VAVA231,013+3.6%+13.9 pts

82Radford, VAVA17,243+3.5%+4.0 pts

83Surry County, VAVA6,603+3.4%−7.8 pts

84Wise County, VAVA34,824+3.3%+1.9 pts

85Richmond, VAVA237,257+3.2%+5.8 pts

86Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+3.0%−2.1 pts

87Galax, VAVA6,670+3.0%+0.5 pts

88Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+3.0%−5.2 pts

89Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490+2.9%−8.1 pts

90Franklin, VAVA8,478+2.8%−3.3 pts

91Carroll County, VAVA29,299+2.7%−7.2 pts

92Bristol, VAVA16,418+2.7%+8.4 pts

93Lexington, VAVA7,769+2.5%+3.9 pts

94Roanoke, VAVA99,111+2.2%+3.8 pts

95Craig County, VAVA4,800+1.9%−14.5 pts

96Amherst County, VAVA31,962+1.4%−10.2 pts

97Norton, VAVA3,477+1.4%+9.5 pts

98Tazewell County, VAVA38,635+1.1%+4.0 pts

99Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+1.1%−9.7 pts

100Hopewell, VAVA23,261+1.1%+4.3 pts

101Charlotte County, VAVA11,401+0.9%−5.8 pts

102Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+0.8%−4.1 pts

103Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+0.6%−15.9 pts

104Newport News, VAVA183,230+0.3%−5.6 pts

105Salem, VAVA25,816+0.2%−3.9 pts

106Staunton, VAVA26,801-0.4%+2.0 pts

107Bland County, VAVA6,151-0.7%−6.2 pts

108Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-0.7%−2.6 pts

109Scott County, VAVA21,200-1.0%−1.8 pts

110Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-1.5%−7.7 pts

111Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-1.8%−16.9 pts

112Mathews County, VAVA8,529-2.5%−12.8 pts

113Smyth County, VAVA28,882-2.6%−4.8 pts

114Halifax County, VAVA33,447-3.0%−31.6 pts

115Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-3.0%+4.0 pts

116Sussex County, VAVA10,755-3.3%−25.3 pts

117Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-3.5%−15.2 pts

118Petersburg, VAVA33,734-3.9%+8.2 pts

119Russell County, VAVA25,332-4.7%−10.4 pts

120Patrick County, VAVA17,424-4.7%−15.8 pts

121Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-5.0%−1.8 pts

122Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-5.3%−20.6 pts

123Northampton County, VAVA11,879-5.4%−5.6 pts

124Covington, VAVA5,680-5.4%+4.4 pts

125Hampton, VAVA137,315-6.1%−15.6 pts

126Bath County, VAVA4,076-6.3%−11.5 pts

127Henry County, VAVA49,242-6.5%−8.3 pts

128Highland County, VAVA2,318-8.5%−4.7 pts

129Martinsville, VAVA13,849-10.3%−5.7 pts

130Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-10.7%+3.2 pts

131Danville, VAVA41,647-11.1%−2.3 pts

132Grayson County, VAVA15,230-13.3%−23.4 pts

133Accomack County, VAVA33,859-13.4%−34.2 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS