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CBSA!40060=METRO("Richmond, VA")
Richmond, VA metro area
The Richmond, VA metropolitan area spans 17 counties and had 1,370,165 residents in 2024. Its economy produced $123.9 billion that year.
Virginia17 counties
GDP, 2024$123.9B#43 of 387 · +5.4% nominal
Income per person, 2024$74,922#62 of 387
Unemployment, 20253.4%#87 of 387 · #1 = lowest
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)97.9#116 of 387 · #1 = most expensive
Richmond, VAUnited States
BEA county estimates (CAINC1, CAGDP1) summed over the 17 counties of the metro area; current dollars.
Industries, 2024
Share of the metro economy; blank where BEA suppresses a county figure.
| Industry | Value added | Share | US share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real estate | — | — | 13.7% | ||
| Government | $15.9B | 12.8% | 11.1% | ||
| Manufacturing | $10.8B | 8.8% | 9.5% | ||
| Finance & insurance | — | — | 8.7% | ||
| Professional services | — | — | 8.0% | ||
| Health care | — | — | 7.5% | ||
| Wholesale trade | — | — | 6.3% | ||
| Retail trade | — | — | 5.9% | ||
| Information | — | — | 5.7% | ||
| Construction | — | — | 4.3% | ||
| Transportation & warehousing | — | — | 3.3% | ||
| Accommodation & food | — | — | 3.1% | ||
| Administrative & waste services | — | — | 3.0% | ||
| Other services | — | — | 2.0% | ||
| Management of companies | — | — | 1.8% | ||
| Utilities | — | — | 1.6% | ||
| Mining, oil & gas | $183M | 0.1% | 1.3% | ||
| Education | — | — | 1.1% | ||
| Arts & recreation | — | — | 1.0% | ||
| Agriculture | — | — | 0.8% |
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, metropolitan areas.
Counties in the metro area
OMB delineation of July 2023 (Census Bureau, list 1).
| County | State | Type | FIPS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia County | Virginia | Outlying | 51007 | |
| Charles City County | Virginia | Outlying | 51036 | |
| Chesterfield County | Virginia | Central | 51041 | |
| Colonial Heights city | Virginia | Central | 51570 | |
| Dinwiddie County | Virginia | Central | 51053 | |
| Goochland County | Virginia | Outlying | 51075 | |
| Hanover County | Virginia | Central | 51085 | |
| Henrico County | Virginia | Central | 51087 | |
| Hopewell city | Virginia | Central | 51670 | |
| King and Queen County | Virginia | Outlying | 51097 | |
| King William County | Virginia | Outlying | 51101 | |
| New Kent County | Virginia | Outlying | 51127 | |
| Petersburg city | Virginia | Central | 51730 | |
| Powhatan County | Virginia | Outlying | 51145 | |
| Prince George County | Virginia | Central | 51149 | |
| Richmond city | Virginia | Central | 51760 | |
| Sussex County | Virginia | Outlying | 51183 |