Virginia
#8of 5161B−
Starting up
How many businesses get founded here, and what the state takes in tax.
37-18 vs median
- Business applications per 1,000 residents1.438 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- State tax collected per resident$4,56936 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of State Government Tax Collections
Population health
One comparable public-health read, asked the same way of every state.
63+13 vs median
- Adult obesity, 202432.3%67 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Firearm-injury deaths per 100,000 (crude)13.258 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCDC NCIPC, CDC NCIPC 2024
Productive base
Output per worker and how much of the job base is manufacturing.
46-5 vs median
- Output per worker$178,53068 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Manufacturing share of jobs5.4%23 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Labour market
How tight the market is, and which way it moved last month.
30-19 vs median
- Unemployment rate3.7%58 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Employment change, latest month-0.23%2 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prosperity
What the average person in the state actually earns.
83+31 vs median
- Per-capita personal income$80,29178 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher43.3%88 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 1-year
Things get built
Housing authorised per worker — a direct read on whether projects clear.
47-11 vs median
- Housing units authorised per 1,000 workers0.758 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsU.S. Census Bureau
- House price index (FHFA)780.936 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsFederal Housing Finance Agency
Fiscal standing
What the bond market thinks of the state as a counterparty.
100+8 vs median
- General-obligation ratingAaa · Stable100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsMoody's, indicative 2025
Openness
Whether you can get an answer out of the state without telephoning it.
84+33 vs median
- Open-data portal answers an APIYes · data.virginia.gov100 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09
- Incentive, permit & finance datasets2198 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA discovery, 2026-09
- Government or agency newsroom feeds254 percentile among the 51 jurisdictionsCEFA probe, 2026-09