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Most population gained, Virginia counties

Virginia counties that added the most residents from the 2020 census to 2025, by raw count of people rather than percentage. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is +313. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Franklin County, VA, up 75 places to #46.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲3Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+32,600−36%

02▼1Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+28,790−66%

03▼1Prince William County, VAVA502,966+20,762−68%

04▼1Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+17,564−88%

05▲7Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+15,356−53%

06Stafford County, VAVA170,803+13,876−56%

07▲2Richmond, VAVA237,257+10,647−302%

08▲10Suffolk, VAVA104,699+10,375−10%

09▲5Frederick County, VAVA99,955+8,536−37%

10▼3Henrico County, VAVA342,775+8,386−81%

11▲6Hanover County, VAVA116,423+6,444−72%

12▲1Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+5,961−47%

13▼5Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+5,910−87%

14▲6Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+5,559−46%

15▲14Louisa County, VAVA42,924+5,3280%

16▼11Arlington County, VAVA243,931+5,288−71%

17▲5Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+5,114−21%

18▲10New Kent County, VAVA28,022+5,077+68%

19▼4James City County, VAVA83,326+5,072−62%

20▲17Goochland County, VAVA29,187+4,460+65%

21▲20Orange County, VAVA40,083+3,829−14%

22▼6Bedford County, VAVA83,059+3,597−76%

23▼4Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+3,531−45%

24▲19Caroline County, VAVA34,413+3,526+21%

25▲10King George County, VAVA29,646+2,923−11%

26▲7Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+2,715−42%

27▲25Fairfax, VAVA26,772+2,626+40%

28▲3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+2,411+857%

29▲3Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+2,338−400%

30▲15Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+2,258−68%

31▲3Warren County, VAVA42,740+2,013−63%

32▲18King William County, VAVA19,617+1,807−19%

33▲22Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+1,755+81%

34▲19Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+1,726−77%

35▲11Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+1,653−52%

36▼11Manassas, VAVA44,332+1,560−78%

37▼7Augusta County, VAVA78,940+1,453−87%

38▲9Greene County, VAVA21,958+1,406−72%

39▲12Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+1,386−70%

40▼14York County, VAVA71,374+1,329−90%

41▲17Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+1,2380%

42▼31Alexandria, VAVA160,662+1,195−93%

43▲49Radford, VAVA17,243+1,173−1548%

44▲12Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+1,053−25%

45▲3Staunton, VAVA26,801+1,051−273%

46▲75Franklin County, VAVA55,526+1,049−86%

47▲27Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+949−73%

48▼27Prince George County, VAVA43,936+926−84%

49▲19Poquoson, VAVA13,292+832+48%

50▲11Clarke County, VAVA15,609+826+50%

51▲48Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+718−59%

52▲41Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+677−43%

53▲61Amherst County, VAVA31,962+655−80%

54▲6Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+568−32%

55▲10Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+548−90%

56▲62Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+542−77%

57▼13Falls Church, VAVA15,159+501−37%

58▲5Salem, VAVA25,816+470−53%

59▲10Lexington, VAVA7,769+449−588%

60▲10Accomack County, VAVA33,859+446−93%

61▼7Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+436−7%

62▲62Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+428−86%

63▲1Madison County, VAVA14,237+400−30%

64▲23Richmond County, VAVA9,294+371−76%

65▼3Amelia County, VAVA13,632+367−86%

66▲24Martinsville, VAVA13,849+364−149%

67▲18Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+313−89%

68▲3Floyd County, VAVA15,789+313−83%

69▲25Franklin, VAVA8,478+298−38%

70▼13Petersburg, VAVA33,734+276−106%

71▼5Hopewell, VAVA23,261+228−131%

72▼45Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+221−97%

73▲16Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+216−83%

74▲9Hampton, VAVA137,315+167−99%

75▲4Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+154−79%

76▼27Winchester, VAVA28,272+152−91%

77▲4Nelson County, VAVA14,920+145−91%

78▲31Carroll County, VAVA29,299+144−95%

79▲12King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+135−60%

80▲32Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+122−93%

81▲24Southampton County, VAVA18,110+114−268%

82▼9Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+91−75%

83▼8Highland County, VAVA2,318+86−187%

84▲13Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+76−89%

85▲18Essex County, VAVA10,654+55−96%

86▲2Page County, VAVA23,762+53−96%

87▲13Surry County, VAVA6,603+42−94%

88▼16Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+31−154%

89▼22Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+13−99%

90▲5Mathews County, VAVA8,529-4−100%

91▲19Washington County, VAVA53,898-37−101%

92▼6Galax, VAVA6,670-50−130%

93▼13Covington, VAVA5,680-57−92%

94▼35Campbell County, VAVA55,629-67−102%

95▲22Sussex County, VAVA10,755-74−103%

96▼12Craig County, VAVA4,800-92−113%

97▼19Grayson County, VAVA15,230-103−106%

98▲6Bland County, VAVA6,151-119−133%

99▲20Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-122−105%

100▲15Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-128−116%

101▲1Bath County, VAVA4,076-133−153%

102▼4Charles City County, VAVA6,623-150−123%

103▲5Patrick County, VAVA17,424-184−110%

104▲3Greensville County, VAVA11,181-210−108%

105▼23Norton, VAVA3,477-210−39%

106▲10Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-214−134%

107▼6Giles County, VAVA16,564-223−177%

108▲3Wythe County, VAVA27,983-307−114%

109▼32Emporia, VAVA5,447-319−189%

110▲10Scott County, VAVA21,200-376−289%

111▼35Northampton County, VAVA11,879-403−1359%

112▲15Russell County, VAVA25,332-449−127%

113▲16Lee County, VAVA21,642-531−41%

114▲9Halifax County, VAVA33,447-575−107%

115▼76Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-659−119%

116▼3Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-677+171%

117▼11Bristol, VAVA16,418-801−24%

118▲4Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-888−28%

119▼81Roanoke, VAVA99,111-900−39%

120▲5Smyth County, VAVA28,882-918−229%

121▼25Danville, VAVA41,647-943−80%

122▼82Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-975−110%

123▲3Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-1,011−117%

124▼82Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1,138−66%

125▼101Montgomery County, VAVA98,434-1,287−113%

126▲7Wise County, VAVA34,824-1,306−337%

127▲1Henry County, VAVA49,242-1,706−273%

128▲3Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-1,794+32%

129▲1Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-1,863−57%

130▼94Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-2,165−146%

131▼108Newport News, VAVA183,230-3,017−130%

132▼122Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737-5,733−118%

133▼1Norfolk, VAVA231,013-6,992−74%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES