Fastest Growing Counties in Virginia (2026)

County
Rank
Change (2020) ↓
2026 Pop.
2020 Pop.
New Kent County126.4%29,23223,126
Goochland County221.57%30,23724,873
Louisa County317.27%44,31137,784
Fairfax city416.5%28,16824,179
Lexington city513.38%8,2947,315
Caroline County613.23%35,02130,929
Suffolk city713.1%107,21594,794
Fredericksburg city812.61%31,52427,995
Spotsylvania County911.54%156,835140,611
Stafford County1011%175,115157,767
Frederick County1110.95%101,97191,907
Radford city1210.65%17,83116,115
Culpeper County1310.38%58,24552,766
King George County1410.35%29,60426,827
Orange County159.86%39,98436,396
King William County169.51%19,62617,922
Chesterfield County179.48%399,993365,350
Waynesboro city189.21%24,32822,277
Greene County198.94%22,45020,608
Powhatan County208.21%32,95030,451
Clarke County217.88%15,98414,817
Loudoun County227.83%455,812422,723
Cumberland County237.82%10,4369,679
Westmoreland County247.37%19,86918,505
Fluvanna County257.27%29,27827,294
Isle of Wight County267.19%41,49238,710
Rockingham County277.14%89,76283,779
Poquoson city286.92%13,33612,473
Albemarle County296.81%120,225112,560
Hanover County306.65%117,541110,207
James City County316.64%83,69978,487
Appomattox County326.46%17,20116,158
Warren County336.43%43,41940,797
Petersburg city346.35%35,51833,398
Richmond city355.85%240,199226,923
Fauquier County365.58%77,08373,010
Falls Church city375.55%15,49214,677
Staunton city385.43%27,21125,809
Colonial Heights city395.31%19,13018,166
Amelia County405.19%13,95613,267
Prince William County415.18%507,853482,863
Northumberland County424.88%12,41511,837
Bedford County434.66%83,29079,581
Manassas city444.64%44,67442,695
Highland County454.55%2,3422,240
Richmond County464.52%9,3218,918
Madison County474.51%14,48613,861
Gloucester County484.36%40,41438,724
Prince Edward County494.29%22,83221,893
Arlington County504.28%249,059238,829
Franklin city514.16%8,4878,148
Lancaster County523.92%11,33210,905
Salem city533.9%26,38625,396
Dinwiddie County543.89%28,97427,889
Martinsville city553.86%13,99613,476
Shenandoah County563.83%45,95344,256
Prince George County573.68%44,67143,086
Fairfax County583.55%1,189,4211,148,680
Alexandria city593.53%164,764159,144
Middlesex County603.39%10,97110,611
Buckingham County613.2%17,36916,830
Mecklenburg County623.12%31,22830,283
Lynchburg city632.99%81,35378,993
Chesapeake city642.94%257,057249,726
Henrico County652.89%344,630334,939
Rappahannock County662.79%7,5277,323
Franklin County672.74%55,96954,475
York County682.71%72,13870,238
Williamsburg city692.49%15,85815,473
King and Queen County702.43%6,7496,589
Augusta County712.29%79,36677,589
Nelson County722.1%15,04814,739
Essex County732.04%10,81310,597
Mathews County741.77%8,6708,519
Amherst County751.66%31,83231,313
Botetourt County761.3%34,07933,641
Lunenburg County771.22%12,09611,950
Hampton city780.87%138,474137,282
Accomack County790.78%33,65733,397
Floyd County800.74%15,58815,473
Nottoway County810.71%15,75615,645
Washington County820.62%54,23853,903
Carroll County830.61%29,32229,145
Hopewell city840.57%23,14423,012
Surry County850.55%6,5876,551
Roanoke County860.54%97,47696,952
Covington city870.38%5,7675,745
Grayson County880.3%15,32515,279
Page County890.02%23,69423,689
Campbell County90-0.14%55,53055,610
Buena Vista city91-0.39%6,5956,621
Winchester city92-0.4%27,89228,003
Virginia Beach city93-0.61%456,866459,673
Giles County94-0.65%16,67716,786
Southampton County95-0.71%17,82317,951
Pulaski County96-0.82%33,52333,800
Montgomery County97-0.86%98,72699,584
Craig County98-0.96%4,8334,880
Brunswick County99-1.13%15,64815,827
Roanoke city100-1.17%98,73099,898
Sussex County101-1.18%10,67110,798
Wythe County102-1.29%27,95828,322
Lee County103-1.31%21,81822,107
Manassas Park city104-1.32%16,93717,164
Halifax County105-1.33%33,47633,928
Scott County106-1.44%21,27621,586
Galax city107-1.46%6,6196,717
Rockbridge County108-1.51%22,31622,657
Newport News city109-1.82%182,670186,052
Harrisonburg city110-1.87%50,73651,705
Danville city111-1.91%41,76342,578
Russell County112-1.94%25,25625,756
Northampton County113-2.09%11,96012,215
Portsmouth city114-2.16%95,88297,997
Pittsylvania County115-2.17%59,06860,380
Bland County116-2.24%6,1166,256
Smyth County117-2.49%29,03729,780
Greensville County118-2.58%11,10211,396
Bath County119-2.75%4,0734,188
Norfolk city120-3.05%230,559237,813
Patrick County121-3.11%17,04417,591
Henry County122-3.86%48,88350,848
Wise County123-4.24%34,53736,066
Alleghany County124-4.57%14,50015,194
Charlotte County125-4.67%11,00011,539
Charlottesville city126-4.8%44,20746,434
Charles City County127-4.8%6,4226,746
Tazewell County128-5.52%38,18140,411
Norton city129-6.76%3,4323,681
Dickenson County130-7.33%13,04514,077
Emporia city131-7.83%5,2485,694
Bristol city132-9.77%15,61217,303
Buchanan County133-11.41%17,94020,250

Virginia Counties Growth Overview

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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