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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. The median across all 133 is +313. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Virginia Beach, VA, up 122 places to #2.

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YEAR2000 2010 2020 2025

RANKPLACESTATEPOPPOPULATION CHANGEVS 2000

01▲1Norfolk, VAVA231,013-6,992−74%

02▲122Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737-5,733−118%

03▲108Newport News, VAVA183,230-3,017−130%

04▲94Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-2,165−146%

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

06▼3Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-1,794+32%

07▼1Henry County, VAVA49,242-1,706−273%

08▼7Wise County, VAVA34,824-1,306−337%

09▲101Montgomery County, VAVA98,434-1,287−113%

10▲82Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-1,138−66%

11▼3Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-1,011−117%

12▲82Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839-975−110%

13▲25Danville, VAVA41,647-943−80%

14▼4Smyth County, VAVA28,882-918−229%

15▲81Roanoke, VAVA99,111-900−39%

16▼4Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-888−28%

17▲11Bristol, VAVA16,418-801−24%

18▲3Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-677+171%

19▲76Manassas Park, VAVA16,560-659−119%

20▼9Halifax County, VAVA33,447-575−107%

21▼16Lee County, VAVA21,642-531−41%

22▼15Russell County, VAVA25,332-449−127%

23▲35Northampton County, VAVA11,879-403−1359%

24▼10Scott County, VAVA21,200-376−289%

25▲32Emporia, VAVA5,447-319−189%

26▼3Wythe County, VAVA27,983-307−114%

27▲6Giles County, VAVA16,564-223−177%

28▼10Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-214−134%

29▼2Greensville County, VAVA11,181-210−108%

30▲22Norton, VAVA3,477-210−39%

31▼5Patrick County, VAVA17,424-184−110%

32▲4Charles City County, VAVA6,623-150−123%

33▼1Bath County, VAVA4,076-133−153%

34▼15Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-128−116%

35▼20Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-122−105%

36▼6Bland County, VAVA6,151-119−133%

37▲19Grayson County, VAVA15,230-103−106%

38▲12Craig County, VAVA4,800-92−113%

39▼22Sussex County, VAVA10,755-74−103%

40▲35Campbell County, VAVA55,629-67−102%

41▲13Covington, VAVA5,680-57−92%

42▲7Galax, VAVA6,670-50−130%

43▼19Washington County, VAVA53,898-37−101%

44▼5Mathews County, VAVA8,529-4−100%

45▲22Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+13−99%

46▲16Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+31−154%

47▼13Surry County, VAVA6,603+42−94%

48▼2Page County, VAVA23,762+53−96%

49▼18Essex County, VAVA10,654+55−96%

50▼13Lancaster County, VAVA10,995+76−89%

51▲8Highland County, VAVA2,318+86−187%

52▲9Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+91−75%

53▼24Southampton County, VAVA18,110+114−268%

54▼32Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058+122−93%

55▼12King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+135−60%

56▼31Carroll County, VAVA29,299+144−95%

57▼4Nelson County, VAVA14,920+145−91%

58▲27Winchester, VAVA28,272+152−91%

59▼4Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+154−79%

60▼9Hampton, VAVA137,315+167−99%

61▼16Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+216−83%

62▲45Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+221−97%

63▲5Hopewell, VAVA23,261+228−131%

64▲13Petersburg, VAVA33,734+276−106%

65▼25Franklin, VAVA8,478+298−38%

66▼18Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+313−89%

67▼4Floyd County, VAVA15,789+313−83%

68▼24Martinsville, VAVA13,849+364−149%

69▲3Amelia County, VAVA13,632+367−86%

70▼23Richmond County, VAVA9,294+371−76%

71▼1Madison County, VAVA14,237+400−30%

72▼63Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+428−86%

73▲7Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+436−7%

74▼10Accomack County, VAVA33,859+446−93%

75▼10Lexington, VAVA7,769+449−588%

76▼5Salem, VAVA25,816+470−53%

77▲13Falls Church, VAVA15,159+501−37%

78▼62Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+542−77%

79▼10Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+548−90%

80▼6Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+568−32%

81▼61Amherst County, VAVA31,962+655−80%

82▼41Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+677−43%

83▼48Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+718−59%

84▼11Clarke County, VAVA15,609+826+50%

85▼19Poquoson, VAVA13,292+832+48%

86▲27Prince George County, VAVA43,936+926−84%

87▼27Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+949−73%

88▼75Franklin County, VAVA55,526+1,049−86%

89▼3Staunton, VAVA26,801+1,051−273%

90▼12Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+1,053−25%

91▼49Radford, VAVA17,243+1,173−1548%

92▲31Alexandria, VAVA160,662+1,195−93%

93▼17Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+1,2380%

94▲14York County, VAVA71,374+1,329−90%

95▼12Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+1,386−70%

96▼9Greene County, VAVA21,958+1,406−72%

97▲7Augusta County, VAVA78,940+1,453−87%

98▲11Manassas, VAVA44,332+1,560−78%

99▼11Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+1,653−52%

100▼19Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+1,726−77%

101▼22Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+1,755+81%

102▼18King William County, VAVA19,617+1,807−19%

103▼3Warren County, VAVA42,740+2,013−63%

104▼15Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+2,258−68%

105▼3Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+2,338−400%

106▼3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+2,411+857%

107▼25Fairfax, VAVA26,772+2,626+40%

108▼7Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+2,715−42%

109▼10King George County, VAVA29,646+2,923−11%

110▼19Caroline County, VAVA34,413+3,526+21%

111▲4Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+3,531−45%

112▲6Bedford County, VAVA83,059+3,597−76%

113▼20Orange County, VAVA40,083+3,829−14%

114▼17Goochland County, VAVA29,187+4,460+65%

115▲4James City County, VAVA83,326+5,072−62%

116▼10New Kent County, VAVA28,022+5,077+68%

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

118▲11Arlington County, VAVA243,931+5,288−71%

119▼14Louisa County, VAVA42,924+5,3280%

120▼6Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+5,559−46%

121▲5Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+5,910−87%

122▼1Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+5,961−47%

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

124▲3Henrico County, VAVA342,775+8,386−81%

125▼5Frederick County, VAVA99,955+8,536−37%

126▼10Suffolk, VAVA104,699+10,375−10%

127▼2Richmond, VAVA237,257+10,647−302%

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

129▼7Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+15,356−53%

130▲1Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+17,564−88%

131▲1Prince William County, VAVA502,966+20,762−68%

132▲1Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+28,790−66%

133▼3Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+32,600−36%

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