For Final FY 2018, State Minimum rents are based on the lower of the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR, or the population-weighted median U.S. nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR.
The table below illustrates how the population-weighted median state nonmetropolitan unadjusted 2-bedroom FMR is derived for Virginia. The population-weighted median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR for a state is the 2-bedroom FMR where half of a state's nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or lower 2-bedroom FMRs, and half of the nonmetropolitan population lives in counties with the same or higher 2-bedroom FMRs. The nonmetropolitan population of Virginia is 1,076,179, and half of the nonmetropolitan population of Virginia is 538,090.
In the table below, the unadjusted 2-bedroom FMRs for the nonmetropolitan counties of Virginia are arranged in ascending order, and the cumulative population of the counties at each FMR is listed in the last column. The median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is the first FMR listed in the table where the cumulative population of counties with that FMR or less first exceeds one-half of the nonmetropolitan population, or 538,090. The row of the table containing the median unadjusted nonmetropolitan 2-bedroom FMR is in bold.
| Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | County or Counties with Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Aggregate Population at Specified Unadjusted 2-Bedroom FMR | Cumulative Nonmetro Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| $497 | Highland County | 2,321 | 2,321 |
| $536 | Patrick County | 18,490 | 20,811 |
| $564 | Lee County | 25,587 | 46,398 |
| $580 | Grayson County | 15,533 | 61,931 |
| $600 | Carroll County, Galax city | 37,084 | 99,015 |
| $610 | Russell County | 28,897 | 127,912 |
| $614 | Smyth County | 32,208 | 160,120 |
| $622 | Dickenson County | 15,903 | 176,023 |
| $627 | Henry County, Martinsville city | 67,972 | 243,995 |
| $642 | Bland County | 6,824 | 250,819 |
| $656 | Buchanan County, Charlotte County | 36,684 | 287,503 |
| $658 | Bath County | 4,731 | 292,234 |
| $659 | Halifax County | 36,241 | 328,475 |
| $662 | Wise County, Norton city | 45,410 | 373,885 |
| $671 | Pittsylvania County, Danville city | 106,561 | 480,446 |
| $674 | Tazewell County | 45,078 | 525,524 |
| $684 | Alleghany County, Clifton Forge city, Covington city | 26,095 | 551,619 |
| $693 | Wythe County | 29,235 | 580,854 |
| $694 | Surry County | 7,058 | 587,912 |
| $723 | Page County | 24,042 | 611,954 |
| $726 | Mecklenburg County | 32,727 | 644,681 |
| $731 | Lunenburg County | 12,914 | 657,595 |
| $756 | Northumberland County | 12,330 | 669,925 |
| $761 | Nottoway County | 15,853 | 685,778 |
| $767 | Rockbridge County, Buena Vista city, Lexington city | 35,999 | 721,777 |
| $777 | Greensville County, Emporia city | 18,170 | 739,947 |
| $794 | Westmoreland County | 17,454 | 757,401 |
| $816 | Accomack County, Richmond County | 42,418 | 799,819 |
| $824 | Southampton County, Franklin city | 27,152 | 826,971 |
| $831 | Brunswick County | 17,434 | 844,405 |
| $835 | Shenandoah County | 41,993 | 886,398 |
| $844 | Orange County | 33,481 | 919,879 |
| $850 | Northampton County | 12,389 | 932,268 |
| $869 | Prince Edward County | 23,368 | 955,636 |
| $906 | Cumberland County | 10,052 | 965,688 |
| $934 | Essex County | 11,151 | 976,839 |
| $943 | Madison County | 13,308 | 990,147 |
| $948 | Lancaster County, Louisa County | 44,544 | 1,034,691 |
| $968 | King and Queen County | 6,945 | 1,041,636 |
| $1,047 | Middlesex County | 10,959 | 1,052,595 |
| $1,079 | King George County | 23,584 | 1,076,179 |
The Virginia State Nonmetropolitan Median FMR is $684. Because it not greater than the U.S. Nonmetropolitan Median FMR of $697, the Virginia State Minimum 2-Bedroom FMR is set at $684.
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