Fastest growing counties in Virginia.
County | Rank | Change (2020) | 2024 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
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New Kent County | 1 | 18.13% | 27,316 | 23,123 |
Goochland County | 2 | 13.59% | 28,232 | 24,855 |
Louisa County | 3 | 11.24% | 42,044 | 37,796 |
King William County | 4 | 9% | 19,531 | 17,918 |
King George County | 5 | 8.92% | 29,218 | 26,826 |
Suffolk city | 6 | 8.59% | 102,892 | 94,750 |
Spotsylvania County | 7 | 8.35% | 152,348 | 140,604 |
Caroline County | 8 | 7.82% | 33,340 | 30,921 |
Orange County | 9 | 7.41% | 39,093 | 36,397 |
Powhatan County | 10 | 7.14% | 32,625 | 30,450 |
Radford city | 11 | 6.85% | 17,223 | 16,119 |
James City County | 12 | 6.8% | 83,825 | 78,487 |
Isle of Wight County | 13 | 6.67% | 41,287 | 38,707 |
Chesterfield County | 14 | 6.61% | 389,462 | 365,311 |
Highland County | 15 | 6.34% | 2,382 | 2,240 |
Stafford County | 16 | 6.29% | 167,687 | 157,765 |
Frederick County | 17 | 5.78% | 97,180 | 91,870 |
Waynesboro city | 18 | 5.77% | 23,565 | 22,279 |
Fairfax city | 19 | 5.62% | 25,536 | 24,177 |
Northumberland County | 20 | 5.6% | 12,504 | 11,841 |
Fluvanna County | 21 | 5.54% | 28,807 | 27,294 |
Culpeper County | 22 | 5.47% | 55,656 | 52,768 |
Appomattox County | 23 | 5.39% | 17,025 | 16,154 |
Clarke County | 24 | 5.31% | 15,601 | 14,814 |
Gloucester County | 25 | 4.76% | 40,564 | 38,722 |
Greene County | 26 | 4.76% | 21,587 | 20,607 |
Hanover County | 27 | 4.75% | 115,436 | 110,202 |
Rockingham County | 28 | 4.71% | 87,722 | 83,774 |
Fredericksburg city | 29 | 4.35% | 29,208 | 27,991 |
Loudoun County | 30 | 4.07% | 439,902 | 422,705 |
Westmoreland County | 31 | 4.05% | 19,261 | 18,511 |
Warren County | 32 | 3.65% | 42,282 | 40,792 |
Fauquier County | 33 | 3.63% | 75,653 | 73,006 |
Richmond County | 34 | 3.62% | 9,242 | 8,919 |
Albemarle County | 35 | 3.55% | 116,507 | 112,510 |
Cumberland County | 36 | 3.51% | 10,005 | 9,666 |
Williamsburg city | 37 | 3.48% | 16,009 | 15,471 |
Bedford County | 38 | 3.46% | 82,309 | 79,559 |
Franklin city | 39 | 3.17% | 8,404 | 8,146 |
Lexington city | 40 | 3.09% | 7,550 | 7,324 |
Shenandoah County | 41 | 2.84% | 45,520 | 44,265 |
Franklin County | 42 | 2.82% | 56,019 | 54,482 |
Madison County | 43 | 2.79% | 14,248 | 13,861 |
Middlesex County | 44 | 2.66% | 10,896 | 10,614 |
Martinsville city | 45 | 2.63% | 13,829 | 13,474 |
Dinwiddie County | 46 | 2.5% | 28,587 | 27,891 |
Amelia County | 47 | 2.45% | 13,592 | 13,267 |
Chesapeake city | 48 | 2.21% | 255,313 | 249,781 |
King and Queen County | 49 | 2.09% | 6,726 | 6,588 |
Prince William County | 50 | 1.95% | 492,268 | 482,834 |
Colonial Heights city | 51 | 1.75% | 18,508 | 18,189 |
Floyd County | 52 | 1.71% | 15,735 | 15,470 |
Surry County | 53 | 1.65% | 6,659 | 6,551 |
Mecklenburg County | 54 | 1.6% | 30,769 | 30,283 |
Botetourt County | 55 | 1.51% | 34,150 | 33,643 |
Richmond city | 56 | 1.41% | 230,127 | 226,936 |
Poquoson city | 57 | 1.39% | 12,646 | 12,473 |
Falls Church city | 58 | 1.36% | 14,881 | 14,681 |
Prince Edward County | 59 | 1.34% | 22,199 | 21,906 |
Augusta County | 60 | 1.26% | 78,555 | 77,574 |
Lynchburg city | 61 | 1.09% | 79,842 | 78,979 |
Lunenburg County | 62 | 1.06% | 12,074 | 11,947 |
Buckingham County | 63 | 0.83% | 16,968 | 16,828 |
Sussex County | 64 | 0.81% | 10,874 | 10,787 |
Rappahannock County | 65 | 0.75% | 7,375 | 7,320 |
Carroll County | 66 | 0.73% | 29,360 | 29,148 |
York County | 67 | 0.72% | 70,740 | 70,232 |
Mathews County | 68 | 0.7% | 8,578 | 8,518 |
Washington County | 69 | 0.65% | 54,245 | 53,895 |
Southampton County | 70 | 0.55% | 18,051 | 17,953 |
Roanoke County | 71 | 0.38% | 97,296 | 96,923 |
Salem city | 72 | 0.38% | 25,500 | 25,403 |
Staunton city | 73 | 0.3% | 25,890 | 25,812 |
Galax city | 74 | 0.25% | 6,732 | 6,715 |
Lancaster County | 75 | 0.08% | 10,912 | 10,903 |
Manassas city | 76 | 0.06% | 42,719 | 42,692 |
Page County | 77 | 0.06% | 23,705 | 23,691 |
Amherst County | 78 | 0.03% | 31,320 | 31,312 |
Henrico County | 79 | 0.02% | 334,967 | 334,905 |
Grayson County | 80 | -0.24% | 15,245 | 15,281 |
Campbell County | 81 | -0.29% | 55,475 | 55,639 |
Essex County | 82 | -0.3% | 10,566 | 10,598 |
Fairfax County | 83 | -0.36% | 1,144,447 | 1,148,627 |
Accomack County | 84 | -0.41% | 33,255 | 33,392 |
Nottoway County | 85 | -0.45% | 15,577 | 15,647 |
Nelson County | 86 | -0.52% | 14,663 | 14,740 |
Pulaski County | 87 | -0.53% | 33,627 | 33,807 |
Bland County | 88 | -0.58% | 6,220 | 6,256 |
Hampton city | 89 | -0.69% | 136,338 | 137,280 |
Petersburg city | 90 | -0.72% | 33,156 | 33,396 |
Wythe County | 91 | -0.82% | 28,093 | 28,324 |
Prince George County | 92 | -0.82% | 42,721 | 43,073 |
Buena Vista city | 93 | -0.89% | 6,563 | 6,622 |
Russell County | 94 | -0.93% | 25,517 | 25,757 |
Scott County | 95 | -0.94% | 21,386 | 21,589 |
Craig County | 96 | -0.96% | 4,828 | 4,875 |
Brunswick County | 97 | -0.98% | 15,667 | 15,822 |
Patrick County | 98 | -0.99% | 17,417 | 17,591 |
Montgomery County | 99 | -1.07% | 98,506 | 99,574 |
Northampton County | 100 | -1.22% | 12,064 | 12,213 |
Hopewell city | 101 | -1.28% | 22,714 | 23,009 |
Harrisonburg city | 102 | -1.34% | 51,014 | 51,706 |
Portsmouth city | 103 | -1.35% | 96,632 | 97,955 |
Charles City County | 104 | -1.39% | 6,652 | 6,746 |
Virginia Beach city | 105 | -1.62% | 452,229 | 459,684 |
Pittsylvania County | 106 | -1.74% | 59,318 | 60,367 |
Arlington County | 107 | -1.75% | 234,646 | 238,814 |
Giles County | 108 | -1.81% | 16,482 | 16,786 |
Halifax County | 109 | -2.01% | 33,244 | 33,926 |
Newport News city | 110 | -2.04% | 182,256 | 186,047 |
Lee County | 111 | -2.1% | 21,643 | 22,108 |
Danville city | 112 | -2.17% | 41,657 | 42,579 |
Rockbridge County | 113 | -2.22% | 22,148 | 22,650 |
Winchester city | 114 | -2.28% | 27,373 | 28,013 |
Charlotte County | 115 | -2.34% | 11,272 | 11,542 |
Alexandria city | 116 | -2.34% | 155,415 | 159,139 |
Henry County | 117 | -2.44% | 49,609 | 50,851 |
Smyth County | 118 | -2.56% | 29,024 | 29,787 |
Greensville County | 119 | -2.85% | 11,062 | 11,386 |
Wise County | 120 | -2.89% | 35,021 | 36,064 |
Roanoke city | 121 | -3.21% | 96,685 | 99,891 |
Bath County | 122 | -3.44% | 4,041 | 4,185 |
Norfolk city | 123 | -3.57% | 229,302 | 237,789 |
Bristol city | 124 | -3.61% | 16,674 | 17,299 |
Dickenson County | 125 | -3.74% | 13,547 | 14,074 |
Charlottesville city | 126 | -3.82% | 44,694 | 46,469 |
Tazewell County | 127 | -4.28% | 38,677 | 40,407 |
Alleghany County | 128 | -4.64% | 14,475 | 15,180 |
Covington city | 129 | -5.01% | 5,457 | 5,745 |
Emporia city | 130 | -5.5% | 5,393 | 5,707 |
Manassas Park city | 131 | -6.6% | 16,029 | 17,162 |
Buchanan County | 132 | -7.18% | 18,791 | 20,245 |
Norton city | 133 | -7.77% | 3,395 | 3,681 |