Here are the 2008-09
Revenue Effort data from the
Commission on Local Government.
The first table is sorted by Locality.
| Locality | Effort | Rank |
| Accomack County | 0.5760 | 119.0 |
| Albemarle County | 0.7426 | 77.0 |
| Alexandria City | 1.0299 | 45.0 |
| Alleghany County | 1.1319 | 35.0 |
| Amelia County | 0.6529 | 104.0 |
| Amherst County | 0.7439 | 76.0 |
| Appomattox County | 0.6254 | 109.0 |
| Arlington County | 1.1398 | 34.0 |
| Augusta County | 0.6004 | 114.0 |
| Bath County | 0.4849 | 130.0 |
| Bedford City | 1.0562 | 42.0 |
| Bedford County | 0.5617 | 122.0 |
| Bland County | 0.8526 | 59.0 |
| Botetourt County | 0.6404 | 107.0 |
| Bristol City | 1.4138 | 14.0 |
| Brunswick County | 0.6750 | 96.0 |
| Buchanan County | 1.3073 | 20.0 |
| Buckingham County | 0.6610 | 99.0 |
| Buena Vista City | 1.3607 | 18.0 |
| Campbell County | 0.7351 | 79.0 |
| Caroline County | 0.7198 | 85.0 |
| Carroll County | 0.8364 | 61.0 |
| Charles City County | 0.7997 | 67.0 |
| Charlotte County | 0.7148 | 87.0 |
| Charlottesville City | 1.3831 | 17.0 |
| Chesapeake City | 1.1820 | 30.0 |
| Chesterfield County | 0.8975 | 54.0 |
| Clarke County | 0.5963 | 115.0 |
| Colonial Heights City | 1.2960 | 22.0 |
| Covington City | 1.7897 | 2.0 |
| Craig County | 0.5855 | 117.0 |
| Culpeper County | 0.7833 | 70.0 |
| Cumberland County | 0.7413 | 78.0 |
| Danville City | 1.2944 | 23.0 |
| Dickenson County | 1.2776 | 24.0 |
| Dinwiddie County | 0.7568 | 75.0 |
| Emporia City | 1.8599 | 1.0 |
| Essex County | 0.6043 | 113.0 |
| Fairfax City | 1.1567 | 32.0 |
| Fairfax County | 1.0423 | 43.0 |
| Falls Church City | 1.1593 | 31.0 |
| Fauquier County | 0.8155 | 65.0 |
| Floyd County | 0.5206 | 128.0 |
| Fluvanna County | 0.5854 | 118.0 |
| Franklin City | 1.5377 | 5.0 |
| Franklin County | 0.5689 | 120.0 |
| Frederick County | 0.7867 | 69.0 |
| Fredericksburg City | 1.2150 | 28.0 |
| Galax City | 1.2438 | 26.0 |
| Giles County | 0.9105 | 52.0 |
| Gloucester County | 0.6790 | 93.0 |
| Goochland County | 0.4740 | 131.0 |
| Grayson County | 0.4864 | 129.0 |
| Greene County | 0.7825 | 71.0 |
| Greensville County | 1.0185 | 46.0 |
| Halifax County | 0.7342 | 81.0 |
| Hampton City | 1.4745 | 10.0 |
| Hanover County | 0.8099 | 66.0 |
| Harrisonburg City | 1.2085 | 29.0 |
| Henrico County | 0.9365 | 50.0 |
| Henry County | 0.7344 | 80.0 |
| Highland County | 0.5258 | 127.0 |
| Hopewell City | 1.2990 | 21.0 |
| Isle of Wight County | 0.7327 | 82.0 |
| James City County | 0.8881 | 56.0 |
| King and Queen County | 0.8615 | 58.0 |
| King George County | 0.7289 | 84.0 |
| King William County | 0.6961 | 90.0 |
| Lancaster County | 0.4722 | 132.0 |
| Lee County | 0.7070 | 88.0 |
| Lexington City | 0.9674 | 48.0 |
| Loudoun County | 1.0998 | 38.0 |
| Louisa County | 0.6763 | 94.0 |
| Lunenburg County | 0.6542 | 103.0 |
| Lynchburg City | 1.5070 | 9.0 |
| Madison County | 0.5459 | 125.0 |
| Manassas City | 1.3578 | 19.0 |
| Manassas Park City | 1.5265 | 6.0 |
| Martinsville City | 1.4281 | 12.0 |
| Mathews County | 0.5533 | 123.0 |
| Mecklenburg County | 0.5506 | 124.0 |
| Middlesex County | 0.4462 | 134.0 |
| Montgomery County | 0.6964 | 89.0 |
| Nelson County | 0.6103 | 110.0 |
| New Kent County | 0.7569 | 74.0 |
| Newport News City | 1.5126 | 7.0 |
| Norfolk City | 1.5113 | 8.0 |
| Northampton County | 0.6545 | 102.0 |
| Northumberland County | 0.4676 | 133.0 |
| Norton City | 1.4298 | 11.0 |
| Nottoway County | 0.6730 | 97.0 |
| Orange County | 0.6578 | 101.0 |
| Page County | 0.6485 | 105.0 |
| Patrick County | 0.6046 | 112.0 |
| Petersburg City | 1.5616 | 3.0 |
| Pittsylvania County | 0.5621 | 121.0 |
| Poquoson City | 0.8826 | 57.0 |
| Portsmouth City | 1.5495 | 4.0 |
| Powhatan County | 0.6901 | 92.0 |
| Prince Edward County | 0.7298 | 83.0 |
| Prince George County | 0.8350 | 63.0 |
| Prince William County | 1.1185 | 37.0 |
| Pulaski County | 0.9010 | 53.0 |
| Radford City | 1.1316 | 36.0 |
| Rappahannock County | 0.5335 | 126.0 |
| Richmond City | 1.4004 | 15.0 |
| Richmond County | 0.6761 | 95.0 |
| Roanoke City | 1.4148 | 13.0 |
| Roanoke County | 0.9610 | 49.0 |
| Rockbridge County | 0.7810 | 73.0 |
| Rockingham County | 0.6721 | 98.0 |
| Russell County | 0.8368 | 60.0 |
| Salem City | 1.3976 | 16.0 |
| Scott County | 0.6589 | 100.0 |
| Shenandoah County | 0.5881 | 116.0 |
| Smyth County | 0.7824 | 72.0 |
| Southampton County | 0.6949 | 91.0 |
| Spotsylvania County | 0.8356 | 62.0 |
| Stafford County | 0.9261 | 51.0 |
| Staunton City | 1.2213 | 27.0 |
| Suffolk City | 1.0684 | 41.0 |
| Surry County | 0.8317 | 64.0 |
| Sussex County | 1.0895 | 39.0 |
| Tazewell County | 0.7975 | 68.0 |
| Virginia Beach City | 1.0331 | 44.0 |
| Warren County | 0.6396 | 108.0 |
| Washington County | 0.6475 | 106.0 |
| Waynesboro City | 1.1551 | 33.0 |
| Westmoreland County | 0.6060 | 111.0 |
| Williamsburg City | 1.0760 | 40.0 |
| Winchester City | 1.2599 | 25.0 |
| Wise County | 1.0157 | 47.0 |
| Wythe County | 0.7170 | 86.0 |
| York County | 0.8956 | 55.0 |
Here are the same data, sorted by
decreasing revenue effort:
| Locality | Effort | Rank |
| Emporia City | 1.8599 | 1.0 |
| Covington City | 1.7897 | 2.0 |
| Petersburg City | 1.5616 | 3.0 |
| Portsmouth City | 1.5495 | 4.0 |
| Franklin City | 1.5377 | 5.0 |
| Manassas Park City | 1.5265 | 6.0 |
| Newport News City | 1.5126 | 7.0 |
| Norfolk City | 1.5113 | 8.0 |
| Lynchburg City | 1.5070 | 9.0 |
| Hampton City | 1.4745 | 10.0 |
| Norton City | 1.4298 | 11.0 |
| Martinsville City | 1.4281 | 12.0 |
| Roanoke City | 1.4148 | 13.0 |
| Bristol City | 1.4138 | 14.0 |
| Richmond City | 1.4004 | 15.0 |
| Salem City | 1.3976 | 16.0 |
| Charlottesville City | 1.3831 | 17.0 |
| Buena Vista City | 1.3607 | 18.0 |
| Manassas City | 1.3578 | 19.0 |
| Buchanan County | 1.3073 | 20.0 |
| Hopewell City | 1.2990 | 21.0 |
| Colonial Heights City | 1.2960 | 22.0 |
| Danville City | 1.2944 | 23.0 |
| Dickenson County | 1.2776 | 24.0 |
| Winchester City | 1.2599 | 25.0 |
| Galax City | 1.2438 | 26.0 |
| Staunton City | 1.2213 | 27.0 |
| Fredericksburg City | 1.2150 | 28.0 |
| Harrisonburg City | 1.2085 | 29.0 |
| Chesapeake City | 1.1820 | 30.0 |
| Falls Church City | 1.1593 | 31.0 |
| Fairfax City | 1.1567 | 32.0 |
| Waynesboro City | 1.1551 | 33.0 |
| Arlington County | 1.1398 | 34.0 |
| Alleghany County | 1.1319 | 35.0 |
| Radford City | 1.1316 | 36.0 |
| Prince William County | 1.1185 | 37.0 |
| Loudoun County | 1.0998 | 38.0 |
| Sussex County | 1.0895 | 39.0 |
| Williamsburg City | 1.0760 | 40.0 |
| Suffolk City | 1.0684 | 41.0 |
| Bedford City | 1.0562 | 42.0 |
| Fairfax County | 1.0423 | 43.0 |
| Virginia Beach City | 1.0331 | 44.0 |
| Alexandria City | 1.0299 | 45.0 |
| Greensville County | 1.0185 | 46.0 |
| Wise County | 1.0157 | 47.0 |
| Lexington City | 0.9674 | 48.0 |
| Roanoke County | 0.9610 | 49.0 |
| Henrico County | 0.9365 | 50.0 |
| Stafford County | 0.9261 | 51.0 |
| Giles County | 0.9105 | 52.0 |
| Pulaski County | 0.9010 | 53.0 |
| Chesterfield County | 0.8975 | 54.0 |
| York County | 0.8956 | 55.0 |
| James City County | 0.8881 | 56.0 |
| Poquoson City | 0.8826 | 57.0 |
| King and Queen County | 0.8615 | 58.0 |
| Bland County | 0.8526 | 59.0 |
| Russell County | 0.8368 | 60.0 |
| Carroll County | 0.8364 | 61.0 |
| Spotsylvania County | 0.8356 | 62.0 |
| Prince George County | 0.8350 | 63.0 |
| Surry County | 0.8317 | 64.0 |
| Fauquier County | 0.8155 | 65.0 |
| Hanover County | 0.8099 | 66.0 |
| Charles City County | 0.7997 | 67.0 |
| Tazewell County | 0.7975 | 68.0 |
| Frederick County | 0.7867 | 69.0 |
| Culpeper County | 0.7833 | 70.0 |
| Greene County | 0.7825 | 71.0 |
| Smyth County | 0.7824 | 72.0 |
| Rockbridge County | 0.7810 | 73.0 |
| New Kent County | 0.7569 | 74.0 |
| Dinwiddie County | 0.7568 | 75.0 |
| Amherst County | 0.7439 | 76.0 |
| Albemarle County | 0.7426 | 77.0 |
| Cumberland County | 0.7413 | 78.0 |
| Campbell County | 0.7351 | 79.0 |
| Henry County | 0.7344 | 80.0 |
| Halifax County | 0.7342 | 81.0 |
| Isle of Wight County | 0.7327 | 82.0 |
| Prince Edward County | 0.7298 | 83.0 |
| King George County | 0.7289 | 84.0 |
| Caroline County | 0.7198 | 85.0 |
| Wythe County | 0.7170 | 86.0 |
| Charlotte County | 0.7148 | 87.0 |
| Lee County | 0.7070 | 88.0 |
| Montgomery County | 0.6964 | 89.0 |
| King William County | 0.6961 | 90.0 |
| Southampton County | 0.6949 | 91.0 |
| Powhatan County | 0.6901 | 92.0 |
| Gloucester County | 0.6790 | 93.0 |
| Louisa County | 0.6763 | 94.0 |
| Richmond County | 0.6761 | 95.0 |
| Brunswick County | 0.6750 | 96.0 |
| Nottoway County | 0.6730 | 97.0 |
| Rockingham County | 0.6721 | 98.0 |
| Buckingham County | 0.6610 | 99.0 |
| Scott County | 0.6589 | 100.0 |
| Orange County | 0.6578 | 101.0 |
| Northampton County | 0.6545 | 102.0 |
| Lunenburg County | 0.6542 | 103.0 |
| Amelia County | 0.6529 | 104.0 |
| Page County | 0.6485 | 105.0 |
| Washington County | 0.6475 | 106.0 |
| Botetourt County | 0.6404 | 107.0 |
| Warren County | 0.6396 | 108.0 |
| Appomattox County | 0.6254 | 109.0 |
| Nelson County | 0.6103 | 110.0 |
| Westmoreland County | 0.6060 | 111.0 |
| Patrick County | 0.6046 | 112.0 |
| Essex County | 0.6043 | 113.0 |
| Augusta County | 0.6004 | 114.0 |
| Clarke County | 0.5963 | 115.0 |
| Shenandoah County | 0.5881 | 116.0 |
| Craig County | 0.5855 | 117.0 |
| Fluvanna County | 0.5854 | 118.0 |
| Accomack County | 0.5760 | 119.0 |
| Franklin County | 0.5689 | 120.0 |
| Pittsylvania County | 0.5621 | 121.0 |
| Bedford County | 0.5617 | 122.0 |
| Mathews County | 0.5533 | 123.0 |
| Mecklenburg County | 0.5506 | 124.0 |
| Madison County | 0.5459 | 125.0 |
| Rappahannock County | 0.5335 | 126.0 |
| Highland County | 0.5258 | 127.0 |
| Floyd County | 0.5206 | 128.0 |
| Grayson County | 0.4864 | 129.0 |
| Bath County | 0.4849 | 130.0 |
| Goochland County | 0.4740 | 131.0 |
| Lancaster County | 0.4722 | 132.0 |
| Northumberland County | 0.4676 | 133.0 |
| Middlesex County | 0.4462 | 134.0 |
Finally, here are the data for 2001-09 for some selected localities: Richmond, Norfolk, the nearby counties, and the topmost (Emporia) and, until recently, bottommost (Lancaster) localities:
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