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Most population lost, Virginia counties

Virginia counties that lost 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

01Norfolk, VAVA231,013-6,992−74%

02Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737-5,733−118%

03Newport News, VAVA183,230-3,017−130%

04Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-2,165−146%

05Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-1,863−57%

06Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-1,794+32%

07Henry County, VAVA49,242-1,706−273%

08Wise County, VAVA34,824-1,306−337%

09Montgomery County, VAVA98,434-1,287−113%

10Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1,138−66%

11Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-1,011−117%

12Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-975−110%

13Danville, VAVA41,647-943−80%

14Smyth County, VAVA28,882-918−229%

15Roanoke, VAVA99,111-900−39%

16Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-888−28%

17Bristol, VAVA16,418-801−24%

18Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-677+171%

19Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-659−119%

20Halifax County, VAVA33,447-575−107%

21Lee County, VAVA21,642-531−41%

22Russell County, VAVA25,332-449−127%

23Northampton County, VAVA11,879-403−1359%

24Scott County, VAVA21,200-376−289%

25Emporia, VAVA5,447-319−189%

26Wythe County, VAVA27,983-307−114%

27Giles County, VAVA16,564-223−177%

28Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-214−134%

29Greensville County, VAVA11,181-210−108%

30Norton, VAVA3,477-210−39%

31Patrick County, VAVA17,424-184−110%

32Charles City County, VAVA6,623-150−123%

33Bath County, VAVA4,076-133−153%

34Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-128−116%

35Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-122−105%

36Bland County, VAVA6,151-119−133%

37Grayson County, VAVA15,230-103−106%

38Craig County, VAVA4,800-92−113%

39Sussex County, VAVA10,755-74−103%

40Campbell County, VAVA55,629-67−102%

41Covington, VAVA5,680-57−92%

42Galax, VAVA6,670-50−130%

43Washington County, VAVA53,898-37−101%

44Mathews County, VAVA8,529-4−100%

45Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+13−99%

46Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+31−154%

47Surry County, VAVA6,603+42−94%

48Page County, VAVA23,762+53−96%

49Essex County, VAVA10,654+55−96%

50Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+76−89%

51Highland County, VAVA2,318+86−187%

52Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+91−75%

53Southampton County, VAVA18,110+114−268%

54Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+122−93%

55King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+135−60%

56Carroll County, VAVA29,299+144−95%

57Nelson County, VAVA14,920+145−91%

58Winchester, VAVA28,272+152−91%

59Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+154−79%

60Hampton, VAVA137,315+167−99%

61Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+216−83%

62Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+221−97%

63Hopewell, VAVA23,261+228−131%

64Petersburg, VAVA33,734+276−106%

65Franklin, VAVA8,478+298−38%

66Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+313−89%

67Floyd County, VAVA15,789+313−83%

68Martinsville, VAVA13,849+364−149%

69Amelia County, VAVA13,632+367−86%

70Richmond County, VAVA9,294+371−76%

71Madison County, VAVA14,237+400−30%

72Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+428−86%

73Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+436−7%

74Accomack County, VAVA33,859+446−93%

75Lexington, VAVA7,769+449−588%

76Salem, VAVA25,816+470−53%

77Falls Church, VAVA15,159+501−37%

78Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+542−77%

79Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+548−90%

80Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+568−32%

81Amherst County, VAVA31,962+655−80%

82Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+677−43%

83Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+718−59%

84Clarke County, VAVA15,609+826+50%

85Poquoson, VAVA13,292+832+48%

86Prince George County, VAVA43,936+926−84%

87Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+949−73%

88Franklin County, VAVA55,526+1,049−86%

89Staunton, VAVA26,801+1,051−273%

90Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+1,053−25%

91Radford, VAVA17,243+1,173−1548%

92Alexandria, VAVA160,662+1,195−93%

93Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+1,238+0%

94York County, VAVA71,374+1,329−90%

95Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+1,386−70%

96Greene County, VAVA21,958+1,406−72%

97Augusta County, VAVA78,940+1,453−87%

98Manassas, VAVA44,332+1,560−78%

99Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+1,653−52%

100Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+1,726−77%

101Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+1,755+81%

102King William County, VAVA19,617+1,807−19%

103Warren County, VAVA42,740+2,013−63%

104Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+2,258−68%

105Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+2,338−400%

106Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+2,411+857%

107Fairfax, VAVA26,772+2,626+40%

108Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+2,715−42%

109King George County, VAVA29,646+2,923−11%

110Caroline County, VAVA34,413+3,526+21%

111Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+3,531−45%

112Bedford County, VAVA83,059+3,597−76%

113Orange County, VAVA40,083+3,829−14%

114Goochland County, VAVA29,187+4,460+65%

115James City County, VAVA83,326+5,072−62%

116New Kent County, VAVA28,022+5,077+68%

117Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+5,114−21%

118Arlington County, VAVA243,931+5,288−71%

119Louisa County, VAVA42,924+5,328+0%

120Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+5,559−46%

121Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+5,910−87%

122Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+5,961−47%

123Hanover County, VAVA116,423+6,444−72%

124Henrico County, VAVA342,775+8,386−81%

125Frederick County, VAVA99,955+8,536−37%

126Suffolk, VAVA104,699+10,375−10%

127Richmond, VAVA237,257+10,647−302%

128Stafford County, VAVA170,803+13,876−56%

129Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+15,356−53%

130Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+17,564−88%

131Prince William County, VAVA502,966+20,762−68%

132Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+28,790−66%

133Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+32,600−36%

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