The Richmond-Petersburg, VA designated market area (DMA) is a U.S. television market serving the people in the state of Virginia. It is the 56th biggest media market by size in the United States, with a total population of 608,190 TV households as of the 2022-2023 television season, up +3% from that of the 2021-2022 season.
| Season | Rank | Share | TV Homes | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 56 | 0.491% | 608,190 | +2.53% |
| 2021-2022 | 56 | 0.485% | 593,160 | +1.39% |
| 2020-2021 | 56 | 0.484% | 585,030 | +5.29% |
| 2019-2020 | 54 | 0.52% | 555,630 | +0.68% |
| 2018-2019 | 56 | 0.50% | 551,850 | -2.66% |
| 2017-2018 | 55 | 0.51% | 566,930 | +0.43% |
| 2016-2017 | 55 | 0.492% | 564,510 | +2.69% |
| 2015-2016 | 56 | 0.485% | 549,730 | +0.19% |
| 2014-2015 | 57 | 0.482% | 548,680 | -2.02% |
| 2013-2014 | 57 | 0.484% | 559,980 | +1.19% |
| 2012-2013 | 57 | 0.485% | 553,390 | -1.07% |
| 2011-2012 | 57 | 0.488% | 559,390 | +0.16% |
| 2010-2011 | 57 | 0.482% | 558,500 | +0.82% |
| 2009-2010 | 58 | 0.482% | 553,950 | +0.67% |
| 2008-2009 | 58 | 0.481% | 550,240 | +4.46% |
| 2007-2008 | 59 | 0.467% | 526,760 | +1.73% |
| 2006-2007 | 61 | 0.465% | 517,800 | +1.38% |
| 2005-2006 | 60 | 0.463% | 510,770 | +0.18% |
| 2004-2005 | 61 | 0.465% | 509,860 | -0.48% |
| 2003-2004 | 58 | 0.473% | 512,310 | +1.37% |