Norfolk

United States • North America

Primary City: Norfolk

Primary State/Province: Virginia

Primary Language: English

Population: 2.0M

GDP: $128B • GDP per capita: $64,824

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata

#221

Global Rank

12.7

Power Score

Regional Hub

% of Country Score

0.5%

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Norfolk metro area

36.89, -76.26
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

Old DominionCollege Basketball

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure, Cultural Events, Total Teams.

Major League Teams/Venues↗1#T-289
Total Teams↗11#T-98
Major Sporting Events↗0
Major Companies↗2#T-203
Market Cap Score↗$37B#234
Cultural Events2#T-50
Universities↗3#T-115
Top Universities, Hospitals, & Research↗0
Notable Museums & Landmarks↗1#T-157
Ports, Exchanges & Infrastructure↗3#T-48
Airport Score↗3.0#T-78
Luxury Stars (Michelin)↗4.0#T-191
Metro Stations↗11#T-234
Commuter Rail Stations↗0
Train Hubs↗0
Skyscrapers1#T-233
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

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Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

College Football (FBS) (Sun Belt)

Old Dominion

No titles4 bowls0.466 W%

Women's College Basketball (Sun Belt)

Old Dominion (W)

1 Nat'l Champ3 Final Fours25 Tour Apps

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams3 teams

Baseball • Carolina League

Salem RidgeYaks

Salem (VA)

Baseball • International League

Norfolk Tides

Norfolk

Hockey • Minor/Jr/Int'l Hockey

Norfolk Admirals

Norfolk

Other College Teams10 teams

College Basketball (Coastal)

William & Mary

No titles0 Tour Apps0.466 W%

College Football (FCS) (Patriot)

William & Mary

No titles4 Conf3 bowls0.416 W%

College Basketball (Sun Belt)👑

Old Dominion

No titles12 Tour Apps0.588 W%

College Basketball (Coastal)

Hampton

No titles6 Tour Apps0.493 W%

College Basketball (Mid-Eastern)

Norfolk State

No titles4 Tour Apps0.517 W%

College Football (FCS)

Hampton

College Football (FCS)

Norfolk State

Women's College Basketball (Colonial)

Hampton (W)

No titles9 Tour Apps

Women's College Basketball (Mid-Eastern)

Norfolk State (W)

No titles4 Tour Apps

Women's College Basketball (Colonial)

William & Mary (W)

No titles1 Tour App
Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Basketball • Defunct

Virginia Squires

1971–1976

No titles0.398 W%1 div

Championship History

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Norfolk, across all sports, newest first. 1in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Old Dominion (W)
1985
NCAA W Champions

Top Companies

1Dollar Tree
$24B
Public
2Huntington Ingalls Industries
$13B
Public

Total Market Cap: $37B across 2 companies

Source data as of August 1, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

Wright Brothers First Flight (1903)

Kitty Hawk • Historical Event

Battle of Yorktown / British Surrender (1781)

Yorktown • Historical Event

Sound of Norfolk

#61 by artist origin · combined 68.4 (US 13.3 / UK 4.8) · signature decade 2000s · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Pharrell Williams, Missy Elliott, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Timbaland, Gary U.S. Bonds, Jimmy Soul

Number-one singles by Norfolk artists13

Feels

Pharrell Williams

UK2017

Blurred Lines

Pharrell Williams

UK / US2013

Get Lucky

Pharrell Williams

UK2013

Happy

Pharrell Williams

UK / US2013

Give It to Me

Timbaland

UK / US2007

The Way I Are

Timbaland

UK2007

Money Maker

Pharrell Williams

US2006

Promiscuous

Timbaland

US2006

Drop It Like It's Hot

Pharrell Williams

US2004

I Want You Back

Missy Elliott

UK1998

The Way It Is

Bruce Hornsby and the Range

US1986

If You Wanna Be Happy

Jimmy Soul

US1963

Quarter to Three

Gary U.S. Bonds

US1961

Screen of Norfolk

#267 by film pedigree · score 11.7 · 7 people in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Margaret Sullavan, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Frankie Faison, Mae Murray

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities3 entries
#715

College of William & Mary

Williamsburg (VA), United States

#921

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, United States

#1733

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport2 entries

Norfolk International Airport

Norfolk (VA) • 3 - International

Newport News/Williamsburg International

Newport News • 4 - Regional

Port1 entry

Virginia

Virginia • Container

Military Base2 entries

Allied Command Transformation Norfolk

Norfolk • Military HQ

Naval Station Norfolk

Norfolk • Naval Base

Notable Bridge/Tunnel/Dam/Canals1 entry

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Virginia Beach • Tunnel - Bridge-tunnel

Metro System (11 stations)1 entry

The Tide

Norfolk • 11 stations

Luxury Hospitality

FTG 4-Star1 entry

Williamsburg Inn

Williamsburg