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Seven independent cities had 2020 populations of less than 10,000 with the smallest, Norton having a population of only 3,687. [2] In 2020, the largest towns were Leesburg (with 48,250 people) and Blacksburg (44,826). Six other towns also had populations of over 10,000 people. [2] For a complete list of these towns, see List of towns in Virginia.
Virginia has 95 counties, covering all of the territory not within the independent cities. Under Virginia law, counties may be chartered, although most are not. [2] Their populations vary widely; in 2022 estimated populations ranged from 2,301 for Highland County to 1,138,331 for Fairfax County. [3]
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The smallest counties and county equivalents (in the 50 states) are the independent cities of Virginia with the extreme being Falls Church at 2.05 sq mi (5.3 km 2; 1,310 acres). [8] If the U.S. territories are included, the smallest county-equivalent is Kingman Reef , with a land area of 0.012 square miles (3.1 ha; 7.7 acres).
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Incorporated cities in Virginia are independent jurisdictions and separate from any county. As of 2022 [update] , there are 189 incorporated towns and 227 municipalities, [ 1 ] some of which are more populous than many independent cities , but are not incorporated as cities and are therefore situated within a parent county or counties.
Along with five other counties in Northern Virginia, Arlington ranked among the twenty American counties with the highest median household income in 2006. [72] In 2009, the county was second in the nation (after nearby Loudoun County ) for the percentage of people ages 25–34 earning over $100,000 annually (8.82% of the population).
Northern Virginia, locally referred to as NOVA or NoVA, comprises several counties and independent cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The region radiates westward and southward from Washington, D.C., the nation's capital, and has a population of 3,257,133 people as of 2023 U.S. Census Bureau estimates, representing over a third of the state's total population.