For Best of Virginia, our Made in Virginia Awards, and more, we divide the Commonwealth into five regions. See below for a breakdown of the counties and cities included in each region.
Central
Counties
Albemarle
Amelia
Amherst
Appomattox
Bedford
Brunswick
Buckingham
Campbell
Caroline
Charlotte
Chesterfield
Culpeper
Cumberland
Dinwiddie
Fluvanna
Goochland
Greene
Greensville
Halifax
Hanover
Henrico
Louisa
Lunenburg
Madison
Mecklenburg
Nelson
Nottoway
Orange
Pittsylvania
Powhatan
Prince Edward
Rappahannock
Spotsylvania
Independent Cities
Bedford
Charlottesville
Colonial Heights
Danville
Emporia
Fredericksburg
Hopewell
Lynchburg
Petersburg
Richmond
Eastern
Counties
Accomack
Charles City
Essex
Gloucester
Isle of Wight
James City
King and Queen
King George
King William
Lancaster
Mathews
Middlesex
New Kent
Northampton
Northumberland
Prince George
Richmond
Southampton
Surry
Sussex
Westmoreland
York
Independent Cities
Chesapeake
Franklin
Hampton
Newport News
Norfolk
Poquoson
Portsmouth
Suffolk
Virginia Beach
Williamsburg
Northern
Counties
Arlington
Fairfax
Fauquier
Loudoun
Prince William
Stafford
Independent Cities
Alexandria
Fairfax
Falls Church
Manassas
Manassas Park
Shenandoah Valley
Counties
Alleghany
Augusta
Bath
Botetourt
Clarke
Craig
Frederick
Highland
Page
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Warren
Independent Cities
Buena Vista
Covington
Harrisonburg
Lexington
Staunton
Waynesboro
Winchester
Southwest
Counties
Bland
Buchanan
Carroll
Dickenson
Floyd
Franklin
Giles
Grayson
Henry
Lee
Montgomery
Patrick
Pulaski
Roanoke
Russell
Scott
Smyth
Tazewell
Washington
Wise
Wythe
Independent Cities
Bristol
Galax
Martinsville
Norton
Radford
Roanoke
Salem
