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Fastest shrinking, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties with the steepest population decline 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

01Accomack County, VAVA33,859-13.4%−34.2 pts

02Grayson County, VAVA15,230-13.3%−23.4 pts

03Danville, VAVA41,647-11.1%−2.3 pts

04Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-10.7%+3.2 pts

05Martinsville, VAVA13,849-10.3%−5.7 pts

06Highland County, VAVA2,318-8.5%−4.7 pts

07Henry County, VAVA49,242-6.5%−8.3 pts

08Bath County, VAVA4,076-6.3%−11.5 pts

09Hampton, VAVA137,315-6.1%−15.6 pts

10Covington, VAVA5,680-5.4%+4.4 pts

11Northampton County, VAVA11,879-5.4%−5.6 pts

12Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-5.3%−20.6 pts

13Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-5.0%−1.8 pts

14Patrick County, VAVA17,424-4.7%−15.8 pts

15Russell County, VAVA25,332-4.7%−10.4 pts

16Petersburg, VAVA33,734-3.9%+8.2 pts

17Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-3.5%−15.2 pts

18Sussex County, VAVA10,755-3.3%−25.3 pts

19Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-3.0%+4.0 pts

20Halifax County, VAVA33,447-3.0%−31.6 pts

21Smyth County, VAVA28,882-2.6%−4.8 pts

22Mathews County, VAVA8,529-2.5%−12.8 pts

23Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-1.8%−16.9 pts

24Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-1.5%−7.7 pts

25Scott County, VAVA21,200-1.0%−1.8 pts

26Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-0.7%−2.6 pts

27Bland County, VAVA6,151-0.7%−6.2 pts

28Staunton, VAVA26,801-0.4%+2.0 pts

29Salem, VAVA25,816+0.2%−3.9 pts

30Newport News, VAVA183,230+0.3%−5.6 pts

31Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+0.6%−15.9 pts

32Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+0.8%−4.1 pts

33Charlotte County, VAVA11,401+0.9%−5.8 pts

34Hopewell, VAVA23,261+1.1%+4.3 pts

35Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+1.1%−9.7 pts

36Tazewell County, VAVA38,635+1.1%+4.0 pts

37Norton, VAVA3,477+1.4%+9.5 pts

38Amherst County, VAVA31,962+1.4%−10.2 pts

39Craig County, VAVA4,800+1.9%−14.5 pts

40Roanoke, VAVA99,111+2.2%+3.8 pts

41Lexington, VAVA7,769+2.5%+3.9 pts

42Bristol, VAVA16,418+2.7%+8.4 pts

43Carroll County, VAVA29,299+2.7%−7.2 pts

44Franklin, VAVA8,478+2.8%−3.3 pts

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490+2.9%−8.1 pts

46Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+3.0%−5.2 pts

47Galax, VAVA6,670+3.0%+0.5 pts

48Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+3.0%−2.1 pts

49Richmond, VAVA237,257+3.2%+5.8 pts

50Wise County, VAVA34,824+3.3%+1.9 pts

51Surry County, VAVA6,603+3.4%−7.8 pts

52Radford, VAVA17,243+3.5%+4.0 pts

53Norfolk, VAVA231,013+3.6%+13.9 pts

54Page County, VAVA23,762+3.7%−3.1 pts

55Giles County, VAVA16,564+3.8%+2.0 pts

56Nelson County, VAVA14,920+4.0%−9.1 pts

57Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+4.4%−3.6 pts

58Emporia, VAVA5,447+4.6%−2.1 pts

59Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+4.7%+5.6 pts

60King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+4.8%−0.7 pts

61Charles City County, VAVA6,623+4.8%−5.5 pts

62Fairfax, VAVA26,772+5.0%−4.6 pts

63Poquoson, VAVA13,292+5.0%−0.0 pts

64Richmond County, VAVA9,294+5.1%−16.1 pts

65Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+5.6%+0.1 pts

66Greensville County, VAVA11,181+5.9%−24.7 pts

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

68Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+6.0%−9.5 pts

69Southampton County, VAVA18,110+6.2%+6.6 pts

70Madison County, VAVA14,237+6.3%+1.5 pts

71Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+7.2%−6.2 pts

72Campbell County, VAVA55,629+7.4%−0.0 pts

73Washington County, VAVA53,898+7.4%−4.0 pts

74Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+7.6%+2.4 pts

75Manassas, VAVA44,332+7.6%−18.0 pts

76Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+7.7%−0.4 pts

77Prince George County, VAVA43,936+8.1%−12.5 pts

78Lee County, VAVA21,642+8.5%+12.2 pts

79Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+8.7%−13.3 pts

80Alexandria, VAVA160,662+9.1%−6.3 pts

81Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+9.3%−2.2 pts

82Arlington County, VAVA243,931+9.6%−1.2 pts

83Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+9.7%−11.6 pts

84Floyd County, VAVA15,789+10.1%−5.4 pts

85Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+10.3%−4.4 pts

86Clarke County, VAVA15,609+10.9%+6.4 pts

87Winchester, VAVA28,272+11.1%+3.6 pts

88Amelia County, VAVA13,632+11.3%−18.4 pts

89Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+11.5%−3.8 pts

90Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+11.5%−6.9 pts

91Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+11.6%−19.5 pts

92Essex County, VAVA10,654+11.6%−3.3 pts

93Augusta County, VAVA78,940+12.4%−7.6 pts

94Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+12.7%−5.1 pts

95Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+12.9%−0.3 pts

96Bedford County, VAVA83,059+13.8%−18.5 pts

97Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+14.1%−2.9 pts

98Hanover County, VAVA116,423+15.7%−20.7 pts

99Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+15.8%+17.0 pts

100York County, VAVA71,374+16.3%−16.4 pts

101Henrico County, VAVA342,775+17.0%−3.4 pts

102Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+17.3%+13.2 pts

103Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+18.3%+5.1 pts

104Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+18.5%+4.6 pts

105Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+18.6%−0.0 pts

106Franklin County, VAVA55,526+18.8%−0.8 pts

107Falls Church, VAVA15,159+18.8%+10.5 pts

108Warren County, VAVA42,740+19.0%−1.8 pts

109Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+19.7%+8.9 pts

110Greene County, VAVA21,958+20.7%−27.3 pts

111Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+20.9%−10.9 pts

112King William County, VAVA19,617+21.2%+0.8 pts

113Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+21.7%−2.5 pts

114Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+24.9%+8.5 pts

115Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+25.3%−20.7 pts

116Alleghany County, VAVA14,546+25.7%+27.6 pts

117Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+26.0%+24.6 pts

118Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+28.2%−33.1 pts

119Goochland County, VAVA29,187+28.8%+9.7 pts

120Caroline County, VAVA34,413+29.0%+13.9 pts

121Orange County, VAVA40,083+29.4%+8.5 pts

122Louisa County, VAVA42,924+29.4%+3.3 pts

123Frederick County, VAVA99,955+32.3%+2.8 pts

124Suffolk, VAVA104,699+32.8%+10.7 pts

125Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+35.4%−22.1 pts

126Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+36.3%+13.0 pts

127New Kent County, VAVA28,022+36.9%+8.0 pts

128Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+38.7%−14.1 pts

129James City County, VAVA83,326+39.3%+1.3 pts

130Stafford County, VAVA170,803+39.5%−11.5 pts

131King George County, VAVA29,646+40.4%+16.1 pts

132Prince William County, VAVA502,966+43.2%+13.0 pts

133Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+84.1%−12.8 pts

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