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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. The median across all 133 is 3.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Appomattox County, VA, up 92 places to #33.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲3Highland County, VAVA2,31811.9%+0.6 pts

02▲1Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.0%−2.6 pts

03▲3Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.5%−0.4 pts

04▲3Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%−0.2 pts

05▲5Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.2%+0.8 pts

06▲73Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4399.2%+5.0 pts

07▲1Wise County, VAVA34,8248.2%−1.0 pts

08▲13Radford, VAVA17,2438.1%+1.6 pts

09▼4Franklin, VAVA8,4787.9%−2.0 pts

10▼8Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7157.3%−5.4 pts

11▲50Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.9%+2.1 pts

12▲39Williamsburg, VAVA15,8616.8%+1.6 pts

13▲16Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.6%+0.3 pts

14▲32Winchester, VAVA28,2726.4%+1.1 pts

15▲16Hampton, VAVA137,3156.3%+0.2 pts

16▲9Bristol, VAVA16,4186.3%0.0 pts

17▲27Greensville County, VAVA11,1816.3%+1.0 pts

18▲34Louisa County, VAVA42,9245.8%+0.7 pts

19▲21Newport News, VAVA183,2305.8%+0.1 pts

20▲6Richmond, VAVA237,2575.7%−0.6 pts

21▼8Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.7%−2.3 pts

22▼4Roanoke, VAVA99,1115.6%−1.1 pts

23▼9Danville, VAVA41,6475.6%−1.6 pts

24▲44Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.5%+1.2 pts

25▲89Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%+2.4 pts

26▲23Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+0.3 pts

27▲33Southampton County, VAVA18,1105.5%+0.7 pts

28▼1Lynchburg, VAVA81,3475.3%−1.0 pts

29▲71Staunton, VAVA26,8015.3%+1.6 pts

30▲89Caroline County, VAVA34,4135.3%+2.2 pts

31▼11Prince George County, VAVA43,9365.2%−1.3 pts

32▲71King and Queen County, VAVA6,7435.2%+1.6 pts

33▲92Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.1%+2.3 pts

34▼23Galax, VAVA6,6705.1%−3.2 pts

35▲28Waynesboro, VAVA23,9515.1%+0.5 pts

36▼2Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3885.1%−0.9 pts

37▲1Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.1%−0.7 pts

38▲21Surry County, VAVA6,6035.0%+0.2 pts

39▲27Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.0%+0.5 pts

40▼10Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.0%−1.2 pts

41▲7Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324.9%−0.3 pts

42▼5Warren County, VAVA42,7404.9%−0.9 pts

43▲10Prince William County, VAVA502,9664.8%−0.2 pts

44▲44Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.8%+0.8 pts

45▼6Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.7%−1.0 pts

46▼1Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.7%−0.6 pts

47▲10Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.7%−0.2 pts

48▲14Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.6%−0.1 pts

49▼21Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8964.6%−1.7 pts

50▲15Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.4%0.0 pts

51▲31Madison County, VAVA14,2374.3%+0.2 pts

52▲33Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.2%+0.2 pts

53▲39Halifax County, VAVA33,4474.2%+0.4 pts

54▲56Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.2%+0.9 pts

55▼8York County, VAVA71,3744.2%−1.1 pts

56▲71Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9754.2%+1.7 pts

57▼40Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.1%−2.8 pts

58▼34Henry County, VAVA49,2424.1%−2.3 pts

59▲19Wythe County, VAVA27,9834.0%−0.2 pts

60▲10Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.0%−0.4 pts

61▲57Charles City County, VAVA6,6233.9%+0.8 pts

62▼27Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213.9%−2.1 pts

63▲21Henrico County, VAVA342,7753.9%−0.2 pts

64▼6Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.9%−0.9 pts

65▼53Essex County, VAVA10,6543.9%−4.2 pts

66▼44Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.9%−2.6 pts

67▼52Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.8%−3.2 pts

68▼59Norton, VAVA3,4773.8%−4.8 pts

69▼36Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573.8%−2.2 pts

70▲2Manassas, VAVA44,3323.8%−0.6 pts

71▼4Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.8%−0.6 pts

72▲22Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.7%−0.1 pts

73▲18King George County, VAVA29,6463.7%−0.2 pts

74▲19Campbell County, VAVA55,6293.7%−0.1 pts

75▲11Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.7%−0.3 pts

76▲57Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913.6%+2.2 pts

77▼58Russell County, VAVA25,3323.6%−2.9 pts

78▼24Salem, VAVA25,8163.6%−1.3 pts

79▼6Grayson County, VAVA15,2303.6%−0.8 pts

80▼48Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.6%−2.5 pts

81▲15Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.6%−0.2 pts

82▲35Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.6%+0.5 pts

83▲24Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.4%0.0 pts

84▲11Accomack County, VAVA33,8593.4%−0.4 pts

85▼44Orange County, VAVA40,0833.4%−2.2 pts

86▼70Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.3%−3.6 pts

87▼16Northampton County, VAVA11,8793.3%−1.0 pts

88▲14Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.3%−0.3 pts

89▲34Arlington County, VAVA243,9313.3%+0.5 pts

90▲21Alexandria, VAVA160,6623.3%0.0 pts

91▲25Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.3%+0.2 pts

92▲37Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.3%+1.0 pts

93▼6Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.3%−0.8 pts

94▼39Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.2%−1.7 pts

95▲37Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.2%+1.4 pts

96▲9Bedford County, VAVA83,0593.1%−0.4 pts

97▼55Smyth County, VAVA28,8823.1%−2.5 pts

98▲3Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973.0%−0.7 pts

99▼22Washington County, VAVA53,8983.0%−1.3 pts

100▼99Emporia, VAVA5,4472.9%−13.8 pts

101▲3Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.9%−0.6 pts

102▼12Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.9%−1.0 pts

103▼53Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412.9%−2.3 pts

104▲17Fauquier County, VAVA76,5032.9%−0.1 pts

105▼30Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962.8%−1.5 pts

106▼7Scott County, VAVA21,2002.8%−0.9 pts

107▲19Covington, VAVA5,6802.8%0.0 pts

108▲1Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.8%−0.6 pts

109▼28James City County, VAVA83,3262.7%−1.4 pts

110▲3Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.7%−0.4 pts

111▲1Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.7%−0.5 pts

112▲8Clarke County, VAVA15,6092.7%−0.2 pts

113▼7Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.6%−0.8 pts

114▼25Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.6%−1.4 pts

115▼18Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.5%−1.2 pts

116▲12Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.5%0.0 pts

117▲5Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.4%−0.5 pts

118▲6Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.4%−0.4 pts

119▼76Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.4%−3.1 pts

120▼44Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.4%−1.9 pts

121▼38King William County, VAVA19,6172.3%−1.8 pts

122▼48Bland County, VAVA6,1512.3%−2.0 pts

123▼59Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.3%−2.3 pts

124▼9New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.3%−0.8 pts

125▼69Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.3%−2.6 pts

126▲5Craig County, VAVA4,8002.2%+0.4 pts

127▼47Giles County, VAVA16,5642.1%−2.0 pts

128▼59Greene County, VAVA21,9581.8%−2.6 pts

129▼31Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.7%−2.1 pts

130▼94Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.5%−4.4 pts

131▼1Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.4%−0.4 pts

132▼109Bath County, VAVA4,0761.3%−5.1 pts

133▼25Lexington, VAVA7,7690.6%−2.7 pts

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