Greene County, Virginia

Adjacent counties

• Rockingham County, Virginia – west
• Page County, Virginia – northwest
• Madison County, Virginia – northeast
• Orange County, Virginia – southeast
• Albemarle County, Virginia – south

National protected areas

• Shenandoah National Park (part)

Major highways

• US 29
• US 33
• SR 230

2020 census

2020 Census

As of the census^[12] of 2010, there were 18,403 people, 6,780 households, and 5,072 families residing in the county. The population density was 117.8 people per square mile (45.5 people/km²). There were 7,509 housing units at an average density of 48.1 per square mile (18.6/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 87.6% White, 6.3% Black or African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 0.64% from other races, and 2.2% from two or more races. 4.2% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 6,780 households, out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 20.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.08. The median age for all individuals in the county was 59.3 years.

The median income for a household in the county was $54,307 and median family income was $60,414. The per capita income for the county was $24,696. 8.4% of the population and 4.9% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 8.6% of those under the age of 18 and 11.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Local Representation at Federal and State Level

• Democrat Abigail Spanberger in the U.S. House of Representatives as part of the 7th District.
• Republican Nicholas J. (Nick) Freitas in the Virginia House of Delegates (62nd District)
• Republican Bryce E. Reeves in the Virginia State Senate (28th District)

Board of Supervisors

The Board of Supervisors contains five members:^[15]

• At-Large District: Francis X. McGuigan
• Midway District: Marie Durrer (I)
• Monroe District: Timothy L Goolsby
• Ruckersville District: Davis Lamb (I)
• Stanardsville District: Abbey Heflin (I)

Constitutional officers

• Clerk of the Circuit Court: Ashby Lamb-Gomez^[16]
• Commissioner of Revenue: Kim Tate (I)^[17]
• Commonwealth's Attorney: Edwin "Win" Consolvo (I)^[18]
• Sheriff: Steven S. Smith (I) ^[19]
• Treasurer: Stephanie Allen Deal (I)^[20]

Law enforcement

The Greene County Sheriff's Office (GCSO) is Greene County, Virginia's primary law enforcement agency.

After a 1994 study rated Greene County the second most dangerous county in Virginia for traffic, the Sheriff's office cracked down on speeding. In 1997, the office wrote 15 times more tickets than in 1992.^[21]

In November 2016, a few days before election day, the Sheriff's department held a public seminar at Piedmont Virginia Community College on Islam and jihadism. Counter-protestors described the content as islamophobic, and the group that spoke at the seminar was later added to the Southern Poverty Law Center's list of hate groups.^[22][23]

Presidential election results