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Agency Performance Plans
Key Objectives at a Glance

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Measuring Virginia

Virginia Performs shows you how the state is doing in areas that affect the quality of life for you and your family. Explore these pages (main menu above) to learn more about the Commonwealth's performance from region to region and compared to other states. For more about your own community, try out our Map It tool. You can also see how Virginia state government is working on your behalf on our Agency Planning and Performance pages.

Measuring What Matters

How Is Virginia Doing?  A New Look

The 2009 Virginia Report is now available for download (pdf, 28.8 mb).  Each year the Council on Virginia's Future publishes this annual summary of the state of the Commonwealth, based largely on data culled from Virginia Performs.

Not surprisingly, this latest report shows that Virginia is feeling some adverse effects of the economic recession:  Personal income dropped, and poverty rates and unemployment rose.  However, as a whole Virginia continues to fare better economically than most states.  During 2009 we also saw progress in a number of Health and Family goal areas, including infant mortality, foster care, and smoking, as well as improvements in juvenile intakes, recidivism, and traffic fatalities. 

You may also visit the Council website to access reports from earlier years.

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A message from
The Governor of Virginia:

The Commonwealth of Virginia is a spectacular place to live. We treasure the heritage and resources that contribute to our high quality of life, but it takes constant planning and fine tuning to maintain this quality and make needed improvements.

This website, brought to you by the Council on Virginia's Future, shows you how we measure the state's performance, plan for the future and monitor our progress. Explore the links above to see how we're working to make Virginia strong and healthy.

Thanks for visiting.


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