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Dinwiddie County, VA: population growth, jobs and income

Dinwiddie County gained 109 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+0.4%).

Dinwiddie County had an estimated 28,896 residents in 2025, up 3.6% (1,010 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Virginia as a whole (+2.8%), and the 43rd fastest growth of 133 counties in Virginia.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$1,224/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes11.0%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months862025-10/2026-09
  • Rent growth, 5 yearsIn the report
  • Permits in 5+ unit buildingsIn the report
  • IRS income moving in (net AGI)In the report
  • Neighbouring-county comparison tableIn the report

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  3. 3 Migration, with IRS mover and income flows
  4. 4 Rent, vacant homes, permits and employers
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Headline numbers

New homes permitted

14

2025

0.5 per 1,000 residents

Small base: the change swings on a few homes or people, so we don't show it.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2025. Housing units authorized by building permits in the year.

What the numbers say

Net domestic migration added 223 people in 2025: more people moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out.

Private employers had 6,313 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.0% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.4% in 2025, 0.4 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 14 new homes in 2025, or 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $83,704 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +27.8% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 842nd.

Part of the Richmond, VA metro area.

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Dinwiddie County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
202528,896+109
202428,787+311
202328,476+339
202228,137+138
202127,999+113
202027,886–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Dinwiddie County

Dinwiddie County grew by 1,010 people since 2020; the largest part came from domestic migration (+1,437).

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths−123−702
International migrationfrom and to other countries+10+261
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties+223+1,437
Census adjustmentbalancing residual−1+14
Total change+109+1,010

Census Bureau population estimates, components of change, each year July 1 to June 30. The components add up to the change in the estimate; the Census adjustment is the small balancing figure the Bureau publishes.

How it ranks

MeasureIn VirginiaAmong U.S. counties
Population growth43rd of 133842nd of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents45th of 133754th of 3,108
Private-sector job growth18th of 133478th of 3,092
Median household income44th of 133457th of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate58th of 133859th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents122nd of 1322,430th of 3,005

1st = highest (lowest for unemployment). Counties are ranked only against others with a figure for the same period.

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Neighbouring counties

Over 2020–25, Dinwiddie County's population change (+3.6%) was ahead of 7 of its 8 neighbouring counties and behind 1 (Chesterfield County).

2 of its 8 neighbouring counties had a higher median household income than Dinwiddie County's $83,704 (2020–24).

Dinwiddie County, VA and its 8 neighbouring counties: public federal figures
CountyPopulation2025Population change2020–25Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents2025Homes permitted per 1,000 residents2025Median household income2020–24
Dinwiddie County, VA This county28,896+3.6%7.70.5$83,704
Petersburg, VA33,734+1.0%−12.02.8$50,698
Chesterfield County, VA397,148+8.7%9.05.5$101,931
Brunswick County, VA15,727−0.6%4.82.3$53,084
Greensville County, VA11,181−1.8%5.30.9$54,668
Sussex County, VA10,755−0.4%9.03.2$63,530
Prince George County, VA43,936+2.0%0.23.0$84,897
Nottoway County, VA15,796+1.0%8.22.7$63,261
Amelia County, VA13,632+2.7%−3.03.7$76,717

Census Bureau population estimates and building permits, American Community Survey 5-year income. Rates per 1,000 residents. – means no figure, or a base too small for a change or rate (it would swing on a few people). A figure from another period shows its year and is left out of the comparison.

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Questions

Is Dinwiddie County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 3.6% between 2020 and 2025, about 1,010 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Virginia as a whole changed +2.8% over the same years. That ranks 43rd of 133 counties in Virginia for population growth.

How many people moved to Dinwiddie County?

On net, about 223 people in 2025: that many more moved in from other U.S. counties than moved out (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Dinwiddie County?

It averaged 3.4% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Dinwiddie County?

About 28,896 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Dinwiddie County?

Private employers there had 6,313 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +13.0% since 2018 (Census Bureau County Business Patterns; government jobs and the self-employed are not counted).

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Sources and method

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Jobs outside North and South Carolina use County Business Patterns (paid private-sector employees in mid-March); wages and government jobs are not included.