Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Virginia has 3,370 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Abingdon is 11, in Alexandria is 85, in Altavista is 4, in Amherst is 4, in Ashland is 4, in Bedford is 19, in Berryville is 4, in Big Stone Gap is 12, in Blacksburg is 28, in Blackstone is 8, in Bluefield is 6, in Bridgewater is 1, in Bristol is 15, in Broadway is 3, in Buena Vista is 2, in Charlottesville is 71, in Chesapeake is 106, in Chincoteague is 5, in Christiansburg is 24, in Clifton Forge is 2, in Coeburn is 1, in Colonial Beach is 1, in Colonial Heights is 18, in Covington is 5, in Crewe is 4, in Culpeper is 7, in Damascus is 3, in Danville is 28, in Dublin is 7, in Dumfries is 2, in Elkton is 6, in Emporia is 10, in Fairfax is 109, in Falls Church is 59, in Farmville is 9, in Franklin is 6, in Fredericksburg is 50, in Front Royal is 33, in Galax is 16, in Grundy is 2, in Hampton is 58, in Harrisonburg is 44, in Haymarket is 3, in Herndon is 13, in Hillsville is 6, in Honaker is 2, in Hopewell is 14, in Lebanon is 7, in Leesburg is 32, in Lexington is 10, in Louisa is 10, in Luray is 6, in Lynchburg is 88, in Manassas is 54, in Marion is 16, in Martinsville is 16, in Middleburg is 2, in Mount Jackson is 3, in Narrows is 4, in Newport News is 172, in Norfolk is 127, in Norton is 13, in Orange is 8, in Pearisburg is 7, in Pennington Gap is 8, in Petersburg is 19, in Portsmouth is 102, in Pulaski is 5, in Purcellville is 11, in Radford is 7, in Richlands is 9, in Richmond is 297, in Roanoke is 139, in Rocky Mount is 16, in Salem is 25, in Saltville is 2, in Shenandoah is 1, in Smithfield is 5, in South Boston is 6, in South Hill is 7, in Staunton is 13, in Strasburg is 4, in Suffolk is 34, in Tappahannock is 5, in Tazewell is 8, in Vienna is 25, in Vinton is 9, in Virginia Beach is 191, in Warrenton is 27, in Washington is 3, in Waverly is 2, in Waynesboro is 14, in West Point is 4, in White Stone is 4, in Williamsburg is 46, in Winchester is 42, in Windsor is 2, in Wise is 2, in Woodstock is 7, and in Wytheville is 15.

Virginia was one of the original 13 colonies, and Richmond, its capital, was also the colonial capital. Virginia achieved statehood in 1788, and its population is currently 7,567,465. Eight U.S. presidents were born in this state. Virginia is rich in colonial history. Two former president’s homes draw thousands of visitors each year: Mt. Vernon, home of George Washington, and Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson. Also popular visiting sites are the Shenandoah National Park, the Booker T. Washington birthplace near Roanoke, and the Blue Ridge National Parkway. Famous Virginians are singer Ella Fitzgerald, tennis great Arthur Ashe, and actor George C. Scott

According to 2005 Census estimates, Virginia has a population of 7,567,465. Of this population, 1,765,029 are under the age of 18 and 860,258 are at or above the age of 65.