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Virginia: county data, all 133 of them.

8,705,170 residents across 133 county-equivalents, 209,841 business establishments, and 8,801 SBA approvals worth $5.11 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 133 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Virginia?

  • Population8,705,170
  • Households3,365,732
  • Average household size2.59
  • County-equivalents133
  • People per square mile221

Virginia has 8,705,170 residents in 3,365,732 households across 133 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Virginia economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$428.25 bn
  • County product per resident$49,195
  • Covered employment3,877,826
  • Average annual pay$75,556

The average annual pay of $75,556 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Virginia?

  • Business establishments209,841
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents24.1
  • Employment at those establishments3,494,919
  • Annual payroll$243.42 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Virginia

  • Housing units permitted34,059
  • Permitted construction value$7.57 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households10.1

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Virginia (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded6,662
  • 7(a) approval dollars$3.58 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$537,160
  • 504 approvals recorded2,139
  • 504 approval dollars$1.53 bn
  • Average 504 approval$713,776
  • Counties with a 7(a) record130 of 133

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Virginia

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans10.10 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate1,093
  • 7(a) loans charged off110
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans1.90 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate532
  • 504 loans charged off10

Of the 1,093 Virginia 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 10.10 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Virginia?

  • Land area39,479 sq mi
  • County-equivalents133
  • People per square mile221

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Virginia.

Virginia county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
Fairfax County1,147,837$153,63731,9311,419
Prince William County488,880$131,4029,286549
Virginia Beach city456,349$92,96811,822$32.88 bn512
Loudoun County432,998$181,76512,561$44.86 bn779
Chesterfield County377,869$101,9318,257$24.00 bn343
Henrico County335,744$88,7839,754$37.56 bn378
Chesapeake city252,583$95,3735,867$15.25 bn324
Arlington County236,254$142,1146,334$49.08 bn220
Norfolk city233,596$66,1095,398$26.77 bn222
Richmond city229,359$64,5876,530$35.11 bn262

Counties

All 133 Virginia county-equivalents.

Virginia counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Accomack County33,335$58,993711$2.04 bn15449
Albemarle County114,919$104,3922,963109721
Alexandria city156,976$119,6814,493$18.00 bn30415
Alleghany County14,859$56,1882413445
Amelia County13,462$76,717273$394.7 m7355
Amherst County31,485$68,724553$1.10 bn22474
Appomattox County16,610$62,853319$475.6 m9333
Arlington County236,254$142,1146,334$49.08 bn22026
Augusta County78,033$82,0491,43927967
Bath County4,100$56,184127$327.0 m1529
Bedford County80,894$78,9371,818$2.75 bn44753
Bland County6,199$61,21670$283.5 m3358
Botetourt County34,004$81,213776$1.88 bn19541
Bristol city16,849$50,4045332313
Brunswick County15,841$53,084254$1.20 bn4566
Buchanan County19,415$42,886343$1.40 bn3503
Buckingham County16,976$60,828257$697.9 m5580
Buena Vista city6,593$57,83310927
Campbell County55,312$66,1651,21637504
Caroline County32,098$87,407424$1.26 bn26528
Carroll County29,157$54,48443122475
Charles City County6,627$75,417153$358.3 m7183
Charlotte County11,422$58,000220$376.5 m4475
Charlottesville city45,437$74,8242,0706910
Chesapeake city252,583$95,3735,867$15.25 bn324341
Chesterfield County377,869$101,9318,257$24.00 bn343423
Clarke County15,216$117,111377$611.6 m14176
Colonial Heights city18,352$76,505630198
Covington city5,680$41,94419715
Craig County4,856$69,05764$152.0 m3330
Culpeper County54,397$100,0491,126$2.72 bn36379
Cumberland County9,818$55,325145$231.9 m2297
Danville city42,214$44,4231,2273543
Dickenson County13,733$47,254184$850.5 m3331
Dinwiddie County28,191$83,7043964504
Emporia city5,547$51,89921847
Essex County10,623$56,520309$560.4 m13257
Fairfax city25,026$132,3482,0281356
Fairfax County1,147,837$153,63731,9311,419391
Falls Church city14,710$143,262883582
Fauquier County74,577$130,1892,015$4.15 bn84647
Floyd County15,593$62,191339$536.0 m8380
Fluvanna County28,092$96,768420$1.26 bn15286
Franklin city8,250$63,245263118
Franklin County55,130$68,8491,238$2.22 bn19690
Frederick County95,008$97,6061,69583413
Fredericksburg city28,873$86,0711,4778410
Galax city6,726$38,675311148
Giles County16,557$65,691299$923.4 m8356
Gloucester County39,526$84,306868$1.36 bn19218
Goochland County26,410$118,931756$4.00 bn22281
Grayson County15,287$47,730173$398.0 m10442
Greene County21,155$89,808384$681.0 m12156
Greensville County11,275$54,6681009295
Halifax County33,639$52,013656$1.64 bn15818
Hampton city137,557$69,6212,362$9.15 bn7451
Hanover County112,879$112,8053,413$9.23 bn170469
Harrisonburg city51,392$62,2541,6955817
Henrico County335,744$88,7839,754$37.56 bn378234
Henry County49,980$50,76080311382
Highland County2,296$65,62579$110.6 mNone recorded415
Hopewell city22,959$54,7293961010
Isle of Wight County39,974$95,241766$1.65 bn37316
James City County81,013$109,9851,841114142
King and Queen County6,695$70,469117$218.3 m3315
King George County27,896$116,884496$2.90 bn10180
King William County18,593$86,056359$849.9 m9274
Lancaster County10,936$69,713458$679.1 m20133
Lee County21,900$41,827242$566.6 m4436
Lexington city7,525$84,51725332
Loudoun County432,998$181,76512,561$44.86 bn779516
Louisa County39,980$86,689683$3.11 bn32496
Lunenburg County12,016$54,842170$340.5 m1432
Lynchburg city79,497$57,9472,2516649
Madison County14,044$84,323283$521.5 m5321
Manassas city42,976$113,5901,5069410
Manassas Park city16,798$103,250337153
Martinsville city13,658$46,727511611
Mathews County8,540$75,880191$260.5 m486
Mecklenburg County30,516$57,045793$1.60 bn15625
Middlesex County10,847$75,060306$523.0 m2130
Montgomery County99,101$72,7152,01681387
Nelson County14,732$72,589372$700.3 m3471
New Kent County25,105$123,314458$1.08 bn26210
Newport News city184,216$69,6343,788$18.79 bn14069
Norfolk city233,596$66,1095,398$26.77 bn22254
Northampton County12,059$61,632327$682.1 m10212
Northumberland County12,188$66,480306$478.3 m3191
Norton city3,577$41,495191107
Nottoway County15,597$63,261299$700.6 m4314
Orange County37,822$94,008724$1.62 bn19341
Page County23,727$57,037441$892.0 m8311
Patrick County17,512$53,038266$535.0 m8483
Petersburg city33,537$50,6987072723
Pittsylvania County59,856$54,08587910969
Poquoson city12,639$120,972223315
Portsmouth city97,190$60,4911,597$7.78 bn7534
Powhatan County31,555$110,537740$1.26 bn25260
Prince Edward County21,996$56,315496$995.5 m11350
Prince George County43,146$84,89746618265
Prince William County488,880$131,4029,286549336
Pulaski County33,687$62,028641$1.89 bn18320
Radford city16,726$57,348289810
Rappahannock County7,427$83,380197$389.8 m4266
Richmond city229,359$64,5876,530$35.11 bn26260
Richmond County9,095$66,304195$396.2 m8191
Roanoke city98,355$55,3783,151$10.06 bn8743
Roanoke County97,023$83,7092,14546251
Rockbridge County22,531$65,46945811598
Rockingham County85,600$80,6931,64851849
Russell County25,538$50,012436$903.7 m4474
Salem city25,618$66,7259942814
Scott County21,479$46,349260$610.2 m2536
Shenandoah County44,925$67,191922$2.27 bn25509
Smyth County29,420$49,883499$1.35 bn12451
Southampton County17,964$70,7952099599
Spotsylvania County146,603$112,7382,811166401
Stafford County163,466$137,8072,570$8.35 bn169269
Staunton city25,948$65,5817603320
Suffolk city98,796$92,6661,798$5.72 bn72400
Surry County6,549$78,04187$1.49 bn3279
Sussex County10,765$63,530184$439.0 m7490
Tazewell County39,624$47,313895$1.72 bn10519
Virginia Beach city456,349$92,96811,822$32.88 bn512249
Warren County41,531$84,682882$2.56 bn26213
Washington County53,926$64,5521,20765561
Waynesboro city22,841$59,9946201815
Westmoreland County18,826$63,398338$666.0 m9229
Williamsburg city15,798$75,604553129
Winchester city27,913$63,9741,373489
Wise County35,448$52,9436074403
Wythe County28,188$57,745691$1.89 bn28462
York County71,005$109,9561,50361105

The register

Every source behind these 133 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Virginia statutory guide is in preparation.

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