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TypeCities and counties share the 51xxx FIPS space; per-capita ranks can be volatile for small cities.
| Type | Weakest pillar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51001 | Accomack County | County | Eastern Shore | 33,335 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51003 | Albemarle County | County | Central | 114,919 | Energy 30 | LIM58 |
| 51510 | Alexandria City | City | Northern | 156,976 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51005 | Alleghany County | County | Western | 14,859 | Energy 30 | LIM44 |
| 51007 | Amelia County | County | Central | 13,462 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51009 | Amherst County | County | Central | 31,485 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51011 | Appomattox County | County | Central | 16,610 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51013 | Arlington County | County | Northern | 236,254 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51015 | Augusta County | County | Shenandoah | 78,033 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51017 | Bath County | County | Western | 4,100 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51019 | Bedford County | County | Central | 80,894 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51021 | Bland County | County | Southwest | 6,199 | Energy 30 | LIM42 |
| 51023 | Botetourt County | County | Western | 34,004 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51520 | Bristol City | City | Southwest | 16,849 | Energy 30 | LIM46 |
| 51025 | Brunswick County | County | Southside | 15,841 | Energy 30 | LIM45 |
| 51027 | Buchanan County | County | Southwest | 19,415 | Energy 30 | LIM43 |
| 51029 | Buckingham County | County | Central | 16,976 | Energy 30 | LIM47 |
| 51530 | Buena Vista City | City | Western | 6,593 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51031 | Campbell County | County | Central | 55,312 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51033 | Caroline County | County | Central | 32,098 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51035 | Carroll County | County | Southwest | 29,157 | Energy 30 | LIM46 |
| 51036 | Charles City County | County | Central | 6,627 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51037 | Charlotte County | County | Southside | 11,422 | Energy 30 | LIM47 |
| 51540 | Charlottesville City | City | Central | 45,437 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51550 | Chesapeake City | City | Hampton Roads | 252,583 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51041 | Chesterfield County | County | Central | 377,869 | Energy 30 | LIM58 |
| 51043 | Clarke County | County | Northern | 15,216 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51570 | Colonial Heights City | City | Central | 18,352 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51580 | Covington City | City | Western | 5,680 | Energy 30 | LIM47 |
| 51045 | Craig County | County | Western | 4,856 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51047 | Culpeper County | County | Northern | 54,397 | Energy 30 | LIM56 |
| 51049 | Cumberland County | County | Central | 9,818 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51590 | Danville City | City | Southside | 42,214 | Energy 30 | LIM46 |
| 51051 | Dickenson County | County | Southwest | 13,733 | Energy 30 | LIM43 |
| 51053 | Dinwiddie County | County | Central | 28,191 | Energy 30 | LIM48 |
| 51595 | Emporia City | City | Southside | 5,547 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51057 | Essex County | County | Eastern | 10,623 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51600 | Fairfax City | City | Northern | 25,026 | Energy 30 | LIM58 |
| 51059 | Fairfax County | County | Northern | 1,147,837 | Energy 30 | LIM56 |
| 51610 | Falls Church City | City | Northern | 14,710 | Energy 30 | LIM56 |
| 51061 | Fauquier County | County | Northern | 74,577 | Energy 30 | LIM56 |
| 51063 | Floyd County | County | Southwest | 15,593 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51065 | Fluvanna County | County | Central | 28,092 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51620 | Franklin City | City | Hampton Roads | 8,250 | Energy 30 | Insufficient data |
| 51067 | Franklin County | County | Western | 55,130 | Energy 30 | LIM50 |
| 51069 | Frederick County | County | Shenandoah | 95,008 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51630 | Fredericksburg City | City | Northern | 28,873 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51640 | Galax City | City | Southwest | 6,726 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51071 | Giles County | County | Western | 16,557 | Energy 30 | LIM46 |
| 51073 | Gloucester County | County | Hampton Roads | 39,526 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51075 | Goochland County | County | Central | 26,410 | Energy 30 | MOD60 |
| 51077 | Grayson County | County | Southwest | 15,287 | Energy 30 | LIM44 |
| 51079 | Greene County | County | Central | 21,155 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51081 | Greensville County | County | Southside | 11,275 | Energy 30 | LIM47 |
| 51083 | Halifax County | County | Southside | 33,639 | Energy 30 | LIM46 |
| 51650 | Hampton City | City | Hampton Roads | 137,557 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51085 | Hanover County | County | Central | 112,879 | Energy 30 | LIM57 |
| 51660 | Harrisonburg City | City | Shenandoah | 51,392 | Energy 30 | LIM50 |
| 51087 | Henrico County | County | Central | 335,744 | Energy 30 | LIM58 |
| 51089 | Henry County | County | Southside | 49,980 | Energy 30 | LIM42 |
| 51091 | Highland County | County | Western | 2,296 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51670 | Hopewell City | City | Central | 22,959 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51093 | Isle of Wight County | County | Hampton Roads | 39,974 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51095 | James City County | County | Hampton Roads | 81,013 | Energy 30 | LIM57 |
| 51097 | King and Queen County | County | Central | 6,695 | Energy 30 | LIM47 |
| 51099 | King George County | County | Northern | 27,896 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51101 | King William County | County | Central | 18,593 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51103 | Lancaster County | County | Eastern | 10,936 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51105 | Lee County | County | Southwest | 21,900 | Energy 30 | LIM42 |
| 51678 | Lexington City | City | Western | 7,525 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51107 | Loudoun County | County | Northern | 432,998 | Energy 30 | MOD60 |
| 51109 | Louisa County | County | Central | 39,980 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51111 | Lunenburg County | County | Southside | 12,016 | Energy 30 | LIM43 |
| 51680 | Lynchburg City | City | Central | 79,497 | Energy 30 | LIM58 |
| 51113 | Madison County | County | Central | 14,044 | Energy 30 | LIM50 |
| 51683 | Manassas City | City | Northern | 42,976 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51685 | Manassas Park City | City | Northern | 16,798 | Energy 30 | LIM56 |
| 51690 | Martinsville City | City | Southside | 13,658 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51115 | Mathews County | County | Hampton Roads | 8,540 | Energy 30 | LIM50 |
| 51117 | Mecklenburg County | County | Southside | 30,516 | Energy 30 | LIM50 |
| 51119 | Middlesex County | County | Eastern | 10,847 | Energy 30 | LIM56 |
| 51121 | Montgomery County | County | Western | 99,101 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51125 | Nelson County | County | Central | 14,732 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51127 | New Kent County | County | Central | 25,105 | Energy 30 | LIM56 |
| 51700 | Newport News City | City | Hampton Roads | 184,216 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51710 | Norfolk City | City | Hampton Roads | 233,596 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51131 | Northampton County | County | Eastern Shore | 12,059 | Energy 30 | LIM57 |
| 51133 | Northumberland County | County | Eastern | 12,188 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51720 | Norton City | City | Southwest | 3,577 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51135 | Nottoway County | County | Central | 15,597 | Energy 30 | LIM47 |
| 51137 | Orange County | County | Central | 37,822 | Energy 30 | LIM58 |
| 51139 | Page County | County | Shenandoah | 23,727 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51141 | Patrick County | County | Southwest | 17,512 | Energy 30 | LIM45 |
| 51730 | Petersburg City | City | Central | 33,537 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51143 | Pittsylvania County | County | Southside | 59,856 | Energy 30 | LIM43 |
| 51735 | Poquoson City | City | Hampton Roads | 12,639 | Energy 30 | LIM58 |
| 51740 | Portsmouth City | City | Hampton Roads | 97,190 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51145 | Powhatan County | County | Central | 31,555 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51147 | Prince Edward County | County | Central | 21,996 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51149 | Prince George County | County | Central | 43,146 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51153 | Prince William County | County | Northern | 488,880 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51155 | Pulaski County | County | Western | 33,687 | Energy 30 | LIM46 |
| 51750 | Radford City | City | Western | 16,726 | Energy 30 | LIM47 |
| 51157 | Rappahannock County | County | Northern | 7,427 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51760 | Richmond City | City | Central | 229,359 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51159 | Richmond County | County | Northern | 9,095 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51770 | Roanoke City | City | Western | 98,355 | Energy 30 | LIM50 |
| 51161 | Roanoke County | County | Western | 97,023 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51163 | Rockbridge County | County | Western | 22,531 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51165 | Rockingham County | County | Shenandoah | 85,600 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51167 | Russell County | County | Southwest | 25,538 | Energy 30 | LIM43 |
| 51775 | Salem City | City | Western | 25,618 | Energy 30 | MOD60 |
| 51169 | Scott County | County | Southwest | 21,479 | Energy 30 | LIM42 |
| 51171 | Shenandoah County | County | Shenandoah | 44,925 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51173 | Smyth County | County | Southwest | 29,420 | Energy 30 | LIM44 |
| 51175 | Southampton County | County | Hampton Roads | 17,964 | Energy 30 | LIM48 |
| 51177 | Spotsylvania County | County | Northern | 146,603 | Energy 30 | LIM56 |
| 51179 | Stafford County | County | Northern | 163,466 | Energy 30 | LIM52 |
| 51790 | Staunton City | City | Shenandoah | 25,948 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51800 | Suffolk City | City | Hampton Roads | 98,796 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51181 | Surry County | County | Hampton Roads | 6,549 | Energy 30 | LIM48 |
| 51183 | Sussex County | County | Southside | 10,765 | Energy 30 | LIM49 |
| 51185 | Tazewell County | County | Southwest | 39,624 | Energy 30 | LIM47 |
| 51810 | Virginia Beach City | City | Hampton Roads | 456,349 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51187 | Warren County | County | Northern | 41,531 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |
| 51191 | Washington County | County | Southwest | 53,926 | Energy 30 | LIM48 |
| 51820 | Waynesboro City | City | Shenandoah | 22,841 | Energy 30 | LIM59 |
| 51193 | Westmoreland County | County | Northern | 18,826 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51830 | Williamsburg City | City | Hampton Roads | 15,798 | Energy 30 | LIM53 |
| 51840 | Winchester City | City | Shenandoah | 27,913 | Energy 30 | LIM55 |
| 51195 | Wise County | County | Southwest | 35,448 | Energy 30 | LIM44 |
| 51197 | Wythe County | County | Southwest | 28,188 | Energy 30 | LIM51 |
| 51199 | York County | County | Hampton Roads | 71,005 | Energy 30 | LIM54 |