List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Virginia

The following is a list of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA) in Virginia as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget as of June 2003. MSA is the federal government definition of a United States metropolitan area.

Note that since a change to the Virginia Constitution in 1871, all cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia are independent cities and they are not legally part of any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia. Each MSA is listed by its counties, then cities, each in alphabetical order, and not by size."

*Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA MSA
**Giles County
**Montgomery County
**Pulaski County
**City of Radford

*Charlottesville, VA MSA
**Albemarle County
**Fluvanna County
**Greene County
**Nelson County
**City of Charlottesville

*Danville, VA MSA
**Pittsylvania County
**City of Danville

*Harrisonburg, VA MSA
**Rockingham County
**City of Harrisonburg

*Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA MSA (formed by merger of two MSAs in December 2003)
**Hawkins County, Tennessee
**Sullivan County, Tennessee
**Scott County
**Washington County
**City of Bristol, Virginia

*Lynchburg, VA MSA
**Amherst County
**Appomattox County
**Bedford County
**Campbell County
**City of Bedford
**City of Lynchburg

*Richmond, VA MSA – also known as Richmond-Petersburg
**Amelia County
**Caroline County
**Charles City County
**Chesterfield County
**Cumberland County
**Dinwiddie County
**Goochland County
**Hanover County
**Henrico County
**King and Queen County
**King William County
**Louisa County
**New Kent County
**Powhatan County
**Prince George County
**Sussex County
**City of Colonial Heights
**City of Hopewell
**City of Petersburg
**City of Richmond

*Roanoke, VA MSA
**Botetourt County
**Craig County
**Franklin County
**Roanoke County
**City of Roanoke
**City of Salem

*Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA (Virginia portion: Hampton Roads)
**Currituck County, North Carolina
**Gloucester County
**Isle of Wight
**James City County
**Mathews County
**Surry County
**York County
**City of Chesapeake
**City of Hampton
**City of Newport News
**City of Norfolk
**City of Poquoson
**City of Portsmouth
**City of Suffolk
**City of Virginia Beach
**City of Williamsburg

*Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV MSA (Virginia portion: Northern Virginia)
**Arlington County
**Clarke County
**Fairfax County
**Fauquier County
**Loudoun County
**Prince William County
**Spotsylvania County
**Stafford County
**Warren County
**City of Alexandria
**City of Fairfax
**City of Falls Church
**City of Fredericksburg
**City of Manassas
**City of Manassas Park

*Winchester, VA-WV MSA (Virginia portion)
**Frederick County
**City of Winchester