Lee County, Virginia
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State Health Department
- Virginia State Health Department: 109 Governor Street, Richmond
( Robert Stroube: 804-864-7005 / robert.stroube@vdh.virginia.gov)
Local Health Departments
- Lee County Health Department: Hill Street, Jonesville
( E. Sue Cantrell: 276-346-2011 / ecantrell@vdh.virginia.gov)
Population:
- Total Population: 23,589
- Males: 11,499
- Females: 12,090
Ethnicity:
- White: 23,060
- Black/African American: 102
- Hispanic: 73
- Native American/Eskimo: 103
- Asian: 68
- Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 0
- Other: 0
- 2 or more: 183
Top 5 Languages spoken at home:
- English only (21,720)
- Spanish (255)
- French (105)
- German (60)
Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants
Total Reported: 108
- Pakistan (31)
- Germany (18)
- Brazil (13)
- China, excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan (12)
- United Kingdom (10)
- Austria (8)
- Philippines (6)
Top 5 Religions by Adherents:
- Southern Baptist Convention (10,328)
- United Methodist Church, The (2,274)
- Primitive Baptists, Eastern District Association of (916)
- Christian Churches and Churches of Christ (614)
- Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) (566)
Migrant Health Clinics
Disabilities:
- Total Reported: 16,096
- Sensory: 1,897
- Physical: 4,887
- Mental: 2,518
- Self-care: 1,511
- Go outside home: 2,472
- Employment: 2,881
Grandparents as caregivers
Grandparents as caregivers: 291
Heating fuel:
- Total Reported: 9,706
- Utility gas: 41
- Bottled or LP gas: 246
- Electricity: 6,147
- Fuel oil, kerosene: 1,601
- Coal or Coke: 822
- Wood: 758
- Solar Energy: 0
- Other fuel: 60
- No fuel used: 31
Vehicles available:
- Total Reported: 19,237
- No vehicle: 2,322
- 1 or more vehicle: 16,915
Education Attainment:
- No School: 314
- No High School: 3,240
- Some High School: 2,874
- High School: 5,190
- Some College: 2,492
- Associate's Degree: 651
- College Degree: 903
- Master's Degree: 449
- Professional Degree: 161
- Doctoral Degree: 40
Household Phones:
- Households Reporting: 9,706
- Owners with phone: 6,931
- Owners without phone: 286
- Renters with phone: 2,134
- Renters without phone: 355
10 closest counties:
- Harlan County, Kentucky
- Hancock County, Tennessee
- Hawkins County, Tennessee
- Leslie County, Kentucky
- Letcher County, Kentucky
- Scott County, Virginia
- Norton city, Virginia
- Wise County, Virginia
- Perry County, Kentucky
- Hamblen County, Tennessee
Data Detail
Zip Codes in county:
24218, 24221, 24243, 24248, 24263, 24265, 24277, 24281, 24282
Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:
- WJNV (99.1 FM) JONESVILLE, VA
- WSWV-FM (105.5 FM) PENNINGTON GAP, VA
- WSWV (1570 AM) PENNINGTON GAP, VA
- Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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