| Population, April 1, 1990 | Population, April 1, 2000 | Numeric Population Change, 1990 to 2000 | Percent Population Change, 1990 to 2000 | Land Area (square miles), 2000 | Persons Per Square Mile, 1990 | Persons Per Square Mile, 2000 |
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United States | 248,709,873 | 281,421,906 | 32,712,033 | 13.2% | 3,537,438.4 | 70.3 | 79.6 |
Appalachian Region | 21,727,579 | 23,642,578 | 1,914,999 | 8.8% | 204,812.1 | 106.1 | 115.4 |
Virginia | 6,187,358 | 7,078,515 | 891,157 | 14.4% | 39,594.1 | 156.3 | 178.8 |
Appalachian Virginia | 729,961 | 757,930 | 27,969 | 3.8% | 11,209.2 | 36.3 | 67.6 |
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County |
Alleghany (+ Covington city) | 24,846 | 23,518 | -1,328 | -5.3% | 453.4 | 54.8 | 51.9 |
Bath | 4,799 | 5,048 | 249 | 5.2% | 531.9 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
Bland | 6,514 | 6,871 | 357 | 5.5% | 358.7 | 18.2 | 19.2 |
Botetourt | 24,992 | 30,496 | 5,504 | 22.0% | 542.7 | 46.1 | 56.2 |
Buchanan | 31,333 | 26,978 | -4,355 | -13.9% | 503.9 | 62.2 | 53.5 |
Carroll (+ Galax city) | 33,264 | 36,082 | 2,818 | 8.5% | 484.6 | 68.6 | 74.5 |
Craig | 4,372 | 5,091 | 719 | 16.4% | 330.6 | 13.2 | 15.4 |
Dickenson | 17,620 | 16,395 | -1,225 | -7.0% | 331.7 | 53.0 | 49.4 |
Floyd | 12,005 | 13,874 | 1,869 | 15.6% | 381.2 | 31.5 | 36.4 |
Giles | 16,366 | 16,657 | 291 | 1.8% | 357.3 | 45.7 | 46.6 |
Grayson | 16,278 | 17,917 | 1,639 | 10.1% | 442.6 | 36.8 | 40.5 |
Henry (+ Martinsville city) | 73,104 | 73,346 | 242 | 0.3% | 393.3 | 185.8 | 186.5 |
Highland | 2,635 | 2,536 | -99 | -3.8% | 415.9 | 6.3 | 6.1 |
Lee | 24,496 | 23,589 | -907 | -3.7% | 437.1 | 56.0 | 54.0 |
Montgomery (+ Radford city) | 89,853 | 99,488 | 9,635 | 10.7% | 398.0 | 225.8 | 249.9 |
Patrick | 17,473 | 19,407 | 1,934 | 11.1% | 483.1 | 36.2 | 40.2 |
Pulaski | 34,496 | 35,127 | 631 | 1.8% | 320.6 | 107.6 | 109.6 |
Rockbridge (+ Buena Vista city + Lexington city) | 31,715 | 34,024 | 2,309 | 7.3% | 609.0 | 52.1 | 55.9 |
Russell | 28,667 | 30,308 | 1,641 | 5.7% | 474.7 | 60.4 | 63.9 |
Scott | 23,204 | 23,403 | 199 | 0.9% | 536.6 | 43.2 | 43.6 |
Smyth | 32,370 | 33,081 | 711 | 2.2% | 452.1 | 71.6 | 73.2 |
Tazewell | 45,960 | 44,598 | -1,362 | -3.0% | 519.7 | 88.4 | 85.8 |
Washington (+ Bristol city) | 64,313 | 68,470 | 4,157 | 6.5% | 575.8 | 111.7 | 118.9 |
Wise (+ Norton city) | 43,820 | 44,027 | 207 | 0.5% | 411.6 | 106.7 | 107.0 |
Wythe | 25,466 | 27,599 | 2,133 | 8.4% | 463.2 | 55.0 | 59.6 |