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Most population lost, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties that lost 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

01Hampton, VAVA137,315-9,001−171%

02Danville, VAVA41,647-5,356+15%

03Accomack County, VAVA33,859-5,141−178%

04Portsmouth, VAVA96,777-5,030+51%

05Henry County, VAVA49,242-3,779−482%

06Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-2,880−34%

07Grayson County, VAVA15,230-2,384−245%

08Martinsville, VAVA13,849-1,595+114%

09Charlottesville, VAVA44,388-1,574−133%

10Russell County, VAVA25,332-1,411−186%

11Petersburg, VAVA33,734-1,320−72%

12Halifax County, VAVA33,447-1,114−113%

13Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-985−141%

14Patrick County, VAVA17,424-917−147%

15Smyth County, VAVA28,882-873−223%

16Northampton County, VAVA11,879-704−2300%

17Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-492−60%

18Sussex County, VAVA10,755-417−118%

19Covington, VAVA5,680-342−50%

20Bath County, VAVA4,076-317−227%

21Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-255−140%

22Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-232−113%

23Mathews County, VAVA8,529-229−127%

24Scott County, VAVA21,200-226−214%

25Highland County, VAVA2,318-215+117%

26Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-176−126%

27Staunton, VAVA26,801-107−82%

28Bland County, VAVA6,151-47−113%

29Norton, VAVA3,477+54−116%

30Salem, VAVA25,816+55−94%

31Northumberland County, VAVA12,557+71−96%

32Craig County, VAVA4,800+99−86%

33Charlotte County, VAVA11,401+114−85%

34Nottoway County, VAVA15,796+128−83%

35Lexington, VAVA7,769+175−290%

36Galax, VAVA6,670+205+23%

37Surry County, VAVA6,603+229−67%

38Franklin, VAVA8,478+236−51%

39Hopewell, VAVA23,261+237−132%

40Emporia, VAVA5,447+262−27%

41Buena Vista, VAVA6,672+301−628%

42King and Queen County, VAVA6,743+315−8%

43Charles City County, VAVA6,623+330−49%

44Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747+347−89%

45Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439+390+8%

46Richmond County, VAVA9,294+445−71%

47Amherst County, VAVA31,962+459−86%

48Bristol, VAVA16,418+468−144%

49Tazewell County, VAVA38,635+480−135%

50Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+514−38%

51Radford, VAVA17,243+549−778%

52Newport News, VAVA183,230+569−94%

53Nelson County, VAVA14,920+575−66%

54Poquoson, VAVA13,292+584+4%

55Giles County, VAVA16,564+629+116%

56Greensville County, VAVA11,181+683−75%

57Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+736−41%

58Madison County, VAVA14,237+788+38%

59Carroll County, VAVA29,299+797−70%

60Page County, VAVA23,762+865−42%

61Middlesex County, VAVA10,841+1,027−20%

62Cumberland County, VAVA10,352+1,035−13%

63Fairfax, VAVA26,772+1,067−43%

64Southampton County, VAVA18,110+1,088−1700%

65Essex County, VAVA10,654+1,162−11%

66Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+1,268−10%

67Amelia County, VAVA13,632+1,290−51%

68Wise County, VAVA34,824+1,329+142%

69Clarke County, VAVA15,609+1,382+151%

70Floyd County, VAVA15,789+1,405−25%

71Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+1,486+53%

72Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663+1,499−39%

73Buckingham County, VAVA17,137+1,523−45%

74Wythe County, VAVA27,983+1,636−23%

75Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490+1,761−71%

76Falls Church, VAVA15,159+1,955+145%

77Lee County, VAVA21,642+1,998−320%

78Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+2,070+342%

79Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+2,078−55%

80Roanoke, VAVA99,111+2,121−243%

81Winchester, VAVA28,272+2,618+60%

82Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+2,652−52%

83Prince George County, VAVA43,936+2,678−53%

84Manassas, VAVA44,332+2,686−63%

85King William County, VAVA19,617+2,789+25%

86Greene County, VAVA21,958+3,159−36%

87Alleghany County, VAVA14,546+3,324−1430%

88Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896+3,468−3%

89Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391+3,648+52%

90Campbell County, VAVA55,629+3,764+7%

91Washington County, VAVA53,898+3,773−28%

92Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+3,983+12%

93Goochland County, VAVA29,187+4,854+80%

94New Kent County, VAVA28,022+4,967+65%

95Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+5,007+1887%

96Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+5,542+19%

97Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+5,644−26%

98Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+5,669−20%

99Warren County, VAVA42,740+5,991+10%

100Caroline County, VAVA34,413+6,424+121%

101Richmond, VAVA237,257+6,424−222%

102Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+6,598+2%

103King George County, VAVA29,646+6,781+107%

104Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+6,918+101%

105Louisa County, VAVA42,924+7,526+42%

106Orange County, VAVA40,083+7,600+70%

107Augusta County, VAVA78,940+8,135−26%

108Bedford County, VAVA83,059+8,305−44%

109Norfolk, VAVA231,013+8,400−131%

110Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+8,446−13%

111Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+8,589−16%

112Franklin County, VAVA55,526+8,873+15%

113York County, VAVA71,374+9,167−34%

114Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+10,064+57%

115Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+10,299−1420%

116Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+10,763+11%

117Alexandria, VAVA160,662+11,683−32%

118Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+12,427+92%

119Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+12,737−60%

120Hanover County, VAVA116,423+13,543−41%

121Arlington County, VAVA243,931+18,174−2%

122James City County, VAVA83,326+18,907+43%

123Frederick County, VAVA99,955+19,096+42%

124Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+19,734+76%

125Suffolk, VAVA104,699+20,908+81%

126Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+23,025−51%

127Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+32,002−3%

128Stafford County, VAVA170,803+36,515+17%

129Henrico County, VAVA342,775+44,635+0%

130Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+56,333+11%

131Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+111,977−26%

132Prince William County, VAVA502,966+121,189+86%

133Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+142,712+71%

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