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Virginia and Washington, compared

Virginia had 8,880,107 people on July 1, 2025, and Washington 8,001,020, in the Census Bureau’s estimates.

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Virginia and Washington: population and change, July 2020 to July 2025
MeasureVirginiaWashington
Population, July 2025The Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 estimate.8,880,1078,001,020
Change since July 2020As a share of the first July.+2.8%+3.5%
Births less deathsOver the five full years to July 2025.+64,250+79,508
Moves from abroadNet international migration, as the Bureau estimates it.+206,929+222,587
Moves from other statesNet domestic migration.−29,143−24,858
Median ageAmerican Community Survey, 2020–2024.39.0±0.138.3±0.1
Median household incomeIn the dollars of the survey’s last year.$93,170±$458$98,141±$414
Below the poverty lineShare of the people whose poverty status is determined.9.9%±0.2%9.9%±0.2%
Born abroadShare of residents born outside the United States.13.1%±0.1%15.4%±0.1%

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