A 2023 Pew Research Center poll says 32% of Americans have a tattoo, including 22% who have more than one. Tattooing is already a more than $1.4 billion industry that’s expected to continue to grow.
A VPM analysis of state records confirms that Richmond, Virginia is known for tattoos. The city has occasionally been cited in national publications as being the third most tattooed city in the United States. Richmond follows Miami Beach (#1) and Las Vegas (#2).
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Richmond has a prominent reputation for its tattoo culture, which has shifted toward becoming more diverse and uplifting in recent years, per RVA Magazine. The city averages about 14.5 tattoo shops per 100,000 people probably because the Commonwealth is a big arts and college community.
Customers fly in from as far as California to get tattooed at a Richmond tattoo shop like Carytown’s Black Rabbit, according to Richmond Magazine.
Now that we know that Richmond is a popular tattoo city, which ZIP Code has the most tattoo parlors?