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Virginia commercial real estate data, county by county.

The Census Bureau estimates 8,811,195 residents in Virginia on July 1, 2024. Every one of its 133 county-equivalents has a data page built from federal sources, each figure carrying its publisher and the period it describes.

Population, July 1, 2024
8,811,195
Households
3,365,732
Median household income
$93,170
Gross domestic product, 2025
$798.45 bn
Unemployment rate
3.6 percent

Census Bureau population estimates and 2020 Census

How many people live in Virginia, and is the population growing?

  • Population, July 1, 20248,811,195
  • Population, April 1, 2020 estimates base8,631,388
  • Change since the 2020 base2.08 percent
  • Rank by population among the 50 states and DC12th of 51
  • Rank by growth since 2020 among the 50 states and DC24th of 51
  • Share of residents in urban areas, 202075.6 percent

Net domestic and international migration, by year to July 1

  • 2021: domestic -4,643, international +14,319
  • 2022: domestic -25,629, international +41,157
  • 2023: domestic -9,646, international +46,416
  • 2024: domestic +5,284, international +56,155

Change since 2020 is MMCG Analytics arithmetic on the two published estimates; ranks order the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the published figure; the urban share divides the published urban count by the published total.

US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024. US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics, table P2. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Virginia.

Census Bureau American Community Survey

Who lives in Virginia?

  • Households3,365,732
  • Median household income$93,170
  • Median age39.0 years
  • Residents under 1821.7 percent
  • Residents 65 and over16.7 percent
  • Adults 25 and over with a bachelor's degree or higher42.2 percent
  • Median home value$383,700
  • Median gross rent, per month$1,579

The three shares are MMCG Analytics arithmetic on published counts: the survey's age groups under 18 and 65 and over, and its degree counts, each divided by the published total.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Virginia.

Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics

How many people are working in Virginia?

  • Labor force4,465,164
  • Employed4,304,756
  • Unemployed160,408
  • Unemployment rate3.6 percent

US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, August 2026, preliminary. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Virginia.

Bureau of Economic Analysis, gross domestic product by state

How large is the Virginia economy?

  • Gross domestic product, 2025$798.45 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2024$761.73 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2023$722.77 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2022$665.62 bn
  • Gross domestic product, 2021$616.19 bn
  • Rank by 2025 gross domestic product among the 50 states and DC13th of 51

The rank orders the 50 states and the District of Columbia by the published figure.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional accounts, table SAGDP2, 2021 to 2025. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Virginia.

SBA 7(a) and 504 loan records

How active is SBA lending in Virginia?

  • 7(a) loans approved, FY2020 to FY20266,663
  • 7(a) approval dollars, FY2020 to FY2026$3.58 bn
  • Rank by 7(a) loan count among the 50 states and DC, FY2020 to FY202619th of 51
  • 504 loans approved, FY2010 to FY20262,139
  • 504 approval dollars, FY2010 to FY2026$1.53 bn
  • Rank by 504 loan count among the 50 states and DC, FY2010 to FY202617th of 51

Most active 7(a) lenders, by loans approved, FY2020 to FY2026

  • Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company: 723 loans
  • The Huntington National Bank: 431 loans
  • Newtek Bank, National Association: 349 loans
  • Wells Fargo Bank National Association: 338 loans
  • Northeast Bank: 332 loans

Most active Certified Development Companies, by 504 loans, FY2010 to FY2026

  • Business Finance Group, Inc.: 1,175 loans
  • 504 Capital Corporation: 685 loans
  • Rappahannock Economic Development Corporation: 241 loans
  • Chesapeake Business Finance Corporation: 26 loans
  • Business Expansion Funding Corporation: 3 loans

Industries with the most 7(a) loans, FY2020 to FY2026

  • Full-Service Restaurants: 312 loans
  • Limited-Service Restaurants: 271 loans
  • Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers: 174 loans
  • Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels: 146 loans
  • Residential Remodelers: 127 loans

Every figure here is MMCG Analytics arithmetic over the SBA's loan-level records whose project state is Virginia: counts of records, sums of the gross approval amount, and ranks among the 50 states and the District of Columbia. These are approvals, not disbursements or balances.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan records, FY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA loan records, FY2010 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Virginia.

FEMA NFIP Community Status Book and EPA radon zones

How do flood insurance and radon screening stand in Virginia?

  • Communities participating in the NFIP294
  • Communities earning a Community Rating System discount, classes 1 to 930
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 1, the highest predicted level63
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 226
  • Counties in EPA radon zone 344

Communities by Community Rating System class (class 1 earns the largest discount, class 10 none)

  • Class 5: 6
  • Class 6: 6
  • Class 7: 7
  • Class 8: 9
  • Class 9: 2
  • Class 10: 1

Every figure here is MMCG Analytics counting over the agency's own list: FEMA's community rows for the state, and the state's county records by EPA radon zone. Radon zones are county-wide predictions, never a site measurement.

FEMA, NFIP Community Status Book, as of 2026-09-26. US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, 2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001. Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics; the rest are the agency's own figures for Virginia.

What do jobs in Virginia pay, county by county?

  • Combined county product, 2024$428.25 bn
  • Covered employment, summed over counties3,877,826
  • Average annual pay, weighted by county employment$75,556

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

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

How many businesses are in Virginia?

  • Business establishments, summed over counties209,841
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents of those counties24.1
  • Employment at those establishments3,494,919
  • Annual payroll$243.42 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

Building permits in Virginia

  • Housing units permitted, summed over counties34,059
  • Permitted construction value$7.57 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households10.1

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

SBA loan 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 loans resolved in a window starting in FY2020, so it leans toward early outcomes and is not a lifetime loss rate.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates →

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. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

How large is Virginia?

  • Land area, summed over counties39,479 sq mi
  • County-equivalents133
  • People per square mile, county records221

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. Every figure in this section is computed by MMCG Analytics from the county records on this site.

Which are 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$153,63731,931Not published1,419
Prince William County488,880$131,4029,286Not published549
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, resolved locally.

Virginia counties. Select a county to open its site intelligence page.Montgomery CountyNelson CountyPatrick CountyPowhatan CountyPulaski CountyRappahannock CountySmyth CountyWarren CountyWythe CountyAlexandria cityBuena Vista cityCharlottesville cityEmporia cityHarrisonburg cityHopewell cityRichmond citySalem cityWaynesboro cityAmelia CountyBath CountyBuckingham CountyClarke CountyCulpeper CountyFloyd CountyGoochland CountyKing William CountyLunenburg CountyMadison CountySuffolk cityVirginia Beach cityWinchester cityFairfax cityAlleghany CountyAppomattox CountyArlington CountyAugusta CountyBedford CountyBrunswick CountyCampbell CountyCaroline CountyCharles City CountyCraig CountyCumberland CountyDickenson CountyFauquier CountyFranklin CountyFrederick CountyGloucester CountyGreensville CountyHanover CountyHighland CountyJames City CountyLancaster CountyMiddlesex CountyEssex CountyMathews CountyAlbemarle CountyAmherst CountyBotetourt CountyCarroll CountyDinwiddie CountyFluvanna CountyGreene CountyKing and Queen CountyLouisa CountyNew Kent CountyNorthumberland CountyRussell CountyStafford CountyDanville cityFranklin cityLynchburg cityNorton cityPortsmouth cityWilliamsburg cityNottoway CountyOrange CountyPage CountyPittsylvania CountyPrince William CountyRockbridge CountyScott CountyShenandoah CountySurry CountySussex CountyTazewell CountyWashington CountyWise CountyBristol cityChesapeake cityCovington cityFalls Church cityGalax cityLexington cityManassas cityManassas Park cityNorfolk cityPetersburg cityRadford cityStaunton cityFairfax CountyGiles CountyGrayson CountyHalifax CountyHenry CountyIsle of Wight CountyKing George CountyLee CountyMecklenburg CountyLoudoun CountyNorthampton CountyPrince Edward CountyPrince George CountyRichmond CountyRoanoke CountyRockingham CountySouthampton CountySpotsylvania CountyWestmoreland CountyYork CountyColonial Heights cityFredericksburg cityHampton cityNewport News cityPoquoson cityRoanoke cityMartinsville cityHenrico CountyAccomack CountyBland CountyBuchanan CountyCharlotte CountyChesterfield County

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Every county opens a page carrying its own demographics, growth and migration, economic output, employment and wages, business establishments by industry, construction, SBA lending and charge off record, geography and hazard.

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$104,3922,963Not published109721
Alexandria city156,976$119,6814,493$18.00 bn30415
Alleghany County14,859$56,188241Not published3445
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$82,0491,439Not published27967
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$50,404533Not published2313
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$57,833109Not published27
Campbell County55,312$66,1651,216Not published37504
Caroline County32,098$87,407424$1.26 bn26528
Carroll County29,157$54,484431Not published22475
Charles City County6,627$75,417153$358.3 m7183
Charlotte County11,422$58,000220$376.5 m4475
Charlottesville city45,437$74,8242,070Not published6910
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$76,505630Not published198
Covington city5,680$41,944197Not published15
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$44,4231,227Not published3543
Dickenson County13,733$47,254184$850.5 m3331
Dinwiddie County28,191$83,704396Not published4504
Emporia city5,547$51,899218Not published47
Essex County10,623$56,520309$560.4 m13257
Fairfax city25,026$132,3482,028Not published1356
Fairfax County1,147,837$153,63731,931Not published1,419391
Falls Church city14,710$143,262883Not published582
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$63,245263Not published118
Franklin County55,130$68,8491,238$2.22 bn19690
Frederick County95,008$97,6061,695Not published83413
Fredericksburg city28,873$86,0711,477Not published8410
Galax city6,726$38,675311Not published148
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$54,668100Not published9295
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$62,2541,695Not published5817
Henrico County335,744$88,7839,754$37.56 bn378234
Henry County49,980$50,760803Not published11382
Highland County2,296$65,62579$110.6 mNone recorded415
Hopewell city22,959$54,729396Not published1010
Isle of Wight County39,974$95,241766$1.65 bn37316
James City County81,013$109,9851,841Not published114142
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$84,517253Not published32
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$57,9472,251Not published6649
Madison County14,044$84,323283$521.5 m5321
Manassas city42,976$113,5901,506Not published9410
Manassas Park city16,798$103,250337Not published153
Martinsville city13,658$46,727511Not published611
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$72,7152,016Not published81387
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$41,495191Not published107
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$50,698707Not published2723
Pittsylvania County59,856$54,085879Not published10969
Poquoson city12,639$120,972223Not published315
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$84,897466Not published18265
Prince William County488,880$131,4029,286Not published549336
Pulaski County33,687$62,028641$1.89 bn18320
Radford city16,726$57,348289Not published810
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$83,7092,145Not published46251
Rockbridge County22,531$65,469458Not published11598
Rockingham County85,600$80,6931,648Not published51849
Russell County25,538$50,012436$903.7 m4474
Salem city25,618$66,725994Not published2814
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$70,795209Not published9599
Spotsylvania County146,603$112,7382,811Not published166401
Stafford County163,466$137,8072,570$8.35 bn169269
Staunton city25,948$65,581760Not published3320
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$64,5521,207Not published65561
Waynesboro city22,841$59,994620Not published1815
Westmoreland County18,826$63,398338$666.0 m9229
Williamsburg city15,798$75,604553Not published129
Winchester city27,913$63,9741,373Not published489
Wise County35,448$52,943607Not published4403
Wythe County28,188$57,745691$1.89 bn28462
York County71,005$109,9561,503Not published61105

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Questions

Virginia questions, answered from this page.

What is the population of Virginia?

The Census Bureau estimates 8,811,195 residents on July 1, 2024 (Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024).

What is the unemployment rate in Virginia?

3.6 percent in August 2026, preliminary, seasonally adjusted, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

How many SBA 7(a) loans were approved in Virginia?

6,663 loans with a project in Virginia, counted by MMCG Analytics from the SBA's 7(a) loan records, FY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30.

How many counties does Virginia have?

133. Each has a page on this site covering population, income, business establishments, employment and wages, building permits, SBA lending and hazard records.

The register

Every source behind this page and its 133 county pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicense
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024, state totals (NST-EST2024-ALLDATA)Vintage 2024Public domain
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, state tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B11001, B15003, B19013, B25064, B250772020 to 2024, 5-yearPublic domain
US Census Bureau, 2020 Census Demographic and Housing Characteristics File, table P2, urban and rural2020 CensusPublic domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional accounts, table SAGDP2, gross domestic product by state, millions of current dollars2021 to 2025Public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, statewide series, seasonally adjustedAugust 2026, preliminaryPublic domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA loan-level dataFY2020 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30Public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA loan-level dataFY2010 to FY2026, records as of 2026-06-30Public domain
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA NfipCommunityStatusBook)as of 2026-09-26Public domain
US Environmental Protection Agency, Map of Radon Zones, county list2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001Public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024Public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesPublic domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023Public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesPublic domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualPublic domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsPublic domain
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