Private Well Water Testing in Virginia
County-by-county USGS area-risk estimates for private wells across Virginia โ arsenic exceedance probability and private-well population โ plus how to test your own well at a Virginia-certified laboratory.
Virginia private-well risk summary
Counties covered
130
Virginia counties with modeled risk data.
People on private wells
area estimate1,432,997
estimated across covered Virginia counties.
Average arsenic risk
area estimate2%
average modeled chance a well exceeds 10 ยตg/L arsenic across covered counties.
Virginia counties
- Pittsylvania County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)44,979 people on private wells
- Bedford County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)35,833 people on private wells
- Hanover County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)34,967 people on private wells
- Fairfax County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)33,567 people on private wells
- Franklin County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)32,182 people on private wells
- Fauquier County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)31,136 people on private wells
- Albemarle County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)30,761 people on private wells
- Rockingham County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)30,107 people on private wells
- Spotsylvania County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)28,861 people on private wells
- Loudoun County4% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)28,556 people on private wells
- Campbell County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)27,947 people on private wells
- Prince William County4% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)27,459 people on private wells
- Louisa County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)27,182 people on private wells
- Halifax County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)25,432 people on private wells
- Henry County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)25,020 people on private wells
- Frederick County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)24,850 people on private wells
- Augusta County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)24,419 people on private wells
- Chesterfield County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)24,142 people on private wells
- Accomack County5% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)23,622 people on private wells
- Stafford County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)22,385 people on private wells
- Gloucester County4% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)22,255 people on private wells
- Mecklenburg County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)20,611 people on private wells
- Chesapeake city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)19,304 people on private wells
- Virginia Beach city5% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)19,258 people on private wells
- Carroll County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)19,230 people on private wells
- Culpeper County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)19,112 people on private wells
- Powhatan County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)17,661 people on private wells
- Buchanan County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)16,941 people on private wells
- Roanoke County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)16,584 people on private wells
- Caroline County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)16,570 people on private wells
- Dinwiddie County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)16,552 people on private wells
- Orange County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)16,434 people on private wells
- Henrico County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)16,259 people on private wells
- Goochland County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)16,253 people on private wells
- Montgomery County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)16,003 people on private wells
- Prince Edward County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)15,595 people on private wells
- Botetourt County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)14,634 people on private wells
- Buckingham County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)14,131 people on private wells
- Shenandoah County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,998 people on private wells
- Prince George County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,884 people on private wells
- Patrick County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,717 people on private wells
- Tazewell County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,706 people on private wells
- Isle of Wight County6% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,502 people on private wells
- Suffolk city6% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,398 people on private wells
- Fluvanna County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,192 people on private wells
- New Kent County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,073 people on private wells
- Wythe County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)13,011 people on private wells
- Russell County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)12,870 people on private wells
- Brunswick County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)12,504 people on private wells
- Amelia County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)12,047 people on private wells
- Appomattox County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)11,917 people on private wells
- Warren County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)11,662 people on private wells
- Amherst County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)11,575 people on private wells
- Southampton County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)11,293 people on private wells
- King William County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)10,574 people on private wells
- Nelson County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)10,474 people on private wells
- Rockbridge County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)10,358 people on private wells
- Madison County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)9,933 people on private wells
- Charlotte County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)9,922 people on private wells
- Page County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)9,624 people on private wells
- Grayson County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)9,360 people on private wells
- Floyd County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)9,048 people on private wells
- Northampton County5% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)9,041 people on private wells
- King George County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,842 people on private wells
- Cumberland County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,758 people on private wells
- Westmoreland County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,687 people on private wells
- Wise County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,685 people on private wells
- Scott County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,575 people on private wells
- Northumberland County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,574 people on private wells
- Lunenburg County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,343 people on private wells
- Pulaski County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,164 people on private wells
- Essex County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)8,016 people on private wells
- Nottoway County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,896 people on private wells
- Clarke County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,646 people on private wells
- Mathews County5% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,553 people on private wells
- Washington County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,553 people on private wells
- Smyth County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,429 people on private wells
- Richmond County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,411 people on private wells
- Lee County1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,381 people on private wells
- Middlesex County6% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,358 people on private wells
- James City County4% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)7,266 people on private wells
- King and Queen County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)6,630 people on private wells
- Charles City County3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)6,584 people on private wells
- Sussex County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)6,537 people on private wells
- Dickenson County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)6,329 people on private wells
- Lancaster County6% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)6,329 people on private wells
- Greensville County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)6,251 people on private wells
- Rappahannock County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)6,057 people on private wells
- Greene County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)5,775 people on private wells
- Alleghany County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)5,582 people on private wells
- Surry County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)4,967 people on private wells
- York County5% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)4,452 people on private wells
- Giles County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)4,185 people on private wells
- Bland County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)3,962 people on private wells
- Danville city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)3,811 people on private wells
- Norfolk city7% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)3,589 people on private wells
- Craig County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)3,222 people on private wells
- Lynchburg city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)2,418 people on private wells
- Bath County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)1,601 people on private wells
- Richmond city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)1,267 people on private wells
- Roanoke city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)1,104 people on private wells
- Highland County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)965 people on private wells
- Emporia city1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)751 people on private wells
- Manassas city6% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)703 people on private wells
- Salem city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)682 people on private wells
- Hampton city6% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)436 people on private wells
- Galax city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)415 people on private wells
- Harrisonburg city1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)395 people on private wells
- Williamsburg city3% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)300 people on private wells
- Arlington County2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)291 people on private wells
- Petersburg city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)262 people on private wells
- Portsmouth city8% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)259 people on private wells
- Winchester city1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)241 people on private wells
- Newport News city7% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)207 people on private wells
- Charlottesville city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)198 people on private wells
- Fredericksburg city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)196 people on private wells
- Waynesboro city1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)195 people on private wells
- Fairfax city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)183 people on private wells
- Staunton city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)143 people on private wells
- Martinsville city1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)138 people on private wells
- Bristol city1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)134 people on private wells
- Hopewell city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)115 people on private wells
- Radford city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)105 people on private wells
- Buena Vista city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)104 people on private wells
- Manassas Park city5% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)103 people on private wells
- Covington city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)53 people on private wells
- Poquoson city6% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)52 people on private wells
- Norton city1% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)42 people on private wells
- Alexandria city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)35 people on private wells
- Colonial Heights city2% arsenic exceedance (area estimate)28 people on private wells
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