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Highest unemployment, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 3.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dulles Town Center, VA, up 152 places to #31.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Fort Lee, VAVA8,99324.1%+2.3 pts

02▲5Ettrick, VAVA5,91016.6%+5.7 pts

03▲22University of Virginia, VAVA9,06510.9%+3.5 pts

04▲5Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18010.7%+0.2 pts

05▼1Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.0%−2.6 pts

06▲72Groveton, VAVA13,9319.8%+5.1 pts

07▼1Carrollton, VAVA8,4369.7%−2.4 pts

08▼5George Mason, VAVA9,9379.5%−4.7 pts

09▲6Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.2%+0.8 pts

10▲3Triangle, VAVA10,4509.0%−0.2 pts

11Hybla Valley, VAVA17,2578.3%−1.2 pts

12▲22Radford, VAVA17,2438.1%+1.6 pts

13▲29Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,2718.1%+1.9 pts

14▼4Franklin, VAVA8,4787.9%−2.0 pts

15▲2Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,1027.0%−1.3 pts

16▲57Springfield, VAVA31,1546.9%+2.1 pts

17▲59Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.9%+2.1 pts

18▲47Williamsburg, VAVA15,8616.8%+1.6 pts

19▲53East Highland Park, VAVA15,2656.8%+1.9 pts

20▼12Orange, VAVA5,3656.7%−4.0 pts

21▲56Cherry Hill, VAVA26,0446.7%+1.9 pts

22▲18Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.6%+0.3 pts

23▲31Burke Centre, VAVA17,0376.6%+0.8 pts

24▼4Woodbridge, VAVA43,9456.5%−1.3 pts

25▲32Lorton, VAVA20,9916.5%+0.9 pts

26▲2Bensley, VAVA5,9496.5%−0.3 pts

27▼3Manchester, VAVA12,4456.4%−0.9 pts

28▲33Winchester, VAVA28,2726.4%+1.1 pts

29▲16Hampton, VAVA137,3156.3%+0.2 pts

30▲6Bristol, VAVA16,4186.3%0.0 pts

31▲152Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,4646.3%+4.1 pts

32▲18Leesylvania, VAVA21,6326.1%+0.3 pts

33▲30Seven Corners, VAVA9,3716.0%+0.8 pts

34▲50Sudley, VAVA19,1626.0%+1.5 pts

35▲46Montclair, VAVA22,3875.8%+1.2 pts

36▲114Countryside, VAVA9,6615.8%+2.5 pts

37▲16Newport News, VAVA183,2305.8%+0.1 pts

38▼1Richmond, VAVA237,2575.7%−0.6 pts

39▲16Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,1945.7%+0.1 pts

40▼21Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.7%−2.3 pts

41▲89Fair Oaks, VAVA35,5455.7%+2.1 pts

42▲99Woodstock, VAVA6,0025.6%+2.2 pts

43▲23Highland Springs, VAVA14,2965.6%+0.5 pts

44▼15Roanoke, VAVA99,1115.6%−1.1 pts

45▲3Burke, VAVA44,0295.6%−0.5 pts

46▲39Newington Forest, VAVA12,3165.6%+1.0 pts

47▼20Danville, VAVA41,6475.6%−1.6 pts

48▲107Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%+2.4 pts

49▲104Strasburg, VAVA7,3805.5%+2.3 pts

50▼38Richlands, VAVA5,0515.5%−3.8 pts

51▲59North Springfield, VAVA7,0505.4%+1.4 pts

52▲107Lincolnia, VAVA20,3205.4%+2.4 pts

53▼15Lynchburg, VAVA81,3475.3%−1.0 pts

54▼33Meadowbrook, VAVA20,7495.3%−2.5 pts

55▲70Staunton, VAVA26,8015.3%+1.6 pts

56▼33Quantico Base, VAVA5,8405.3%−2.2 pts

57▼27South Boston, VAVA7,7955.2%−1.4 pts

58▼26Madison Heights, VAVA10,2665.2%−1.4 pts

59▼28Pulaski, VAVA8,8075.2%−1.4 pts

60▼44Galax, VAVA6,6705.1%−3.2 pts

61▲19Waynesboro, VAVA23,9515.1%+0.5 pts

62▲46Bedford, VAVA7,9115.1%+1.0 pts

63▼12Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.1%−0.7 pts

64▲56Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,9735.0%+1.2 pts

65▲83Laurel, VAVA18,7215.0%+1.7 pts

66▲36Reston, VAVA64,4145.0%+0.8 pts

67▲3Dale City, VAVA71,0165.0%+0.1 pts

68▼42Front Royal, VAVA15,7225.0%−2.3 pts

69▲26Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.0%+0.5 pts

70▼29Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.0%−1.2 pts

71▼9West Falls Church, VAVA31,2794.9%−0.4 pts

72▼8Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324.9%−0.3 pts

73▲31Annandale, VAVA41,7054.9%+0.7 pts

74▲16Ashland, VAVA7,9824.9%+0.4 pts

75▲57Hutchison, VAVA7,2844.8%+1.3 pts

76▼32Fairfax Station, VAVA12,5664.8%−1.3 pts

77▲11Potomac Mills, VAVA5,7414.8%+0.3 pts

78▼56Marion, VAVA5,5554.8%−2.8 pts

79▼74Collinsville, VAVA7,1394.7%−7.6 pts

80▲120Woodburn, VAVA9,5034.7%+3.7 pts

81▲85Brandermill, VAVA13,7304.6%+1.9 pts

82▲32Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,8594.6%+0.6 pts

83▼69Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,4494.5%−4.6 pts

84▼38Sugarland Run, VAVA12,6294.5%−1.6 pts

85▼29Tysons, VAVA28,9364.5%−1.1 pts

86▲17Centreville, VAVA71,7064.4%+0.2 pts

87▼52Bellwood, VAVA7,9074.4%−2.1 pts

88▲48Vienna, VAVA16,6914.4%+0.9 pts

89▲91Floris, VAVA7,5894.3%+2.0 pts

90▲4Huntington, VAVA13,5024.2%−0.2 pts

91▲104Montrose, VAVA8,2854.2%+2.7 pts

92▼21Tuckahoe, VAVA49,1834.2%−0.7 pts

93▲56Newington, VAVA13,4784.1%+0.8 pts

94▼42Sandston, VAVA7,3994.1%−1.6 pts

95▲77Herndon, VAVA25,5064.1%+1.5 pts

96▲31Mount Vernon, VAVA13,1224.1%+0.4 pts

97▲67Midlothian, VAVA19,1204.0%+1.3 pts

98▼16Lake Ridge, VAVA46,0494.0%−0.6 pts

99▼3Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.0%−0.4 pts

100▲43Yorkshire, VAVA9,7823.9%+0.5 pts

101▲75Glen Allen, VAVA17,5513.9%+1.4 pts

102▲55Mantua, VAVA8,2983.8%+0.8 pts

103▼6Manassas, VAVA44,3323.8%−0.6 pts

104▲1Cascades, VAVA12,3573.8%−0.4 pts

105▼4South Riding, VAVA34,3523.8%−0.5 pts

106▼14Linton Hall, VAVA41,8763.8%−0.7 pts

107▼64Sterling, VAVA32,4113.7%−2.4 pts

108▲11Fishersville, VAVA9,4843.7%−0.1 pts

109▲3Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.7%−0.3 pts

110▲44Innsbrook, VAVA8,5783.6%+0.5 pts

111▼42Salem, VAVA25,8163.6%−1.3 pts

112▼63Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.6%−2.5 pts

113▼6Forest, VAVA13,4303.5%−0.6 pts

114▲47Bon Air, VAVA16,9043.5%+0.6 pts

115▼16Buckhall, VAVA21,6023.5%−0.8 pts

116▲42Dranesville, VAVA11,8283.5%+0.5 pts

117▼49Bridgewater, VAVA6,9243.4%−1.5 pts

118▼27Falmouth, VAVA5,2163.4%−1.0 pts

119▼4Timberlake, VAVA12,7253.4%−0.6 pts

120▲71Franklin Farm, VAVA18,7363.4%+1.6 pts

121▲2Hollins, VAVA17,0973.4%−0.4 pts

122▼83Dumfries, VAVA6,4053.4%−2.9 pts

123▲3Gloucester Point, VAVA11,1093.4%−0.3 pts

124▲74Merrifield, VAVA20,6983.3%+2.2 pts

125▲37Arlington, VAVA236,2543.3%+0.5 pts

126▲25Alexandria, VAVA160,6623.3%0.0 pts

127▲11Lowes Island, VAVA11,0183.3%−0.2 pts

128▲42Wyndham, VAVA12,0993.3%+0.7 pts

129▼16Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.3%−0.8 pts

130▲38Brambleton, VAVA24,5373.2%+0.6 pts

131▲9Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,4813.2%−0.2 pts

132▲31Ashburn, VAVA46,0263.2%+0.4 pts

133▲49Fort Hunt, VAVA16,7003.2%+0.9 pts

134▲54Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,7803.2%+1.2 pts

135▲58Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.2%+1.4 pts

136▼25Blacksburg, VAVA45,1043.1%−0.9 pts

137▼16Great Falls, VAVA15,2283.1%−0.7 pts

138▲43Broadlands, VAVA14,3533.0%+0.7 pts

139▲60Moorefield, VAVA6,1233.0%+2.0 pts

140▼93Abingdon, VAVA8,2843.0%−3.1 pts

141▼7Hollymead, VAVA8,4823.0%−0.5 pts

142▲54Stone Ridge, VAVA16,6033.0%+1.6 pts

143▲9Dunn Loring, VAVA8,9573.0%−0.2 pts

144▲50Lake Monticello, VAVA10,6623.0%+1.2 pts

145▲24Greenbriar, VAVA8,2433.0%+0.4 pts

146▼144Emporia, VAVA5,4472.9%−13.8 pts

147▲13Cave Spring, VAVA25,7422.9%0.0 pts

148▼130Farmville, VAVA7,5932.9%−5.1 pts

149▼32Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.9%−1.0 pts

150▼63Woodlake, VAVA7,3582.9%−1.6 pts

151▼14Chantilly, VAVA24,0362.9%−0.6 pts

152▼8Wakefield, VAVA11,9302.9%−0.5 pts

153▲18Idylwood, VAVA17,5592.8%+0.2 pts

154▼21Leesburg, VAVA49,9172.8%−0.8 pts

155▼72Laurel Hill, VAVA7,4502.8%−1.8 pts

156▼77Belle Haven, VAVA6,5702.8%−1.9 pts

157▲8Covington, VAVA5,6802.8%0.0 pts

158▼11Kingstowne, VAVA18,3602.7%−0.6 pts

159▼37Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,0662.7%−1.1 pts

160▼36Franconia, VAVA18,3352.7%−1.0 pts

161▼30Gainesville, VAVA18,1962.6%−1.0 pts

162▼64Chester, VAVA24,4742.5%−1.8 pts

163▲24Fair Lakes, VAVA8,8942.5%+0.5 pts

164▼104Kings Park West, VAVA13,4422.5%−2.9 pts

165▼91Smithfield, VAVA9,1122.5%−2.3 pts

166▲13Christiansburg, VAVA22,4422.4%0.0 pts

167▼100Long Branch, VAVA7,0342.4%−2.7 pts

168▼29Wytheville, VAVA8,1282.4%−1.1 pts

169▼94Culpeper, VAVA22,0742.3%−2.4 pts

170▼28McNair, VAVA22,6552.3%−1.1 pts

171▲4McLean, VAVA49,6272.3%−0.2 pts

172▼113Rockwood, VAVA10,0102.2%−3.2 pts

173▼57Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,2712.2%−1.8 pts

174▼74Independent Hill, VAVA10,8532.1%−2.2 pts

175▼82Wolf Trap, VAVA15,8582.0%−2.4 pts

176▼41Warrenton, VAVA10,2132.0%−1.5 pts

177▲12Crosspointe, VAVA5,6692.0%+0.1 pts

178▼145Dumbarton, VAVA7,9971.9%−4.5 pts

179▲5Difficult Run, VAVA9,9381.9%−0.3 pts

180▲6Mechanicsville, VAVA38,6831.9%−0.2 pts

181▼4New Baltimore, VAVA11,9191.9%−0.5 pts

182▼36Oakton, VAVA36,5281.9%−1.5 pts

183▲14Lansdowne, VAVA12,3281.8%+0.6 pts

184▼95Crozet, VAVA9,2891.8%−2.7 pts

185▼11Short Pump, VAVA29,0261.7%−0.8 pts

186▼1West Springfield, VAVA22,5321.7%−0.4 pts

187▼69Lakeside, VAVA12,6541.6%−2.3 pts

188▼15Bealeton, VAVA5,0341.6%−1.0 pts

189▼33South Run, VAVA6,6001.5%−1.6 pts

190▼12Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,8231.4%−0.9 pts

191▼1Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.4%−0.4 pts

192▼63Purcellville, VAVA8,8901.4%−2.2 pts

193▼87Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,5891.3%−2.8 pts

194▼2Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,3581.2%−0.5 pts

195▼86Belmont, VAVA9,7291.1%−3.0 pts

196▼68Braddock, VAVA6,5361.0%−2.6 pts

197▼139Vinton, VAVA7,9670.9%−4.6 pts

198▼112Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,9840.8%−3.7 pts

199▼54Lexington, VAVA7,7690.6%−2.7 pts

200▼33Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,8390.0%−2.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES