RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most population gained, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties that added the most residents from the 2000 census to 2010, 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

01Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+142,712+71%

02Prince William County, VAVA502,966+121,189+86%

03Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+111,977−26%

04Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+56,333+11%

05Henrico County, VAVA342,775+44,635+0%

06Stafford County, VAVA170,803+36,515+17%

07Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+32,002−3%

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+23,025−51%

09Suffolk, VAVA104,699+20,908+81%

10Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+19,734+76%

11Frederick County, VAVA99,955+19,096+42%

12James City County, VAVA83,326+18,907+43%

13Arlington County, VAVA243,931+18,174−2%

14Hanover County, VAVA116,423+13,543−41%

15Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+12,737−60%

16Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+12,427+92%

17Alexandria, VAVA160,662+11,683−32%

18Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+10,763+11%

19Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+10,299−1420%

20Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+10,064+57%

21York County, VAVA71,374+9,167−34%

22Franklin County, VAVA55,526+8,873+15%

23Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+8,589−16%

24Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+8,446−13%

25Norfolk, VAVA231,013+8,400−131%

26Bedford County, VAVA83,059+8,305−44%

27Augusta County, VAVA78,940+8,135−26%

28Orange County, VAVA40,083+7,600+70%

29Louisa County, VAVA42,924+7,526+42%

30Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+6,918+101%

31King George County, VAVA29,646+6,781+107%

32Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+6,598+2%

33Caroline County, VAVA34,413+6,424+121%

34Richmond, VAVA237,257+6,424−222%

35Warren County, VAVA42,740+5,991+10%

36Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+5,669−20%

37Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+5,644−26%

38Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+5,542+19%

39Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+5,007+1887%

40New Kent County, VAVA28,022+4,967+65%

41Goochland County, VAVA29,187+4,854+80%

42Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+3,983+12%

43Washington County, VAVA53,898+3,773−28%

44Campbell County, VAVA55,629+3,764+7%

45Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+3,648+52%

46Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+3,468−3%

47Alleghany County, VAVA14,546+3,324−1430%

48Greene County, VAVA21,958+3,159−36%

49King William County, VAVA19,617+2,789+25%

50Manassas, VAVA44,332+2,686−63%

51Prince George County, VAVA43,936+2,678−53%

52Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+2,652−52%

53Winchester, VAVA28,272+2,618+60%

54Roanoke, VAVA99,111+2,121−243%

55Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+2,078−55%

56Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+2,070+342%

57Lee County, VAVA21,642+1,998−320%

58Falls Church, VAVA15,159+1,955+145%

59Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490+1,761−71%

60Wythe County, VAVA27,983+1,636−23%

61Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+1,523−45%

62Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+1,499−39%

63Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+1,486+53%

64Floyd County, VAVA15,789+1,405−25%

65Clarke County, VAVA15,609+1,382+151%

66Wise County, VAVA34,824+1,329+142%

67Amelia County, VAVA13,632+1,290−51%

68Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+1,268−10%

69Essex County, VAVA10,654+1,162−11%

70Southampton County, VAVA18,110+1,088−1700%

71Fairfax, VAVA26,772+1,067−43%

72Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+1,035−13%

73Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+1,027−20%

74Page County, VAVA23,762+865−42%

75Carroll County, VAVA29,299+797−70%

76Madison County, VAVA14,237+788+38%

77Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+736−41%

78Greensville County, VAVA11,181+683−75%

79Giles County, VAVA16,564+629+116%

80Poquoson, VAVA13,292+584+4%

81Nelson County, VAVA14,920+575−66%

82Newport News, VAVA183,230+569−94%

83Radford, VAVA17,243+549−778%

84Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+514−38%

85Tazewell County, VAVA38,635+480−135%

86Bristol, VAVA16,418+468−144%

87Amherst County, VAVA31,962+459−86%

88Richmond County, VAVA9,294+445−71%

89Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+390+8%

90Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+347−89%

91Charles City County, VAVA6,623+330−49%

92King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+315−8%

93Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+301−628%

94Emporia, VAVA5,447+262−27%

95Hopewell, VAVA23,261+237−132%

96Franklin, VAVA8,478+236−51%

97Surry County, VAVA6,603+229−67%

98Galax, VAVA6,670+205+23%

99Lexington, VAVA7,769+175−290%

100Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+128−83%

101Charlotte County, VAVA11,401+114−85%

102Craig County, VAVA4,800+99−86%

103Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+71−96%

104Salem, VAVA25,816+55−94%

105Norton, VAVA3,477+54−116%

106Bland County, VAVA6,151-47−113%

107Staunton, VAVA26,801-107−82%

108Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-176−126%

109Highland County, VAVA2,318-215+117%

110Scott County, VAVA21,200-226−214%

111Mathews County, VAVA8,529-229−127%

112Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-232−113%

113Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-255−140%

114Bath County, VAVA4,076-317−227%

115Covington, VAVA5,680-342−50%

116Sussex County, VAVA10,755-417−118%

117Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-492−60%

118Northampton County, VAVA11,879-704−2300%

119Smyth County, VAVA28,882-873−223%

120Patrick County, VAVA17,424-917−147%

121Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-985−141%

122Halifax County, VAVA33,447-1,114−113%

123Petersburg, VAVA33,734-1,320−72%

124Russell County, VAVA25,332-1,411−186%

125Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-1,574−133%

126Martinsville, VAVA13,849-1,595+114%

127Grayson County, VAVA15,230-2,384−245%

128Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-2,880−34%

129Henry County, VAVA49,242-3,779−482%

130Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-5,030+51%

131Accomack County, VAVA33,859-5,141−178%

132Danville, VAVA41,647-5,356+15%

133Hampton, VAVA137,315-9,001−171%

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