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.

Background

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 Talbot 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

Primary statistical areas

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. Of the 19 statistical areas of Virginia, 12 are PSAs comprising four combined statistical areas, five metropolitan statistical areas and three micropolitan statistical areas.

The 12 primary statistical areas of the State of Virginia[b]
2020 rank Primary 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 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 Harrisonburg-Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA CSA 264,994 +1.53% 261,004 +7.09% 243,730
7 Charlottesville, VA MSA 225,127 +1.63% 221,524 +9.91% 201,559
8 Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA 181,428 −0.23% 181,854 +2.03% 178,237
9 Danville, VA μSA 101,408 −1.63% 103,091 −3.26% 106,561
10 Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA (VA) 92,290 −0.47% 92,730 −3.29% 95,888
11 Martinsville, VA μSA 63,465 −1.50% 64,433 −5.21% 67,972
12 Bluefield, WV-VA μSA (VA) 39,120 −3.24% 40,429 −10.31% 45,078
Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA CSA 10,069,592 +0.41% 10,028,331 +10.17% 9,102,983
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, VA-NC CSA 1,866,723 +0.49% 1,857,542 +5.04% 1,768,441
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA CSA 598,800 +2.35% 585,051 +1.38% 577,091
Bluefield, WV-VA μSA 97,177 −2.91% 100,093 −6.75% 107,342

See also

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 PSAs comprising populations from multiple states, they are listed twice to show both their intrastate population within that PSA as well as the PSA's total population. Only the intrastate population is ranked.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas (July 21, 2023). "0MB BULLETIN NO. 23-01" (PDF). Office of Management and Budget. Retrieved October 23, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d e "2020 Standards for Delineating Core Based Statistical Areas". Office of Management and Budget. July 16, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e "County Population Totals and Components of Change: 2020-2023". United States Census Bureau, Population Division. March 2023. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". U.S. Census Bureau. 2020. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019". U.S. Census Bureau. 2019. Retrieved May 21, 2024.

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