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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.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

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

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

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

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

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

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

07Richmond, VAVA237,257+10,647−302%

08Suffolk, VAVA104,699+10,375−10%

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

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

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

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

13Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+5,910−87%

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

15Louisa County, VAVA42,924+5,328+0%

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

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

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

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

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

21Orange County, VAVA40,083+3,829−14%

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

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

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

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

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

27Fairfax, VAVA26,772+2,626+40%

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

29Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+2,338−400%

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

31Warren County, VAVA42,740+2,013−63%

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

33Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+1,755+81%

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

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

36Manassas, VAVA44,332+1,560−78%

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

38Greene County, VAVA21,958+1,406−72%

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

40York County, VAVA71,374+1,329−90%

41Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+1,238+0%

42Alexandria, VAVA160,662+1,195−93%

43Radford, VAVA17,243+1,173−1548%

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

45Staunton, VAVA26,801+1,051−273%

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

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

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

49Poquoson, VAVA13,292+832+48%

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

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

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

53Amherst County, VAVA31,962+655−80%

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

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

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

57Falls Church, VAVA15,159+501−37%

58Salem, VAVA25,816+470−53%

59Lexington, VAVA7,769+449−588%

60Accomack County, VAVA33,859+446−93%

61Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+436−7%

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

63Madison County, VAVA14,237+400−30%

64Richmond County, VAVA9,294+371−76%

65Amelia County, VAVA13,632+367−86%

66Martinsville, VAVA13,849+364−149%

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

68Floyd County, VAVA15,789+313−83%

69Franklin, VAVA8,478+298−38%

70Petersburg, VAVA33,734+276−106%

71Hopewell, VAVA23,261+228−131%

72Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+221−97%

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

74Hampton, VAVA137,315+167−99%

75Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+154−79%

76Winchester, VAVA28,272+152−91%

77Nelson County, VAVA14,920+145−91%

78Carroll County, VAVA29,299+144−95%

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

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

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

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

83Highland County, VAVA2,318+86−187%

84Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+76−89%

85Essex County, VAVA10,654+55−96%

86Page County, VAVA23,762+53−96%

87Surry County, VAVA6,603+42−94%

88Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+31−154%

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

90Mathews County, VAVA8,529-4−100%

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

92Galax, VAVA6,670-50−130%

93Covington, VAVA5,680-57−92%

94Campbell County, VAVA55,629-67−102%

95Sussex County, VAVA10,755-74−103%

96Craig County, VAVA4,800-92−113%

97Grayson County, VAVA15,230-103−106%

98Bland County, VAVA6,151-119−133%

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

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

101Bath County, VAVA4,076-133−153%

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

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

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

105Norton, VAVA3,477-210−39%

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

107Giles County, VAVA16,564-223−177%

108Wythe County, VAVA27,983-307−114%

109Emporia, VAVA5,447-319−189%

110Scott County, VAVA21,200-376−289%

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

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

113Lee County, VAVA21,642-531−41%

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

115Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-659−119%

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

117Bristol, VAVA16,418-801−24%

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

119Roanoke, VAVA99,111-900−39%

120Smyth County, VAVA28,882-918−229%

121Danville, VAVA41,647-943−80%

122Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-975−110%

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

124Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1,138−66%

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

126Wise County, VAVA34,824-1,306−337%

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

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

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

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

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

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

133Norfolk, VAVA231,013-6,992−74%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU POPULATION ESTIMATES