| Northern Virginia* | DC and Maryland suburbs^ | Rest of Virginia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.3 million | 3.1 million | 5.5 million |
| Land area | 2,200 square miles | 1,700 square miles | 37,300 square miles |
| Jurisdictions | 11 | 5 | 123 |
| Jurisdictions with average household income above $90,000 | 9 | 3 | 1 |
| “Upper Crust” households+ | 60,000 | 63,000 | 22,000 |
| Per-capita income | $55,60051 percent more than national average | $52,10042 percent more than national average | $33,3008 percent less than national average |
| Population below poverty level | 113,000 | 242,000 | 616,000 |
| State lottery sales | $232 million | $924 million | $1.1 billion |
| Starbucks | 106 | 139 | 96 |
| Walmarts | 12 | 10 | 77 |
| Borders | 16 | 17 | 5 |
| Cracker Barrel restaurants | 2 | 0 | 25 |
| Fortune 500 companies | 8 | 7 | 11 |
| Megachurches | 11 | 31 | 20 |
| Percentage of population above age 24 with college degree | 45 | 36 | 20 |
| Percentage of residents born outside United States | 20 | 16 | 3 |
| Percentage of whites | 74 | 54 | 73 |
| Percentage of Hispanics | 14 | 10 | 4 |
| Percentage of African-Americans | 12 | 37 | 23 |
| Percentage of Asians | 11 | 7 | 2 |
*Includes Arlington, Fairfax, Fauquier, Loudoun, Prince William, and Stafford counties as well as the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park.
^Includes DC and Montgomery, Prince George’s, Howard, and Anne Arundel counties.
+Defined by Nielsen Claritas marketers
Key sources: Hartford Institute for Religion Research; Nielsen Claritas; US Census; Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Figures are the latest available.
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