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Virginia

Population8.7m
Areas133county-level areas on the 2024 Census map
Density84.7people per km² of land
Median household income$90,97479th percentile of states

How it has changed

The state’s own figures from 2010 to 2024. A measure published for only one year shows as a single point instead of a line.

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The state figure, and the range across its counties

The state figure is the one its own agency publishes. It is never an average of the counties. You cannot average medians (middle values) to get a new median, and a rate has to be worked out again from the added-up counts. The county range next to it shows what a single state number has to hide.

Sometimes fewer counties report than the state has. The missing ones were held back because their counts were too small to publish — mostly deaths. A range from only part of the state is not the state’s full range. It can even sit entirely above or below the state figure. So the number of counties reporting is shown next to it.

You can sort by any column. 47 of these 185 measures have a clear better end, and those are ranked best first. For example, the lowest infant death rate is first place, and so is the highest life expectancy. The rest have no better end, so they are ranked highest first, and the cell says “highest” instead of “best”. A state is not winning or losing by how much of its tax comes from severance taxes (taxes on oil, gas and minerals taken from the ground).

Alcohol-involved share of driving deaths0.298%30th best of 510%0.318%1%102
Always wears a seatbelt94.520th best of 49————
Arrivals per 100 people staying3.7316th highest of 513.557.7224.5133
Arrivals per 100 staying, $200,000 or more2.4925th highest of 51————
Arthritis27.432nd best of 46————
Binge drinking14.14th best of 49————
Births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 505035th highest of 5217.451.917184
Black Protestant adherents1.9820th highest of 5100.6225133
Black-white residential segregation51.247th highest of 511.9329.972.4122
Business closing rate8.9523rd highest of 513.928.3814.9133
Business opening rate1025th highest of 5109.214.6133
Catholic adherents10.339th highest of 5103.5357.5133
Checkup in the past year78.810th highest of 49————
Child mortality52.224th best of 5121.256.916867
Child poverty rate, ages 0-1712.7%15th best of 514%17.5%33.4%133
Children in single-parent households0.236%28th highest of 510.0946%0.259%0.604%119
Congregations per 10,000 people12.124th highest of 511.7419.698.6133
Current asthma10.119th best of 47————
Current smoking1219th best of 49————
Departures per 100 people staying3.718th highest of 513.446.6321.4133
Departures per 100 staying, $200,000 or more2.8712th highest of 51————
Depression20.816th best of 49————
Diabetes1425th best of 45————
Difficulty concentrating or deciding14.733rd best of 49————
Difficulty running errands alone7.219th best of 46————
Difficulty walking or climbing stairs15.830th best of 47————
Disability-free score-0.20825th highest of 47-1.480.1772.05133
Drug overdose deaths28.420th best of 518.8131.411297
Effective general sales tax rate1.4445th highest of 51————
Effective individual income tax rate2.5818th highest of 51————
Effective property tax rate0.74531st highest of 520.4030.6231.14132
Effective property tax rate on income2.9319th highest of 51————
Evangelical Protestant adherents20.314th highest of 514.0623.669.8133
Fair or poor health17.823rd best of 49————
Fine particulate matter6.718th best of 515.46.77.9129
Firearm fatalities13.520th best of 513.1316.260.689
Firearm share of suicides, standardised10922nd highest of 5169.7115158101
Firearm suicide rate8.1235th highest of 512.911.630.6101
Flu vaccination among Medicare enrollees0.5%20th best of 510.28%0.49%0.65%131
Gini index of income inequality0.47231st best of 520.3650.4430.538133
Has health insurance91.129th highest of 49————
Health score0.20220th highest of 49-1.310.08791.88133
High blood pressure3635th best of 49————
High cholesterol37.241st best of 49————
High school graduation0.891%10th best of 480.67%0.885%0.98%118
Homeownership rate67.2%27th highest of 5238.3%74.6%93.2%133
Homicide rate5.8926th best of 511.076.384640
Homicide rate, annual6.6123rd highest of 511.7513.63314
How much faster the top bracket arrives than everyone else-0.39343rd highest of 51————
Income gap between arrivals and departures$-6,93738th highest of 51$-29,970$3,001$83,060133
Infant mortality5.8427th best of 512.796.9213.947
Injury deaths75.210th best of 5127.896.9203132
Life expectancy77.6 years22nd best of 5164.3 years75.2 years88.9 years133
Mainline Protestant adherents8.0612th highest of 5109.5740.3133
Material security score0.60113th highest of 51-1.420.3531.65133
Mean adjusted gross income per return$102,36010th best of 51$43,220$69,360$209,600133
Mean income of arriving households$82,94816th highest of 51$32,560$59,880$152,300133
Mean income of departing households$89,8859th highest of 51$30,830$57,570$124,600133
Mean travel time to work27.6 min42nd best of 5212.4 min26.9 min43.4 min133
Median age38.8 years32nd highest of 5222.5 years42.9 years59.5 years133
Median gross rent$1,51411th highest of 52$665$1,043$2,317133
Median home value$360,70016th highest of 52$80,200$240,900$1,005,000133
Median household income$90,97412th best of 52$38,500$66,720$178,700133
Median household income (model-based)$89,86412th best of 51$42,620$64,900$173,700133
Median property tax bill2,68624th highest of 524041,53210,000133
Meets aerobic guidelines63.612th best of 49————
Membership organisations1123rd best of 51011.629.9133
Millionaire returns as a share of all returns0.45718th highest of 52————
Millionaires' share of all income12.527th highest of 52————
Motor vehicle crash deaths10.717th best of 512.7316.244.7111
Net business formation rate1.0725th highest of 51-12.80.9128.08133
Net domestic migration rate-1.1132nd highest of 51————
Net migration per 100 people staying0.019826th highest of 51-3.50.7215.17133
Net migration per 100 staying, $200,000 or more-0.37334th highest of 51————
Obesity34.425th best of 49————
Orthodox Christian adherents0.3914th highest of 51001.7133
Other religion adherents4.8919th highest of 5102.1250133
People per tax return224th highest of 51222133
Per capita income$49,21710th best of 52$23,120$36,790$88,020133
Per capita personal income$73,89013th best of 51$39,640$55,750$126,10082
Poverty rate9.92%8th best of 523.26%11.7%33.7%132
Poverty rate (model-based)10.2%10th best of 514.1%12.6%27.3%133
Premature mortality38119th best of 511814831,097133
Preventable hospital stays2,50520th best of 511,3242,6504,522131
Private job growth2.2522nd highest of 52-5.981.438.2133
Religious adherents45.932nd highest of 5111.144.8133133
Republican share of the two-party vote, 202447.134th highest of 5113.261.286.2133
Returns claiming charitable contributions10.4%5th highest of 510%5.84%21%133
Returns claiming the earned income credit12.9%27th highest of 514.04%15%34.9%133
Returns reporting capital gains20.3%17th highest of 514.24%14.3%41.9%133
Returns reporting unemployment compensation1.21%45th highest of 510%1.17%3.44%133
Safety score0.18813th highest of 51-4.06-0.2081.4102
Share aged 65 and over16.3%41st highest of 529.38%20%40%133
Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic0.121%36th highest of 510%0%5.67%44
Share Asian, not Hispanic6.81%8th highest of 520%1.48%21%90
Share Black, not Hispanic18.4%10th highest of 520%13%74.6%129
Share divorced10%41st highest of 524.83%11.1%17.1%132
Share foreign-born12.9%15th highest of 520.66%4.22%36.6%110
Share Hispanic or Latino, any race10.7%25th highest of 520%4.54%45.9%125
Share in the same house a year ago85.6%33rd highest of 5169.9%88.2%95.2%133
Share Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, not Hispanic0.0565%22nd highest of 490%0%0.446%81
Share never married33%27th highest of 5217.8%28.9%64.5%133
Share now married51.5%14th highest of 5225.9%52.6%70.9%133
Share of births to unmarried women27.8%34th highest of 520%39.1%100%63
Share of some other race, not Hispanic0.537%14th highest of 520%0.363%1.11%37
Share of suicides by firearm58.1%22nd highest of 5135.4%63.8%87.5%101
Share of taxes from alcohol0.46115th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporate income7.1319th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from corporation licences0.13223rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from death and gift0.00005924th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from gambling0.12131st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from general sales and gross receipts15.243rd highest of 51————
Share of taxes from individual income27.216th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from insurance premiums1.234th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from licences4.6421st highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor fuel2.9819th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from motor vehicle licences1.1534th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from occupation and business licences2.486th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from other taxes1.1930th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property30.819th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from property transfer1.1710th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from public utilities1.6510th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from selective sales13.911th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from severance0.016230th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from sports betting and pari-mutuels0.12114th highest of 51————
Share of taxes from tobacco0.54537th highest of 51————
Share of two or more races, not Hispanic4.3%13th highest of 520.309%3.65%10.7%112
Share separated1.92%12th highest of 520.927%2.11%4.35%107
Share White, not Hispanic59%34th highest of 5214.7%72.6%97.6%133
Share widowed5.49%33rd highest of 522.73%7.04%13%131
Share with a bachelor's degree or higher41.5%8th best of 529.6%26.3%79.7%133
State income tax as a share of income2.5814th highest of 50————
State taxes as a share of income5.7436th highest of 50————
Suicide rate13.311th best of 516.291633.389
Top state income tax rate5.75%22nd highest of 50————
Total tax burden9.529th highest of 51————
Two weeks of poor mental health16.124th best of 49————
Two weeks of poor physical health12.421st best of 47————
Unemployment rate2.7%9th best of 522.1%2.9%4.9%133
Vacancy rate8.99%39th highest of 522.75%12.9%46.6%128
Went without care over cost9.913th best of 49————
Years of potential life lost7,73919th best of 513,35510,34024,090131
Aggregate travel time to work99,474,000 min11th highest of 5215,820 min285,300 min13,550,000 min133
Business establishments191,64012th highest of 515955429,060133
Business establishments closed17,05814th highest of 515432,659133
Business establishments opened19,09913th highest of 510472,958133
Employed4,422,30012th highest of 521,08712,930630,200133
Foreign-born population1,120,20010th highest of 521311,192352,400110
Gross domestic product$722,770,000k13th highest of 51$96,860k$1,092,000k$46,910,000k82
Housing units3,654,80012th highest of 521,74811,840428,400133
Labour force4,545,00012th highest of 521,12013,290645,300133
Millionaire tax returns19,04011th highest of 52————
Net domestic migration-9,64640th highest of 51————
Occupied housing units3,326,30012th highest of 521,00310,250412,700133
Owner-occupied housing units2,234,50011th highest of 528127,011282,000133
People covered by a tax return7,719,90012th highest of 512,03023,5301,090,000133
People in households earning $200,000 or more who did not move1,055,8009th highest of 51————
People who did not move6,500,80012th highest of 511,77318,980927,700133
Personal income$645,410,000k11th highest of 51$121,500k$1,300,000k$44,430,000k82
Population8,734,70012th highest of 512,35125,860453,80082
Population8,715,70012th highest of 512,33927,2001,142,000133
Population (firearm measures)8,081,00012th highest of 516,36732,0901,075,000101
Population (WONDER)8,715,70012th highest of 5133,310230,1001,142,00014
Population aged 15 and over7,094,30012th highest of 522,01721,850926,900133
Population aged 25 and over5,958,90012th highest of 521,71418,470785,200133
Population aged 65 and over1,410,20012th highest of 527465,174166,300133
Population below the poverty line834,87016th highest of 522332,98267,280132
Population below the poverty line867,05014th highest of 513003,28169,310133
Population for whom poverty status is determined8,413,30012th highest of 522,26125,3401,133,000133
Population for whom poverty status is determined8,500,50012th highest of 512,32626,2201,136,000133
Population in the same house one year ago7,407,30012th highest of 512,05422,840975,100133
Population with a bachelor's degree or higher2,471,60011th highest of 523674,740504,600133
Population, decennial census8,631,40012th highest of 512,23225,7801,150,000133
Presidential votes cast, 20244,503,30011th highest of 511,52913,520584,400133
Private jobs3,332,20012th highest of 524097,530544,500133
State and local tax collections$61,285,000k10th highest of 51————
State individual income tax collected$16,645,000k9th highest of 50————
State tax collected, all taxes$37,018,000k13th highest of 50————
Tax returns filed4,167,50012th highest of 511,06012,550580,800133
Total population8,657,50012th highest of 522,26525,7601,144,000133
Unemployed122,67015th highest of 523337615,070133
Vacant housing units328,52015th highest of 522881,74115,690128
Women aged 15 to 502,040,20012th highest of 524155,806272,800133
Women who gave birth in the past year102,11012th highest of 526246514,08082
Workers aged 16 and over who commute3,608,40012th highest of 5265711,120458,900133

Links inside Virginia

These are the site’s strongest pairs nationwide, worked out again using only this state’s counties. The r column shows how closely two measures rise and fall together, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step); 0 means no link. A link that shows up nationally but disappears inside every state is really about differences between states. A link that also holds here is not.

These figures are before adjusting for anything. Unlike the national figures, they do not take out population density, income or education.

Pairr within VAcounties
Median age × Share aged 65 and overInside Virginia, where Median age is higher, Share aged 65 and over tends to be higher: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.89133
Self-care disability × Material security scoreInside Virginia, where Self-care disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.92133
Stroke × Material security scoreInside Virginia, where Stroke is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.91133
Food insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Virginia, where Food insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.92133
Lack of reliable transportation × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Virginia, where Lack of reliable transportation is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.93133
Vision disability × Material security scoreInside Virginia, where Vision disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.91133
Housing insecurity × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Virginia, where Housing insecurity is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.90133
Received food stamps × Material security scoreInside Virginia, where Received food stamps is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.91133
Self-care disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Virginia, where Self-care disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.92133
Vision disability × Returns claiming the earned income creditInside Virginia, where Vision disability is higher, Returns claiming the earned income credit tends to be higher: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.+0.92133
Fair or poor self-rated health × Material security scoreInside Virginia, where Fair or poor self-rated health is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.88133
Independent-living disability × Material security scoreInside Virginia, where Independent-living disability is higher, Material security score tends to be lower: a strong link across 133 counties, before adjusting for anything.-0.89133

What this state is divided into

133 county-level areas, largest first. Each one is compared with its peers — the counties across the country most like it — not with the rest of this state. They are not all the same kind of place: 95 counties and 38 independent cities.

Fairfax County · Prince William County · Virginia Beach city · Loudoun County · Chesterfield County · Henrico County · Chesapeake city · Arlington County · Norfolk city · Richmond city · Newport News city · Stafford County · Alexandria city · Spotsylvania County · Hampton city · Albemarle County · Hanover County · Montgomery County · Roanoke city · Portsmouth city · Roanoke County · Suffolk city · Frederick County · Rockingham County · Bedford County · James City County · Lynchburg city · Augusta County · Fauquier County · York County · Pittsylvania County · Campbell County · Franklin County · Washington County · Culpeper County · Harrisonburg city · Henry County · Charlottesville city · Shenandoah County · Prince George County · Manassas city · Danville city · Warren County · Tazewell County · Isle of Wight County · Gloucester County · Louisa County · Orange County · Wise County · Botetourt County · Halifax County · Pulaski County · Petersburg city · Accomack County · Caroline County · Amherst County · Powhatan County · Mecklenburg County · Smyth County · Carroll County · Fredericksburg city · Wythe County · Dinwiddie County · Winchester city · Fluvanna County · King George County · Staunton city · Russell County · Goochland County · Salem city · Fairfax city · New Kent County · Page County · Hopewell city · Rockbridge County · Waynesboro city · Lee County · Prince Edward County · Scott County · Greene County · Buchanan County · Westmoreland County · King William County · Colonial Heights city · Southampton County · Patrick County · Bristol city · Manassas Park city · Buckingham County · Giles County · Radford city · Appomattox County · Brunswick County · Nottoway County · Williamsburg city · Floyd County · Grayson County · Clarke County · Alleghany County · Nelson County · Falls Church city · Madison County · Dickenson County · Martinsville city · Amelia County · Poquoson city · Northampton County · Northumberland County · Lunenburg County · Charlotte County · Greensville County · Lancaster County · Sussex County · Middlesex County · Essex County · Cumberland County · Richmond County · Mathews County · Franklin city · Lexington city · Rappahannock County · Galax city · Charles City County · King and Queen County · Buena Vista city · Surry County · Bland County · Covington city · Emporia city · Craig County · Bath County · Norton city · Highland County