US church locations from public map data: church office contacts, fields, by-state counts and prices.
How many churches are in Virginia?
Virginia had 10,465 congregations of all faiths in the 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies, 2022). It counts congregations as their religious bodies reported them.
Overture Maps places (release of 2026-09-23) lists ~14,000 church locations on public maps in Virginia, 36% more than the census. Ranked by that gap in percentage terms, Virginia is number 10 of 51 (states and DC), among the larger gaps. With 84% of listings marked open, close to the US share of 83%, the extra listings are more likely repeats, second campuses and churches started after 2020 than stale entries alone. The map count is number 12 of 51 and 3.2% of the US total; per resident it is 160.7 church locations per 100,000, above the US rate of 129.3.
The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 10,465 congregations of all faiths in Virginia.
10,465Overture Maps lists ~14,000 church locations in Virginia, 36% more than the census figure, number 10 of 51 (states and DC) for the size of the gap in percentage terms.
~14,000Richmond, the city with the most listings, has only 4.8% of Virginia's church locations.
4.8%Virginia has 160.7 church locations per 100,000 residents, against 129.3 for the US.
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Where churches in Virginia are
Richmond leads the city table, but with only 4.8% of Virginia's church locations. The Hampton Roads cities together have more: Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth and Suffolk are 7 of the top 15 rows, and together they have more than three times Richmond's count.
| City | Listed on public maps |
|---|---|
| Richmond | ~680 |
| Norfolk | ~410 |
| Virginia Beach | ~400 |
| Chesapeake | ~370 |
| Roanoke | ~350 |
| Newport News | ~300 |
| Alexandria | ~290 |
| Fredericksburg | ~260 |
| Hampton | ~250 |
| Portsmouth | ~240 |
| Lynchburg | ~230 |
| Danville | ~210 |
| Suffolk | ~210 |
| Manassas | ~200 |
| Henrico | ~190 |
Counts are rounded.
Virginia's cities are independent of its counties, and city rows follow the city in each address. Henrico, the county next to Richmond, has its own row, probably because some addresses use its name. Northern Virginia shows up as Alexandria and Manassas, with Fredericksburg further south, and the west and south as Roanoke, Lynchburg and Danville. The 15 cities hold 32% of the state's church locations.
Virginia compared with the US
Baptist is the largest named tag in Virginia, as in the US, but Pentecostal comes before Roman Catholic, which is the other way round nationally. A Jehovah's Witnesses row completes the eight largest tags.
Map category tags, not denominational shares.
| Category | Places |
|---|---|
| Christian, tradition not given | ~9,400 |
| Baptist | ~3,200 |
| Religious organization with a worship name | ~760 |
| Pentecostal | ~380 |
| Roman Catholic | ~260 |
| Anglican or Episcopal | ~150 |
| Protestant, denomination not given | ~80 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | ~50 |
Counts are rounded.
Virginia's website share matches the national one: 77% of its church listings name a website, against 77% for the US.
Questions about churches in Virginia
How many churches are in Virginia? The 2020 U.S. Religion Census counted 10,465 congregations of all faiths in Virginia. Public maps list ~14,000 church locations, an upper bound that counts listings, not congregations.
Which Virginia city has the most churches? Richmond has the most of any single city. Taken as a region, Hampton Roads has far more, spread across Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake and its other cities.
Why is Virginia's map count higher than the census figure? The census counts congregations; the map counts places. Churches with more than one campus, churches listed twice and congregations formed after 2020 all add map listings.
Can I order a Virginia church email list? Yes. You can order Virginia churches as a state file from the order panel on this page. Each row is one church location with the phone and website it publishes, its office email where it publishes one, and no pastor names. We update and verify your list when you order, so you receive a fresh list. Delivered within 24 hours, usually much sooner.
Sources for Virginia
| Figure | Source | File or publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Congregations of all faiths in Virginia | 2020 U.S. Religion Census (Grammich et al., ASARB), 2020_USRC_Summaries.xlsx | Data year 2020; published 2022; file dated June 2023 |
| Virginia church locations, rank, share, cities, map tags, open and website shares | Overture Maps places, release 2026-09-23.1 | 2026-09-23 |
| Church locations per 100,000 residents and their rank | Overture Maps places; US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 population | 2026-09-23; July 1, 2025 |
| Map count against the census figure, and its rank | Our comparison of the census and map counts for the 50 states and DC | 2026-10-03 |
What these numbers don't show
Metro totals. Hampton Roads and Northern Virginia are split into many city rows.
Military chapels. Chapels on bases may or may not be listed.
Churches open today. "Marked open" is the map source's flag.
Denominations. Map tags are source labels and are usually generic.
LimitsDownload the data
churches-register-2026-10.csvCSVCC BY 4.02026-10-03
nodilist.com, "How many churches are in Virginia?", church locations from Overture Maps places release 2026-09-23.1 with the 2020 U.S. Religion Census congregation count, https://nodilist.com/churches/virginia/.
- churches-register-2026-10.csv: church locations listed on public maps for Virginia, every other state and DC, with rates per 100,000 residents, shares of the US and ranks.
ASARB holds the copyright to the census figures; the CSV carries only our map counts. Contains data from Overture Maps Foundation, licensed under CDLA Permissive 2.0.