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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%+0.6 pts

02Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.0%−2.6 pts

03Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.5%−0.4 pts

04Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%−0.2 pts

05Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.2%+0.8 pts

06Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4399.2%+5.0 pts

07Wise County, VAVA34,8248.2%−1.0 pts

08Radford, VAVA17,2438.1%+1.6 pts

09Franklin, VAVA8,4787.9%−2.0 pts

10Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7157.3%−5.4 pts

11Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.9%+2.1 pts

12Williamsburg, VAVA15,8616.8%+1.6 pts

13Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.6%+0.3 pts

14Winchester, VAVA28,2726.4%+1.1 pts

15Hampton, VAVA137,3156.3%+0.2 pts

16Bristol, VAVA16,4186.3%−0.0 pts

17Greensville County, VAVA11,1816.3%+1.0 pts

18Louisa County, VAVA42,9245.8%+0.7 pts

19Newport News, VAVA183,2305.8%+0.1 pts

20Richmond, VAVA237,2575.7%−0.6 pts

21Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.7%−2.3 pts

22Roanoke, VAVA99,1115.6%−1.1 pts

23Danville, VAVA41,6475.6%−1.6 pts

24Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.5%+1.2 pts

25Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%+2.4 pts

26Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%+0.3 pts

27Southampton County, VAVA18,1105.5%+0.7 pts

28Lynchburg, VAVA81,3475.3%−1.0 pts

29Staunton, VAVA26,8015.3%+1.6 pts

30Caroline County, VAVA34,4135.3%+2.2 pts

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

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

33Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.1%+2.3 pts

34Galax, VAVA6,6705.1%−3.2 pts

35Waynesboro, VAVA23,9515.1%+0.5 pts

36Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3885.1%−0.9 pts

37Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.1%−0.7 pts

38Surry County, VAVA6,6035.0%+0.2 pts

39Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.0%+0.5 pts

40Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.0%−1.2 pts

41Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324.9%−0.3 pts

42Warren County, VAVA42,7404.9%−0.9 pts

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

44Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.8%+0.8 pts

45Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.7%−1.0 pts

46Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.7%−0.6 pts

47Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.7%−0.2 pts

48Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.6%−0.1 pts

49Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8964.6%−1.7 pts

50Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.4%−0.0 pts

51Madison County, VAVA14,2374.3%+0.2 pts

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

53Halifax County, VAVA33,4474.2%+0.4 pts

54Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.2%+0.9 pts

55York County, VAVA71,3744.2%−1.1 pts

56Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9754.2%+1.7 pts

57Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.1%−2.8 pts

58Henry County, VAVA49,2424.1%−2.3 pts

59Wythe County, VAVA27,9834.0%−0.2 pts

60Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.0%−0.4 pts

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

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

63Henrico County, VAVA342,7753.9%−0.2 pts

64Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.9%−0.9 pts

65Essex County, VAVA10,6543.9%−4.2 pts

66Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.9%−2.6 pts

67Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.8%−3.2 pts

68Norton, VAVA3,4773.8%−4.8 pts

69Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573.8%−2.2 pts

70Manassas, VAVA44,3323.8%−0.6 pts

71Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.8%−0.6 pts

72Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.7%−0.1 pts

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

74Campbell County, VAVA55,6293.7%−0.1 pts

75Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.7%−0.3 pts

76Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913.6%+2.2 pts

77Russell County, VAVA25,3323.6%−2.9 pts

78Salem, VAVA25,8163.6%−1.3 pts

79Grayson County, VAVA15,2303.6%−0.8 pts

80Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.6%−2.5 pts

81Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.6%−0.2 pts

82Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.6%+0.5 pts

83Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.4%+0.0 pts

84Accomack County, VAVA33,8593.4%−0.4 pts

85Orange County, VAVA40,0833.4%−2.2 pts

86Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.3%−3.6 pts

87Northampton County, VAVA11,8793.3%−1.0 pts

88Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.3%−0.3 pts

89Arlington County, VAVA243,9313.3%+0.5 pts

90Alexandria, VAVA160,6623.3%+0.0 pts

91Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.3%+0.2 pts

92Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.3%+1.0 pts

93Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.3%−0.8 pts

94Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.2%−1.7 pts

95Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.2%+1.4 pts

96Bedford County, VAVA83,0593.1%−0.4 pts

97Smyth County, VAVA28,8823.1%−2.5 pts

98Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973.0%−0.7 pts

99Washington County, VAVA53,8983.0%−1.3 pts

100Emporia, VAVA5,4472.9%−13.8 pts

101Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.9%−0.6 pts

102Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.9%−1.0 pts

103Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412.9%−2.3 pts

104Fauquier County, VAVA76,5032.9%−0.1 pts

105Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962.8%−1.5 pts

106Scott County, VAVA21,2002.8%−0.9 pts

107Covington, VAVA5,6802.8%+0.0 pts

108Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.8%−0.6 pts

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

110Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.7%−0.4 pts

111Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.7%−0.5 pts

112Clarke County, VAVA15,6092.7%−0.2 pts

113Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.6%−0.8 pts

114Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.6%−1.4 pts

115Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.5%−1.2 pts

116Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.5%+0.0 pts

117Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.4%−0.5 pts

118Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.4%−0.4 pts

119Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.4%−3.1 pts

120Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.4%−1.9 pts

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

122Bland County, VAVA6,1512.3%−2.0 pts

123Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.3%−2.3 pts

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

125Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.3%−2.6 pts

126Craig County, VAVA4,8002.2%+0.4 pts

127Giles County, VAVA16,5642.1%−2.0 pts

128Greene County, VAVA21,9581.8%−2.6 pts

129Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.7%−2.1 pts

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

131Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.4%−0.4 pts

132Bath County, VAVA4,0761.3%−5.1 pts

133Lexington, VAVA7,7690.6%−2.7 pts

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