General

Albemarle County is a county located in the Piedmont region of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Its county seat is Charlottesville, which is an independent city and enclave entirely surrounded by the county. Albemarle County is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Population: 114,534 (2022)
Cities: Crozet, Keswick, Earlysville, North Garden, Ivy, Free Union, Pantops, Batesville, Piney Mountain, Rio
Unemployment rate: 2.60%
Founded: 1744
Largest town: Scottsville
Named for: Willem Anne van Keppel, 2nd Earl of Albemarle
Seat: Charlottesville