Population

Is population growing or shrinking?

Updated annually
It grew by 914 between 2023 and 2024. Changes in population can reflect birth and death rates, immigration patterns, regional shifts, and even the overall health of the economy. The 3.6% annual increase was primarily driven by immigration to the state.
In the decade between 2014 and 2024, Fairfax Independent City, VA’s population grew by 12.9%.

+914

population change (2023 to 2024)

+3.6%

percent change in population (2023 to 2024)
Since 2000, Fairfax Independent City, VA’s population increased 17 out of 24 years. The largest increase occurred between 2023 and 2024, when Fairfax Independent City, VA gained 914 residents. Its largest decline occurred between 2009 and 2010 when there were 2,000 fewer residents.

Fairfax Independent City, VA gained 914 residents between 2023 and 2024.

Annual population change

A county’s population is influenced by three factors:
  • Natural population change: If births outnumber deaths in a given year, natural population growth is positive. If deaths exceed births, it is negative. Between 2023 and 2024 natural population change was positive in Fairfax Independent City, VA, with births exceeding deaths by 273.
  • Immigration: international migration directly into or out of a county: If more people move in than move out, population change from immigration is positive. If more people move out than move in, it’s negative. Between 2023 to 2024, Fairfax Independent City, VA’s population change from immigration was positive with about 595 more people coming from another country directly to Fairfax Independent City, VA than leaving.
  • Domestic migration, moving between counties: Between 2023 to 2024, Fairfax Independent City, VA’s population change from domestic migration was positive with about 42 more people moving from any other county in the US.

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Between 2023 and 2024, immigration was the primary driver of population growth in Fairfax Independent City, VA.

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