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Most population gained, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties that added the most residents from the 2010 census to 2020, 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+108,648+30%

02Prince William County, VAVA502,966+80,202+23%

03Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+68,583−55%

04Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+48,312−5%

05Arlington County, VAVA243,931+31,016+68%

06Stafford County, VAVA170,803+27,966−10%

07Henrico County, VAVA342,775+27,454−38%

08Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+27,213−42%

09Richmond, VAVA237,257+22,396−525%

10Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+21,476−33%

11Alexandria, VAVA160,662+19,501+14%

12Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+17,635−47%

13Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+13,425+20%

14Frederick County, VAVA99,955+13,114−3%

15James City County, VAVA83,326+11,245−15%

16Bedford County, VAVA83,059+10,786−27%

17Hanover County, VAVA116,423+10,116−56%

18Suffolk, VAVA104,699+9,739−16%

19Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+7,769+21%

20Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+7,443−27%

21Prince George County, VAVA43,936+7,285+29%

22Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+5,863−9%

23Newport News, VAVA183,230+5,528−45%

24Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+5,329−45%

25Manassas, VAVA44,332+4,951−31%

26York County, VAVA71,374+4,581−67%

27Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+4,553−29%

28New Kent County, VAVA28,022+4,516+50%

29Louisa County, VAVA42,924+4,443−16%

30Augusta County, VAVA78,940+3,737−66%

31Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+3,696+1367%

32Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+3,441−541%

33Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+3,336−29%

34Warren County, VAVA42,740+3,152−42%

35King George County, VAVA29,646+3,139−4%

36Charlottesville, VAVA44,388+3,078−35%

37Goochland County, VAVA29,187+3,010+11%

38Roanoke, VAVA99,111+2,979−300%

39Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+2,946−17%

40Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+2,900−70%

41Orange County, VAVA40,083+2,773−38%

42Portsmouth, VAVA96,777+2,380−171%

43Caroline County, VAVA34,413+2,342−19%

44Falls Church, VAVA15,159+2,326+191%

45Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+2,287−68%

46Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+2,193−36%

47Greene County, VAVA21,958+2,149−57%

48Staunton, VAVA26,801+2,004−430%

49Winchester, VAVA28,272+1,917+17%

50King William County, VAVA19,617+1,875−16%

51Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+1,853−60%

52Fairfax, VAVA26,772+1,581−16%

53Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+1,558−80%

54Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+1,357+190%

55Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+1,190+23%

56Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+1,146−19%

57Petersburg, VAVA33,734+1,038−122%

58Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+1,023−17%

59Campbell County, VAVA55,629+854−76%

60Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+759−9%

61Clarke County, VAVA15,609+749+36%

62Amelia County, VAVA13,632+575−78%

63Salem, VAVA25,816+544−45%

64Madison County, VAVA14,237+529−7%

65Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+448−92%

66Hopewell, VAVA23,261+442−159%

67Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+343−86%

68Poquoson, VAVA13,292+310−45%

69Lexington, VAVA7,769+278−402%

70Accomack County, VAVA33,859+249−96%

71Floyd County, VAVA15,789+197−89%

72Buena Vista, VAVA6,672-9−84%

73Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439-25−107%

74Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896-54−102%

75Highland County, VAVA2,318-89−10%

76Northampton County, VAVA11,879-107−434%

77Emporia, VAVA5,447-161−145%

78Grayson County, VAVA15,230-200−112%

79Nottoway County, VAVA15,796-211−129%

80Covington, VAVA5,680-224−67%

81Nelson County, VAVA14,920-245−115%

82Norton, VAVA3,477-271−21%

83Hampton, VAVA137,315-288−102%

84Craig County, VAVA4,800-298−141%

85Buckingham County, VAVA17,137-322−112%

86Galax, VAVA6,670-322−293%

87Richmond County, VAVA9,294-331−122%

88Page County, VAVA23,762-333−122%

89Middlesex County, VAVA10,841-334−126%

90Martinsville, VAVA13,849-336−55%

91King and Queen County, VAVA6,743-337−199%

92Radford, VAVA17,243-338+317%

93Cumberland County, VAVA10,352-377−132%

94Franklin, VAVA8,478-402−183%

95Mathews County, VAVA8,529-445−152%

96Danville, VAVA41,647-465−90%

97Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-472−170%

98Charles City County, VAVA6,623-483−175%

99Northumberland County, VAVA12,557-491−128%

100Surry County, VAVA6,603-497−173%

101Giles County, VAVA16,564-499−271%

102Bath County, VAVA4,076-522−310%

103Essex County, VAVA10,654-552−142%

104Bland County, VAVA6,151-554−255%

105Southampton County, VAVA18,110-574+744%

106Bristol, VAVA16,418-616−42%

107Greensville County, VAVA11,181-852−131%

108Patrick County, VAVA17,424-882−146%

109Carroll County, VAVA29,299-887−133%

110Washington County, VAVA53,898-941−118%

111Wythe County, VAVA27,983-945−144%

112Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-978−157%

113Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-1,027+311%

114Amherst County, VAVA31,962-1,046−132%

115Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-1,057−235%

116Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-1,072−270%

117Sussex County, VAVA10,755-1,258−156%

118Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391-1,519−163%

119Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-1,585−165%

120Scott County, VAVA21,200-1,601−905%

121Franklin County, VAVA55,526-1,682−122%

122Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-1,779+45%

123Halifax County, VAVA33,447-2,219−127%

124Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747-2,408−177%

125Smyth County, VAVA28,882-2,408−439%

126Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-3,005−149%

127Russell County, VAVA25,332-3,116−290%

128Henry County, VAVA49,242-3,203−424%

129Lee County, VAVA21,642-3,414+276%

130Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-3,743−14%

131Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-4,649+241%

132Norfolk, VAVA231,013-4,798−82%

133Wise County, VAVA34,824-5,322−1068%

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