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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%−64%

02New Kent County, VAVA28,022+24.5%−15%

03Stafford County, VAVA170,803+21.7%−57%

04Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+20.6%−61%

05Prince George County, VAVA43,936+20.4%−1%

06Prince William County, VAVA502,966+20.0%−34%

07Falls Church, VAVA15,159+18.9%+126%

08James City County, VAVA83,326+16.8%−56%

09Frederick County, VAVA99,955+16.7%−43%

10Bedford County, VAVA83,059+15.7%−51%

11Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+15.3%−37%

12Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+15.2%+1049%

13Arlington County, VAVA243,931+14.9%+38%

14Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+14.4%−75%

15Alexandria, VAVA160,662+13.9%−9%

16Goochland County, VAVA29,187+13.9%−27%

17Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+13.6%−18%

18Louisa County, VAVA42,924+13.4%−49%

19King George County, VAVA29,646+13.3%−45%

20Manassas, VAVA44,332+13.1%−49%

21Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+12.6%−46%

22Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+12.2%−61%

23Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+11.9%−9%

24King William County, VAVA19,617+11.8%−42%

25Greene County, VAVA21,958+11.7%−76%

26Suffolk, VAVA104,699+11.5%−48%

27Richmond, VAVA237,257+11.0%−523%

28Hanover County, VAVA116,423+10.1%−72%

29Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+9.8%−45%

30Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+9.6%+138%

31Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+9.5%−49%

32Henrico County, VAVA342,775+8.9%−56%

33Staunton, VAVA26,801+8.4%−440%

34Warren County, VAVA42,740+8.4%−60%

35Orange County, VAVA40,083+8.3%−60%

36Caroline County, VAVA34,413+8.2%−46%

37Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+8.2%−82%

38Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+7.7%−33%

39Winchester, VAVA28,272+7.3%−2%

40Charlottesville, VAVA44,388+7.1%−39%

41Fairfax, VAVA26,772+7.0%−27%

42York County, VAVA71,374+7.0%−79%

43Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+6.3%−66%

44Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+6.1%−90%

45Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+5.9%−81%

46Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+5.9%−27%

47Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+5.7%+8%

48Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+5.6%−57%

49Clarke County, VAVA15,609+5.3%+17%

50Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+5.2%−52%

51Augusta County, VAVA78,940+5.1%−75%

52Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+5.0%−67%

53Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+4.9%−39%

54Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+4.9%−40%

55Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+4.6%−486%

56Amelia County, VAVA13,632+4.5%−85%

57Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+4.4%−16%

58Madison County, VAVA14,237+4.0%−17%

59Lexington, VAVA7,769+3.9%−399%

60Petersburg, VAVA33,734+3.2%−126%

61Roanoke, VAVA99,111+3.1%−299%

62Newport News, VAVA183,230+3.1%−49%

63Poquoson, VAVA13,292+2.6%−50%

64Portsmouth, VAVA96,777+2.5%−177%

65Salem, VAVA25,816+2.2%−47%

66Hopewell, VAVA23,261+2.0%−161%

67Campbell County, VAVA55,629+1.6%−79%

68Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+1.5%−89%

69Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+1.4%−94%

70Floyd County, VAVA15,789+1.3%−92%

71Accomack County, VAVA33,859+0.8%−96%

72Buena Vista, VAVA6,672-0.1%−85%

73Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896-0.2%−101%

74Hampton, VAVA137,315-0.2%−102%

75Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439-0.3%−106%

76Northampton County, VAVA11,879-0.9%−453%

77Danville, VAVA41,647-1.1%−88%

78Grayson County, VAVA15,230-1.3%−113%

79Nottoway County, VAVA15,796-1.3%−127%

80Page County, VAVA23,762-1.4%−120%

81Nelson County, VAVA14,920-1.6%−113%

82Washington County, VAVA53,898-1.7%−115%

83Buckingham County, VAVA17,137-1.9%−109%

84Norfolk, VAVA231,013-2.0%−81%

85Radford, VAVA17,243-2.1%+305%

86Martinsville, VAVA13,849-2.4%−47%

87Emporia, VAVA5,447-2.7%−140%

88Giles County, VAVA16,564-2.9%−262%

89Carroll County, VAVA29,299-3.0%−130%

90Franklin County, VAVA55,526-3.0%−115%

91Middlesex County, VAVA10,841-3.0%−121%

92Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-3.1%−268%

93Southampton County, VAVA18,110-3.1%+698%

94Wythe County, VAVA27,983-3.2%−139%

95Amherst County, VAVA31,962-3.2%−128%

96Bristol, VAVA16,418-3.5%−40%

97Richmond County, VAVA9,294-3.6%−117%

98Cumberland County, VAVA10,352-3.8%−125%

99Covington, VAVA5,680-3.8%−62%

100Highland County, VAVA2,318-3.8%+2%

101Northumberland County, VAVA12,557-4.0%−124%

102Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-4.1%−167%

103Galax, VAVA6,670-4.6%−283%

104Franklin, VAVA8,478-4.7%−176%

105Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-4.7%−143%

106Patrick County, VAVA17,424-4.8%−143%

107King and Queen County, VAVA6,743-4.9%−189%

108Essex County, VAVA10,654-5.0%−133%

109Mathews County, VAVA8,529-5.0%−148%

110Craig County, VAVA4,800-5.7%−135%

111Henry County, VAVA49,242-5.9%−441%

112Halifax County, VAVA33,447-6.1%−121%

113Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-6.3%+233%

114Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391-6.5%−147%

115Charles City County, VAVA6,623-6.7%−165%

116Norton, VAVA3,477-6.8%−15%

117Scott County, VAVA21,200-6.9%−905%

118Greensville County, VAVA11,181-7.0%−123%

119Surry County, VAVA6,603-7.0%−163%

120Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747-7.4%−169%

121Smyth County, VAVA28,882-7.5%−440%

122Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-7.6%−150%

123Bland County, VAVA6,151-8.1%−248%

124Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-8.4%−225%

125Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-9.1%−160%

126Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-10.3%+248%

127Sussex County, VAVA10,755-10.4%−147%

128Russell County, VAVA25,332-10.8%−288%

129Bath County, VAVA4,076-11.0%−313%

130Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-11.2%+61%

131Wise County, VAVA34,824-12.8%−1024%

132Lee County, VAVA21,642-13.3%+260%

133Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-15.5%+12%

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