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Loudoun County, VA: population growth, jobs and income

Loudoun County gained 6,000 residents between 2024 and 2025 (+1.4%).

Loudoun County had an estimated 449,749 residents in 2025, up 6.4% (27,056 more people) since 2020. That is faster than Virginia as a whole (+2.8%), and the 25th fastest growth of 133 counties in Virginia.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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  • Median gross rent$2,386/mo2020–24
  • Vacant homes, incl. seasonal and second homes2.7%2020–24
  • New homes permitted, last 12 months2,3842025-10/2026-09
  • 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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What the numbers say

Net domestic migration was negative in 2025: 142 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in.

Private employers had 192,220 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +16.4% since 2018 (County Business Patterns).

Unemployment averaged 3.1% in 2025, 0.9 points higher than in 2019 (before the pandemic).

Builders were authorized to start 1,561 new homes in 2025, or 3.5 per 1,000 residents.

Median household income was $181,765 in the 2020–24 American Community Survey, +23.6% since 2016–20.

Across the 3,107 U.S. counties with a comparable estimate, its population growth ranks 455th.

Part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area.

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Loudoun County population by year

Resident population, July 1 estimate (Census Bureau)
YearPopulationChange
2025449,749+6,000
2024443,749+6,963
2023436,786+4,114
2022432,672+3,815
2021428,857+6,164
2020422,693–

Census Bureau population estimates, July 1 of each year.

What drove the change in Loudoun County

Loudoun County grew by 27,056 people since 2020 even though 2,832 more residents moved to other U.S. counties than came from them: births outnumbered deaths by 14,482, and net international migration added 14,976.

Components of population change, people (Census Bureau)
Component20252020–25Share
Natural changebirths minus deaths+2,755+14,482
International migrationfrom and to other countries+3,342+14,976
Domestic migrationfrom and to other U.S. counties−142−2,832
Census adjustmentbalancing residual+45+430
Total change+6,000+27,056

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 growth25th of 133455th of 3,107
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents104th of 1331,971st of 3,108
Private-sector job growth13th of 133322nd of 3,092
Median household income1st of 1331st of 3,107
Lowest unemployment rate29th of 133520th of 3,108
New homes permitted per 1,000 residents60th of 132972nd 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, Loudoun County's population change (+6.4%) was ahead of 6 of its 8 neighbouring counties and behind 2 (Jefferson County, WV and Frederick County, MD).

Its median household income ($181,765, 2020–24) is higher than in all 8 of its neighbouring counties.

Loudoun 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
Loudoun County, VA This county449,749+6.4%−0.33.5$181,765
Jefferson County, WV63,102+9.2%27.421.0$98,806
Clarke County, VA15,609+5.3%1.31.1$117,111
Fairfax County, VA1,167,873+1.7%−8.42.5$153,637
Fauquier County, VA76,503+4.8%7.05.5$130,189
Prince William County, VA502,966+4.2%−6.12.7$131,402
Montgomery County, MD1,074,582+1.3%−9.21.3$132,450
Washington County, MD157,731+2.0%3.72.2$77,747
Frederick County, MD302,883+11.0%7.33.9$122,002

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 Loudoun County growing?

Yes. Its population grew 6.4% between 2020 and 2025, about 27,056 more people (Census Bureau population estimates). Virginia as a whole changed +2.8% over the same years. That ranks 25th of 133 counties in Virginia for population growth.

How many people moved to Loudoun County?

On net, none in 2025: about 142 more people moved out to other U.S. counties than moved in (Census Bureau net domestic migration estimate).

What is the unemployment rate in Loudoun County?

It averaged 3.1% in 2025 (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, annual average).

What is the population of Loudoun County?

About 449,749 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's population estimate for July 1, 2025.

How many jobs are in Loudoun County?

Private employers there had 192,220 paid employees in mid-March 2023, +16.4% 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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