Virginia Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2020

Updated on June 30, 2022.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2020, the natural population increase rate for Virginia was 2.6, and the top three counties that had the highest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Fairfax city: 11.04
  2. Manassas city: 10.86
  3. Alexandria city: 10.57

On the other hand, the top 3 counties that had the lowest natural population increase rate were:

  1. Lancaster County: -12.71
  2. Northumberland County: -11.1
  3. Charles City County: -9.28

Use the interactive visualization and the table below to explore the natural population increase rate for each Virginia county in 2020. You can also find links to the historical natural population increase rate for each county below.

Natural Population Increase Rate refers to the natural increase (number of births minus number of deaths) during a year per 1,000 population at midyear.

Virginia Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2020
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Virginia Natural Population Increase Rate By County in 2020
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County Natural Pop. Increase Rate
Accomack -4.31
Albemarle 1.1
Alleghany -9.05
Amelia -3.99
Amherst -3.44
Appomattox 0.38
Arlington 6.83
Augusta -3.43
Bath -3.62
Bedford -2.7
Bland -5.59
Botetourt -4.35
Brunswick -7.33
Buchanan -6.68
Buckingham -2.8
Campbell -1.3
Caroline 0.58
Carroll -5.29
Charles City -9.28
Charlotte -4.22
Chesterfield 2.86
Clarke -2.47
Craig -6.66
Culpeper 3.14
Cumberland -2.81
Dickenson -6.13
Dinwiddie -2.85
Essex -2.83
Fairfax 6.35
Fauquier 1.64
Floyd -2.28
Fluvanna 0.04
Franklin -4.02
Frederick 1.44
Giles -6.42
Gloucester -3.6
Goochland -1.74
Grayson -4.44
Greene 2.05
Greensville -2.66
Halifax -5.44
Hanover -0.74
Henrico 2.49
Henry -7.01
Highland -7.77
Isle of Wight -2.1
James City -1.28
King and Queen -6.45
King George 3.9
King William 2.41
Lancaster -12.71
Lee -4.1
Loudoun 7.94
Louisa -1.27
Lunenburg -6.04
Madison -1.06
Mathews -8.21
Mecklenburg -5.96
Middlesex -7.1
Montgomery 0.49
Nelson -3.17
New Kent 0.94
Northampton -6.65
Northumberland -11.1
Nottoway -4.74
Orange -0.51
Page -3.51
Patrick -6.44
Pittsylvania -5.45
Powhatan -0.6
Prince Edward -1.88
Prince George 2.18
Prince William 8.39
Pulaski -6.56
Rappahannock -3.96
Richmond -4.19
Roanoke -3.08
Rockbridge -5.27
Rockingham 0.63
Russell -3.97
Scott -5.18
Shenandoah -1.49
Smyth -7.73
Southampton -3.61
Spotsylvania 3.32
Stafford 5.43
Surry -2.81
Sussex -6.63
Tazewell -6.37
Warren 1.74
Washington -3.63
Westmoreland -4.26
Wise -3.22
Wythe -4.93
York 0.71
Alexandria city 10.57
Bristol city -1.92
Buena Vista city -0.31
Charlottesville city 4.22
Chesapeake city 3.16
Colonial Heights city 1.11
Covington city 1.95
Danville city -6.23
Emporia city -2.44
Fairfax city 11.04
Falls Church city 4.73
Franklin city 2.42
Fredericksburg city 4.26
Galax city -0.79
Hampton city 1.75
Harrisonburg city 5.67
Hopewell city 0.49
Lexington city 1.65
Lynchburg city 2.57
Manassas city 10.86
Manassas Park city 6.43
Martinsville city -4.44
Newport News city 5.31
Norfolk city 4.49
Norton city 3.01
Petersburg city 2.19
Poquoson city -1.8
Portsmouth city 3.48
Radford city 0.55
Richmond city 2.96
Roanoke city 0.99
Salem city -4.79
Staunton city -0.68
Suffolk city 2.35
Virginia Beach city 3.8
Waynesboro city 1.33
Williamsburg city -1.98
Winchester city 2.48

Historical Natural Population Increase Rate for Counties in Virginia

Use the links below to find the historical natural population increase rate for each county in Virginia.