State Brief · VA

Virginia

Capital: Richmond · Latest trade year: 2024

Exports to Romania: $15.1M
Imports from Romania: $72.6M
Trade balance: -$57.5M
Export CAGR: +3.9%

Trade history

Goods flow between this state and Romania

Annual goods trade between Virginia and Romania, in nominal USD. Data from the US Census Bureau Foreign Trade Division (2008–2024).

Exports vs imports

USD, nominal

Trade balance

Surplus / deficit

Peak imports

$72.6M

in 2024

Import CAGR

+17.9%

2010 → 2024

Exports YoY

+25.7%

2023 → 2024

Trade insights

What flows between Virginia and Romania

Machinery, Except Electrical make up 58.7% of what Virginia imports from Romania, while transportation equipment lead the goods Virginia sends back.

What Virginia imports from Romania

$70.8M

Total imports

Machinery, Except Electrical

$42.6M

59%

Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components

$13.1M

18%

Primary Metal Mfg

$4.9M

Fabricated Metal Products, Nesoi

$3.5M

Computer & Electronic Products

$3.3M

Chemicals

$1.2M

Other sectors

$2.2M

What Virginia exports to Romania

$13.8M

Total exports

Transportation Equipment

$3.5M

24%

Machinery, Except Electrical

$3.4M

23%

Computer & Electronic Products

$1.9M

13%

Electrical Equipment, Appliances & Components

$1.7M

11%

Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities

$1.0M

Printed Matter And Related Products, Nesoi

$913K

Other sectors

$1.3M

Community

The Romanian-American community

An estimated 8,837 residents of Virginia identify as Romanian-American — ranking #15 of 51 nationwide.

Notable Romanians from Virginia

Liviu Librescu

Engineering / Heroism

Virginia Tech professor who held his classroom door shut during the 2007 mass shooting, allowing all but one of his 22 students to escape. Holocaust survivor. Died on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Awarded the Order of the Star of Romania posthumously.

Born in Ploiești, Romania (1930). Jewish Romanian. Holocaust survivor. Emigrated to US 1985.

Historical

Gheorghe Mureșan

Basketball / Sports

At 7'7", one of the tallest players in NBA history. Played for Washington Bullets/Wizards. Led NBA in field goal percentage (1995–96). Starred in My Giant (1998) with Billy Crystal. Washington Wizards ambassador. Runs the Giant Basketball Academy in Ashburn, VA.

Born in Triteni, Romania (1971).

Living

Community trends

How the Romanian community in Virginia grew

An estimated 2,905 Romanian-born residents call Virginia home. Arrivals peaked in the 2000s.

Romanian-born

2,905

ACS 2022

US citizens

38.6%

US average

Avg annual wages

$39K

US average

Bachelor's+

27.2%

US average

Education, citizenship, and wage figures shown are national averages for Romanian-born Americans — the sample for Virginia is too small for reliable state-level estimates.

Arrivals by decade

Romanian-born residents

Highlighted bar: peak decade. EU accession (2007) and post-2010 Schengen liberalization accelerated arrivals.

Arrivals by year

2005 onward

Age distribution

Today

Top counties

in Virginia

Fairfax County17,172
Alexandria city7,121
Prince William County6,448
Arlington County3,210
Loudoun County1,018

Faith communities

4 Romanian-affiliated churches

The Romanian-American community in Virginia sustains 4 registered parishes across 3 denominations.

Orthodox (OCA) (2)Baptist (1)Orthodox (Metropolia) (1)

View all 4 parishes

First Romanian Baptist ChurchBaptist
Stafford, VA
Nativity of the Mother of God Romanian Orthodox MissionOrthodox (Metropolia)
Norfolk, VA
Holy Cross ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Alexandria, VA
Protection of the Holy Mother of God ChurchOrthodox (OCA)
Falls Church, VA