VA

Virginia

Democrat

Governor Abigail Spanberger

Population
8.5M
Unemployment
3.6%
Federal Grants
$76.7B
Fiscal Balance
$3.4B
Credit Rating
AAA
FEMA Declarations
15

Provider spending, utilization patterns, and anomaly detection for Virginia.

SNAP / HR1 Compliance

Updated Feb 22, 2026
Tier 3
11.28%
Payment Error Rate
9.91%
Overpayment
1.37%
Underpayment
846.0K
Participants

State vs National PER

State
11.28%
National
10.93%

Projected Annual State Cost Share (effective FY2028)

$261.0M
15% of SNAP benefits
PER 10%+ — 15% state cost share

Based on FY2024 SNAP Payment Error Rates. Cost sharing enacted under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-94, signed July 4, 2025), effective October 2027.

Housing Affordability

Updated Mar 30, 2026
$1,567
Median Gross Rent
29.5%
Rent Burden
67.8%
Homeownership(+0.0% vs nat'l)
$383K
Median Home Value
Contract rent: $1,390
Housing units: 3,717,625

Broadband Access

Updated Mar 30, 2026
92.1%
Broadband Adoption
+0.1% vs national
5.6%
No Internet
96%
Computer Ownership

Subscription Types

Cable/Fiber/DSL 76.7%Cellular 6.9%Satellite 1%Other 2.2%

Drinking Water Quality

Updated Mar 30, 2026
1,054
Community Systems
2,794
Total Systems
N/A
Violating Systems
N/A
Violation Rate

Violation Rate vs National Avg (3.6%)

0% Natl avg9%

Federal Grants & Contracts

157,958 awardsDeep Dive →Updated Mar 30, 2026
$76.7B
Total Funding
$9,050
Per Capita
157,958
Awards

Quarterly Grant Spending (FY2021-FY2025)

Top Agencies

Department of Health and Human Services$19.7B
Department of Transportation$2.4B
Department of Agriculture$1.4B
Department of Education$1.2B
Environmental Protection Agency$839.9M
Department of Energy$605.5M

Top Programs (CFDA)

Grants to States for Medicaid
16,676,265,096
Highway Planning and Construction
1,575,708,883
National School Lunch Program
686,513,211
Children's Health Insurance Program
485,289,784
Economic, Social, and Political Development of the Territories
451,100,000
1332 State Innovation Waivers
450,271,294

Budget & Fiscal Health

FY2022Updated Mar 30, 2026
$111.9B
Revenue
$108.5B
Expenditure
$29.5B
Debt
$3,387
Debt/Capita

Credit Ratings (GO Bonds)

S&P
AAA
Moody's
Aaa
Fitch
AAA
Revenue/capita: $12,839
Tax burden/capita: $2,037

Workforce & Employment

Updated Mar 30, 2026
3.6%
Unemployment
vs 4.4% national
4.5M
Employed
4.6M
Labor Force
%
LFPR
vs 62.4% national

Fastest Growing Sectors

+6.8%Arts & Entertainment
+5.1%Health Care
+3.6%Utilities

Shrinking Sectors

-1.4%Agriculture
-1.3%Admin & Waste Services
-1.0%Finance & Insurance

Employment data from Census ACS 1-year estimates (BLS LAUS unavailable). Trend data not available.

Public Health Outcomes

Updated Mar 30, 2026
Life Expectancy
77.6 yrs#22 of 51
Overdose Death Rate
28.4/100k#20 of 51
Uninsured Rate
7.5%#23 of 51
Obesity Rate
35.4%#30 of 51
Mental Distress Days
5.3/mo#33 of 51
Infant Mortality
5.8/1k#28 of 51
Premature Death Rate
7,738.5/100k#19 of 51

Better than national avgWorse than national avg

Education

Updated Mar 30, 2026

NAEP Scores (2024 Nation's Report Card)

237.9
4th Math
vs 237.3 nat'l
275
8th Math
vs 272.2 nat'l
214.1
4th Reading
vs 214.3 nat'l
256.3
8th Reading
vs 256.7 nat'l

Infrastructure

Grade: AUpdated Mar 30, 2026

Bridges (FHWA NBI 2025)

14,143
Total Bridges
32.6%
Good
64%
Fair
3.4%
Poor

Campaign Finance

Full Explorer
$1.8B
Contributions
$1.1B
Expenditures
0
Committees
2008-2023
Coverage

Contributions by Party

Dem: $546.9MRep: $414.5MOther: $843.8M

Top Donors

REPUBLICAN GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION$43,040,178.61
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS$32,522,902.09
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA$32,102,749.07
DGA ACTION$30,814,742.86
REPUBLICAN PARTY OF VIRGINIA$30,149,022.48

IT Status Report & Strategic Plan

Comprehensive IT capability assessment with 100-day and 200-day strategic initiatives.

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FEMA Disasters

12 Active
Updated Mar 30, 2026
15
Declarations (10yr)
12
Active
$1.4B
PA Funding
18,105
IA Approved

Declarations by Year

20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026

Incident Types

Hurricane 4Severe Storm 3Tropical Storm 2Biological 2Winter Storm 1Flood 1

Recent Declarations

2026-01-23SEVERE WINTER STORMEM
2025-04-04SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND FLOODINGDR$23.0M
2024-10-01TROPICAL STORM HELENEDR$79.7M
2024-09-29POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE HELENEEM
2022-09-30FLOODING AND MUDSLIDESDR$11.3M