Virginia (VA)

Capital: Richmond

Facts & Statistics

STATE STATISTICS
Population 2020	8,590,563
Population 2019	8,556,642
Population 2018	8,517,685
Population 2017	8,465,207
Population 2016	8,410,946
Below Poverty 2019	9.9
Below Poverty 2018	9.8
Below Poverty 2017	10.6
Below Poverty 2016	11
Employment – Population Ratio 2019	64.3
Employment – Population Ratio 2018	63.2
Employment – Population Ratio 2017	62.9
Employment – Population Ratio 2016	62.1
Unemployed 2020	4.9
Unemployed 2019	2.9
Unemployed 2018	3
Unemployed 2017	3.7
Unemployed 2016	4.1
Foreclosure Rate 2018	1 of 2,613

STATE FACTS
Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
Six Presidents’ wives were born in Virginia: Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Letitia Tyler, Ellen Arthur, Edith Wilson.
The College of William and Mary in Williamsburg is the second oldest in the United States, it was founded in 1693.

ELECTED OFFICIALS
Governor	Ralph Northam (D)
Lieutenant Governor	Justin Fairfax (D)
Attorney General	Mark Herring (D)
Secretary of the Commonwealth (Appointed)	Kelly Thomasson (D)
State Senate Control	D – 21; R – 18
State House Control	D – 55; R – 45

LEGISLATIVE DATES AND DEADLINES
Convenes	January 13, 2021
Sine Die Adjournment	February 11, 2021
Committee Action Deadlines	N/A
Crossover Deadline	None
Carryover from Previous Session	No
Governor’s Signing Deadline (in session)	Seven days
Governor’s Signing Deadline (after adjournment)	30 days from adjournment
Veto Override	2/3 majority
Legislation Effective Date	July 1 following adjournment