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Most population lost, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties that lost 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

01Wise County, VAVA34,824-5,322−1068%

02Norfolk, VAVA231,013-4,798−82%

03Tazewell County, VAVA38,635-4,649+241%

04Buchanan County, VAVA18,492-3,743−14%

05Lee County, VAVA21,642-3,414+276%

06Henry County, VAVA49,242-3,203−424%

07Russell County, VAVA25,332-3,116−290%

08Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,490-3,005−149%

09Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747-2,408−177%

10Smyth County, VAVA28,882-2,408−439%

11Halifax County, VAVA33,447-2,219−127%

12Dickenson County, VAVA13,236-1,779+45%

13Franklin County, VAVA55,526-1,682−122%

14Scott County, VAVA21,200-1,601−905%

15Brunswick County, VAVA15,727-1,585−165%

16Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391-1,519−163%

17Sussex County, VAVA10,755-1,258−156%

18Pulaski County, VAVA33,586-1,072−270%

19Charlotte County, VAVA11,401-1,057−235%

20Amherst County, VAVA31,962-1,046−132%

21Alleghany County, VAVA14,546-1,027+311%

22Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058-978−157%

23Wythe County, VAVA27,983-945−144%

24Washington County, VAVA53,898-941−118%

25Carroll County, VAVA29,299-887−133%

26Patrick County, VAVA17,424-882−146%

27Greensville County, VAVA11,181-852−131%

28Bristol, VAVA16,418-616−42%

29Southampton County, VAVA18,110-574+744%

30Bland County, VAVA6,151-554−255%

31Essex County, VAVA10,654-552−142%

32Bath County, VAVA4,076-522−310%

33Giles County, VAVA16,564-499−271%

34Surry County, VAVA6,603-497−173%

35Northumberland County, VAVA12,557-491−128%

36Charles City County, VAVA6,623-483−175%

37Lancaster County, VAVA10,995-472−170%

38Danville, VAVA41,647-465−90%

39Mathews County, VAVA8,529-445−152%

40Franklin, VAVA8,478-402−183%

41Cumberland County, VAVA10,352-377−132%

42Radford, VAVA17,243-338+317%

43King and Queen County, VAVA6,743-337−199%

44Martinsville, VAVA13,849-336−55%

45Middlesex County, VAVA10,841-334−126%

46Page County, VAVA23,762-333−122%

47Richmond County, VAVA9,294-331−122%

48Buckingham County, VAVA17,137-322−112%

49Galax, VAVA6,670-322−293%

50Craig County, VAVA4,800-298−141%

51Hampton, VAVA137,315-288−102%

52Norton, VAVA3,477-271−21%

53Nelson County, VAVA14,920-245−115%

54Covington, VAVA5,680-224−67%

55Nottoway County, VAVA15,796-211−129%

56Grayson County, VAVA15,230-200−112%

57Emporia, VAVA5,447-161−145%

58Northampton County, VAVA11,879-107−434%

59Highland County, VAVA2,318-89−10%

60Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896-54−102%

61Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439-25−107%

62Buena Vista, VAVA6,672-9−84%

63Floyd County, VAVA15,789+197−89%

64Accomack County, VAVA33,859+249−96%

65Lexington, VAVA7,769+278−402%

66Poquoson, VAVA13,292+310−45%

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

68Hopewell, VAVA23,261+442−159%

69Botetourt County, VAVA34,144+448−92%

70Madison County, VAVA14,237+529−7%

71Salem, VAVA25,816+544−45%

72Amelia County, VAVA13,632+575−78%

73Clarke County, VAVA15,609+749+36%

74Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738+759−9%

75Campbell County, VAVA55,629+854−76%

76Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715+1,023−17%

77Petersburg, VAVA33,734+1,038−122%

78Appomattox County, VAVA17,172+1,146−19%

79Waynesboro, VAVA23,951+1,190+23%

80Williamsburg, VAVA15,861+1,357+190%

81Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975+1,558−80%

82Fairfax, VAVA26,772+1,581−16%

83Gloucester County, VAVA40,097+1,853−60%

84King William County, VAVA19,617+1,875−16%

85Winchester, VAVA28,272+1,917+17%

86Staunton, VAVA26,801+2,004−430%

87Greene County, VAVA21,958+2,149−57%

88Shenandoah County, VAVA45,839+2,193−36%

89Powhatan County, VAVA32,591+2,287−68%

90Falls Church, VAVA15,159+2,326+191%

91Caroline County, VAVA34,413+2,342−19%

92Portsmouth, VAVA96,777+2,380−171%

93Orange County, VAVA40,083+2,773−38%

94Harrisonburg, VAVA50,839+2,900−70%

95Manassas Park, VAVA16,560+2,946−17%

96Roanoke, VAVA99,111+2,979−300%

97Goochland County, VAVA29,187+3,010+11%

98Charlottesville, VAVA44,388+3,078−35%

99King George County, VAVA29,646+3,139−4%

100Warren County, VAVA42,740+3,152−42%

101Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321+3,336−29%

102Lynchburg, VAVA81,347+3,441−541%

103Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393+3,696+1367%

104Augusta County, VAVA78,940+3,737−66%

105Louisa County, VAVA42,924+4,443−16%

106New Kent County, VAVA28,022+4,516+50%

107Roanoke County, VAVA97,150+4,553−29%

108York County, VAVA71,374+4,581−67%

109Manassas, VAVA44,332+4,951−31%

110Montgomery County, VAVA98,434+5,329−45%

111Newport News, VAVA183,230+5,528−45%

112Culpeper County, VAVA57,666+5,863−9%

113Prince George County, VAVA43,936+7,285+29%

114Rockingham County, VAVA89,316+7,443−27%

115Fauquier County, VAVA76,503+7,769+21%

116Suffolk, VAVA104,699+9,739−16%

117Hanover County, VAVA116,423+10,116−56%

118Bedford County, VAVA83,059+10,786−27%

119James City County, VAVA83,326+11,245−15%

120Frederick County, VAVA99,955+13,114−3%

121Albemarle County, VAVA118,356+13,425+20%

122Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,388+17,635−47%

123Alexandria, VAVA160,662+19,501+14%

124Virginia Beach, VAVA453,737+21,476−33%

125Richmond, VAVA237,257+22,396−525%

126Chesapeake, VAVA255,332+27,213−42%

127Henrico County, VAVA342,775+27,454−38%

128Stafford County, VAVA170,803+27,966−10%

129Arlington County, VAVA243,931+31,016+68%

130Chesterfield County, VAVA397,148+48,312−5%

131Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,873+68,583−55%

132Prince William County, VAVA502,966+80,202+23%

133Loudoun County, VAVA449,749+108,648+30%

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