Virginia statistical areas

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The U.S. {{nobreak|State of Virginia}} currently has 19 statistical areas that have been delineated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). On July 21, 2023, the OMB delineated four combined statistical areas, 11 metropolitan statistical areas, and four micropolitan statistical areas in Virginia.{{cite web |subject=Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas |date=July 21, 2023 |title=0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01 |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/OMB-Bulletin-23-01.pdf |access-date=October 23, 2023 |publisher=Office of Management and Budget}} As of 2023, the largest of these is the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA, comprising Washington, D.C. and its suburbs.

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Table

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|+The 19 United States statistical areas, 95 counties and 38 independent cities of the State of Virginia{{efn|reference=An out-of-state area and its population are displayed in green. An area that extends into more than one state is displayed in purple. A purple population number over a black population number show the total population versus the in-state population. The state's abbreviation is also shown next to the in-state total.}}

Combined statistical area

!2023 population (est.){{cite web |date=March 2023 |title=County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023 |url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/counties/totals/co-est2023-pop.xlsx |accessdate=May 21, 2024 |publisher=United States Census Bureau, Population Division}}

!Core-based statistical area

!2023 population (est.)

!County

!2023 population (est.)

!Metropolitan division

!2023 population (est.)

rowspan=42|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA

|rowspan=42 align=right|10,028,331
3,256,382 ({{Abbr|VA|Virginia}})

|rowspan=23|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA

|rowspan=23 align=right|6,304,975
3,094,948 (VA)

|Fairfax County, Virginia

|align=right|1,141,878

|rowspan=18|Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD

|rowspan=18 align=right|3,154,735
3,094,948 (VA)

Prince William County, Virginia

|align=right|489,640

Loudoun County, Virginia

|align=right|436,347

Arlington County, Virginia

|align=right|234,162

City of Alexandria, Virginia

|align=right|165,428

Stafford County, Virginia

|align=right|155,230

Spotsylvania County, Virginia

|align=right|149,588

Fauquier County, Virginia

|align=right|75,165

Jefferson County, West Virginia

|align=right|59,787

Culpeper County, Virginia

|align=right|54,973

City of Manassas, Virginia

|align=right|42,696

Warren County, Virginia

|align=right|41,843

City of Fredericksburg, Virginia

|align=right|28,928

City of Fairfax, Virginia

|align=right|25,144

City of Manassas Park, Virginia

|align=right|16,361

Clarke County, Virginia

|align=right|15,466

City of Falls Church, Virginia

|align=right|14,685

Rappahannock County, Virginia

|align=right|7,414

Prince George's County, Maryland

|align=right|947,430

|rowspan=3|Washington, DC-MD MD

|rowspan=3 align=right|1,798,375

District of Columbia

|align=right|678,972

Charles County, Maryland

|align=right|171,973

Montgomery County, Maryland

|align=right|1,058,474

|rowspan=2|Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD

|rowspan=2 align=right|1,351,865

Frederick County, Maryland

|align=right|293,391

rowspan=7|Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA

|rowspan=7 align=right|2,834,316

|Baltimore County, Maryland

|align=right|844,703

|rowspan=145 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|none

Anne Arundel County, Maryland

|align=right|594,582

Baltimore City, Maryland

|align=right|565,239

Howard County, Maryland

|align=right|336,001

Harford County, Maryland

|align=right|264,644

Carroll County, Maryland

|align=right|176,639

Queen Anne's County, Maryland

|align=right|52,508

rowspan=3|Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|305,902

|Washington County, Maryland

|align=right|155,813

Berkeley County, West Virginia

|align=right|132,440

Morgan County, West Virginia

|align=right|17,649

rowspan=2|Lexington Park, MD MSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|210,009

|St. Mary's County, Maryland

|align=right|115,281

Calvert County, Maryland

|align=right|94,728

rowspan=1|Chambersburg, PA MSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|155,932

|Franklin County, Pennsylvania

|align=right|155,932

rowspan=3|Winchester, VA-WV MSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|142,632
123,611 (VA)

|Frederick County, Virginia

|align=right|95,994

City of Winchester, Virginia

|align=right|27,617

Hampshire County, West Virginia

|align=right|23,649

Lake of the Woods, VA μSA

|align=right|38,574

|Orange County, Virginia

|align=right|38,574

rowspan=1|Easton, MD μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|37,823

|Talbot County, Maryland

|align=right|37,823

rowspan=1|Cambridge, MD μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|32,531

|Dorchester County, Maryland

|align=right|32,531

rowspan=20|Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA

|rowspan=20 align=right|1,866,723
1,734,096 (VA)

|rowspan=18|Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA

|rowspan=18 align=right|1,787,169
1,734,096 (VA)

|City of Virginia Beach, Virginia

|align=right|453,649

City of Chesapeake, Virginia

|align=right|253,886

City of Norfolk, Virginia

|align=right|230,930

City of Newport News, Virginia

|align=right|183,118

City of Hampton, Virginia

|align=right|137,098

City of Portsmouth, Virginia

|align=right|100,659

City of Suffolk, Virginia

|align=right|96,793

James City County, Virginia

|align=right|82,654

York County, Virginia

|align=right|70,952

Gloucester County, Virginia

|align=right|40,711

Isle of Wight County, Virginia

|align=right|40,057

Currituck County, North Carolina

|align=right|31,593

City of Williamsburg, Virginia

|align=right|15,847

City of Poquoson, Virginia

|align=right|12,635

Gates County, North Carolina

|align=right|11,137

Camden County, North Carolina

|align=right|10,343

Mathews County, Virginia

|align=right|8,514

Surry County, Virginia

|align=right|6,593

rowspan=1|Elizabeth City, NC μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|41,444

|Pasquotank County, North Carolina

|align=right|41,444

rowspan=1|Kill Devil Hills, NC μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|38,110

|Dare County, North Carolina

|align=right|38,110

rowspan=23 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|none

|rowspan=17|Richmond, VA MSA

|rowspan=17 align=right|1,349,732

|Chesterfield County, Virginia

|align=right|383,876

Henrico County, Virginia

|align=right|334,760

City of Richmond, Virginia

|align=right|229,247

Hanover County, Virginia

|align=right|114,148

Prince George County, Virginia

|align=right|42,871

City of Petersburg, Virginia

|align=right|33,309

Powhatan County, Virginia

|align=right|32,105

Dinwiddie County, Virginia

|align=right|28,343

Goochland County, Virginia

|align=right|27,197

New Kent County, Virginia

|align=right|26,134

City of Hopewell, Virginia

|align=right|22,752

King William County, Virginia

|align=right|19,030

City of Colonial Heights, Virginia

|align=right|18,393

Amelia County, Virginia

|align=right|13,480

Sussex County, Virginia

|align=right|10,757

King and Queen County, Virginia

|align=right|6,720

Charles City County, Virginia

|align=right|6,610

rowspan=6|Roanoke, VA MSA

|rowspan=6 align=right|314,314

|City of Roanoke, Virginia

|align=right|97,171

Roanoke County, Virginia

|align=right|97,026

Franklin County, Virginia

|align=right|55,549

Botetourt County, Virginia

|align=right|34,125

City of Salem, Virginia

|align=right|25,600

Craig County, Virginia

|align=right|4,843

rowspan=5|Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA CSA

|rowspan=5 align=right|264,994

|rowspan=2|Harrisonburg, VA MSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|137,650

|Rockingham County, Virginia

|align=right|86,568

City of Harrisonburg, Virginia

|align=right|51,082

rowspan=3|Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|127,344

|Augusta County, Virginia

|align=right|78,247

City of Staunton, Virginia

|align=right|25,915

City of Waynesboro, Virginia

|align=right|23,182

rowspan=17 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|none

|rowspan=5|Lynchburg, VA MSA

|rowspan=5 align=right|264,590

|Bedford County, Virginia

|align=right|81,525

City of Lynchburg, Virginia

|align=right|79,535

Campbell County, Virginia

|align=right|55,270

Amherst County, Virginia

|align=right|31,396

Appomattox County, Virginia

|align=right|16,864

rowspan=5|Charlottesville, VA MSA

|rowspan=5 align=right|225,127

|Albemarle County, Virginia

|align=right|115,676

City of Charlottesville, Virginia

|align=right|44,983

Fluvanna County, Virginia

|align=right|28,462

Greene County, Virginia

|align=right|21,301

Nelson County, Virginia

|align=right|14,705

rowspan=5|Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA

|rowspan=5 align=right|181,428

|Montgomery County, Virginia

|align=right|98,666

Pulaski County, Virginia

|align=right|33,655

City of Radford, Virginia

|align=right|16,971

Giles County, Virginia

|align=right|16,457

Floyd County, Virginia

|align=right|15,679

rowspan=2|Danville, VA μSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|101,408

|Pittsylvania County, Virginia

|align=right|59,571

City of Danville, Virginia

|align=right|41,837

rowspan=9|Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA

|rowspan=9 align=right|598,800
92,290 (VA)

|rowspan=5|Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA

|rowspan=5 align=right|313,025
92,290 (VA)

|Sullivan County, Tennessee

|align=right|162,135

Hawkins County, Tennessee

|align=right|58,600

Washington County, Virginia

|align=right|54,050

Scott County, Virginia

|align=right|21,433

City of Bristol, Virginia

|align=right|16,807

rowspan=3|Johnson City, TN MSA

|rowspan=3 align=right|213,198

|Washington County, Tennessee

|align=right|138,420

Carter County, Tennessee

|align=right|57,022

Unicoi County, Tennessee

|align=right|17,756

rowspan=1|Greeneville, TN μSA

|rowspan=1 align=right|72,577

|Greene County, Tennessee

|align=right|72,577

rowspan=51 colspan=2 align=center bgcolor=#EEEEEE|none

|rowspan=2|Martinsville, VA μSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|63,465

|Henry County, Virginia

|align=right|49,702

City of Martinsville, Virginia

|align=right|13,763

rowspan=2|Bluefield, WV-VA μSA

|rowspan=2 align=right|97,177
39,120 (VA)

|Mercer County, West Virginia

|align=right|58,057

Tazewell County, Virginia

|align=right|39,120

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|Shenandoah County, Virginia

|align=right|45,228

Louisa County, Virginia

|align=right|41,037

Wise County, Virginia

|align=right|35,174

Halifax County, Virginia

|align=right|33,432

Accomack County, Virginia

|align=right|33,239

Caroline County, Virginia

|align=right|32,640

Mecklenburg County, Virginia

|align=right|30,648

Carroll County, Virginia

|align=right|29,239

Smyth County, Virginia

|align=right|29,216

King George County, Virginia

|align=right|28,568

Wythe County, Virginia

|align=right|28,104

Russell County, Virginia

|align=right|25,477

Page County, Virginia

|align=right|23,741

Rockbridge County, Virginia

|align=right|22,358

Prince Edward County, Virginia

|align=right|22,049

Lee County, Virginia

|align=right|21,745

Buchanan County, Virginia

|align=right|19,087

Westmoreland County, Virginia

|align=right|19,013

Southampton County, Virginia

|align=right|17,975

Patrick County, Virginia

|align=right|17,509

Buckingham County, Virginia

|align=right|16,978

Brunswick County, Virginia

|align=right|15,749

Nottoway County, Virginia

|align=right|15,566

Grayson County, Virginia

|align=right|15,285

Alleghany County, Virginia

|align=right|14,595

Madison County, Virginia

|align=right|14,128

Dickenson County, Virginia

|align=right|13,640

Northumberland County, Virginia

|align=right|12,391

Lunenburg County, Virginia

|align=right|12,038

Northampton County, Virginia

|align=right|12,021

Charlotte County, Virginia

|align=right|11,336

Greensville County, Virginia

|align=right|11,133

Middlesex County, Virginia

|align=right|10,924

Lancaster County, Virginia

|align=right|10,859

Essex County, Virginia

|align=right|10,598

Cumberland County, Virginia

|align=right|9,878

Richmond County, Virginia

|align=right|9,184

City of Franklin, Virginia

|align=right|8,339

City of Lexington, Virginia

|align=right|7,528

City of Galax, Virginia

|align=right|6,717

City of Buena Vista, Virginia

|align=right|6,566

Bland County, Virginia

|align=right|6,179

City of Covington, Virginia

|align=right|5,545

City of Emporia, Virginia

|align=right|5,463

Bath County, Virginia

|align=right|4,051

City of Norton, Virginia

|align=right|3,492

Highland County, Virginia

|align=right|2,339

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|colspan=5 align=center|Commonwealth of Virginia

|align=right|8,715,698

Core-based statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CBSA along with its rate of population change over time.

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|+The 15 core-based statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia{{efn|reference=For CBSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CBSA as well as the CBSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}

scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank

!scope=col rowspan=2|Core-based statistical area

!colspan=5|Population

scope=col|2023 estimate

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

scope=row|{{nts|1}}

|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA (VA)

{{changes|order=d|3094948|3063700|2677141}}

scope=row|{{nts|2}}

|Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA (VA)

{{changes|order=d|1734096|1731126|1648136}}

scope=row|{{nts|3}}

|Richmond, VA MSA

{{changes|order=d|1349732|1314434|1186501}}

scope=row|{{nts|4}}

|Roanoke, VA MSA

{{changes|order=d|314314|315251|308707}}

scope=row|{{nts|5}}

|Lynchburg, VA MSA

{{changes|order=d|264590|261593|246412}}

scope=row|{{nts|6}}

|Charlottesville, VA MSA

{{changes|order=d|225127|221524|201559}}

scope=row|{{nts|7}}

|Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA

{{changes|order=d|181428|181854|178237}}

scope=row|{{nts|8}}

|Harrisonburg, VA MSA

{{changes|order=d|137650|135571|125228}}

scope=row|{{nts|9}}

|Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA

{{changes|order=d|127344|125433|118502}}

scope=row|{{nts|10}}

|Winchester, VA-WV MSA (VA)

{{changes|order=d|123611|119539|104508}}

scope=row|{{nts|11}}

|Danville, VA μSA

{{changes|order=d|101408|103091|106561}}

scope=row|{{nts|12}}

|Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA (VA)

{{changes|order=d|92290|92730|95888}}

scope=row|{{nts|13}}

|Martinsville, VA μSA

{{changes|order=d|63465|64433|67972}}

scope=row|{{nts|14}}

|Bluefield, WV-VA μSA (VA)

{{changes|order=d|39120|40429|45078}}

scope=row|{{nts|15}}

|Lake of the Woods, VA μSA

{{changes|order=d|38574|36254|33481}}

|Bluefield, WV-VA μSA

{{changes|order=d|97177|100093|107342}}

|Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA

{{changes|order=d|313025|307614|309544}}

|Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA

{{changes|order=d|1787169|1780059|1693860}}

|Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA

{{changes|order=d|6304975|6278542|5547495}}

|Winchester, VA-WV MSA

{{changes|order=d|147260|142632|128472}}

Combined statistical areas

The following table provides the in-state population ranking of each CSA along with its rate of population change over time.

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|+The four combined statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia{{efn|reference=For CSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that CSA as well as the CSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.}}

scope=col rowspan=2|2023 rank

!scope=col rowspan=2|Combined statistical area

!colspan=5|Population

scope=col|2023 estimate

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2020 Census{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/DECENNIALDP2020.DP1|title=PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS.|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2020|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

!scope=col|Change

!scope=col|2010 Census{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2010-2019/counties/totals/co-est2019-annres.xlsx|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|date=2019|access-date=May 21, 2024}}

scope=row|{{nts|1}}

|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA (VA)

{{changes|order=d|3256382|3219493|2815130}}

scope=row|{{nts|2}}

|Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA (VA)

{{changes|order=d|1734096|1731126|1648136}}

scope=row|{{nts|3}}

|Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA CSA

{{changes|order=d|264994|261004|243730}}

scope=row|{{nts|4}}

|Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA (VA)

{{changes|order=d|92290|92730|95888}}

|Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA

{{changes|order=d|598800|585051|577091}}

|Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA

{{changes|order=d|1866723|1857542|1768441}}

|Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA

{{changes|order=d|10069592|10028331|9102983}}

See also

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