POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR VIRGINIA'S COUNTIES AND INDEPENDENT CITIES
Released by the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia, January 1998

Estimates 1990Ð1997


                                                                                                                                Average         Net
                                                       Census                   Final               Provisional     Percent      annual   migration
                                                April 1, 1990             July 1, 1996             July 1, 1997      change growth rate        rate
COUNTIES
             Accomack                                   31,703                   32,400                   32,300         2.0         0.3         2.2
             Albemarle                                  68,172                   78,400                   79,500        16.6         2.1        12.3
             Alleghany                                  12,969                   12,800                   12,800        -1.1        -0.2        -2.6
             Amelia                                      8,787                   10,000                   10,300        17.3         2.2        14.8
             Amherst                                    28,578                   30,000                   30,200         5.8         0.8         3.6
             Appomattox                                 12,298                   13,000                   13,100         6.7         0.9         5.2
             Arlington                                 170,897                  178,700                  179,500         5.0         0.7        -1.3
             Augusta                                    54,677                   61,300                   62,000        13.5         1.7        10.5
             Bath                                        4,799                    4,900                    4,900         2.2         0.3         4.0
             Bedford                                    45,476                   55,100                   56,100        23.4         2.9        19.9
             Bland                                       6,514                    6,900                    7,000         7.9         1.0         8.9
             Botetourt                                  24,992                   28,200                   28,700        14.7         1.9        13.4
             Brunswick                                  15,987                   16,700                   16,700         4.6         0.6         4.9
             Buchanan                                   31,333                   29,500                   29,100        -7.2        -1.0        -8.7
             Buckingham                                 12,873                   14,500                   14,600        13.4         1.7        12.1
             Campbell                                   47,572                   49,500                   49,900         5.0         0.7         1.6
             Caroline                                   19,217                   21,200                   21,500        12.0         1.6         7.7
             Carroll                                    26,594                   28,100                   28,500         7.1         1.0         7.4
             Charles City                                6,282                    6,700                    6,800         8.6         1.1         6.4
             Charlotte                                  11,688                   12,000                   12,000         2.8         0.4         3.1
             Chesterfield                              209,564                  241,000                  243,800        16.3         2.1         8.7
             Clarke                                     12,101                   12,700                   12,900         6.7         0.9         5.1
             Craig                                       4,372                    4,900                    5,100        15.7         2.0        14.4
             Culpeper                                   27,791                   31,600                   32,000        15.3         2.0        11.4
             Cumberland                                  7,825                    8,100                    8,100         3.9         0.5         2.0
             Dickenson                                  17,620                   17,100                   17,000        -3.7        -0.5        -4.1
             Dinwiddie                                  22,319                   24,200                   24,400         9.3         1.2         6.9
             Essex                                       8,689                    9,200                    9,200         6.0         0.8         5.9
             Fairfax                                   818,358                  905,900                  918,900        12.3         1.6         3.9
             Fauquier                                   48,860                   51,100                   51,900         6.3         0.8         1.6
             Floyd                                      11,965                   12,900                   13,000         8.4         1.1         7.8
             Fluvanna                                   12,429                   16,800                   17,600        41.7         4.8        36.8
             Franklin                                   39,549                   44,200                   45,000        13.8         1.8        12.3
             Frederick                                  45,723                   53,200                   54,500        19.1         2.4        13.4
             Giles                                      16,366                   16,500                   16,500         1.1         0.1         1.5
             Gloucester                                 30,131                   33,200                   33,700        11.9         1.6         8.1
             Goochland                                  14,163                   17,000                   17,200        21.3         2.7        18.8
             Grayson                                    16,278                   16,500                   16,600         2.1         0.3         2.7
             Greene                                     10,297                   13,200                   13,600        32.2         3.9        24.1
             Greensville                                 8,630                   11,300                   11,300        30.6         3.7        29.1
             Halifax                                    36,030                   37,600                   37,400         3.9         0.5         4.3
             Hanover                                    63,306                   76,600                   78,600        24.2         3.0        19.4
             Henrico                                   217,849                  241,800                  244,300        12.2         1.6         7.6
             Henry                                      56,942                   56,300                   56,300        -1.1        -0.2        -3.3
             Highland                                    2,635                    2,500                    2,500        -5.0        -0.7        -1.1
             Isle of Wight                              25,053                   28,100                   28,500        13.7         1.8         9.8
             James City                                 34,970                   42,500                   43,500        24.5         3.0        19.7
             King and Queen                              6,289                    6,500                    6,600         4.3         0.6         2.6
             King George                                13,527                   16,100                   16,600        22.6         2.8        15.7
             King William                               10,913                   12,400                   12,600        15.8         2.0        11.7
             Lancaster                                  10,896                   11,200                   11,200         2.8         0.4         8.1
             Lee                                        24,496                   24,400                   24,400        -0.4        -0.1         0.3
             Loudoun                                    86,129                  125,300                  133,800        55.3         6.1        42.4
             Louisa                                     20,325                   23,500                   23,900        17.5         2.2        14.1
             Lunenburg                                  11,419                   12,400                   12,500         9.2         1.2        10.4
             Madison                                    11,949                   12,400                   12,500         4.5         0.6         2.9
             Mathews                                     8,348                    9,100                    9,100         8.9         1.2        13.2
             Mecklenburg                                29,241                   30,700                   31,000         6.0         0.8         7.4
             Middlesex                                   8,653                    9,300                    9,400         8.2         1.1        12.3
             Montgomery                                 73,913                   76,700                   77,000         4.1         0.6         0.5
             Nelson                                     12,778                   13,600                   13,800         7.7         1.0         8.2
             New Kent                                   10,445                   12,200                   12,500        19.7         2.5        14.5
             Northampton                                13,061                   12,800                   12,800        -1.9        -0.3        -0.3
             Northumberland                             10,524                   11,400                   11,500         9.7         1.3        13.6
             Nottoway                                   14,993                   15,200                   15,100         0.9         0.1         2.5
             Orange                                     21,421                   24,000                   24,400        14.1         1.8        12.6
             Page                                       21,690                   22,900                   23,000         5.9         0.8         4.9
             Patrick                                    17,473                   18,100                   18,300         4.7         0.6         5.4
             Pittsylvania                               55,672                   57,300                   57,800         3.8         0.5         3.5
             Powhatan                                   15,328                   20,400                   21,100        37.5         4.4        32.2
             Prince Edward                              17,320                   18,500                   18,700         8.2         1.1         7.7
             Prince George                              27,394                   30,500                   30,700        11.9         1.6         5.1
             Prince William                            215,677                  247,600                  252,300        17.0         2.2         5.3
             Pulaski                                    34,496                   34,400                   34,600         0.3         0.0         0.2
             Rappahannock                                6,622                    7,000                    7,000         5.3         0.7         4.1
             Richmond                                    7,273                    8,600                    8,600        18.3         2.3        21.0
             Roanoke                                    79,294                   81,800                   81,600         2.9         0.4         3.1
             Rockbridge                                 18,350                   19,400                   19,600         6.7         0.9         6.3
             Rockingham                                 57,482                   63,600                   64,500        12.2         1.6         8.1
             Russell                                    28,667                   29,100                   29,100         1.5         0.2         0.6
             Scott                                      23,204                   23,100                   23,000        -0.8        -0.1         0.7
             Shenandoah                                 31,636                   34,800                   35,600        12.7         1.6        11.8
             Smyth                                      32,370                   32,900                   32,900         1.5         0.2         1.6
             Southampton                                17,550                   17,600                   17,700         0.6         0.1         0.2
             Spotsylvania                               57,403                   74,600                   77,700        35.4         4.2        28.0
             Stafford                                   61,236                   85,300                   88,300        44.2         5.0        35.4
             Surry                                       6,145                    6,400                    6,400         3.9         0.5         2.1
             Sussex                                     10,248                   10,000                   10,100        -1.8        -0.3        -1.7
             Tazewell                                   45,960                   46,800                   46,700         1.7         0.2         1.0
             Warren                                     26,142                   29,100                   29,200        11.9         1.5         7.3
             Washington                                 45,887                   49,400                   49,600         8.0         1.1         7.7
             Westmoreland                               15,480                   16,100                   16,000         3.2         0.4         3.1
             Wise                                       39,573                   39,000                   38,900        -1.7        -0.2        -3.6
             Wythe                                      25,471                   26,500                   26,600         4.4         0.6         4.4
             York                                       42,434                   55,100                   56,600        33.3         4.0        28.7

CITIES
             Alexandria                                111,182                  116,200                  117,100         5.3         0.7        -1.7
             Bedford City                                6,253                    6,200                    6,100        -2.1        -0.3         3.0
             Bristol                                    18,426                   17,400                   17,400        -5.5        -0.8        -3.8
             Buena Vista                                 6,406                    6,300                    6,400        -0.4        -0.1         0.5
             Charlottesville                            40,475                   38,100                   38,100        -6.0        -0.8        -8.7
             Chesapeake                                151,982                  187,200                  191,300        25.9         3.2        18.4
             Clifton Forge                               4,679                    4,400                    4,400        -5.3        -0.8         2.0
             Colonial Heights                           16,064                   16,500                   16,500         2.8         0.4         2.4
             Covington                                   7,198                    6,900                    6,900        -4.1        -0.6        -1.5
             Danville                                   53,056                   52,000                   51,700        -2.6        -0.4        -3.0
             Emporia                                     5,479                    5,700                    5,800         5.1         0.7         6.5
             Fairfax City                               19,894                   20,300                   20,400         2.5         0.3        -2.5
             Falls Church                                9,522                    9,800                    9,800         3.2         0.4         1.4
             Franklin City                               7,864                    8,700                    8,700        10.6         1.4         8.7
             Fredericksburg                             19,027                   20,500                   20,600         8.1         1.1        -4.1
             Galax                                       6,670                    6,800                    6,800         1.6         0.2         5.4
             Hampton                                   133,811                  136,900                  138,000         3.1         0.4        -3.5
             Harrisonburg                               30,707                   33,900                   34,000        10.8         1.4         8.2
             Hopewell                                   23,101                   22,500                   22,300        -3.4        -0.5        -7.5
             Lexington                                   6,959                    7,000                    7,100         2.6         0.3         3.1
             Lynchburg                                  66,049                   64,800                   65,200        -1.3        -0.2        -2.7
             Manassas                                   27,957                   32,700                   33,400        19.3         2.4         7.2
             Manassas Park                               6,734                    8,200                    8,500        26.7         3.3        13.2
             Martinsville                               16,162                   15,700                   15,600        -3.5        -0.5        -0.6
             Newport News                              171,439                  178,300                  178,400         4.1         0.5        -4.8
             Norfolk                                   261,250                  231,700                  229,400       -12.2        -1.8       -19.2
             Norton                                      4,247                    4,100                    4,100        -4.1        -0.6        -5.8
             Petersburg                                 37,027                   34,200                   34,000        -8.2        -1.2        -9.6
             Poquoson                                   11,005                   11,300                   11,300         2.9         0.4         0.8
             Portsmouth                                103,910                   99,700                   98,500        -5.2        -0.7       -10.4
             Radford                                    15,940                   15,300                   15,400        -3.1        -0.4        -5.1
             Richmond City                             202,798                  193,000                  192,700        -5.0        -0.7        -7.5
             Roanoke City                               96,509                   95,700                   95,600        -1.0        -0.1        -3.7
             Salem                                      23,797                   24,500                   24,300         2.0         0.3         3.0
             Staunton                                   24,461                   23,700                   23,600        -3.4        -0.5        -2.9
             Suffolk                                    52,143                   57,900                   59,500        14.1         1.8        10.7
             Virginia Beach                            393,089                  417,700                  420,200         6.9         0.9        -2.5
             Waynesboro                                 18,549                   18,500                   18,500        -0.3         0.0        -1.6
             Williamsburg                               11,409                   11,900                   11,800         3.6         0.5         2.7
             Winchester                                 21,947                   22,800                   22,800         3.8         0.5         1.5

METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
              Bristol                                   87,517                   89,900                   90,000         2.8         0.4         3.4
              Charlottesville                          131,373                  146,500                  148,800        13.2         1.7         9.1
              Danville                                 108,728                  109,300                  109,500         0.7         0.1         0.4
              Lynchburg                                193,928                  205,600                  207,600         7.0         0.9         4.8
              Norfolk                                1,430,974                1,500,400                1,509,900         5.5         0.7        -1.7
              Richmond                                 865,640                  936,500                  944,900         9.2         1.2         4.6
              Roanoke                                  224,592                  230,100                  230,100         2.4         0.3         1.3
             Washington, D.C.                        1,732,437                1,965,800                2,003,000        15.6         2.0         7.2

PLANNING DISTRICTS
            1  LENOWISCO                                91,520                   90,700                   90,400        -1.2        -0.2        -1.5
            2  Cumberland Plateau                      123,580                  122,500                  121,900        -1.4        -0.2        -2.3
            3  Mount Rogers                            178,210                  184,400                  185,300         4.0         0.5         4.4
            4  New River Valley                        152,680                  155,800                  156,500         2.5         0.3         0.5
            5  Fifth                                   253,810                  259,300                  259,300         2.2         0.3         1.3
            6  Central Shenandoah                      225,025                  241,100                  243,200         8.1         1.1         6.0
            7  Lord Fairfax                            159,239                  175,500                  178,000        11.8         1.5         8.6
            8  Northern Virginia                     1,466,350                1,644,700                1,673,700        14.1         1.8         5.4
            9  Rappahannock-Rapidan                    116,643                  126,200                  127,900         9.6         1.3         6.2
           10 Thomas Jefferson                         164,476                  183,600                  186,400        13.3         1.7         9.6
           11 Central Virginia                         206,226                  218,600                  220,700         7.0         0.9         4.8
           12 West Piedmont                            238,854                  243,600                  244,700         2.4         0.3         1.8
           13 Southside                                 81,258                   85,000                   85,200         4.8         0.6         5.6
           14 Piedmont                                  84,905                   90,700                   91,400         7.7         1.0         7.4
           15 Richmond Regional                        739,735                  808,600                  817,000        10.4         1.4         5.6
           16 RADCO                                    170,410                  217,800                  224,700        31.9         3.8        23.8
           17 Northern Neck                             44,173                   47,300                   47,300         7.1         0.9         9.8
           18 Middle Peninsula                          73,023                   79,600                   80,600        10.3         1.4         9.0
           19 Crater                                   156,407                  161,300                  161,400         3.2         0.4         0.6
           22 Accomack-Northampton                      44,764                   45,200                   45,200         0.9         0.1         1.5
           23 Hampton Roads                          1,417,909                1,484,500                1,493,400         5.3         0.7        -1.9

METROPOLITAN LOCALITIES                              4,775,189                5,184,200                5,243,600         9.8         1.3         3.5
             Cities                                  2,067,909                2,105,100                2,112,000         2.1         0.3        -3.9
             Counties                                2,707,280                3,079,100                3,131,600        15.7         2.0         9.1

NONMETROPOLITAN LOCALITIES                           1,414,008                1,482,000                1,490,400         5.4         0.7         4.4
             Cities                                    177,268                  179,800                  180,100         1.6         0.2         1.3
             Counties                                1,236,740                1,302,200                1,310,300         5.9         0.8         4.8

ALL COUNTIES                                         3,944,020                4,381,300                4,441,900        12.6         1.6         7.8
ALL CITIES                                           2,245,177                2,284,800                2,292,100         2.1         0.3        -3.5

STATE OF VIRGINIA                                    6,189,197                6,666,200                6,734,000         8.8         1.2         3.7


NOTES:
1) Due to rounding error, aggregate figures may not equal the sum of the consitutent areas.
2) The census figure for Halifax County includes South Boston City, which reverted to town status on July 1, 1995.
3) Includes annexations and boundary adjustments through Dec. 31, 1996.