The U.S. 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. 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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+The 19 United States statistical areas, 95 counties and 38 independent cities of the State of VirginiaCombined statistical area2025 population (est.)Core-based statistical area2025 population (est.)County2025 population (est.)Metropolitan division2025 population (est.)Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA10,274,8943,322,462 ()Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA6,465,7243,154,152 (VA)Fairfax County, Virginia1,167,873Arlington-Alexandria-Reston, VA-WV MD3,247,6473,247,647 (VA)Prince William County, Virginia502,966Loudoun County, Virginia449,749Arlington County, Virginia243,931City of Alexandria, Virginia160,662Stafford County, Virginia170,803Spotsylvania County, Virginia155,388Fauquier County, Virginia76,503Jefferson County, West Virginia63,102Culpeper County, Virginia57,666City of Manassas, Virginia44,332Warren County, Virginia42,740City of Fredericksburg, Virginia30,393City of Fairfax, Virginia26,772City of Manassas Park, Virginia16,560Clarke County, Virginia15,609City of Falls Church, Virginia15,159Rappahannock County, Virginia7,439Prince George's County, Maryland970,374Washington, DC-MD MD1,840,612District of Columbia693,645Charles County, Maryland176,593Montgomery County, Maryland1,074,582Frederick-Gaithersburg-Bethesda, MD MD1,377,465Frederick County, Maryland302,883Baltimore-Towson, MD MSA2,857,781Baltimore County, Maryland847,650noneAnne Arundel County, Maryland603,380Baltimore City, Maryland569,997Howard County, Maryland339,183Harford County, Maryland266,446Carroll County, Maryland176,677Queen Anne's County, Maryland54,448Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV MSA315,280Washington County, Maryland157,731Berkeley County, West Virginia139,522Morgan County, West Virginia18,027Lexington Park, MD MSA211,176St. Mary's County, Maryland116,692Calvert County, Maryland94,484Chambersburg, PA MSA160,652Franklin County, Pennsylvania160,652Winchester, VA-WV MSA152,332128,227 (VA)Frederick County, Virginia99,955City of Winchester, Virginia28,272Hampshire County, West Virginia24,105Lake of the Woods, VA μSA40,083Orange County, Virginia40,083Easton, MD μSA38,238Talbot County, Maryland38,238Cambridge, MD μSA33,628Dorchester County, Maryland33,628Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA1,877,6591,742,506(VA)Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC MSA1,797,2131,742,506 (VA)City of Virginia Beach, Virginia453,737City of Chesapeake, Virginia255,332City of Norfolk, Virginia231,013City of Newport News, Virginia183,230City of Hampton, Virginia137,315City of Portsmouth, Virginia96,777City of Suffolk, Virginia104,699James City County, Virginia83,326York County, Virginia71,374Gloucester County, Virginia40,097Isle of Wight County, Virginia41,321Currituck County, North Carolina33,158City of Williamsburg, Virginia15,861City of Poquoson, Virginia13,292Gates County, North Carolina10,234Camden County, North Carolina11,315Mathews County, Virginia8,529Surry County, Virginia6,603Elizabeth City, NC μSA42,201Pasquotank County, North Carolina42,201Kill Devil Hills, NC μSA38,245Dare County, North Carolina38,245noneRichmond, VA MSA1,389,338Chesterfield County, Virginia397,148Henrico County, Virginia342,775City of Richmond, Virginia237,257Hanover County, Virginia116,423Prince George County, Virginia43,936City of Petersburg, Virginia33,734Powhatan County, Virginia32,591Dinwiddie County, Virginia28,896Goochland County, Virginia29,187New Kent County, Virginia28,022City of Hopewell, Virginia23,261King William County, Virginia19,617City of Colonial Heights, Virginia18,738Amelia County, Virginia13,632Sussex County, Virginia10,755King and Queen County, Virginia6,743Charles City County, Virginia6,623Roanoke, VA MSA316,547City of Roanoke, Virginia99,111Roanoke County, Virginia97,150Franklin County, Virginia55,526Botetourt County, Virginia34,144City of Salem, Virginia25,816Craig County, Virginia4,800Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA CSA269,847Harrisonburg, VA MSA140,155Rockingham County, Virginia89,316City of Harrisonburg, Virginia50,839Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSA129,692Augusta County, Virginia78,940City of Staunton, Virginia26,801City of Waynesboro, Virginia23,951noneLynchburg, VA MSA269,169Bedford County, Virginia83,059City of Lynchburg, Virginia81,347Campbell County, Virginia55,629Amherst County, Virginia31,962Appomattox County, Virginia17,172Charlottesville, VA MSA228,597Albemarle County, Virginia118,356City of Charlottesville, Virginia44,388Fluvanna County, Virginia28,975Greene County, Virginia21,958Nelson County, Virginia14,920Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA181,616Montgomery County, Virginia98,434Pulaski County, Virginia33,586City of Radford, Virginia17,243Giles County, Virginia16,564Floyd County, Virginia15,789Danville, VA μSA101,137Pittsylvania County, Virginia59,490City of Danville, Virginia41,647Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA605,08191,516 (VA)Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA314,83491,516 (VA)Sullivan County, Tennessee163,759Hawkins County, Tennessee59,559Washington County, Virginia53,898Scott County, Virginia21,200City of Bristol, Virginia16,418Johnson City, TN MSA216,416 Washington County, Tennessee141,199Carter County, Tennessee57,361Unicoi County, Tennessee17,856Greeneville, TN μSA73,831Greene County, Tennessee73,831noneMartinsville, VA μSA63,091Henry County, Virginia49,242City of Martinsville, Virginia13,849Bluefield, WV-VA μSA96,13838,635 (VA)Mercer County, West Virginia57,503Tazewell County, Virginia38,635noneShenandoah County, Virginia45,839Louisa County, Virginia42,924Wise County, Virginia34,824Halifax County, Virginia33,447Accomack County, Virginia33,859Caroline County, Virginia34,413Mecklenburg County, Virginia30,747Carroll County, Virginia29,299Smyth County, Virginia28,882King George County, Virginia29,646Wythe County, Virginia27,983Russell County, Virginia25,332Page County, Virginia23,762Rockbridge County, Virginia22,663Prince Edward County, Virginia22,391Lee County, Virginia21,642Buchanan County, Virginia18,492Westmoreland County, Virginia19,715Southampton County, Virginia18,110Patrick County, Virginia17,424Buckingham County, Virginia17,137Brunswick County, Virginia15,727Nottoway County, Virginia15,796Grayson County, Virginia15,230Alleghany County, Virginia14,546Madison County, Virginia14,237Dickenson County, Virginia13,236Northumberland County, Virginia12,557Lunenburg County, Virginia12,058Northampton County, Virginia11,879Charlotte County, Virginia11,401Greensville County, Virginia11,181Middlesex County, Virginia10,841Lancaster County, Virginia10,995Essex County, Virginia10,654Cumberland County, Virginia10,352Richmond County, Virginia9,294City of Franklin, Virginia8,478City of Lexington, Virginia7,528City of Galax, Virginia6,670City of Buena Vista, Virginia6,672Bland County, Virginia6,151City of Covington, Virginia5,680City of Emporia, Virginia5,447Bath County, Virginia4,076City of Norton, Virginia3,477Highland County, Virginia2,318Commonwealth of Virginia8,880,107
+The 15 core-based statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia2025 rankCore-based statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA (VA)Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (VA)Richmond, VA MSARoanoke, VA MSALynchburg, VA MSACharlottesville, VA MSABlacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSAHarrisonburg, VA MSAStaunton-Stuarts Draft, VA MSAWinchester, VA-WV MSA (VA)Danville, VA μSAKingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSA (VA)Martinsville, VA μSABluefield, WV-VA μSA (VA)Lake of the Woods, VA μSABluefield, WV-VA μSAKingsport-Bristol, TN-VA MSAVirginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSAWashington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSAWinchester, VA-WV MSA
+The four combined statistical areas of the Commonwealth of Virginia2025 rankCombined statistical areaPopulation2025 estimateChange2020 CensusChange2010 CensusWashington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA (VA)Virginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC CSA (VA)Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA CSAJohnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA (VA)Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSAVirginia Beach-Norfolk, VA-NC CSAWashington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA
See also
Geography of Virginia Demographics of Virginia
Notes
References
External links
Office of Management and Budget United States Census Bureau