Sussex County, Virginia
4 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 10,765
- Median household income
- $63,530
- ±2,583
- Unemployed
- 4.1%
- 184 of 4,507 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.1%
- 3,257 of 3,785 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Sussex | 10,763 (2021) | Po Box 1397, Sussex | — |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Town of Stony Creek | 195 (2021) | Po Box 239, Stony Creek | — |
| Town of Wakefield | 720 (2021) | Po Box 550, Wakefield | — |
| Town of Waverly | 1,875 (2021) | Po Box 318, Waverly | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Sussex County Public Schools
School district3 schools
21302 Sussex Drive, Stony Creek, VA, 23882
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Prince George Farmers' Market (P. O. Box 62 Prince George)
Surry Community Farmers' Market () · The Surry Farmers Market (45 School Street Surry)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.