Scores by category

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

Safety13#2,699/3,096
Economy16#2,646/3,143
Housing13#2,728/3,140
Health15#2,682/3,144
Healthcare62#1,189/3,143
Environment94#200/3,108
Education24#2,401/3,144
Infrastructure48#1,637/3,144
Community33#2,108/3,144
Leisure & amenities35#2,053/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

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

Strengths

Distance to an Amtrak station · low3 mi
99/100Virginia 14 miUnited States 43 mi2026Federal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau
Natural hazard risk · low1.9
98/100Virginia 17.92025Federal Emergency Management Agency
Public transit commuters · high3.7%
97/100Virginia 2.3%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
New business applications · high22.4 /1k
96/100Virginia 15.6 /1kUnited States 16.6 /1k2025U.S. Census Bureau
Mental health providers · high608 /100k
95/100Virginia 284 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Access to exercise opportunities · high93.7%
93/100Virginia 83.8%United States 84.5%2022 & 2024University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Weaknesses

Premature death · high22,437 /100k
1/100Virginia 7,587 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Life expectancy · low65.1 yrs
1/100Virginia 77.8 yrsUnited States 77.6 yrs2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Injury deaths · high222 /100k
1/100Virginia 78 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Violent crime rate · high906 /100k
1/100Virginia 206 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of Investigation
Adult obesity · high46.6%
2/100Virginia 38.3%United States 38.2%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Property crime rate · high2,923 /100k
2/100Virginia 1,354 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of Investigation

Trends

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

Drought exposureWorsening
2% (2021) → 30% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+28 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Traffic deathsWorsening
9.0 /100k (2015-2019) → 17.3 /100k (2020-2024)
+92%5 yearsUS 11.3 /100k → 12.3 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
69.0% (2015-2019) → 85.5% (2020-2024)
+16 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Public librariesImproving
0.3 /10k (2019) → 0.6 /10k (2024)
+80%5 yearsUS 0.5 /10k → 0.5 /10k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
116.7 /100k (2021) → 51.0 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−56%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Grocery storesWorsening
3.0 /10k (2020) → 1.8 /10k (2025)
−41%5 yearsUS 1.7 /10k → 1.7 /10k

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, Petersburg city, Virginia improved on 9 of 32 measures with a comparison and declined on 4. 17 moved within the margin of error and 2 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.

Improved9

Unemployment−7.8 points12.8% → 5.0%
Inequality−0.0530.490 → 0.436
Broadband+16 points69.0% → 85.5%
Bachelor's++5.6 points19.8% → 25.4%
Weekly wage+30%$818 → $1,062

Declined4

Traffic deaths+92%9.0 /100k → 17.3 /100k
Price / income+0.9×2.8× → 3.7×
Students / teacher+0.8×13.7× → 14.5×
Violent crime+22%741 /100k → 906 /100k

All 32 measures

Change of every measure of Petersburg city, Virginia between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.4 /10k2020	1.8 /10k2025	−26%	Within the margin of error	10%
Average commute time	22.7 min2015-2019	25.7 min2020-2024	+3.0 min	Within the margin of error	13%
Average weekly wage	$8182020	$1,0622025	+30%	Improved	83%
Bachelor's degree or higher	19.8%2015-2019	25.4%2020-2024	+5.6 points	Improved	88%
Broadband subscriptions	69.0%2015-2019	85.5%2020-2024	+16 points	Improved	86%
Child poverty rate	34.6%2019	33.2%2024	−1.4 points	Within the margin of error	48%
Distance to an airport	21 mi2020	21 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	110.8 /100k2020	51.0 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−54%	Improved	80%
Effective property tax rate	0.91%2015-2019	0.87%2020-2024	−0 points	Within the margin of error	28%
Firearm deaths	50.9 /100k2020	51.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+0.2%	Within the margin of error	48%
Grocery stores	3.0 /10k2020	1.8 /10k2025	−41%	Within the margin of error	6%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.6 /10k2020	0.6 /10k2025	−1%	Within the margin of error	44%
High school diploma or higher	82.8%2015-2019	86.7%2020-2024	+3.9 points	Within the margin of error	82%
Home price to income ratio	2.8×2015-2019	3.7×2020-2024	+0.9×	Declined	12%
Homicide rate	47.9 /100k2020	36.0 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−25%	Within the margin of error	47%
Income adjusted for local prices	$41,0002019	$52,6152024	+28%	Improved	28%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4902015-2019	0.4362020-2024	−0.053	Improved	96%
Median household income	$40,2402019	$47,1302024	+17%	Improved	14%
New business applications	22.9 /1k2020	22.4 /1k2025	−2%	Little change	8%
Pharmacies	2.4 /10k2020	2.4 /10k2025	−1%	Within the margin of error	63%
Poverty rate	21.6%2019	23.3%2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Property crime rate	2,770 /100k2020	2,923 /100k2025	+5.5%	Within the margin of error	8%
Public libraries	0.3 /10k2019	0.6 /10k2024	+80%	Within the margin of error	99%
Public transit commuters	2.3%2015-2019	3.7%2020-2024	+1.3 points	Within the margin of error	99%
Rent as share of income	32.8%2015-2019	30.7%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Within the margin of error	77%
Rent-burdened households	53.8%2015-2019	51.1%2020-2024	−2.7 points	Within the margin of error	70%
Restaurants and bars	7.8 /10k2020	7.7 /10k2025	−1%	Within the margin of error	46%
Students per teacher	13.7×2019	14.5×2024	+0.8×	Declined	10%
Traffic deaths	9.0 /100k2015-2019	17.3 /100k2020-2024	+92%	Declined	6%
Unemployment rate	12.8%2020	5.0%2025	−7.8 points	Improved	99%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.6%2019	8.2%2024	−2.4 points	Improved	75%
Violent crime rate	741 /100k2020	906 /100k2025	+22%	Declined	18%

“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 Petersburg city, Virginia five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Petersburg city, 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, Petersburg city, Virginia itself moved +0.3 points in standing on average over the same 31 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

33,537 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: Under 10 men (+2.1 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 B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

33,537 residents

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

White14%4,818
Black74%24,890
Hispanic or Latino6.5%2,183
Asian1.3%433
American Indian and Alaska Native0.1%†22
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.1%†31
Other or two or more races3.5%1,160

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Black (−2.1 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

22,713 residents (±140)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

No high school diploma13%3,010
High school or GED33%7,447
Some college21%4,660
Associate degree8.0%1,828
Bachelor's degree15%3,450
Graduate degree10%2,318

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

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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

15,138 households (±401)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $25k24%3,658
$25k–50k25%3,773
$50k–75k24%3,595
$75k–100k9.3%1,408
$100k–150k13%1,910
$150k–200k2.6%†387
$200k or more2.7%†407

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−10.0 points).

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

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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

15,138 households (±401)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

Own39%5,846
Rent61%9,292

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

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

Rent paid

9,162 households (±569)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $75012%1,098
$750–1,00019%1,746
$1,000–1,50050%4,624

Home values

5,846 homes (±536)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

Under $150k39%2,252
$150k–250k32%1,858
$250k–400k21%1,254

Age of homes

18,075 homes (±24)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

2010 or later7.6%1,377
2000–20098.7%1,574
1980–199917%3,155

Size of homes

18,075 homes (±24)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

Studio3.3%†597
1 bedroom20%3,558
2 bedrooms33%5,962

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

14,525 workers (±563)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

Drive alone73%10,655
Carpool8.8%1,284
Public transit3.7%†533
Walk0.5%†78
Bike0.0%0
Work from home10%1,455
Other3.6%†520

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+7.7 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

13,070 workers (±739)

Petersburg city, Virginia
Virginia share

Under 15 min29%3,801
15–29 min39%5,121
30–44 min19%2,440

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

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Richmond, VA

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.

Petersburg city has 707 employer establishments, 212 for every 10,000 residents (0.85× the US rate of 248; 0.88× Virginia's), with 11,824 paid employees at an average annual pay of $54,436. The Census Bureau also counts 2,202 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 707; 2,202 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 212; US 248 · Virginia 241
Paid employees: 11,824
Average annual pay: $54,436; US $68,342

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

Ambulatory health care services	76	22.8	1.09×About typical	1,163	$60,166	114
Restaurants and other eating places	63	18.9	1.03×About typical	634	$21,084	17
Religious organizations	39	11.7	2.11×More than typical	147	$22,510	—
Limited-service restaurants	34	10.2	1.27×More than typical	448	$19,891	10
Full-service restaurants	27	8.1	1.06×About typical	172	$24,576	7
Automotive repair and maintenance	23	6.9	1.37×More than typical	90	$46,000	33
Grocery and convenience stores	23	6.9	2.33×More than typical	132	$26,008	7
Individual and family services	23	6.9	2.47×More than typical	239	$28,845	14
Specialty trade contractors	23	6.9	0.45×Fewer than typical	968	$82,744	86
Lessors of real estate	22	6.6	0.54×Fewer than typical	71	$47,817	149
Gasoline stations	21	6.3	1.94×More than typical	177	$27,836	—
Offices of physicians	19	5.7	0.88×About typical	417	$90,863	8

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

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 33,316 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 $15.6M on contracts performed in Petersburg city, Virginia: $461 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $15.6M; −12% vs FY2025
Per resident: $461; US $2,007
Sole-source: 0.8%; US 30%
Single offer: 36%; 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

Defense Information Systems Agency$13.2M85%
Department of the Army$1.8M12%
Defense Contract Management Agency$304.2K2.0%
Defense Logistics Agency$97.1K0.6%
Defense Commissary Agency$70.8K0.5%
Department of Veterans Affairs$31K0.2%

Top recipients

22ND CENTURY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$5.4M35%
AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC$4.4M28%
COMPQSOFT, INC.$2.6M17%
TEYA ENTERPRISES LLC$1.1M7.2%
GRANITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC$751.7K4.8%

Spending by fiscal year

45.1MFY2017
76.4MFY2018
109MFY2019
80.8MFY2020
51.3MFY2021
32MFY2022
27.1MFY2023
22.2M

Top industries (NAICS)

Computer systems design and related services · 5415$8M52%
Wired telecommunications carriers · 5171$5.2M33%
Services to buildings and dwellings · 5617$1.2M7.7%
Other professional, scientific, and technical services · 5419$380.6K2.4%
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services · 5416$304.4K2.0%

Largest awards

LABOR$37M
COMPQSOFT, INC.· Petersburg city, VA· IT & telecom· Mar 30, 2020 – Mar 6, 2026· HC102820F6460
VPNS ACCESS AND TRANSPORT SERVICE$18.2M
AT&T ENTERPRISES, LLC· Petersburg city, VA· IT & telecom· Dec 20, 2019 – May 15, 2026· HC101320F0025
BASE YEAR, CASCOM IT SERVICE SUPPORT$16.6M
AGIL3 TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS LLC· Petersburg city, VA· IT & telecom· Jun 19, 2019 – Mar 24, 2026· W91QF519F0076
IPVS HOSTED W/MANAGED LAN AND DIDS$6M

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 $301.6M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Petersburg city, Virginia: $8,942 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $301.6M; −13% vs FY2025
Per resident: $8,942; US $12,975
Loan face value: $24.4M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 0.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$106.9M35%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$68.2M23%

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 Petersburg city, 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.

Petersburg city, Virginia
United States
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Petersburg city, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
FY2017	$1,457	$1,436
FY2018	$2,500	$1,552
FY2019	$3,564	$1,654
FY2020	$2,419	$1,880
FY2021	$1,534	$1,810
FY2022	$955	$1,917
FY2023	$814	$2,079
FY2024	$652	$2,047
FY2025	$522	$2,165
FY2026	$461 (partial year)	$1,925
FY2027	$0 (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Petersburg city, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
FY2017	$8.30	$93.28
FY2018	$171	$105
FY2019	$124	$128
FY2020	$29.21	$145
FY2021	$171	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Petersburg city, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
FY2021	$4,183	$5,748
FY2022	$1,869	$5,221
FY2023	$2,139	$5,364
FY2024	$1,388	$5,501
FY2025	$2,231	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Petersburg city, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
FY2021	$86.67	$298
FY2022	$153	$357
FY2023	$206	$301
FY2024	$47.95	$319
FY2025	$832	$360
FY2026	$166

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Petersburg city, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
FY2021	$350	$239
FY2022	$351	$185
FY2023	$466	$229
FY2024	$436	$229
FY2025	$517	$249
FY2026	$465

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Petersburg city, Virginia and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
FY2021	$858	$1,186
FY2022	$120	$465
FY2023	-$14.54	$76.52
FY2024	$122	$120
FY2025	$76.18	$148
FY2026	$5.04

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.

Petersburg city, Virginia
United States
Years with money loaded

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Petersburg city, Virginia and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	−3.2%	2.0%
2015

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.

No jump in federal money met the criteria in the years loaded, so there is no comparison for this place.

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/51730

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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.

Petersburg city, Virginia is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Jennifer L. McClellanD-VA-4 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 0.0%

Senate

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Metro area

The metro or micro area Petersburg city belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Richmond, VA78Central county

Cities and towns in Petersburg city

Places whose residents live mostly in Petersburg city, largest first.

Petersburg33,537

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
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Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	+2.4%	−4.2%
2015	+0.3%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.6%	+3.3%
2018	+5.9%	+6.8%
2019	+7.8%	+10.5%
2020	+10.1%	+19.4%
2021	+15.2%	+26.1%
2022	+24.0%	+30.6%
2023	+33.0%	+35.0%
2024	+38.6%	+41.0%
2025	+42.9%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	−2.6%	−5.5%
2015	+0.4%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+2.6%	+4.1%
2018	+4.2%	+8.9%
2019	+8.5%	+13.5%
2020	+20.5%	+20.8%
2021	+28.6%	+32.1%
2022	+30.9%	+35.4%
2023	+38.7%	+42.9%
2024	+43.1%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	0.2/1k	3.3/1k
2015	2.7/1k	3.7/1k
2016	2.5/1k	3.7/1k
2017	0.1/1k	3.9/1k
2018	0.4/1k	4.1/1k
2019	0.3/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.9/1k	4.4/1k
2021	3.5/1k	5.2/1k
2022	3.5/1k	5.0/1k
2023	0.7/1k	4.5/1k
2024	4.0/1k	4.3/1k
2025	2.8/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	−4.3%	−6.9%
2015	−7.6%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+5.3%	+4.7%
2018	+8.2%	+7.5%
2019	+17.5%	+14.0%
2020	+26.1%	+16.9%
2021	+18.8%	+21.0%
2022	+23.8%	+29.7%
2023	+35.0%	+34.9%
2024	+37.7%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	25.8%	15.5%
2015	28.4%	14.7%
2016	25.2%	14.0%
2017	21.8%	13.4%
2018	24.1%	13.1%
2019	21.6%	12.3%
2020	20.8%	11.9%
2021	22.8%	12.8%
2022	22.8%	12.6%
2023	21.2%	12.5%
2024	23.3%	12.1%

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	10.4%	6.2%
2015	9.0%	5.3%
2016	7.0%	4.9%
2017	6.5%	4.4%
2018	5.5%	3.9%
2019	4.9%	3.7%
2020	12.8%	8.1%
2021	8.7%	5.4%
2022	4.7%	3.7%
2023	4.5%	3.6%
2024	5.0%	4.0%
2025	5.0%	4.3%

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	−14.5% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−11.9% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+12.8% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+35.7% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+52.6% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+82.6% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+124.9% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+264.0% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+245.2% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+261.0% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+250.8% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2015	—	−3.3% (Dec 2015)
2016	—	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	— (Dec 2017)	+4.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	— (Dec 2018)	+8.8% (Dec 2018)
2019	— (Dec 2019)	+13.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	— (Dec 2020)	+15.2% (Dec 2020)
2021	— (Dec 2021)	+32.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	— (Dec 2022)	+42.1% (Dec 2022)
2023	— (Dec 2023)	+46.3% (Dec 2023)
2024	— (Dec 2024)	+50.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	— (Dec 2025)	+53.5% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	15.2%	13.5%
2015	12.2%	10.9%
2016	12.0%	10.0%
2017	11.0%	10.2%
2018	11.8%	10.4%
2019	10.6%	10.8%
2020	9.2%	10.4%
2021	9.0%	10.2%
2022	7.5%	9.5%
2023	8.3%	9.5%
2024	8.2%	9.8%

Calendar years	Petersburg city, Virginia	United States
2014	7.7/1k	8.5/1k
2015	9.5/1k	8.7/1k
2016	11.1/1k	9.1/1k
2017	11.9/1k	9.8/1k
2018	12.6/1k	10.7/1k
2019	14.6/1k	10.6/1k
2020	22.9/1k	13.1/1k
2021	30.0/1k	16.2/1k
2022	23.9/1k	15.1/1k
2023	24.3/1k	16.2/1k
2024	18.9/1k	15.4/1k
2025	22.4/1k	16.6/1k

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