| County | Rank | Change (2020) ↓ | 2025 Pop. | 2020 Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Kent County | 1 | 22.05% | 28,225 | 23,126 |
| Goochland County | 2 | 17.52% | 29,230 | 24,873 |
| Louisa County | 3 | 14.36% | 43,210 | 37,784 |
| Fairfax city | 4 | 12.72% | 27,254 | 24,179 |
| Suffolk city | 5 | 10.94% | 105,160 | 94,794 |
| Caroline County | 6 | 10.73% | 34,249 | 30,929 |
| Lexington city | 7 | 10.02% | 8,048 | 7,315 |
| Fredericksburg city | 8 | 9.87% | 30,758 | 27,995 |
| Spotsylvania County | 9 | 9.83% | 154,428 | 140,611 |
| Stafford County | 10 | 9.03% | 172,017 | 157,767 |
| Radford city | 11 | 8.92% | 17,552 | 16,115 |
| King George County | 12 | 8.88% | 29,210 | 26,827 |
| Frederick County | 13 | 8.85% | 100,040 | 91,907 |
| Orange County | 14 | 8.49% | 39,485 | 36,396 |
| King William County | 15 | 8.41% | 19,429 | 17,922 |
| Culpeper County | 16 | 8.37% | 57,185 | 52,766 |
| Chesterfield County | 17 | 8.09% | 394,893 | 365,350 |
| Waynesboro city | 18 | 7.34% | 23,913 | 22,277 |
| Powhatan County | 19 | 7.29% | 32,671 | 30,451 |
| Greene County | 20 | 7.23% | 22,097 | 20,608 |
| Clarke County | 21 | 6.57% | 15,791 | 14,817 |
| Isle of Wight County | 22 | 6.48% | 41,217 | 38,710 |
| Loudoun County | 23 | 6.36% | 449,596 | 422,723 |
| Fluvanna County | 24 | 6.29% | 29,012 | 27,294 |
| James City County | 25 | 6.07% | 83,248 | 78,487 |
| Rockingham County | 26 | 5.9% | 88,718 | 83,779 |
| Cumberland County | 27 | 5.89% | 10,249 | 9,679 |
| Appomattox County | 28 | 5.7% | 17,079 | 16,158 |
| Westmoreland County | 29 | 5.66% | 19,552 | 18,505 |
| Hanover County | 30 | 5.64% | 116,425 | 110,207 |
| Albemarle County | 31 | 5.52% | 118,769 | 112,560 |
| Warren County | 32 | 5.25% | 42,940 | 40,797 |
| Poquoson city | 33 | 4.99% | 13,095 | 12,473 |
| Northumberland County | 34 | 4.81% | 12,406 | 11,837 |
| Fauquier County | 35 | 4.74% | 76,474 | 73,010 |
| Highland County | 36 | 4.69% | 2,345 | 2,240 |
| Richmond city | 37 | 4.41% | 236,927 | 226,923 |
| Amelia County | 38 | 4.29% | 13,836 | 13,267 |
| Petersburg city | 39 | 4.16% | 34,788 | 33,398 |
| Prince William County | 40 | 4.05% | 502,428 | 482,863 |
| Colonial Heights city | 41 | 4.05% | 18,902 | 18,166 |
| Gloucester County | 42 | 4.03% | 40,284 | 38,724 |
| Falls Church city | 43 | 3.99% | 15,263 | 14,677 |
| Bedford County | 44 | 3.96% | 82,736 | 79,581 |
| Richmond County | 45 | 3.92% | 9,268 | 8,918 |
| Staunton city | 46 | 3.79% | 26,786 | 25,809 |
| Madison County | 47 | 3.66% | 14,369 | 13,861 |
| Franklin city | 48 | 3.46% | 8,430 | 8,148 |
| Manassas city | 49 | 3.4% | 44,145 | 42,695 |
| Middlesex County | 50 | 3.29% | 10,960 | 10,611 |
| Martinsville city | 51 | 3.26% | 13,915 | 13,476 |
| Shenandoah County | 52 | 3.26% | 45,697 | 44,256 |
| Dinwiddie County | 53 | 3.18% | 28,775 | 27,889 |
| Williamsburg city | 54 | 3.04% | 15,944 | 15,473 |
| Prince Edward County | 55 | 3.02% | 22,554 | 21,893 |
| Salem city | 56 | 2.96% | 26,147 | 25,396 |
| Lancaster County | 57 | 2.68% | 11,197 | 10,905 |
| Chesapeake city | 58 | 2.52% | 256,027 | 249,726 |
| Rappahannock County | 59 | 2.46% | 7,503 | 7,323 |
| Mecklenburg County | 60 | 2.45% | 31,026 | 30,283 |
| Buckingham County | 61 | 2.45% | 17,242 | 16,830 |
| Franklin County | 62 | 2.44% | 55,803 | 54,475 |
| Prince George County | 63 | 2.42% | 44,130 | 43,086 |
| King and Queen County | 64 | 2.41% | 6,748 | 6,589 |
| Arlington County | 65 | 2.35% | 244,433 | 238,829 |
| Lynchburg city | 66 | 2.32% | 80,827 | 78,993 |
| Fairfax County | 67 | 2.31% | 1,175,173 | 1,148,680 |
| York County | 68 | 2.19% | 71,774 | 70,238 |
| Henrico County | 69 | 2.01% | 341,663 | 334,939 |
| Augusta County | 70 | 1.81% | 78,994 | 77,589 |
| Alexandria city | 71 | 1.75% | 161,933 | 159,144 |
| Essex County | 72 | 1.42% | 10,748 | 10,597 |
| Botetourt County | 73 | 1.38% | 34,104 | 33,641 |
| Mathews County | 74 | 1.37% | 8,636 | 8,519 |
| Amherst County | 75 | 1.37% | 31,741 | 31,313 |
| Nelson County | 76 | 1.14% | 14,907 | 14,739 |
| Lunenburg County | 77 | 1.07% | 12,078 | 11,950 |
| Floyd County | 78 | 0.97% | 15,623 | 15,473 |
| Hampton city | 79 | 0.55% | 138,035 | 137,282 |
| Washington County | 80 | 0.49% | 54,168 | 53,903 |
| Surry County | 81 | 0.49% | 6,583 | 6,551 |
| Carroll County | 82 | 0.47% | 29,282 | 29,145 |
| Roanoke County | 83 | 0.47% | 97,405 | 96,952 |
| Accomack County | 84 | 0.41% | 33,534 | 33,397 |
| Nottoway County | 85 | 0.31% | 15,694 | 15,645 |
| Hopewell city | 86 | 0.2% | 23,057 | 23,012 |
| Grayson County | 87 | 0.1% | 15,295 | 15,279 |
| Page County | 88 | 0% | 23,690 | 23,689 |
| Campbell County | 89 | -0.31% | 55,436 | 55,610 |
| Southampton County | 90 | -0.38% | 17,882 | 17,951 |
| Buena Vista city | 91 | -0.5% | 6,588 | 6,621 |
| Covington city | 92 | -0.52% | 5,715 | 5,745 |
| Winchester city | 93 | -0.56% | 27,846 | 28,003 |
| Galax city | 94 | -0.57% | 6,679 | 6,717 |
| Montgomery County | 95 | -0.73% | 98,862 | 99,584 |
| Pulaski County | 96 | -0.74% | 33,551 | 33,800 |
| Sussex County | 97 | -0.8% | 10,712 | 10,798 |
| Brunswick County | 98 | -0.81% | 15,699 | 15,827 |
| Virginia Beach city | 99 | -0.83% | 455,837 | 459,673 |
| Craig County | 100 | -1% | 4,831 | 4,880 |
| Wythe County | 101 | -1.03% | 28,029 | 28,322 |
| Giles County | 102 | -1.08% | 16,605 | 16,786 |
| Scott County | 103 | -1.18% | 21,332 | 21,586 |
| Halifax County | 104 | -1.37% | 33,462 | 33,928 |
| Rockbridge County | 105 | -1.39% | 22,342 | 22,657 |
| Lee County | 106 | -1.39% | 21,799 | 22,107 |
| Harrisonburg city | 107 | -1.46% | 50,950 | 51,705 |
| Roanoke city | 108 | -1.58% | 98,321 | 99,898 |
| Russell County | 109 | -1.62% | 25,338 | 25,756 |
| Danville city | 110 | -1.64% | 41,878 | 42,578 |
| Bland County | 111 | -1.68% | 6,151 | 6,256 |
| Newport News city | 112 | -1.71% | 182,863 | 186,052 |
| Portsmouth city | 113 | -1.85% | 96,182 | 97,997 |
| Pittsylvania County | 114 | -1.89% | 59,239 | 60,380 |
| Northampton County | 115 | -1.91% | 11,982 | 12,215 |
| Manassas Park city | 116 | -2.27% | 16,774 | 17,164 |
| Smyth County | 117 | -2.33% | 29,087 | 29,780 |
| Patrick County | 118 | -2.36% | 17,176 | 17,591 |
| Greensville County | 119 | -2.37% | 11,126 | 11,396 |
| Bath County | 120 | -2.77% | 4,072 | 4,188 |
| Norfolk city | 121 | -2.94% | 230,832 | 237,813 |
| Henry County | 122 | -3.37% | 49,134 | 50,848 |
| Charlotte County | 123 | -3.55% | 11,129 | 11,539 |
| Wise County | 124 | -3.64% | 34,755 | 36,066 |
| Charles City County | 125 | -3.75% | 6,493 | 6,746 |
| Alleghany County | 126 | -4.13% | 14,566 | 15,194 |
| Charlottesville city | 127 | -4.19% | 44,487 | 46,434 |
| Tazewell County | 128 | -4.66% | 38,528 | 40,411 |
| Dickenson County | 129 | -6.03% | 13,228 | 14,077 |
| Norton city | 130 | -6.14% | 3,455 | 3,681 |
| Emporia city | 131 | -6.48% | 5,325 | 5,694 |
| Bristol city | 132 | -7.74% | 15,964 | 17,303 |
| Buchanan County | 133 | -9.7% | 18,286 | 20,250 |
Virginia's counties show varied growth patterns from 2020 to 2025. New Kent County leads with 22.05% annualized growth, followed by Goochland County (17.52%) and Louisa County (14.36%). The largest counties are Fairfax County (1,175,173), Prince William County (502,428), and Virginia Beach city (455,837). Of the 133 counties in Virginia, 88 are growing while 45 have experienced population decline. Overall, counties averaged 2.33% annualized growth, with total population growing by 2.9% annually.
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