Visitor economy
King George County
County · Chesapeake Bay. Visitors spent $39M here in 2025, up 1.6% on 2024 and up 15.6% on 2019.
$39M
Visitor spending, 2025
84 of 133 localities
446
Jobs supported
72 of 133
$1.8M
Local taxes from visitors
80 of 133
$11M
Wages paid
$1.1M in state taxes
Ten years of visitor spending
Where the money went in 2025
Food and drink is the largest single category here at $14M, 34.9% of everything visitors spent.
- Lodging
- $8.5M21.7%
- Food and drink
- $14M34.9%
- Retail
- $2.5M6.3%
- Recreation
- $3.5M9.0%
- Transport
- $11M28.1%
Lodging includes short-term rentals and second-home spending. Transport covers both ground and air.
Year by year
| Year | Total | Change | Lodging | Food | Retail | Recreation | Transport | Jobs | Local tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39M | +1.6% | $8.5M | $14M | $2.5M | $3.5M | $11M | 446 | $1.8M |
| 2024 | $38M | -0.7% | $8.4M | $13M | $2.5M | $3.5M | $11M | 447 | $1.8M |
| 2023 | $39M | +5.3% | $8.6M | $13M | $2.5M | $3.5M | $11M | 439 | $1.8M |
| 2022 | $37M | +1.3% | $8.2M | $12M | $2.3M | $3.4M | $11M | 419 | $1.7M |
| 2021 | $36M | +39.7% | $9.0M | $11M | $2.3M | $3.1M | $11M | 402 | $1.6M |
| 2020 | $26M | -23.0% | $6.5M | $7.7M | $1.7M | $2.0M | $8.0M | 375 | $1.3M |
| 2019 | $34M | +9.9% | $7.9M | $8.8M | $2.0M | $2.9M | $12M | 423 | $1.6M |
| 2018 | $31M | +12.6% | $7.5M | $7.9M | $2.0M | $2.6M | $11M | 420 | $1.5M |
| 2017 | $27M | +6.1% | $6.4M | $7.1M | $1.8M | $2.5M | $9.4M | 395 | $1.3M |
| 2016 | $26M | — | $6.1M | $6.5M | $1.8M | $2.4M | $8.9M | 386 | $1.3M |
How that compares
- 0.11% of all visitor spending in Virginia, which totalled $36.20B in 2025.
- 10.5% of the Chesapeake Bay region, which took $371M.
- Ranks 84 of 133 Virginia counties and independent cities by visitor spending, and 80 of 133 by the local taxes that spending returns.
- Statewide spending is +3.1% on 2024; King George County is +1.6%.