Virginia county map maker

How to make a Virginia map

1. Pick a color under Colors and type what it means, such as “Visited” or “Over 10 million”. That text becomes the legend.
2. Click counties on the map to color them. Click again to clear, or right-click. Search the list to find small counties.
3. Add more colors with Add color, or switch a color to stripes or dots to show a second category.
4. Under Style, add a title, move the legend, and change borders and background.
5. Under Save, download a PNG, SVG, or PDF, copy a share link, or save a map file to keep editing later.

Your work saves in this browser as you go, so a closed tab does not lose it. Undo and redo cover every change (Ctrl+Z and Ctrl+Shift+Z).

The 133 counties you can color

Outlines come from the Census Bureau 2024 cartographic boundary files. Small counties are easiest to color from the search list or by zooming in.

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

Color the map from spreadsheet data

Open Data and paste two columns copied from Excel or Google Sheets: the county name and a value. Numbers are split into up to five shaded classes with an equal number of counties in each, and the legend shows each range. Words such as “Yes” and “No” each get their own color.

County names with or without the word County, and five-digit FIPS codes, all match.

Download, print, and reuse

PNG downloads are 2,400 pixels wide, sharp enough for slides and print. SVG opens in Illustrator, Inkscape, or Figma for further editing, and PDF prints on one page. The boundaries are public domain, so you may publish the map anywhere, including commercially. A small credit line is on by default; you can turn it off under Style. For an uncolored outline to print, use the blank map of Virginia.