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Virginia

StateUS-VA

State of United States.

North AmericaCapital: RichmondGovernor: Abigail Spanberger (Democratic)Language: English
Population
8.8M
Metros tracked
15
15.7M in metros (178%)
Composite score
139.5
Sum across tracked metros
Type
State
ISO 3166-2: US-VA
At a glance
Nickname
Mother of Presidents and the Mother of Statesmen
Established
1788
Demonym
Virginian
Area
110,862 km²
Population density
79 /km²
Highest point
Mount Rogers (1,825 m (5,988 ft))
Legislature
Virginia General Assembly
Human Development Index
0.948 (2023)
Electoral votes
13
U.S. House seats
11
U.S. senators
2
Rank in United States
13th of 51 by composite score
Area rank
35th of 51 by area
Largest tracked metro
Washington-Baltimore

Civic facts via Wikidata.

Virginia metro footprint

15 metros
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Global CapitalContinental MetroMajor MetroRegional HubEstablishedEmergingLocal

Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted. Some metro footprints may extend beyond the state border where the metropolitan area spans state lines.

15 tracked metros

#11Washington-Baltimore
96.2
10.2MContinental Metro
#221Norfolk
12.7
2.0MRegional Hub
#306Richmond★ Capital
8.5
1.4MEstablished Metro
#490Charlottesville
4.8
244KEmerging Metro
#495Johnson City
4.8
529KEmerging Metro
#535Blacksburg
4.3
182KEmerging Metro
#667Lynchburg
3.0
266KEmerging Metro
#850Harrisonburg
2.1
267KEmerging Metro
#1031Martinsville
1.5
63KEmerging Metro
#1476Roanoke
0.8
260KLocal Metro
#1892Lexington (VA)
0.5
22KLocal Metro
#2729Farmville (VA)
0.3
32KLocal Metro
#3614Danville
0.0
101KLocal Metro
#3644Bluefield
0.0
96KLocal Metro
#3947Big Stone Gap
0.0
52KLocal Metro