Ranking · Virginia
Richest and poorest places in Virginia
9 of Virginia's 365 ranked places have a median household income at the survey's top value ($250,000 or more) and share first place; listed by mean household income, Great Falls and McLean come first; Pennington Gap has the lowest ($21,633). Ranked: places with 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and an estimate whose coefficient of variation is 40% or less.
Which are the richest places?
Richest places in Virginia, first to fifth: Great Falls ($250,000 or more), McLean ($250,000 or more), Difficult Run ($250,000 or more), Wolf Trap ($250,000 or more) and Union Mill ($250,000 or more).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Falls | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | McLean | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Difficult Run | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Wolf Trap | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Union Mill | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Great Falls Crossing | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | South Run | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Crosspointe | $250,000 or more |
| 1 | Bull Run Mountain Estateswithin the margin | $250,000 or more |
| 10 | Floriswithin the margin | $246,058±$14,444 |
| 11 | Dunn Loringwithin the margin | $244,265±$23,651 |
| 12 | Belmontwithin the margin | $242,542±$18,054 |
| 13 | Bull Run (Fairfax County)within the margin | $241,933±$12,732 |
| 14 | One Loudounwithin the margin | $241,250±$31,110 |
| 15 | Broadlandswithin the margin | $241,042±$16,083 |
| 16 | Navywithin the margin | $238,676±$29,425 |
| 17 | Brambletonwithin the margin | $238,018±$23,087 |
| 18 | Wakefield, Fairfax Countywithin the margin | $237,975±$15,354 |
| 19 | Wyndhamwithin the margin | $235,250±$29,566 |
| 20 | Loudoun Valley Estateswithin the margin | $224,704±$29,140 |
| 21 | Lowes Islandwithin the margin | $220,833±$26,767 |
| 22 | Viennawithin the margin | $216,953±$22,121 |
| 23 | Fort Huntwithin the margin | $216,038±$15,803 |
| 24 | Franklin Farmwithin the margin | $215,544±$16,207 |
| 25 | Dranesville | $214,688±$13,980 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which are the poorest places?
Poorest places in Virginia, first to fifth: Pennington Gap ($21,633), Exmore ($29,028), Lawrenceville ($33,611), Gretna ($33,698) and Tazewell ($34,618).
| Rank | Place | Median household income |
|---|---|---|
| 365 | Pennington Gapwithin the margin | $21,633±$6,970 |
| 364 | Exmorewithin the margin | $29,028±$17,134 |
| 363 | Lawrencevillewithin the margin | $33,611±$6,752 |
| 362 | Gretnawithin the margin | $33,698±$6,942 |
| 361 | Tazewellwithin the margin | $34,618±$8,299 |
| 360 | Richlandswithin the margin | $37,154±$6,629 |
| 359 | Cedar Bluffwithin the margin | $37,170±$10,924 |
| 358 | Jolivuewithin the margin | $38,214±$2,465 |
| 357 | Galaxwithin the margin | $38,675±$8,836 |
| 356 | Independencewithin the margin | $39,286±$18,141 |
| 355 | Clifton Forgewithin the margin | $40,000±$16,298 |
| 354 | Kilmarnockwithin the margin | $40,234±$11,846 |
| 353 | Ferrumwithin the margin | $40,435±$19,996 |
| 352 | Marionwithin the margin | $40,896±$8,285 |
| 351 | Farmvillewithin the margin | $40,966±$7,734 |
| 350 | Mountain Roadwithin the margin | $41,250±$16,231 |
| 349 | Victoriawithin the margin | $41,442±$9,245 |
| 348 | Nortonwithin the margin | $41,495±$9,617 |
| 347 | Plum Creekwithin the margin | $41,603±$21,623 |
| 346 | Covingtonwithin the margin | $41,944±$11,178 |
| 345 | Gate Citywithin the margin | $42,857±$17,186 |
| 344 | Appalachiawithin the margin | $43,068±$7,140 |
| 343 | South Bostonwithin the margin | $44,052±$6,637 |
| 342 | Honakerwithin the margin | $44,183±$16,477 |
| 341 | Danville | $44,423±$3,639 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
Which places in Virginia have the highest income per person?
The survey publishes income per person without a top code, so it gives a figure even for the richest places: Great Falls has the highest estimate, $131,942 per resident (±$10,168), but it is within the margin of error of McLean ($131,068): the survey cannot say which is higher.
| Rank | Place | Per capita income |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Fallswithin the margin | $131,942±$10,168 |
| 2 | McLean | $131,068±$7,009 |
| 3 | Difficult Runwithin the margin | $113,631±$10,015 |
| 4 | Great Falls Crossingwithin the margin | $110,948±$30,313 |
| 5 | Wolf Trapwithin the margin | $109,381±$6,651 |
| 6 | One Loudounwithin the margin | $103,776±$15,082 |
| 7 | Viennawithin the margin | $97,827±$7,952 |
| 8 | Fort Huntwithin the margin | $96,866±$7,652 |
| 9 | Union Millwithin the margin | $96,507±$16,164 |
| 10 | Lowes Island | $95,145±$14,877 |
Source: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · Check it at data.census.gov
How is this ranking made?
Each place's median household income is read from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey. A place enters the ranking if it had 1,000 or more residents in the 2020 Census and its estimate has a coefficient of variation of 40% or less. Ties in the published figure share a rank. This is a measurement of one figure, not a judgment of a place.
Source: PlainCities ranking method applied to the American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (released January 2026) · How ranks are computed
How these figures are made: methodology and release checks · reading a margin of error · every state · corrections