Virginia statistical areas

The U.S. 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.^[1] 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.

Statistical areas

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has designated more than 1,000 statistical areas for the United States and Puerto Rico.^[2] These statistical areas are important geographic delineations of population clusters used by the OMB, the United States Census Bureau, planning organizations, and federal, state, and local government entities.

The OMB defines a core-based statistical area (commonly referred to as a CBSA) as the county or counties (or county-equivalents) surrounding at least one densely-settled core of at least 10,000 population,^[2] "plus adjacent counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the core as measured through commuting ties with the counties containing the core".^[2] The OMB further divides core-based statistical areas based on population into metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) for those with at least 50,000 and micropolitan statistical areas (μSAs) for those with 10,000 to 49,999 people.^[2]

The OMB defines a combined statistical area (CSA) as two or more adjacent core-based statistical areas where the employment interchange rate (% commuting from A to B plus % commuting from B to A) is at least 15%.^[2] The primary statistical areas (PSAs) include all combined statistical areas and any core-based statistical area that is not a constituent of a combined statistical area.

Table

The 19 United States statistical areas, 95 counties and 38 independent cities of the State of Virginia^[a]

Combined statistical area[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]	Core-based statistical area[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]	County	2023 population (est.)[3]	Metropolitan division[1]	2023 population (est.)[3]
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA	10,028,331 3,256,382 (VA)	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA	6,304,975 3,094,948 (VA)	Fairfax County, Virginia	1,141,878	Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD	3,154,735 3,094,948 (VA)
				Prince William County, Virginia	489,640
				Loudoun County, Virginia	436,347
				Arlington County, Virginia	234,162
				City of Alexandria, Virginia	165,428
				Stafford County, Virginia	155,230
				Spotsylvania County, Virginia	149,588
				Fauquier County, Virginia	75,165
				Jefferson County, West Virginia	59,787
				Culpeper County, Virginia	54,973
				City of Manassas, Virginia	42,696
				Warren County, Virginia	41,843
				City of Fredericksburg, Virginia	28,928
				City of Fairfax, Virginia	25,144
				City of Manassas Park, Virginia	16,361
				Clarke County, Virginia	15,466
				City of Falls Church, Virginia	14,685
				Rappahannock County, Virginia	7,414
				Prince George's County, Maryland	947,430	Washington, DC-MD MD	1,798,375
				District of Columbia	678,972
				Charles County, Maryland	171,973
				Montgomery County, Maryland	1,058,474	Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD	1,351,865
				Frederick County, Maryland	293,391
		Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA	2,834,316	Baltimore County, Maryland	844,703	none
				Anne Arundel County, Maryland	594,582
				Baltimore City, Maryland	565,239
				Howard County, Maryland	336,001
				Harford County, Maryland	264,644
				Carroll County, Maryland	176,639
				Queen Anne's County, Maryland	52,508
		Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA	305,902	Washington County, Maryland	155,813
				Berkeley County, West Virginia	132,440
				Morgan County, West Virginia	17,649
		Lexington Park, MD MSA	210,009	St. Mary's County, Maryland	115,281
				Calvert County, Maryland	94,728
		Chambersburg, PA MSA	155,932	Franklin County, Pennsylvania	155,932
		Winchester, VA-WV MSA	142,632 123,611 (VA)	Frederick County, Virginia	95,994
				City of Winchester, Virginia	27,617
				Hampshire County, West Virginia	23,649
		Lake of the Woods, VA μSA	38,574	Orange County, Virginia	38,574
		Easton, MD μSA	37,823	Talbot County, Maryland	37,823
		Cambridge, MD μSA	32,531	Dorchester County, Maryland	32,531
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA	1,866,723 1,734,096 (VA)	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA	1,787,169 1,734,096 (VA)	City of Virginia Beach, Virginia	453,649
				City of Chesapeake, Virginia	253,886
				City of Norfolk, Virginia	230,930
				City of Newport News, Virginia	183,118
				City of Hampton, Virginia	137,098
				City of Portsmouth, Virginia	100,659
				City of Suffolk, Virginia	96,793
				James City County, Virginia	82,654
				York County, Virginia	70,952
				Gloucester County, Virginia	40,711
				Isle of Wight County, Virginia	40,057
				Currituck County, North Carolina	31,593
				City of Williamsburg, Virginia	15,847
				City of Poquoson, Virginia	12,635
				Gates County, North Carolina	11,137
				Camden County, North Carolina	10,343
				Mathews County, Virginia	8,514
				Surry County, Virginia	6,593
		Elizabeth City, NC μSA	41,444	Pasquotank County, North Carolina	41,444
		Kill Devil Hills, NC μSA	38,110	Dare County, North Carolina	38,110
none		Richmond, VA MSA	1,349,732	Chesterfield County, Virginia	383,876
				Henrico County, Virginia	334,760
				City of Richmond, Virginia	229,247
				Hanover County, Virginia	114,148
				Prince George County, Virginia	42,871
				City of Petersburg, Virginia	33,309
				Powhatan County, Virginia	32,105
				Dinwiddie County, Virginia	28,343
				Goochland County, Virginia	27,197
				New Kent County, Virginia	26,134
				City of Hopewell, Virginia	22,752
				King William County, Virginia	19,030
				City of Colonial Heights, Virginia	18,393
				Amelia County, Virginia	13,480
				Sussex County, Virginia	10,757
				King and Queen County, Virginia	6,720
				Charles City County, Virginia	6,610
		Roanoke, VA MSA	314,314	City of Roanoke, Virginia	97,171
				Roanoke County, Virginia	97,026
				Franklin County, Virginia	55,549
				Botetourt County, Virginia	34,125
				City of Salem, Virginia	25,600
				Craig County, Virginia	4,843
Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA CSA	264,994	Harrisonburg, VA MSA	137,650	Rockingham County, Virginia	86,568
				City of Harrisonburg, Virginia	51,082
		Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA	127,344	Augusta County, Virginia	78,247
				City of Staunton, Virginia	25,915
				City of Waynesboro, Virginia	23,182
none		Lynchburg, VA MSA	264,590	Bedford County, Virginia	81,525
				City of Lynchburg, Virginia	79,535
				Campbell County, Virginia	55,270
				Amherst County, Virginia	31,396
				Appomattox County, Virginia	16,864
		Charlottesville, VA MSA	225,127	Albemarle County, Virginia	115,676
				City of Charlottesville, Virginia	44,983
				Fluvanna County, Virginia	28,462
				Greene County, Virginia	21,301
				Nelson County, Virginia	14,705
		Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA	181,428	Montgomery County, Virginia	98,666
				Pulaski County, Virginia	33,655
				City of Radford, Virginia	16,971
				Giles County, Virginia	16,457
				Floyd County, Virginia	15,679
		Danville, VA μSA	101,408	Pittsylvania County, Virginia	59,571
				City of Danville, Virginia	41,837
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA	598,800 92,290 (VA)	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	313,025 92,290 (VA)	Sullivan County, Tennessee	162,135
				Hawkins County, Tennessee	58,600
				Washington County, Virginia	54,050
				Scott County, Virginia	21,433
				City of Bristol, Virginia	16,807
		Johnson City, TN MSA	213,198	Washington County, Tennessee	138,420
				Carter County, Tennessee	57,022
				Unicoi County, Tennessee	17,756
		Greeneville, TN μSA	72,577	Greene County, Tennessee	72,577
none		Martinsville, VA μSA	63,465	Henry County, Virginia	49,702
				City of Martinsville, Virginia	13,763
		Bluefield, WV-VA μSA	97,177 39,120 (VA)	Mercer County, West Virginia	58,057
				Tazewell County, Virginia	39,120
		none		Shenandoah County, Virginia	45,228
				Louisa County, Virginia	41,037
				Wise County, Virginia	35,174
				Halifax County, Virginia	33,432
				Accomack County, Virginia	33,239
				Caroline County, Virginia	32,640
				Mecklenburg County, Virginia	30,648
				Carroll County, Virginia	29,239
				Smyth County, Virginia	29,216
				King George County, Virginia	28,568
				Wythe County, Virginia	28,104
				Russell County, Virginia	25,477
				Page County, Virginia	23,741
				Rockbridge County, Virginia	22,358
				Prince Edward County, Virginia	22,049
				Lee County, Virginia	21,745
				Buchanan County, Virginia	19,087
				Westmoreland County, Virginia	19,013
				Southampton County, Virginia	17,975
				Patrick County, Virginia	17,509
				Buckingham County, Virginia	16,978
				Brunswick County, Virginia	15,749
				Nottoway County, Virginia	15,566
				Grayson County, Virginia	15,285
				Alleghany County, Virginia	14,595
				Madison County, Virginia	14,128
				Dickenson County, Virginia	13,640
				Northumberland County, Virginia	12,391
				Lunenburg County, Virginia	12,038
				Northampton County, Virginia	12,021
				Charlotte County, Virginia	11,336
				Greensville County, Virginia	11,133
				Middlesex County, Virginia	10,924
				Lancaster County, Virginia	10,859
				Essex County, Virginia	10,598
				Cumberland County, Virginia	9,878
				Richmond County, Virginia	9,184
				City of Franklin, Virginia	8,339
				City of Lexington, Virginia	7,528
				City of Galax, Virginia	6,717
				City of Buena Vista, Virginia	6,566
				Bland County, Virginia	6,179
				City of Covington, Virginia	5,545
				City of Emporia, Virginia	5,463
				Bath County, Virginia	4,051
				City of Norton, Virginia	3,492
				Highland County, Virginia	2,339
Commonwealth of Virginia					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.

The 15 core-based statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia^[b]

2023 rank	Core-based statistical area[1]	Population
		2023 estimate[3]	Change	2020 Census[4]	Change	2010 Census[5]
1	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA (VA)	3,094,948	+1.02%	3,063,700	+14.44%	2,677,141
2	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA (VA)	1,734,096	+0.17%	1,731,126	+5.04%	1,648,136
3	Richmond, VA MSA	1,349,732	+2.69%	1,314,434	+10.78%	1,186,501
4	Roanoke, VA MSA	314,314	−0.30%	315,251	+2.12%	308,707
5	Lynchburg, VA MSA	264,590	+1.15%	261,593	+6.16%	246,412
6	Charlottesville, VA MSA	225,127	+1.63%	221,524	+9.91%	201,559
7	Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA	181,428	−0.23%	181,854	+2.03%	178,237
8	Harrisonburg, VA MSA	137,650	+1.53%	135,571	+8.26%	125,228
9	Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA	127,344	+1.52%	125,433	+5.85%	118,502
10	Winchester, VA-WV MSA (VA)	123,611	+3.41%	119,539	+14.38%	104,508
11	Danville, VA μSA	101,408	−1.63%	103,091	−3.26%	106,561
12	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA (VA)	92,290	−0.47%	92,730	−3.29%	95,888
13	Martinsville, VA μSA	63,465	−1.50%	64,433	−5.21%	67,972
14	Bluefield, WV-VA μSA (VA)	39,120	−3.24%	40,429	−10.31%	45,078
15	Lake of the Woods, VA μSA	38,574	+6.40%	36,254	+8.28%	33,481
	Bluefield, WV-VA μSA	97,177	−2.91%	100,093	−6.75%	107,342
	Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA	313,025	+1.76%	307,614	−0.62%	309,544
	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA	1,787,169	+0.40%	1,780,059	+5.09%	1,693,860
	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA	6,304,975	+0.42%	6,278,542	+13.18%	5,547,495
	Winchester, VA-WV MSA	147,260	+3.24%	142,632	+11.02%	128,472

Combined statistical areas

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

The four combined statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia^[c]

2023 rank	Combined statistical area[1]	Population
		2023 estimate[3]	Change	2020 Census[4]	Change	2010 Census[5]
1	Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA (VA)	3,256,382	+1.15%	3,219,493	+14.36%	2,815,130
2	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA (VA)	1,734,096	+0.17%	1,731,126	+5.04%	1,648,136
3	Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA CSA	264,994	+1.53%	261,004	+7.09%	243,730
4	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA (VA)	92,290	−0.47%	92,730	−3.29%	95,888
	Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA	598,800	+2.35%	585,051	+1.38%	577,091
	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA	1,866,723	+0.49%	1,857,542	+5.04%	1,768,441
	Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA	10,069,592	+0.41%	10,028,331	+10.17%	9,102,983

See also

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• Geography of Virginia
  • Demographics of Virginia

Notes

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.