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Fastest growing, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by population growth from the 2010 census to 2020. 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+34.8%−62.1 pts

02New Kent County, VAVA28,022+24.5%−4.4 pts

03Stafford County, VAVA170,803+21.7%−29.3 pts

04Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+20.6%−32.2 pts

05Prince George County, VAVA43,936+20.4%−0.2 pts

06Prince William County, VAVA502,966+20.0%−10.2 pts

07Falls Church, VAVA15,159+18.9%+10.5 pts

08James City County, VAVA83,326+16.8%−21.2 pts

09Frederick County, VAVA99,955+16.7%−12.7 pts

10Bedford County, VAVA83,059+15.7%−16.5 pts

11Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+15.3%−8.9 pts

12Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+15.2%+13.9 pts

13Arlington County, VAVA243,931+14.9%+4.1 pts

14Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+14.4%−43.1 pts

15Alexandria, VAVA160,662+13.9%−1.4 pts

16Goochland County, VAVA29,187+13.9%−5.2 pts

17Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+13.6%−2.9 pts

18Louisa County, VAVA42,924+13.4%−12.7 pts

19King George County, VAVA29,646+13.3%−10.9 pts

20Manassas, VAVA44,332+13.1%−12.6 pts

21Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+12.6%−10.7 pts

22Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+12.2%−18.8 pts

23Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+11.9%−1.2 pts

24King William County, VAVA19,617+11.8%−8.7 pts

25Greene County, VAVA21,958+11.7%−36.4 pts

26Suffolk, VAVA104,699+11.5%−10.6 pts

27Richmond, VAVA237,257+11.0%+13.6 pts

28Hanover County, VAVA116,423+10.1%−26.2 pts

29Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+9.8%−8.1 pts

30Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+9.6%+5.6 pts

31Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+9.5%−9.2 pts

32Henrico County, VAVA342,775+8.9%−11.4 pts

33Staunton, VAVA26,801+8.4%+10.9 pts

34Warren County, VAVA42,740+8.4%−12.4 pts

35Orange County, VAVA40,083+8.3%−12.5 pts

36Caroline County, VAVA34,413+8.2%−6.9 pts

37Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+8.2%−37.8 pts

38Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+7.7%−3.8 pts

39Winchester, VAVA28,272+7.3%−0.1 pts

40Charlottesville, VAVA44,388+7.1%−4.6 pts

41Fairfax, VAVA26,772+7.0%−2.6 pts

42York County, VAVA71,374+7.0%−25.7 pts

43Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+6.3%−12.1 pts

44Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+6.1%−55.2 pts

45Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+5.9%−25.9 pts

46Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+5.9%−2.1 pts

47Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+5.7%+0.4 pts

48Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+5.6%−7.5 pts

49Clarke County, VAVA15,609+5.3%+0.8 pts

50Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+5.2%−5.6 pts

51Augusta County, VAVA78,940+5.1%−14.9 pts

52Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+5.0%−10.4 pts

53Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+4.9%−3.2 pts

54Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+4.9%−3.3 pts

55Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+4.6%+5.7 pts

56Amelia County, VAVA13,632+4.5%−25.2 pts

57Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+4.4%−0.8 pts

58Madison County, VAVA14,237+4.0%−0.8 pts

59Lexington, VAVA7,769+3.9%+5.3 pts

60Petersburg, VAVA33,734+3.2%+15.3 pts

61Roanoke, VAVA99,111+3.1%+4.6 pts

62Newport News, VAVA183,230+3.1%−2.9 pts

63Poquoson, VAVA13,292+2.6%−2.5 pts

64Portsmouth, VAVA96,777+2.5%+5.7 pts

65Salem, VAVA25,816+2.2%−2.0 pts

66Hopewell, VAVA23,261+2.0%+5.2 pts

67Campbell County, VAVA55,629+1.6%−5.8 pts

68Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+1.5%−11.9 pts

69Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+1.4%−20.7 pts

70Floyd County, VAVA15,789+1.3%−14.3 pts

71Accomack County, VAVA33,859+0.8%−20.1 pts

72Buena Vista, VAVA6,672-0.1%+0.8 pts

73Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896-0.2%−17.2 pts

74Hampton, VAVA137,315-0.2%−9.7 pts

75Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439-0.3%−5.8 pts

76Northampton County, VAVA11,879-0.9%−1.1 pts

77Danville, VAVA41,647-1.1%+7.7 pts

78Grayson County, VAVA15,230-1.3%−11.4 pts

79Nottoway County, VAVA15,796-1.3%−6.2 pts

80Page County, VAVA23,762-1.4%−8.2 pts

81Nelson County, VAVA14,920-1.6%−14.7 pts

82Washington County, VAVA53,898-1.7%−13.1 pts

83Buckingham County, VAVA17,137-1.9%−23.2 pts

84Norfolk, VAVA231,013-2.0%+8.3 pts

85Radford, VAVA17,243-2.1%−1.6 pts

86Martinsville, VAVA13,849-2.4%+2.2 pts

87Emporia, VAVA5,447-2.7%−9.5 pts

88Giles County, VAVA16,564-2.9%−4.7 pts

89Carroll County, VAVA29,299-3.0%−12.9 pts

90Franklin County, VAVA55,526-3.0%−22.6 pts

91Middlesex County, VAVA10,841-3.0%−17.8 pts

92Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-3.1%−4.9 pts

93Southampton County, VAVA18,110-3.1%−2.7 pts

94Wythe County, VAVA27,983-3.2%−11.6 pts

95Amherst County, VAVA31,962-3.2%−14.8 pts

96Bristol, VAVA16,418-3.5%+2.3 pts

97Richmond County, VAVA9,294-3.6%−24.7 pts

98Cumberland County, VAVA10,352-3.8%−19.0 pts

99Covington, VAVA5,680-3.8%+6.1 pts

100Highland County, VAVA2,318-3.8%−0.1 pts

101Northumberland County, VAVA12,557-4.0%−20.5 pts

102Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-4.1%−10.3 pts

103Galax, VAVA6,670-4.6%−7.1 pts

104Franklin, VAVA8,478-4.7%−10.8 pts

105Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-4.7%−15.7 pts

106Patrick County, VAVA17,424-4.8%−15.8 pts

107King and Queen County, VAVA6,743-4.9%−10.3 pts

108Essex County, VAVA10,654-5.0%−19.9 pts

109Mathews County, VAVA8,529-5.0%−15.2 pts

110Craig County, VAVA4,800-5.7%−22.2 pts

111Henry County, VAVA49,242-5.9%−7.7 pts

112Halifax County, VAVA33,447-6.1%−34.8 pts

113Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-6.3%−4.4 pts

114Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391-6.5%−20.4 pts

115Charles City County, VAVA6,623-6.7%−16.9 pts

116Norton, VAVA3,477-6.8%+1.2 pts

117Scott County, VAVA21,200-6.9%−7.8 pts

118Greensville County, VAVA11,181-7.0%−37.5 pts

119Surry County, VAVA6,603-7.0%−18.2 pts

120Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747-7.4%−18.1 pts

121Smyth County, VAVA28,882-7.5%−9.7 pts

122Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-7.6%−22.7 pts

123Bland County, VAVA6,151-8.1%−13.6 pts

124Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-8.4%−15.1 pts

125Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-9.1%−24.3 pts

126Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-10.3%−7.3 pts

127Sussex County, VAVA10,755-10.4%−32.4 pts

128Russell County, VAVA25,332-10.8%−16.5 pts

129Bath County, VAVA4,076-11.0%−16.2 pts

130Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-11.2%−4.2 pts

131Wise County, VAVA34,824-12.8%−14.2 pts

132Lee County, VAVA21,642-13.3%−9.6 pts

133Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-15.5%−1.6 pts

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