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Fastest shrinking, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the steepest population decline from the 2020 census to 2025. 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

01Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-9.2%+4.7 pts

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-6.3%+0.7 pts

03Norton, VAVA3,477-5.7%+2.4 pts

04Emporia, VAVA5,447-5.5%−12.3 pts

05Bristol, VAVA16,418-4.7%+1.1 pts

06Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-4.7%−16.3 pts

07Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-4.4%−2.5 pts

08Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-4.4%−1.5 pts

09Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-3.8%−56.6 pts

10Wise County, VAVA34,824-3.6%−5.0 pts

11Henry County, VAVA49,242-3.3%−5.1 pts

12Northampton County, VAVA11,879-3.3%−3.5 pts

13Bath County, VAVA4,076-3.2%−8.3 pts

14Smyth County, VAVA28,882-3.1%−5.3 pts

15Norfolk, VAVA231,013-2.9%+7.3 pts

16Lee County, VAVA21,642-2.4%+1.3 pts

17Charles City County, VAVA6,623-2.2%−12.5 pts

18Danville, VAVA41,647-2.2%+6.5 pts

19Bland County, VAVA6,151-1.9%−7.4 pts

20Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-1.9%−33.7 pts

21Craig County, VAVA4,800-1.9%−18.3 pts

22Greensville County, VAVA11,181-1.8%−32.4 pts

23Scott County, VAVA21,200-1.7%−2.6 pts

24Russell County, VAVA25,332-1.7%−7.5 pts

25Halifax County, VAVA33,447-1.7%−30.4 pts

26Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-1.7%−12.6 pts

27Newport News, VAVA183,230-1.6%−7.6 pts

28Giles County, VAVA16,564-1.3%−3.1 pts

29Montgomery County, VAVA98,434-1.3%−14.4 pts

30Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737-1.2%−9.4 pts

31Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1.2%+2.1 pts

32Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-1.1%−7.8 pts

33Wythe County, VAVA27,983-1.1%−9.5 pts

34Patrick County, VAVA17,424-1.0%−12.1 pts

35Covington, VAVA5,680-1.0%+8.8 pts

36Roanoke, VAVA99,111-0.9%+0.6 pts

37Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-0.8%−16.0 pts

38Galax, VAVA6,670-0.7%−3.2 pts

39Sussex County, VAVA10,755-0.7%−22.7 pts

40Grayson County, VAVA15,230-0.7%−10.7 pts

41Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-0.6%−2.5 pts

42Campbell County, VAVA55,629-0.1%−7.5 pts

43Washington County, VAVA53,898-0.1%−11.4 pts

44Mathews County, VAVA8,529-0.0%−10.3 pts

45Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+0.1%−13.3 pts

46Hampton, VAVA137,315+0.1%−9.3 pts

47Page County, VAVA23,762+0.2%−6.6 pts

48Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+0.2%−7.9 pts

49Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+0.5%+1.4 pts

50Carroll County, VAVA29,299+0.5%−9.5 pts

51Essex County, VAVA10,654+0.5%−14.4 pts

52Winchester, VAVA28,272+0.5%−6.9 pts

53Southampton County, VAVA18,110+0.6%+1.0 pts

54Surry County, VAVA6,603+0.6%−10.5 pts

55Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+0.7%−5.5 pts

56Alexandria, VAVA160,662+0.7%−14.6 pts

57Petersburg, VAVA33,734+0.8%+12.9 pts

58Nelson County, VAVA14,920+1.0%−12.1 pts

59Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+1.0%−3.9 pts

60Hopewell, VAVA23,261+1.0%+4.2 pts

61Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+1.0%−14.1 pts

62Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+1.2%−4.2 pts

63Accomack County, VAVA33,859+1.3%−19.5 pts

64Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+1.4%−9.3 pts

65Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+1.5%−16.9 pts

66Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+1.6%−20.4 pts

67Salem, VAVA25,816+1.9%−2.3 pts

68Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+1.9%−19.5 pts

69Augusta County, VAVA78,940+1.9%−18.1 pts

70York County, VAVA71,374+1.9%−30.8 pts

71Franklin County, VAVA55,526+1.9%−17.6 pts

72Floyd County, VAVA15,789+2.0%−13.5 pts

73Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+2.0%−12.7 pts

74King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+2.0%−3.4 pts

75Amherst County, VAVA31,962+2.1%−9.5 pts

76Prince George County, VAVA43,936+2.2%−18.5 pts

77Arlington County, VAVA243,931+2.2%−8.6 pts

78Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+2.4%−28.7 pts

79Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+2.5%−11.4 pts

80Henrico County, VAVA342,775+2.5%−17.9 pts

81Martinsville, VAVA13,849+2.7%+7.3 pts

82Amelia County, VAVA13,632+2.8%−27.0 pts

83Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+2.8%−1.2 pts

84Madison County, VAVA14,237+2.9%−1.9 pts

85Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+3.0%+4.1 pts

86Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+3.1%−2.1 pts

87Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+3.4%−13.7 pts

88Falls Church, VAVA15,159+3.4%−4.9 pts

89Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+3.6%−11.8 pts

90Franklin, VAVA8,478+3.6%−2.5 pts

91Manassas, VAVA44,332+3.6%−22.0 pts

92Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+3.7%−7.1 pts

93Highland County, VAVA2,318+3.9%+7.6 pts

94Staunton, VAVA26,801+4.1%+6.6 pts

95Richmond County, VAVA9,294+4.2%−17.0 pts

96Prince William County, VAVA502,966+4.3%−25.9 pts

97Bedford County, VAVA83,059+4.5%−27.7 pts

98Richmond, VAVA237,257+4.7%+7.3 pts

99Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+4.8%−8.3 pts

100Warren County, VAVA42,740+4.9%−15.9 pts

101Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+5.3%−11.2 pts

102Clarke County, VAVA15,609+5.6%+1.0 pts

103Hanover County, VAVA116,423+5.9%−30.5 pts

104Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+6.1%−10.4 pts

105Lexington, VAVA7,769+6.1%+7.5 pts

106Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+6.3%−55.0 pts

107James City County, VAVA83,326+6.5%−31.5 pts

108Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+6.5%−4.9 pts

109Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+6.6%−11.2 pts

110Poquoson, VAVA13,292+6.7%+1.6 pts

111Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+6.7%−1.3 pts

112Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+6.8%−90.1 pts

113Greene County, VAVA21,958+6.8%−41.2 pts

114Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+7.0%−8.2 pts

115Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+7.0%−11.6 pts

116Radford, VAVA17,243+7.3%+7.8 pts

117Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+7.4%−38.5 pts

118Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+7.9%+2.7 pts

119Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+8.6%+7.3 pts

120Stafford County, VAVA170,803+8.8%−42.1 pts

121Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+8.9%−15.3 pts

122Frederick County, VAVA99,955+9.3%−20.2 pts

123Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+9.7%−13.6 pts

124King William County, VAVA19,617+10.1%−10.3 pts

125Orange County, VAVA40,083+10.6%−10.3 pts

126Fairfax, VAVA26,772+10.9%+1.3 pts

127King George County, VAVA29,646+10.9%−13.3 pts

128Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+11.0%−46.5 pts

129Suffolk, VAVA104,699+11.0%−11.1 pts

130Caroline County, VAVA34,413+11.4%−3.7 pts

131Louisa County, VAVA42,924+14.2%−11.9 pts

132Goochland County, VAVA29,187+18.0%−1.0 pts

133New Kent County, VAVA28,022+22.1%−6.8 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES