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Highest labor force participation, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Alexandria, VAVA160,66278.3%+0.3 pts

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.3%−1.7 pts

03Manassas Park, VAVA16,56075.4%−2.5 pts

04Loudoun County, VAVA449,74974.0%−1.4 pts

05Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.6%−2.4 pts

06Manassas, VAVA44,33272.2%−1.1 pts

07Prince William County, VAVA502,96671.7%−1.2 pts

08Fairfax, VAVA26,77270.9%+0.3 pts

09Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87370.8%−0.6 pts

10Norfolk, VAVA231,01369.8%−0.9 pts

11Stafford County, VAVA170,80369.3%+0.2 pts

12Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.3%−0.3 pts

13Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73768.5%−2.0 pts

14Henrico County, VAVA342,77568.4%−1.0 pts

15Richmond, VAVA237,25768.3%+1.7 pts

16King William County, VAVA19,61768.2%+1.3 pts

17Caroline County, VAVA34,41367.9%−0.6 pts

18Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38867.8%+0.2 pts

19Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14867.7%−0.4 pts

20Fauquier County, VAVA76,50367.1%+0.3 pts

21King George County, VAVA29,64667.1%−0.8 pts

22Newport News, VAVA183,23067.1%−0.6 pts

23Chesapeake, VAVA255,33266.8%+0.4 pts

24York County, VAVA71,37466.4%−0.3 pts

25Greene County, VAVA21,95866.4%−2.2 pts

26Poquoson, VAVA13,29265.7%+2.0 pts

27Hanover County, VAVA116,42365.7%−1.4 pts

28New Kent County, VAVA28,02265.3%+1.5 pts

29Suffolk, VAVA104,69965.3%−2.2 pts

30Hampton, VAVA137,31565.2%−0.0 pts

31Winchester, VAVA28,27265.0%−1.6 pts

32Frederick County, VAVA99,95564.9%+1.2 pts

33Charlottesville, VAVA44,38864.7%+0.8 pts

34Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73864.1%+0.6 pts

35Waynesboro, VAVA23,95164.1%+0.8 pts

36Culpeper County, VAVA57,66664.0%+0.0 pts

37Portsmouth, VAVA96,77763.8%+0.4 pts

38Rockingham County, VAVA89,31663.6%+0.1 pts

39Petersburg, VAVA33,73463.4%+1.2 pts

40Hopewell, VAVA23,26163.2%+1.9 pts

41Louisa County, VAVA42,92463.2%+2.1 pts

42Prince George County, VAVA43,93662.5%+3.8 pts

43Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32162.5%−1.3 pts

44Warren County, VAVA42,74062.4%−1.2 pts

45Roanoke, VAVA99,11162.1%−2.5 pts

46Powhatan County, VAVA32,59162.0%+4.8 pts

47Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83961.9%+2.1 pts

48Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.4%−0.4 pts

49Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89661.3%−0.8 pts

50Orange County, VAVA40,08361.3%−0.1 pts

51Appomattox County, VAVA17,17261.1%+2.5 pts

52Radford, VAVA17,24361.0%+6.0 pts

53Madison County, VAVA14,23761.0%+0.8 pts

54Roanoke County, VAVA97,15060.9%−0.2 pts

55Campbell County, VAVA55,62960.7%+1.4 pts

56Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97560.7%+0.5 pts

57Augusta County, VAVA78,94060.6%+1.9 pts

58Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83960.6%−0.6 pts

59Floyd County, VAVA15,78960.4%+2.3 pts

60Surry County, VAVA6,60360.3%+1.3 pts

61King and Queen County, VAVA6,74360.1%−1.8 pts

62Salem, VAVA25,81659.9%−1.6 pts

63Gloucester County, VAVA40,09759.8%−2.7 pts

64Cumberland County, VAVA10,35259.7%−2.9 pts

65Clarke County, VAVA15,60959.6%−2.2 pts

66Staunton, VAVA26,80159.6%−1.5 pts

67Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43959.4%−2.0 pts

68Amherst County, VAVA31,96259.0%−1.4 pts

69Lynchburg, VAVA81,34758.9%−0.5 pts

70Charles City County, VAVA6,62358.2%+1.4 pts

71Bedford County, VAVA83,05957.4%−1.1 pts

72Amelia County, VAVA13,63257.3%−6.4 pts

73Martinsville, VAVA13,84957.2%+1.7 pts

74Montgomery County, VAVA98,43457.0%+0.9 pts

75Botetourt County, VAVA34,14456.9%−3.2 pts

76Page County, VAVA23,76256.7%−3.1 pts

77Franklin, VAVA8,47856.6%−5.7 pts

78Goochland County, VAVA29,18756.5%−1.4 pts

79James City County, VAVA83,32656.5%−2.0 pts

80Giles County, VAVA16,56456.4%−0.8 pts

81Galax, VAVA6,67056.0%−2.9 pts

82Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66356.0%−0.1 pts

83Southampton County, VAVA18,11055.9%+1.1 pts

84Wythe County, VAVA27,98355.8%−3.5 pts

85Bristol, VAVA16,41855.7%−3.0 pts

86Accomack County, VAVA33,85955.6%+1.5 pts

87Emporia, VAVA5,44755.5%−8.6 pts

88Franklin County, VAVA55,52654.6%+0.2 pts

89Nelson County, VAVA14,92054.3%−2.1 pts

90Danville, VAVA41,64754.1%+0.7 pts

91Charlotte County, VAVA11,40154.0%+0.6 pts

92Pulaski County, VAVA33,58653.9%−1.7 pts

93Buena Vista, VAVA6,67253.4%−5.3 pts

94Carroll County, VAVA29,29953.3%+0.6 pts

95Washington County, VAVA53,89853.2%−0.9 pts

96Craig County, VAVA4,80053.1%−3.7 pts

97Halifax County, VAVA33,44752.9%+1.3 pts

98Northampton County, VAVA11,87952.8%+1.6 pts

99Highland County, VAVA2,31852.3%+7.1 pts

100Henry County, VAVA49,24252.2%+2.2 pts

101Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71552.2%−4.1 pts

102Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752.1%+1.0 pts

103Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49051.7%−4.3 pts

104Brunswick County, VAVA15,72751.7%+3.2 pts

105Bath County, VAVA4,07651.1%−5.8 pts

106Patrick County, VAVA17,42450.8%−3.4 pts

107Essex County, VAVA10,65450.1%−7.3 pts

108Smyth County, VAVA28,88250.0%−0.1 pts

109Middlesex County, VAVA10,84149.1%−5.6 pts

110Sussex County, VAVA10,75549.0%−0.5 pts

111Williamsburg, VAVA15,86148.7%−1.8 pts

112Mathews County, VAVA8,52948.7%−1.6 pts

113Alleghany County, VAVA14,54648.2%−2.9 pts

114Nottoway County, VAVA15,79647.8%+1.3 pts

115Norton, VAVA3,47747.6%−5.0 pts

116Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05847.2%−1.4 pts

117Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39147.2%+1.0 pts

118Buckingham County, VAVA17,13747.1%−2.1 pts

119Lancaster County, VAVA10,99546.8%+1.0 pts

120Grayson County, VAVA15,23046.7%−3.8 pts

121Covington, VAVA5,68046.7%−4.6 pts

122Wise County, VAVA34,82446.4%+0.9 pts

123Richmond County, VAVA9,29445.8%+2.8 pts

124Russell County, VAVA25,33245.1%+0.9 pts

125Tazewell County, VAVA38,63544.9%−2.2 pts

126Scott County, VAVA21,20044.9%−2.2 pts

127Dickenson County, VAVA13,23643.6%+4.8 pts

128Bland County, VAVA6,15143.0%−0.7 pts

129Lexington, VAVA7,76942.7%+0.9 pts

130Northumberland County, VAVA12,55742.5%−3.6 pts

131Greensville County, VAVA11,18141.1%+1.4 pts

132Lee County, VAVA21,64240.5%−1.6 pts

133Buchanan County, VAVA18,49233.7%−3.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES