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Mecklenburg County, Virginia

Mecklenburg County, Virginia has a quality-of-life score of 46 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #1,706 of 3,143 US counties. Within Virginia it ranks #95 of 133 counties. It ranks best on students per teacher (low), pharmacies (high) and social associations (high). It ranks worst on broadband subscriptions (low), mental health care shortage (high) and drought exposure (high).

46Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #1,706 of 3,143 counties
Virginia: #95 of 133 in VA
Population: 30,747 (2025)
Land area: 625 mi²
Density: 49.2 /mi²
FIPS code: 51117

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 78 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety32#2,094/3,096
Economy41#1,848/3,143
Housing57#1,339/3,140
Health28#2,255/3,144
Healthcare45#1,743/3,143
Environment78#687/3,108
Education64#1,121/3,144
Infrastructure12#2,767/3,144
Community50#1,567/3,144
Leisure & amenities70#957/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Mecklenburg County, Virginia ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Students per teacher · low7.8×
99/100Virginia 13.4×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education Statistics
Pharmacies · high2.9 /10k
89/100Virginia 1.7 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Social associations · high17.3 /10k
88/100Virginia 11.1 /10kUnited States 9.1 /10k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Math scores · high3.34
88/100Virginia 3.27United States 3.032019University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Flu vaccinations · high49.0%
86/100Virginia 47.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Effective property tax rate · low0.50%
80/100Virginia 0.78%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090

Weaknesses

Broadband subscriptions · low74.7%
2/100Virginia 91.0%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002
Mental health care shortage · high19.0
7/100Virginia 14.8United States 9.9Oct 2026Health Resources and Services Administration
Drought exposure · high87%
10/100Virginia 70%United States 43%Nov 2025–Oct 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA
Traffic deaths · high37.4 /100k
13/100Virginia 10.7 /100kUnited States 12.3 /100k2020-2024National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationProvisional data
Premature death · high13,521 /100k
15/100Virginia 7,587 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Time spent in the emergency room · high185 min
17/100Virginia 164 minUnited States 170 minOct 2024–Sep 2025Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
18% (2021) → 87% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+69 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Access to exercise opportunitiesImproving
36.3% (2010 & 2021) → 55.7% (2022 & 2024)
+19 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
60.7% (2015-2019) → 74.7% (2020-2024)
+14 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Drug overdose deathsImproving
39.6 /100k (2021) → 19.2 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−52%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Homicide rateImproving
10.9 /100k (2021) → 6.1 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−44%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Cost of buying a home todayWorsening
18.7% (Dec 2021) → 27.4% (Aug 2026)
+8.6 pts5 yearsUS 26.4% → 34.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Mecklenburg County, Virginia improved on 8 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 0. 23 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved8

Students / teacher−4.5×12.4× → 7.8×
Weekly wage+41%$743 → $1,044
Household income+39%$43,128 → $59,944
Broadband+14 points60.7% → 74.7%
Real income+34%$43,666 → $58,714

Declined0

No measure declined by more than its margin of error.

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Mecklenburg County, Virginia between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.0 /10k2020	4.6 /10k2025	+15%	Within the margin of error	66%
Average commute time	25.7 min2015-2019	25.7 min2020-2024	+0.0 min	Within the margin of error	58%
Average weekly wage	$7432020	$1,0442025	+41%	Improved	97%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.2%2015-2019	20.7%2020-2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	18%
Broadband subscriptions	60.7%2015-2019	74.7%2020-2024	+14 points	Improved	76%
Child poverty rate	24.3%2019	18.3%2024	−6 points	Within the margin of error	93%
Distance to an airport	63 mi2020	63 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	30.4 /100k2020	19.2 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−37%	Within the margin of error	61%
Effective property tax rate	0.54%2015-2019	0.50%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	25%
Firearm deaths	21.0 /100k2020	18.6 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−11%	Within the margin of error	67%
Grocery stores	1.7 /10k2020	2.3 /10k2025	+38%	Within the margin of error	93%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.7 /10k2020	1.3 /10k2025	−21%	Within the margin of error	21%
High school diploma or higher	81.9%2015-2019	85.8%2020-2024	+3.9 points	Within the margin of error	81%
Home price to income ratio	3.1×2015-2019	3.4×2020-2024	+0.3×	Within the margin of error	60%
Homicide rate	8.8 /100k2020	6.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−31%	Within the margin of error	54%
Income adjusted for local prices	$43,6662019	$58,7142024	+34%	Improved	66%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4692015-2019	0.5072020-2024	+0.038	Within the margin of error	10%
Median household income	$43,1282019	$59,9442024	+39%	Improved	95%
New business applications	8.4 /1k2020	11.4 /1k2025	+35%	Improved	39%
Pharmacies	3.0 /10k2020	2.9 /10k2025	−1.5%	Within the margin of error	62%
Poverty rate	17.3%2019	14.5%2024	−2.8 points	Within the margin of error	91%
Property crime rate	1,295 /100k2020	1,061 /100k2025	−18%	Improved	24%
Public libraries	1.3 /10k2019	1.3 /10k2024	−0.3%	Within the margin of error	55%
Rent as share of income	27.0%2015-2019	24.4%2020-2024	−2.6 points	Within the margin of error	81%
Rent-burdened households	41.7%2015-2019	43.2%2020-2024	+1.5 points	Within the margin of error	45%
Restaurants and bars	6.9 /10k2020	6.8 /10k2025	−1.5%	Within the margin of error	44%
Students per teacher	12.4×2019	7.8×2024	−4.5×	Improved	98%
Suicide rate	14.9 /100k2020	17.7 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+19%	Within the margin of error	22%
Traffic deaths	27.3 /100k2015-2019	37.4 /100k2020-2024	+37%	Within the margin of error	19%
Unemployment rate	6.8%2020	3.7%2025	−3.1 points	Improved	64%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	12.0%2019	10.3%2024	−1.7 points	Within the margin of error	63%
Violent crime rate	193 /100k2020	238 /100k2025	+23%	Within the margin of error	17%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Mecklenburg County, Virginia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Mecklenburg County, Virginia in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Mecklenburg County, Virginia itself moved +2.2 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

30,516 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 men (−1.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

30,516 residents

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

White60%18,401
Black32%9,881
Hispanic or Latino3.2%972
Asian1.0%†294
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†31
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races3.1%937

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Black (−3.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

22,904 residents (±103)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

No high school diploma14%3,251
High school or GED33%7,587
Some college21%4,847
Associate degree11%2,482
Bachelor's degree12%2,826
Graduate degree8.3%1,911

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: No high school diploma (−3.9 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

13,569 households (±395)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $25k24%3,321
$25k–50k21%2,803
$50k–75k18%2,375
$75k–100k11%1,543
$100k–150k14%1,897
$150k–200k6.3%852
$200k or more5.7%778

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−5.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

13,569 households (±395)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

Own68%9,269
Rent32%4,300

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (−2.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

3,447 households (±390)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $75039%1,336
$750–1,00025%853
$1,000–1,50021%722

Home values

9,269 homes (±393)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $150k38%3,511
$150k–250k25%2,288
$250k–400k17%1,542

Age of homes

19,315 homes (±37)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

2010 or later9.8%1,884
2000–200916%2,995
1980–199929%5,628

Size of homes

19,315 homes (±37)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

Studio1.6%†306
1 bedroom5.1%977
2 bedrooms27%5,154

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

12,720 workers (±540)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

Drive alone81%10,298
Carpool6.4%818
Public transit0.2%†27
Walk1.2%†151
Bike0.0%0
Work from home8.0%1,018
Other3.2%†408

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+2.6 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

11,702 workers (±549)

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Virginia share

Under 15 min37%4,378
15–29 min25%2,951
30–44 min20%2,307

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Mecklenburg County has 793 employer establishments, 259 for every 10,000 residents (1.04× the US rate of 248; 1.07× Virginia's), with 9,366 paid employees at an average annual pay of $44,855. The Census Bureau also counts 1,843 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 793; 1,843 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 259; US 248 · Virginia 241
Paid employees: 9,366
Average annual pay: $44,855; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Mecklenburg County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	55	18	0.86×About typical	511	$75,511	49
Restaurants and other eating places	52	17	0.92×About typical	1,009	$19,388	9
Specialty trade contractors	45	14.7	0.95×About typical	335	$48,952	147
Religious organizations	41	13.4	2.41×More than typical	160	$16,806	—
Gasoline stations	33	10.8	3.33×More than typical	296	$26,740	—
Lessors of real estate	32	10.5	0.85×About typical	67	$53,060	206
Limited-service restaurants	29	9.5	1.18×About typical	584	$17,966	6
Automotive repair and maintenance	28	9.1	1.82×More than typical	104	$35,712	52
Construction of buildings	26	8.5	1.12×About typical	69	$44,188	74
Truck transportation	23	7.5	1.49×More than typical	120	$45,758	69
Full-service restaurants	21	6.9	0.89×About typical	407	$21,631	—
Offices of physicians	20	6.5	1.01×About typical	218	$101,106	10

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 30,610 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $2.1M on contracts performed in Mecklenburg County, Virginia: $68.51 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $2.1M; −56% vs FY2025
Per resident: $68.51; US $2,007
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 1.5%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Department of the Army$2.3M100%

Top recipients

LOGISTIX, INC.$1.1M54%
FEDSERV INC$665K32%
STANTEC-FNI JV$119.9K5.7%
SCRIMGEOURS FARM ALL, LLC$59.2K2.8%
MECKLENBURG ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE$53.2K2.5%
COUNTY OF MECKLENBURG$39.4K1.9%
HSQ TECH, INC.$36.8K1.7%
SES CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL LLC$36K1.7%

Spending by fiscal year

6.2MFY2017
15.3MFY2018
5.5MFY2019
10MFY2020
3.8MFY2021
-12.1MFY2022
5.2MFY2023
14.1MFY2024

Top industries (NAICS)

Facilities support services · 5612$1.8M86%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$125.7K6.0%
RV parks and recreational camps · 7212$122.8K5.8%
Other specialty trade contractors · 2389$59.2K2.8%
Electric power generation, transmission and distribution · 2211$53.2K2.5%

Largest awards

DC2 O&M SERVICES BRIDGE TASK ORDER$19M
PERATON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS LLC· Mecklenburg County, VA· IT & telecom· Jun 26, 2017 – Apr 21, 2026· HSSCCG17J00072
THIS IS THE AWARD FOR OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE SERVICES AT THE JOHN H. KERR RESERVOIR FOR USACE - WILMINGTON DISTRICT.$13.8M
FEDSERV INC· Mecklenburg County, VA· Facilities & utilities· Dec 2, 2020 – Feb 20, 2026· W912PM21C0002
JOHN H KERR REPAIR RIGHT WING TOE DRAIN$10.4M
SES CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL LLC· Mecklenburg County, VA· Construction & real property· Aug 15, 2024 – Feb 4, 2026· W912PM24C0007
OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE SERVICE CONTRACT FOR JHK O AND M

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $254.6M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Mecklenburg County, Virginia: $8,280 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $254.6M; −4.4% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,280; US $12,975
Loan face value: $12.5M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.7%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$172M68%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$24.4M9.6%
96.001 · Social Security Disability Insurance$24.3M9.5%
96.004 · Social Security Survivors Insurance$13.6M5.3%
96.006 · Supplemental Security Income$8.1M3.2%
64.110 · Veterans Dependency and Indemnity Compensation for Service-Connected Death$1.6M0.6%
57.001 · Social Insurance for Railroad Workers$1.2M0.5%
10.988 · Supplemental Disaster Relief Program$1.1M0.4%

Top recipients (organizations)

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION$3.8M1.5%
RICHMOND, VA
GCR TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC$639.7K0.3%
SOUTH BOSTON, VA
J F LEAF LTD$418.7K0.2%
CHASE CITY, VA
SOUTH HILL ASSOC$404.9K0.2%
WINSTON SALEM, NC
TOWN OF CHASE CITY$218.2K

Organizations only: awards to individuals and county aggregate records count in the totals but are never listed. Grants to state governments recorded at the agency's own address are counted statewide, not in the capital's county.

Top agencies

Social Security Administration$217.9M86%
Under Secretary for Benefits/Veterans Benefits Administration$26.8M11%
Department of Veterans Affairs
Federal Highway Administration$3.9M1.5%
Department of Transportation
Farm Service Agency$1.3M0.5%
Department of Agriculture
Railroad Retirement Board$1.2M

Assistance by fiscal year

219MFY2021
236.5MFY2022
246MFY2023
269.7MFY2024
266.4MFY2025
254.6MFY2026

County aggregates

97%

Share of obligations reported only as county totals of many small awards (for example Social Security or Medicare payments), with no recipient named.

Source: Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 8, 2026, loaded Oct 8, 2026 · FY2021–FY2026.

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Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Mecklenburg County, Virginia compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
FY2017	$203	$1,436
FY2018	$497	$1,552
FY2019	$179	$1,654
FY2020	$329	$1,880
FY2021	$127	$1,810
FY2022	-$398	$1,917
FY2023	$170	$2,079
FY2024	$459	$2,047
FY2025	$157	$2,165
FY2026	$68.51 (partial year)	$1,925
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
FY2017	$79.52	$93.28
FY2018	$35.40	$105
FY2019	$2.55	$128
FY2020	-$1.25	$145
FY2021	$16.81	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
FY2021	$204	$5,748
FY2022	$10.65	$5,221
FY2023	$608	$5,364
FY2024	$1,391	$5,501
FY2025	$410	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
FY2021	-$32.40	$298
FY2022	$286	$357
FY2023	$221	$301
FY2024	$912	$319
FY2025	$252	$360
FY2026

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
FY2021	$37.79	$239
FY2022	$40.95	$185
FY2023	$48.26	$229
FY2024	$53.06	$229
FY2025	$42.70	$249
FY2026	$48.24

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
FY2021	$44.89	$2,304
FY2022	$0	$2,197
FY2023	$0	$2,274
FY2024	$0	$2,267
FY2025	-$0.32	$2,397
FY2026

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
FY2021	$844	$1,186
FY2022	$129	$465
FY2023	$11.78	$76.52
FY2024	$0	$120
FY2025	$15.09	$148
FY2026	$179

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Mecklenburg County, Virginia and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Transportation grants · FY2022

$286 per resident in FY2022, against an earlier average of -$32.40 (— that).

Compared with 9 similar counties

Mecklenburg County, Virginia
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/51117

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Mecklenburg County, Virginia is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

John J. McGuire IIIR-VA-5 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 1.6%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

Cities and towns in Mecklenburg County

Places whose residents live mostly in Mecklenburg County, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-09
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

JSON · /api/v1/places/51117

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	−7.2%	−4.2%
2015	−3.3%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.4%	+3.3%
2018	+4.1%	+6.8%
2019	+7.1%	+10.5%
2020	+16.8%	+19.4%
2021	+25.8%	+26.1%
2022	+33.2%	+30.6%
2023	+41.0%	+35.0%
2024	+53.5%	+41.0%
2025	+64.2%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	−5.2%	−5.5%
2015	−2.0%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+3.8%	+4.1%
2018	+6.6%	+8.9%
2019	+10.9%	+13.5%
2020	+21.9%	+20.8%
2021	+36.5%	+32.1%
2022	+37.1%	+35.4%
2023	+44.8%	+42.9%
2024	+52.4%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	1.9/1k	3.3/1k
2015	2.8/1k	3.7/1k
2016	2.2/1k	3.7/1k
2017	2.5/1k	3.9/1k
2018	2.2/1k	4.1/1k
2019	3.4/1k	4.2/1k
2020	4.2/1k	4.4/1k
2021	6.2/1k	5.2/1k
2022	7.4/1k	5.0/1k
2023	4.0/1k	4.5/1k
2024	5.0/1k	4.3/1k
2025	5.7/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	−16.0%	−6.9%
2015	−26.6%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−7.8%	+4.7%
2018	−2.2%	+7.5%
2019	−5.9%	+14.0%
2020	+8.1%	+16.9%
2021	+4.8%	+21.0%
2022	+13.7%	+29.7%
2023	+16.3%	+34.9%
2024	+30.8%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	21.1%	15.5%
2015	20.4%	14.7%
2016	15.9%	14.0%
2017	17.5%	13.4%
2018	18.7%	13.1%
2019	17.3%	12.3%
2020	15.4%	11.9%
2021	15.7%	12.8%
2022	19.4%	12.6%
2023	14.6%	12.5%
2024	14.5%	12.1%

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	7.5%	6.2%
2015	6.0%	5.3%
2016	5.1%	4.9%
2017	4.6%	4.4%
2018	3.9%	3.9%
2019	3.8%	3.7%
2020	6.8%	8.1%
2021	4.5%	5.4%
2022	3.3%	3.7%
2023	3.2%	3.6%
2024	3.4%	4.0%
2025	3.7%	4.3%

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	−4.4% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−1.8% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+3.6% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+8.2% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+5.9% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+22.1% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+38.2% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+53.7% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+66.4% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+80.5% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+77.2% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	16.7%	13.5%
2015	14.6%	10.9%
2016	12.6%	10.0%
2017	11.9%	10.2%
2018	11.5%	10.4%
2019	12.0%	10.8%
2020	10.8%	10.4%
2021	10.3%	10.2%
2022	9.4%	9.5%
2023	9.7%	9.5%
2024	10.3%	9.8%

Calendar years	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	United States
2014	5.7/1k	8.5/1k
2015	6.4/1k	8.7/1k
2016	6.0/1k	9.1/1k
2017	6.7/1k	9.8/1k
2018	6.9/1k	10.7/1k
2019	7.3/1k	10.6/1k
2020	8.4/1k	13.1/1k
2021	12.6/1k	16.2/1k
2022	11.1/1k	15.1/1k
2023	10.9/1k	16.2/1k
2024	11.0/1k	15.4/1k
2025	11.4/1k	16.6/1k

Year	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−1.7 points	−2.2 points	−2.6 points to −1.3 points
Year −2	−5.0 points	−5.8 points	−9.3 points to −3.5 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	+3.6 points	+0.6 points	−2.9 points to +2.8 points
Year +1	+1.5 points	+2.2 points	−0.4 points to +9.0 points
Year +2	+0.1 points	+0.6 points	−1.1 points to +3.6 points

Year	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−2.8 per 1,000 people	−2.4 per 1,000 people	−2.7 per 1,000 people to −2.1 per 1,000 people
Year −2	−2.0 per 1,000 people	−2.2 per 1,000 people	−4.0 per 1,000 people to −0.9 per 1,000 people
Year −1	0.0 per 1,000 people	0.0 per 1,000 people	0.0 per 1,000 people to 0.0 per 1,000 people
Year 0	+1.2 per 1,000 people	+0.1 per 1,000 people	−2.6 per 1,000 people to +3.7 per 1,000 people
Year +1	−2.2 per 1,000 people	−1.1 per 1,000 people	−3.0 per 1,000 people to +3.2 per 1,000 people
Year +2	−1.2 per 1,000 people	−0.6 per 1,000 people	−3.1 per 1,000 people to +4.8 per 1,000 people

Year	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+1.3 points	+1.2 points	+0.9 points to +1.4 points
Year −2	+0.1 points	+0.1 points	0.0 points to +0.3 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	+0.2 points	+0.3 points	+0.1 points to +0.5 points
Year +1	+0.5 points	+1.0 points	+0.4 points to +2.5 points

Year	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	−9.9%	−10.5%	−12.1% to −8.3%
Year −2	−2.2%	−3.6%	−6.6% to −0.5%
Year −1	0.0%	0.0%	0.0% to 0.0%
Year 0	+12.5%	+6.7%	+2.0% to +10.6%

Year	Mecklenburg County, Virginia	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+1.1 points	+0.4 points	−0.1 points to +1.2 points
Year −2	+4.8 points	+0.2 points	−1.5 points to +2.9 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	−0.1 points	+0.3 points	−1.7 points to +2.2 points

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