Estimated 2004 population: 7,459,827

Change from 2000: +381,312

2004 housing units: 3,116,827

Housing units change from 2000-2004: +200,722

Top Virginia Cities

Arlington | Alexandria | Blackburg | Bristol | Chesapeake | Charlottesville | Danville | Fredericksburg | Harrisonburg | Lynchburg | Martinsvile | Newport News | Richmond | Virginia Beach

Virginia Economy

Agriculture follows other sectors in employement and income generation. Tobacco, Virginia's traditional staple, is still the leading crop, and grains, corn, soybeans, peanuts, sweet potatoes, cotton, and apples (especially in the Shenandoah Valley) are all important.

Virginia Top Attractions

Colonial Williamsburg, Williamsburg

Historic Jamestown, Jamestown

Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, Mount Vernon

Monticello, Charlottesville

The Museum and White House of the Confederacy, Richmond

Virginia Marine Science Museum, Virginia Beach

Busch Gardens, Williamsburg

The Edgar Allen Poe Museum, Richmond

Arlington National Cemetary, Arlington

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond