| County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2026 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Kent County | 1 | 26.4% | 29,232 | 23,126 |
| Goochland County | 2 | 21.57% | 30,237 | 24,873 |
| Louisa County | 3 | 17.27% | 44,311 | 37,784 |
| Fairfax city | 4 | 16.5% | 28,168 | 24,179 |
| Lexington city | 5 | 13.38% | 8,294 | 7,315 |
| Caroline County | 6 | 13.23% | 35,021 | 30,929 |
| Suffolk city | 7 | 13.1% | 107,215 | 94,794 |
| Fredericksburg city | 8 | 12.61% | 31,524 | 27,995 |
| Spotsylvania County | 9 | 11.54% | 156,835 | 140,611 |
| Stafford County | 10 | 11% | 175,115 | 157,767 |
| Frederick County | 11 | 10.95% | 101,971 | 91,907 |
| Radford city | 12 | 10.65% | 17,831 | 16,115 |
| Culpeper County | 13 | 10.38% | 58,245 | 52,766 |
| King George County | 14 | 10.35% | 29,604 | 26,827 |
| Orange County | 15 | 9.86% | 39,984 | 36,396 |
| King William County | 16 | 9.51% | 19,626 | 17,922 |
| Chesterfield County | 17 | 9.48% | 399,993 | 365,350 |
| Waynesboro city | 18 | 9.21% | 24,328 | 22,277 |
| Greene County | 19 | 8.94% | 22,450 | 20,608 |
| Powhatan County | 20 | 8.21% | 32,950 | 30,451 |
| Clarke County | 21 | 7.88% | 15,984 | 14,817 |
| Loudoun County | 22 | 7.83% | 455,812 | 422,723 |
| Cumberland County | 23 | 7.82% | 10,436 | 9,679 |
| Westmoreland County | 24 | 7.37% | 19,869 | 18,505 |
| Fluvanna County | 25 | 7.27% | 29,278 | 27,294 |
| Isle of Wight County | 26 | 7.19% | 41,492 | 38,710 |
| Rockingham County | 27 | 7.14% | 89,762 | 83,779 |
| Poquoson city | 28 | 6.92% | 13,336 | 12,473 |
| Albemarle County | 29 | 6.81% | 120,225 | 112,560 |
| Hanover County | 30 | 6.65% | 117,541 | 110,207 |
| James City County | 31 | 6.64% | 83,699 | 78,487 |
| Appomattox County | 32 | 6.46% | 17,201 | 16,158 |
| Warren County | 33 | 6.43% | 43,419 | 40,797 |
| Petersburg city | 34 | 6.35% | 35,518 | 33,398 |
| Richmond city | 35 | 5.85% | 240,199 | 226,923 |
| Fauquier County | 36 | 5.58% | 77,083 | 73,010 |
| Falls Church city | 37 | 5.55% | 15,492 | 14,677 |
| Staunton city | 38 | 5.43% | 27,211 | 25,809 |
| Colonial Heights city | 39 | 5.31% | 19,130 | 18,166 |
| Amelia County | 40 | 5.19% | 13,956 | 13,267 |
| Prince William County | 41 | 5.18% | 507,853 | 482,863 |
| Northumberland County | 42 | 4.88% | 12,415 | 11,837 |
| Bedford County | 43 | 4.66% | 83,290 | 79,581 |
| Manassas city | 44 | 4.64% | 44,674 | 42,695 |
| Highland County | 45 | 4.55% | 2,342 | 2,240 |
| Richmond County | 46 | 4.52% | 9,321 | 8,918 |
| Madison County | 47 | 4.51% | 14,486 | 13,861 |
| Gloucester County | 48 | 4.36% | 40,414 | 38,724 |
| Prince Edward County | 49 | 4.29% | 22,832 | 21,893 |
| Arlington County | 50 | 4.28% | 249,059 | 238,829 |
| Franklin city | 51 | 4.16% | 8,487 | 8,148 |
| Lancaster County | 52 | 3.92% | 11,332 | 10,905 |
| Salem city | 53 | 3.9% | 26,386 | 25,396 |
| Dinwiddie County | 54 | 3.89% | 28,974 | 27,889 |
| Martinsville city | 55 | 3.86% | 13,996 | 13,476 |
| Shenandoah County | 56 | 3.83% | 45,953 | 44,256 |
| Prince George County | 57 | 3.68% | 44,671 | 43,086 |
| Fairfax County | 58 | 3.55% | 1,189,421 | 1,148,680 |
| Alexandria city | 59 | 3.53% | 164,764 | 159,144 |
| Middlesex County | 60 | 3.39% | 10,971 | 10,611 |
| Buckingham County | 61 | 3.2% | 17,369 | 16,830 |
| Mecklenburg County | 62 | 3.12% | 31,228 | 30,283 |
| Lynchburg city | 63 | 2.99% | 81,353 | 78,993 |
| Chesapeake city | 64 | 2.94% | 257,057 | 249,726 |
| Henrico County | 65 | 2.89% | 344,630 | 334,939 |
| Rappahannock County | 66 | 2.79% | 7,527 | 7,323 |
| Franklin County | 67 | 2.74% | 55,969 | 54,475 |
| York County | 68 | 2.71% | 72,138 | 70,238 |
| Williamsburg city | 69 | 2.49% | 15,858 | 15,473 |
| King and Queen County | 70 | 2.43% | 6,749 | 6,589 |
| Augusta County | 71 | 2.29% | 79,366 | 77,589 |
| Nelson County | 72 | 2.1% | 15,048 | 14,739 |
| Essex County | 73 | 2.04% | 10,813 | 10,597 |
| Mathews County | 74 | 1.77% | 8,670 | 8,519 |
| Amherst County | 75 | 1.66% | 31,832 | 31,313 |
| Botetourt County | 76 | 1.3% | 34,079 | 33,641 |
| Lunenburg County | 77 | 1.22% | 12,096 | 11,950 |
| Hampton city | 78 | 0.87% | 138,474 | 137,282 |
| Accomack County | 79 | 0.78% | 33,657 | 33,397 |
| Floyd County | 80 | 0.74% | 15,588 | 15,473 |
| Nottoway County | 81 | 0.71% | 15,756 | 15,645 |
| Washington County | 82 | 0.62% | 54,238 | 53,903 |
| Carroll County | 83 | 0.61% | 29,322 | 29,145 |
| Hopewell city | 84 | 0.57% | 23,144 | 23,012 |
| Surry County | 85 | 0.55% | 6,587 | 6,551 |
| Roanoke County | 86 | 0.54% | 97,476 | 96,952 |
| Covington city | 87 | 0.38% | 5,767 | 5,745 |
| Grayson County | 88 | 0.3% | 15,325 | 15,279 |
| Page County | 89 | 0.02% | 23,694 | 23,689 |
| Campbell County | 90 | -0.14% | 55,530 | 55,610 |
| Buena Vista city | 91 | -0.39% | 6,595 | 6,621 |
| Winchester city | 92 | -0.4% | 27,892 | 28,003 |
| Virginia Beach city | 93 | -0.61% | 456,866 | 459,673 |
| Giles County | 94 | -0.65% | 16,677 | 16,786 |
| Southampton County | 95 | -0.71% | 17,823 | 17,951 |
| Pulaski County | 96 | -0.82% | 33,523 | 33,800 |
| Montgomery County | 97 | -0.86% | 98,726 | 99,584 |
| Craig County | 98 | -0.96% | 4,833 | 4,880 |
| Brunswick County | 99 | -1.13% | 15,648 | 15,827 |
| Roanoke city | 100 | -1.17% | 98,730 | 99,898 |
| Sussex County | 101 | -1.18% | 10,671 | 10,798 |
| Wythe County | 102 | -1.29% | 27,958 | 28,322 |
| Lee County | 103 | -1.31% | 21,818 | 22,107 |
| Manassas Park city | 104 | -1.32% | 16,937 | 17,164 |
| Halifax County | 105 | -1.33% | 33,476 | 33,928 |
| Scott County | 106 | -1.44% | 21,276 | 21,586 |
| Galax city | 107 | -1.46% | 6,619 | 6,717 |
| Rockbridge County | 108 | -1.51% | 22,316 | 22,657 |
| Newport News city | 109 | -1.82% | 182,670 | 186,052 |
| Harrisonburg city | 110 | -1.87% | 50,736 | 51,705 |
| Danville city | 111 | -1.91% | 41,763 | 42,578 |
| Russell County | 112 | -1.94% | 25,256 | 25,756 |
| Northampton County | 113 | -2.09% | 11,960 | 12,215 |
| Portsmouth city | 114 | -2.16% | 95,882 | 97,997 |
| Pittsylvania County | 115 | -2.17% | 59,068 | 60,380 |
| Bland County | 116 | -2.24% | 6,116 | 6,256 |
| Smyth County | 117 | -2.49% | 29,037 | 29,780 |
| Greensville County | 118 | -2.58% | 11,102 | 11,396 |
| Bath County | 119 | -2.75% | 4,073 | 4,188 |
| Norfolk city | 120 | -3.05% | 230,559 | 237,813 |
| Patrick County | 121 | -3.11% | 17,044 | 17,591 |
| Henry County | 122 | -3.86% | 48,883 | 50,848 |
| Wise County | 123 | -4.24% | 34,537 | 36,066 |
| Alleghany County | 124 | -4.57% | 14,500 | 15,194 |
| Charlotte County | 125 | -4.67% | 11,000 | 11,539 |
| Charlottesville city | 126 | -4.8% | 44,207 | 46,434 |
| Charles City County | 127 | -4.8% | 6,422 | 6,746 |
| Tazewell County | 128 | -5.52% | 38,181 | 40,411 |
| Norton city | 129 | -6.76% | 3,432 | 3,681 |
| Dickenson County | 130 | -7.33% | 13,045 | 14,077 |
| Emporia city | 131 | -7.83% | 5,248 | 5,694 |
| Bristol city | 132 | -9.77% | 15,612 | 17,303 |
| Buchanan County | 133 | -11.41% | 17,940 | 20,250 |
Virginia's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2026. New Kent County leads with 3.98% annualized growth, followed by Goochland County (3.31%) and Louisa County (2.69%). The largest counties are Fairfax County (1,189,421), Prince William County (507,853), and Virginia Beach city (456,866). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, 89 are growing while 44 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 0.46% annualized growth, with total population growing by 0.62% annually.
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