About Fairfax County

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Fairfax County is a world-class business and technology center located in Northern Virginia, just 10 miles west of the Capital of the United States, Washington D.C. Established in 1742, the county covers 399 square miles and is home to more than one million residents. 

As the home of patriot-farmers George Washington and George Mason, Fairfax County has rural roots. As recently as the 1950s it was the leading dairy-producing county in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Now it is a world center of commerce, trade and technology for the U.S. East Coast, with a dynamic and diverse economy that supports more than 28,700 businesses and employs nearly 543,000 workers. There are more than 4,600 technology companies with offices here, including leaders in aerospace, e-commerce, Internet services, software development and telecommunications. The county has a median family income of $95,600 and one of the highest standards of living in the country. It is also the birthplace and resident home of the Internet, with more than half of the world's Internet traffic crossing Northern Virginia's borders daily.

Fairfax County enjoys an abundance of attributes that make it one of the most desirable places in the U.S. to work, including:

• diversified and dynamic business base;
• highly trained workforce;
• competitive tax structure;
• historically low unemployment rate;
• multi-modal transportation network;
• extensive fiber network;
• historic attractions; broad cultural and recreational opportunities; and
• high quality of public services.