Alert:
Fairfax County is a place where all people trust that their government responsibly manages resources, is responsive to their needs, provides exceptional services and equitably represents them.
Indicators of Success:
Fairfax County is widely recognized as a well-managed county, which is routinely confirmed by multiple external oversight agencies. However, sustaining a record of excellence requires the county to constantly seek new ways to improve, becoming increasingly more proactive, adaptable to change, and responsive to all residents. The county has a responsibility to ensure that resources are managed in a way that is transparent and that taxes are affordable for residents and stakeholders who choose to live and do business in Fairfax County.
To be truly effective and efficient, the county needs well-functioning facilities, secure technology that works, reliable infrastructure, and an outstanding workforce that is focused on moving beyond department silos to focus on what is best for the county as whole. To succeed well into the future, Fairfax County must constantly reinforce a culture that supports employees to become more data-driven, service-oriented, collaborative, and adaptable to change. Leadership and staff at all levels must effectively communicate, continuously build on lessons learned, benchmark for best practices and seek new and better ways to serve the community.
The EEG highlights below were pulled from the 2025 Annual Report and identify significant progress made to support this area in calendar year 2024. Each highlight is categorized under the relevant Indicator of Community Success, demonstrating our dedication to this area.
Each of the ten community outcome areas will have its own dashboard that highlights headline metrics. These metrics will inform and guide community leaders, practitioners and advocates in making data driven decisions. To help the community better understand and navigate the dashboard, a tutorial video has been created using Healthy Communities as an example.
The interactive dashboard below provides an overview of the six headline metrics for EEG and enables the reader to access more detailed data and a narrative for context and clarity. Headline metrics for the remaining outcome areas are in progress. Data will be reviewed regularly to assess trends, inequities, and alignment with the strategies included in the plan.
Everyone contributes to making the county more effective and efficient, but these are a few departments who play a key role. Visit their websites to learn more about the work being done.