2000 vs. 2016 Population Growth and Change
Virginia Population Growth by County
2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change
Virginia Population Growth by County
Loudoun County 2000 vs. 2016
Net Percent Change = 121.82%
Rank = #1
Buchanan County 2000 vs. 2016
Net Percent Change = -18.12%
Rank = #82
Richmond City 2000 vs. 2016
Net Percent Change = 13.03%
Rank = #31
With a spotlight on Richmond City, the chart above displays the distribution of the net percent change of population across Virginia's 82 counties over the period 2000-2016.
Those counties whose population growth registered above the statewide average over this period realized an increase in their statewide share of population. Likewise, those counties whose population growth registered below the statewide average experienced a decline in their relative share of population statewide.
Statewide Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2016 population grew in fifty-two Virginia counties while declining in thirty.
  • Population growth in twenty-four counties outpaced the statewide average (18.84%), while growth in fifty-eight counties trailed.
  • At the extremes of the distribution, Loudoun County posted the highest growth of population (121.82%), while Buchanan County placed last by logging a -18.12% decline.
  • The spread in population growth between the highest (Loudoun County, 121.82%) and lowest (Buchanan County, -18.12%) over 2000-2016 equated to 139.95% ( = 121.82%-18.12%).
  • Population growth statewide is but a weighted metric that stems from each county's share of population statewide. On this point, as the largest county in Virginia, Virginia Beach City's net population growth over 2000-2016 of 29,682 made up 2.22% of the total net growth statewide (1,338,871):

Virginia Beach City: Percent Share of Virginia's
Population Growth, 2000-2016:

2.22% = (29,682 / 1,338,871) x 100
Richmond City Snippets:
  • Over 2000-2016, Richmond City posted a 13.03% net gain in population.
  • Richmond City was joined by fifty-seven other counties whose population growth over 2000-2016 registered below the statewide average (18.84%).
  • Ranked #31 among Virginia's 82 counties, Richmond City's population growth (13.03%) trailed the statewide average of 18.84% by a 5.81% margin.
  • Richmond City's net population growth (13.03%, #31) over 2000-2016 registered just above that of Floyd County (11.48%, #32) and just below that of Amelia County (13.12%, #30).
  • Richmond City's share of population statewide slipped from 2.77% in 2000 to 2.63% in 2016, resulting in a share-shift of -0.14%.

Data Definition

Number of individuals (both civilian and military) who reside in an area as of July 1. BEA uses the Census Bureau's midyear population estimates.

United States. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Income Division.
Regional Definitions. 2023. Web.
https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/

Population Growth by County
2000 vs. 2016, Net Percent Change
Population Growth by County
View Distribution Totals as: Actual Percent
     
 
County Distribution of Population Growth, 2000 vs. 2016
More
than
40%
40%
to
30%
30%
to
20%
20%
to
10%
10%
to
0%
0%
to
-10%
-10%
to
-20%
-20%
or
Below
Total
2000 vs. 2016
5
6
12
9
20
25
5
0
82
 
     
Population by County, 2016
Population by County, 2016
Virginia Beach City 2016
Population = 456,600
Percent of State = 5.41%
Rank = #1
Highland County 2016
Population = 2,236
Percent of State = 0.03%
Rank = #82
Richmond City 2016
Population = 222,429
Percent of State = 2.63%
Rank = #8
Again highlighting Richmond City's position, the bar graph above displays the disposition by county of 2016 population statewide (8,444,688).

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Statewide Snippets:
  • Ranked #1, Virginia Beach City's 2016 population totaled 456,600, equating to 5.41% of the statewide total.
  • Ranked last (#82), Highland County's population of 2,236 in 2016 comprised just 0.03% of the total statewide. Highland County's population in 2016 equates to less than .01% to that of Virginia Beach City's.
  • Virginia Beach City's 2016 population (456,600) exceeded the combined population (441,386) of Virginia's thirty-six smallest counties.
Richmond City Snippets:
  • Richmond City's population in 2016 ranked #8, amounting to 2.63% of the statewide total.
  • Richmond City's population of 222,429 placed below that of Arlington County's (231,078, #7), and just above that of Newport News City's (184,709, #9).
  • Richmond City's population of 222,429 exceeds the combined total (220,919) of Virginia's twenty-three smallest counties.
Population by County, 2016
Population by County, 2016
View Distribution Totals as: Actual Percent
     
 
County Distribution of Population, 2016
More
than
250,000
250,000
to
200,000
200,000
to
150,000
150,000
to
100,000
100,000
to
50,000
50,000
or
Below
Total
2016
4
4
2
3
6
63
82
 
     

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Virginia by County:
2000 vs. 2016
 
2000
 
2016
 
2000 - 2016
 
 
 
 
38,215
0.54
 
33,599
0.40
 
-12.08
-4,616
-0.34
 
11,446
0.16
 
12,948
0.15
 
13.12
1,502
0.11
 
31,854
0.45
 
31,664
0.37
 
-0.60
-190
-0.01
 
13,692
0.19
 
15,593
0.18
 
13.88
1,901
0.14
 
189,198
2.66
 
231,078
2.74
 
22.14
41,880
3.13
 
5,020
0.07
 
4,459
0.05
 
-11.18
-561
-0.04
 
66,897
0.94
 
77,865
0.92
 
16.40
10,968
0.82
 
6,833
0.10
 
6,490
0.08
 
-5.02
-343
-0.03
 
30,648
0.43
 
33,297
0.39
 
8.64
2,649
0.20
 
18,387
0.26
 
16,466
0.19
 
-10.45
-1,921
-0.14
 
26,838
0.38
 
21,974
0.26
 
-18.12
-4,864
-0.36
 
15,634
0.22
 
16,837
0.20
 
7.69
1,203
0.09
 
22,136
0.31
 
30,127
0.36
 
36.10
7,991
0.60
 
6,930
0.10
 
6,973
0.08
 
0.62
43
0.00
 
12,476
0.18
 
11,920
0.14
 
-4.46
-556
-0.04
 
261,047
3.67
 
342,986
4.06
 
31.39
81,939
6.12
 
12,672
0.18
 
14,412
0.17
 
13.73
1,740
0.13
 
5,073
0.07
 
5,016
0.06
 
-1.12
-57
0.00
 
34,442
0.48
 
49,862
0.59
 
44.77
15,420
1.15
 
8,987
0.13
 
9,578
0.11
 
6.58
591
0.04
 
16,322
0.23
 
15,003
0.18
 
-8.08
-1,319
-0.10
 
9,984
0.14
 
10,857
0.13
 
8.74
873
0.07
 
55,470
0.78
 
69,776
0.83
 
25.79
14,306
1.07
 
13,909
0.20
 
15,506
0.18
 
11.48
1,597
0.12
 
20,191
0.28
 
26,152
0.31
 
29.52
5,961
0.45
 
47,546
0.67
 
55,142
0.65
 
15.98
7,596
0.57
 
16,738
0.24
 
16,916
0.20
 
1.06
178
0.01
 
34,793
0.49
 
37,871
0.45
 
8.85
3,078
0.23
 
16,935
0.24
 
22,896
0.27
 
35.20
5,961
0.45
 
16,782
0.24
 
15,754
0.19
 
-6.13
-1,028
-0.08
 
15,454
0.22
 
19,587
0.23
 
26.74
4,133
0.31
 
37,299
0.52
 
35,184
0.42
 
-5.67
-2,115
-0.16
 
86,972
1.22
 
105,455
1.25
 
21.25
18,483
1.38
 
264,385
3.72
 
326,595
3.87
 
23.53
62,210
4.65
 
2,529
0.04
 
2,236
0.03
 
-11.59
-293
-0.02
 
29,849
0.42
 
37,008
0.44
 
23.98
7,159
0.53
 
6,620
0.09
 
6,841
0.08
 
3.34
221
0.02
 
16,916
0.24
 
25,656
0.30
 
51.67
8,740
0.65
 
13,238
0.19
 
16,570
0.20
 
25.17
3,332
0.25
 
11,549
0.16
 
10,959
0.13
 
-5.11
-590
-0.04
 
23,548
0.33
 
23,465
0.28
 
-0.35
-83
-0.01
 
173,907
2.45
 
385,764
4.57
 
121.82
211,857
15.82
 
25,819
0.36
 
35,001
0.41
 
35.56
9,182
0.69
 
13,093
0.18
 
12,136
0.14
 
-7.31
-957
-0.07
 
12,535
0.18
 
13,414
0.16
 
7.01
879
0.07
 
9,142
0.13
 
8,635
0.10
 
-5.55
-507
-0.04
 
32,384
0.46
 
30,583
0.36
 
-5.56
-1,801
-0.13
 
9,932
0.14
 
10,786
0.13
 
8.60
854
0.06
 
14,451
0.20
 
14,792
0.18
 
2.36
341
0.03
 
13,537
0.19
 
20,715
0.25
 
53.03
7,178
0.54
 
13,025
0.18
 
12,354
0.15
 
-5.15
-671
-0.05
 
12,229
0.17
 
12,036
0.14
 
-1.58
-193
-0.01
 
15,773
0.22
 
15,788
0.19
 
0.10
15
0.00
 
25,981
0.37
 
34,632
0.41
 
33.30
8,651
0.65
 
23,149
0.33
 
23,495
0.28
 
1.49
346
0.03
 
19,418
0.27
 
17,877
0.21
 
-7.94
-1,541
-0.12
 
22,585
0.32
 
28,636
0.34
 
26.79
6,051
0.45
 
19,708
0.28
 
22,345
0.26
 
13.38
2,637
0.20
 
35,144
0.49
 
34,170
0.40
 
-2.77
-974
-0.07
 
6,980
0.10
 
7,418
0.09
 
6.28
438
0.03
 
8,803
0.12
 
8,669
0.10
 
-1.52
-134
-0.01
 
29,251
0.41
 
26,849
0.32
 
-8.21
-2,402
-0.18
 
23,351
0.33
 
22,026
0.26
 
-5.67
-1,325
-0.10
 
35,240
0.50
 
43,184
0.51
 
22.54
7,944
0.59
 
33,079
0.47
 
30,924
0.37
 
-6.51
-2,155
-0.16
 
93,625
1.32
 
144,163
1.71
 
53.98
50,538
3.77
 
6,833
0.10
 
6,662
0.08
 
-2.50
-171
-0.01
 
12,456
0.18
 
11,328
0.13
 
-9.06
-1,128
-0.08
 
44,418
0.63
 
42,121
0.50
 
-5.17
-2,297
-0.17
 
31,690
0.45
 
39,390
0.47
 
24.30
7,700
0.58
 
16,644
0.23
 
17,855
0.21
 
7.28
1,211
0.09
 
27,621
0.39
 
28,693
0.34
 
3.88
1,072
0.08
 
129,225
1.82
 
156,892
1.86
 
21.41
27,667
2.07
 
200,224
2.82
 
239,291
2.83
 
19.51
39,067
2.92
 
146,054
2.06
 
136,582
1.62
 
-6.49
-9,472
-0.71
 
180,236
2.54
 
184,709
2.19
 
2.48
4,473
0.33
 
234,986
3.31
 
242,882
2.88
 
3.36
7,896
0.59
 
100,337
1.41
 
97,091
1.15
 
-3.24
-3,246
-0.24
 
196,782
2.77
 
222,429
2.63
 
13.03
25,647
1.92
 
94,941
1.34
 
99,912
1.18
 
5.24
4,971
0.37
 
64,216
0.90
 
89,834
1.06
 
39.89
25,618
1.91
 
426,918
6.01
 
456,600
5.41
 
6.95
29,682
2.22
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7,105,817
100.00
 
8,444,688
100.00
 
18.84
1,338,871
100.00
 
6,049,946
85.14
 
7,382,397
87.42
 
22.02
1,332,451
99.52
 
1,055,871
14.86
 
1,062,291
12.58
 
0.61
6,420
0.48
 
124,883
1.76
 
154,443
1.83
 
23.67
29,560
2.21
 
23,494
0.33
 
21,424
0.25
 
-8.81
-2,070
-0.15
 
109,129
1.54
 
121,550
1.44
 
11.38
12,421
0.93
 
116,412
1.64
 
133,890
1.59
 
15.01
17,478
1.31
 
36,185
0.51
 
36,090
0.43
 
-0.26
-95
-0.01
 
75,140
1.06
 
79,222
0.94
 
5.43
4,082
0.30
 
1,007,517
14.18
 
1,181,265
13.99
 
17.25
173,748
12.98
 
83,338
1.17
 
113,099
1.34
 
35.71
29,761
2.22
 
17,221
0.24
 
17,364
0.21
 
0.83
143
0.01
 
73,234
1.03
 
65,672
0.78
 
-10.33
-7,562
-0.56
 
60,548
0.85
 
89,572
1.06
 
47.94
29,024
2.17
 
99,671
1.40
 
115,053
1.36
 
15.43
15,382
1.15
 
109,939
1.55
 
105,383
1.25
 
-4.14
-4,556
-0.34
 
55,377
0.78
 
63,517
0.75
 
14.70
8,140
0.61
 
329,784
4.64
 
519,486
6.15
 
57.52
189,702
14.17
 
110,491
1.55
 
120,249
1.42
 
8.83
9,758
0.73
 
34,041
0.48
 
36,189
0.43
 
6.31
2,148
0.16
 
108,414
1.53
 
133,007
1.58
 
22.68
24,593
1.84
 
25,762
0.36
 
26,718
0.32
 
3.71
956
0.07
 
110,848
1.56
 
160,197
1.90
 
44.52
49,349
3.69
 
68,519
0.96
 
71,387
0.85
 
4.19
2,868
0.21
 
45,993
0.65
 
42,109
0.50
 
-8.44
-3,884
-0.29
 
68,701
0.97
 
80,566
0.95
 
17.27
11,865
0.89
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
282,162,411
 
324,367,742
 
14.96
42,205,331
 
237,948,237
 
278,995,907
 
17.25
41,047,670
 
44,214,174
 
45,371,835
 
2.62
1,157,661
Source: Calculations by the Virginia Regional Economic Analysis Project (VA-REAP)
with data provided by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis
November 2023
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