| County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Kent County | 1 | 24.79% | 28,848 | 23,118 |
| Goochland County | 2 | 21.09% | 30,111 | 24,866 |
| Louisa County | 3 | 15.58% | 43,672 | 37,785 |
| Caroline County | 4 | 13.96% | 35,240 | 30,922 |
| Fairfax city | 5 | 13.78% | 27,506 | 24,174 |
| King George County | 6 | 13.31% | 30,392 | 26,822 |
| Spotsylvania County | 7 | 12.59% | 158,315 | 140,611 |
| Orange County | 8 | 12.58% | 40,973 | 36,396 |
| Suffolk city | 9 | 12.21% | 106,391 | 94,818 |
| King William County | 10 | 11.38% | 19,955 | 17,916 |
| Culpeper County | 11 | 11.02% | 58,576 | 52,764 |
| Frederick County | 12 | 10.71% | 101,730 | 91,891 |
| Chesterfield County | 13 | 10.33% | 403,053 | 365,330 |
| Fredericksburg city | 14 | 10.02% | 30,801 | 27,997 |
| Poquoson city | 15 | 10.01% | 13,721 | 12,472 |
| Stafford County | 16 | 9.54% | 172,818 | 157,763 |
| Waynesboro city | 17 | 9.19% | 24,327 | 22,280 |
| Westmoreland County | 18 | 8.53% | 20,092 | 18,513 |
| Cumberland County | 19 | 8.48% | 10,501 | 9,680 |
| Isle of Wight County | 20 | 7.86% | 41,752 | 38,711 |
| Greene County | 21 | 7.83% | 22,214 | 20,601 |
| Loudoun County | 22 | 7.82% | 455,749 | 422,693 |
| Rockingham County | 23 | 7.8% | 90,313 | 83,780 |
| Powhatan County | 24 | 7.77% | 32,820 | 30,453 |
| Appomattox County | 25 | 7.34% | 17,341 | 16,155 |
| Northumberland County | 26 | 7.3% | 12,702 | 11,838 |
| Lexington city | 27 | 7.09% | 7,837 | 7,318 |
| Radford city | 28 | 7.01% | 17,247 | 16,117 |
| Fluvanna County | 29 | 6.86% | 29,161 | 27,289 |
| James City County | 30 | 6.71% | 83,756 | 78,486 |
| Hanover County | 31 | 6.43% | 117,293 | 110,211 |
| Albemarle County | 32 | 6.06% | 119,400 | 112,578 |
| Staunton city | 33 | 5.94% | 27,342 | 25,810 |
| Fauquier County | 34 | 5.66% | 77,141 | 73,012 |
| Richmond city | 35 | 5.63% | 239,707 | 226,927 |
| Warren County | 36 | 5.39% | 42,996 | 40,796 |
| Clarke County | 37 | 5.2% | 15,587 | 14,817 |
| Prince William County | 38 | 5.12% | 507,580 | 482,838 |
| Bedford County | 39 | 5.1% | 83,651 | 79,590 |
| Richmond County | 40 | 5.03% | 9,368 | 8,919 |
| Franklin city | 41 | 4.97% | 8,552 | 8,147 |
| Manassas city | 42 | 4.54% | 44,626 | 42,690 |
| Shenandoah County | 43 | 4.41% | 46,210 | 44,258 |
| Lynchburg city | 44 | 4.28% | 82,378 | 78,995 |
| Falls Church city | 45 | 4.05% | 15,272 | 14,677 |
| Dinwiddie County | 46 | 4.01% | 29,005 | 27,886 |
| Arlington County | 47 | 3.92% | 248,175 | 238,825 |
| Colonial Heights city | 48 | 3.82% | 18,856 | 18,162 |
| Gloucester County | 49 | 3.63% | 40,127 | 38,723 |
| Martinsville city | 50 | 3.2% | 13,909 | 13,478 |
| Henrico County | 51 | 3.16% | 345,526 | 334,929 |
| Amherst County | 52 | 3.06% | 32,271 | 31,312 |
| Madison County | 53 | 2.8% | 14,250 | 13,862 |
| Prince Edward County | 54 | 2.67% | 22,463 | 21,879 |
| King and Queen County | 55 | 2.66% | 6,760 | 6,585 |
| Highland County | 56 | 2.59% | 2,300 | 2,242 |
| Floyd County | 57 | 2.56% | 15,865 | 15,469 |
| Chesapeake city | 58 | 2.5% | 255,894 | 249,655 |
| Prince George County | 59 | 2.45% | 44,130 | 43,076 |
| Fairfax County | 60 | 2.38% | 1,175,940 | 1,148,598 |
| Amelia County | 61 | 2.18% | 13,557 | 13,268 |
| Williamsburg city | 62 | 2.06% | 15,778 | 15,459 |
| Buckingham County | 63 | 2% | 17,163 | 16,826 |
| Augusta County | 64 | 1.97% | 79,116 | 77,586 |
| Salem city | 65 | 1.96% | 25,895 | 25,398 |
| Nelson County | 66 | 1.94% | 15,023 | 14,737 |
| Hopewell city | 67 | 1.94% | 23,458 | 23,012 |
| Botetourt County | 68 | 1.77% | 34,231 | 33,636 |
| Buena Vista city | 69 | 1.77% | 6,733 | 6,616 |
| Franklin County | 70 | 1.77% | 55,440 | 54,478 |
| Alexandria city | 71 | 1.77% | 161,957 | 159,147 |
| Accomack County | 72 | 1.71% | 33,971 | 33,400 |
| York County | 73 | 1.67% | 71,410 | 70,236 |
| Nottoway County | 74 | 1.66% | 15,902 | 15,642 |
| Winchester city | 75 | 1.64% | 28,462 | 28,003 |
| Rappahannock County | 76 | 1.54% | 7,435 | 7,322 |
| Southampton County | 77 | 1.4% | 18,202 | 17,950 |
| Mecklenburg County | 78 | 1.32% | 30,685 | 30,285 |
| Middlesex County | 79 | 1.24% | 10,741 | 10,609 |
| Lancaster County | 80 | 1.1% | 11,019 | 10,899 |
| Surry County | 81 | 0.99% | 6,613 | 6,548 |
| Rockbridge County | 82 | 0.89% | 22,869 | 22,668 |
| Carroll County | 83 | 0.83% | 29,387 | 29,146 |
| Lunenburg County | 84 | 0.74% | 12,038 | 11,949 |
| Page County | 85 | 0.6% | 23,837 | 23,695 |
| Essex County | 86 | 0.32% | 10,631 | 10,597 |
| Campbell County | 87 | 0.17% | 55,695 | 55,598 |
| Petersburg city | 88 | 0.12% | 33,438 | 33,398 |
| Roanoke County | 89 | -0.03% | 96,927 | 96,958 |
| Hampton city | 90 | -0.03% | 137,231 | 137,279 |
| Sussex County | 91 | -0.29% | 10,768 | 10,799 |
| Roanoke city | 92 | -0.37% | 99,532 | 99,903 |
| Washington County | 93 | -0.42% | 53,682 | 53,910 |
| Charlotte County | 94 | -0.51% | 11,479 | 11,538 |
| Pulaski County | 95 | -0.55% | 33,620 | 33,806 |
| Mathews County | 96 | -0.55% | 8,473 | 8,520 |
| Patrick County | 97 | -0.74% | 17,453 | 17,583 |
| Brunswick County | 98 | -0.84% | 15,691 | 15,824 |
| Grayson County | 99 | -1.01% | 15,127 | 15,282 |
| Montgomery County | 100 | -1.09% | 98,511 | 99,593 |
| Galax city | 101 | -1.15% | 6,639 | 6,716 |
| Charles City County | 102 | -1.23% | 6,664 | 6,747 |
| Virginia Beach city | 103 | -1.29% | 453,711 | 459,626 |
| Covington city | 104 | -1.31% | 5,672 | 5,747 |
| Portsmouth city | 105 | -1.31% | 96,709 | 97,991 |
| Wythe County | 106 | -1.43% | 27,920 | 28,324 |
| Pittsylvania County | 107 | -1.48% | 59,475 | 60,369 |
| Harrisonburg city | 108 | -1.57% | 50,886 | 51,698 |
| Newport News city | 109 | -1.6% | 183,059 | 186,030 |
| Giles County | 110 | -1.75% | 16,492 | 16,786 |
| Greensville County | 111 | -1.76% | 11,187 | 11,387 |
| Halifax County | 112 | -1.76% | 33,340 | 33,939 |
| Craig County | 113 | -2.01% | 4,778 | 4,876 |
| Russell County | 114 | -2.05% | 25,234 | 25,761 |
| Bath County | 115 | -2.17% | 4,094 | 4,185 |
| Bland County | 116 | -2.22% | 6,116 | 6,255 |
| Scott County | 117 | -2.7% | 21,012 | 21,595 |
| Lee County | 118 | -2.73% | 21,507 | 22,110 |
| Manassas Park city | 119 | -2.73% | 16,692 | 17,161 |
| Danville city | 120 | -2.9% | 41,336 | 42,572 |
| Norfolk city | 121 | -2.92% | 230,921 | 237,859 |
| Henry County | 122 | -3.71% | 48,961 | 50,845 |
| Emporia city | 123 | -3.74% | 5,484 | 5,697 |
| Smyth County | 124 | -3.86% | 28,631 | 29,780 |
| Northampton County | 125 | -3.93% | 11,737 | 12,217 |
| Wise County | 126 | -4.04% | 34,613 | 36,072 |
| Charlottesville city | 127 | -4.88% | 44,167 | 46,433 |
| Alleghany County | 128 | -5.06% | 14,418 | 15,187 |
| Tazewell County | 129 | -5.25% | 38,284 | 40,407 |
| Bristol city | 130 | -5.42% | 16,382 | 17,321 |
| Norton city | 131 | -6.58% | 3,438 | 3,680 |
| Dickenson County | 132 | -7.04% | 13,084 | 14,075 |
| Buchanan County | 133 | -9.81% | 18,261 | 20,247 |
Virginia's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. New Kent County leads with 3.76% annualized growth, followed by Goochland County (3.24%) and Louisa County (2.44%). The largest counties are Fairfax County (1,175,940), Prince William County (507,580), and Loudoun County (455,749). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, 88 are growing while 45 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.44% annualized growth, with total population growing by 0.58% annually.
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