Regional Population Projections

Total population by region, as projected by the Weldon-Cooper Center. Regions are defined using the Go Virginia regions. Clicking on a region name updates the table below with localities in that region.

Projections of Population Estimates
Region	Population Est. 2020	Population Est. 2030	% Change from 2020	Population Est. 2040	% Change from 2020	Population Est. 2050	% Change from 2020
R1) Southwest Virginia	370,977	335,332	-10%	316,426	-15%	302,255	-19%
R2) Roanoke/New River/Lynchburg	779,658	786,095	1%	810,991	4%	848,026	9%
R3) Southside	366,042	343,061	-6%	327,103	-11%	316,041	-14%
R4) Greater Richmond	1,300,469	1,404,356	8%	1,515,375	17%	1,649,074	27%
R5) Hampton Roads	1,749,192	1,804,199	3%	1,858,681	6%	1,940,982	11%
R6) Greater Fredericksburg	525,595	573,817	9%	639,995	22%	715,752	36%
R7) Northern Virginia	2,550,377	2,828,990	11%	3,149,442	23%	3,517,032	38%
R8) Shenandoah Valley	547,000	576,681	5%	618,882	13%	670,347	23%
R9) Greater Charlottesville	442,083	476,471	8%	522,476	18%	576,301	30%

Virginia (total)
Region	Population Est. 2020	Population Est. 2030	% Change from 2020	Population Est. 2040	% Change from 2020	Population Est. 2050	% Change from 2020
Virginia	8,644,727	9,129,002	6%	9,759,371	13%	10,535,810	22%

Clicking on a locality name opens a new window to USAFACTS.org and the population history for that locality.

Notes:

Full Legal Name - "Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University" (Virginia Tech); "The College of William and Mary" (William & Mary)