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Highest unemployment, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01Highland County, VAVA2,31811.9%+5%

02Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.0%−20%

03Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.5%−4%

04Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%−2%

05Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.2%+10%

06Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4399.2%+121%

07Wise County, VAVA34,8248.2%−11%

08Radford, VAVA17,2438.1%+25%

09Franklin, VAVA8,4787.9%−20%

10Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7157.3%−42%

11Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.9%+45%

12Williamsburg, VAVA15,8616.8%+32%

13Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.6%+5%

14Winchester, VAVA28,2726.4%+21%

15Hampton, VAVA137,3156.3%+4%

16Bristol, VAVA16,4186.3%−0%

17Greensville County, VAVA11,1816.3%+18%

18Louisa County, VAVA42,9245.8%+13%

19Newport News, VAVA183,2305.8%+1%

20Richmond, VAVA237,2575.7%−9%

21Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.7%−29%

22Roanoke, VAVA99,1115.6%−17%

23Danville, VAVA41,6475.6%−22%

24Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.5%+26%

25Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%+78%

26Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+5%

27Southampton County, VAVA18,1105.5%+15%

28Lynchburg, VAVA81,3475.3%−16%

29Staunton, VAVA26,8015.3%+43%

30Caroline County, VAVA34,4135.3%+75%

31Prince George County, VAVA43,9365.2%−20%

32King and Queen County, VAVA6,7435.2%+46%

33Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.1%+85%

34Galax, VAVA6,6705.1%−39%

35Waynesboro, VAVA23,9515.1%+10%

36Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3885.1%−16%

37Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.1%−13%

38Surry County, VAVA6,6035.0%+5%

39Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.0%+12%

40Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.0%−20%

41Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324.9%−6%

42Warren County, VAVA42,7404.9%−16%

43Prince William County, VAVA502,9664.8%−4%

44Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.8%+19%

45Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.7%−18%

46Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.7%−12%

47Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.7%−4%

48Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.6%−1%

49Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8964.6%−27%

50Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.4%−0%

51Madison County, VAVA14,2374.3%+6%

52Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.2%+5%

53Halifax County, VAVA33,4474.2%+9%

54Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.2%+28%

55York County, VAVA71,3744.2%−20%

56Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9754.2%+67%

57Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.1%−40%

58Henry County, VAVA49,2424.1%−36%

59Wythe County, VAVA27,9834.0%−6%

60Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.0%−9%

61Charles City County, VAVA6,6233.9%+27%

62Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213.9%−35%

63Henrico County, VAVA342,7753.9%−4%

64Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.9%−19%

65Essex County, VAVA10,6543.9%−52%

66Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.9%−40%

67Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.8%−46%

68Norton, VAVA3,4773.8%−55%

69Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573.8%−37%

70Manassas, VAVA44,3323.8%−13%

71Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.8%−14%

72Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.7%−3%

73King George County, VAVA29,6463.7%−4%

74Campbell County, VAVA55,6293.7%−3%

75Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.7%−8%

76Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913.6%+154%

77Russell County, VAVA25,3323.6%−45%

78Salem, VAVA25,8163.6%−27%

79Grayson County, VAVA15,2303.6%−17%

80Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.6%−41%

81Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.6%−6%

82Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.6%+15%

83Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.4%+0%

84Accomack County, VAVA33,8593.4%−10%

85Orange County, VAVA40,0833.4%−39%

86Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.3%−52%

87Northampton County, VAVA11,8793.3%−24%

88Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.3%−7%

89Arlington County, VAVA243,9313.3%+16%

90Alexandria, VAVA160,6623.3%+0%

91Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.3%+6%

92Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.3%+44%

93Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.3%−19%

94Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.2%−34%

95Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.2%+83%

96Bedford County, VAVA83,0593.1%−10%

97Smyth County, VAVA28,8823.1%−45%

98Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973.0%−19%

99Washington County, VAVA53,8983.0%−30%

100Emporia, VAVA5,4472.9%−82%

101Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.9%−16%

102Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.9%−26%

103Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412.9%−45%

104Fauquier County, VAVA76,5032.9%−3%

105Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962.8%−34%

106Scott County, VAVA21,2002.8%−24%

107Covington, VAVA5,6802.8%+0%

108Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.8%−17%

109James City County, VAVA83,3262.7%−34%

110Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.7%−13%

111Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.7%−15%

112Clarke County, VAVA15,6092.7%−8%

113Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.6%−23%

114Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.6%−35%

115Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.5%−33%

116Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.5%+1%

117Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.4%−17%

118Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.4%−15%

119Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.4%−56%

120Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.4%−45%

121King William County, VAVA19,6172.3%−44%

122Bland County, VAVA6,1512.3%−47%

123Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.3%−50%

124New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.3%−27%

125Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.3%−54%

126Craig County, VAVA4,8002.2%+24%

127Giles County, VAVA16,5642.1%−48%

128Greene County, VAVA21,9581.8%−59%

129Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.7%−56%

130Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.5%−74%

131Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.4%−22%

132Bath County, VAVA4,0761.3%−79%

133Lexington, VAVA7,7690.6%−81%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES