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Highest unemployment, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Emporia, VAVA5,44716.7%–

02Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71512.7%–

03Petersburg, VAVA33,73412.6%–

04Highland County, VAVA2,31811.4%–

05Franklin, VAVA8,4789.9%–

06Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.9%–

07Lee County, VAVA21,6429.7%–

08Wise County, VAVA34,8249.2%–

09Norton, VAVA3,4778.6%–

10Hopewell, VAVA23,2618.4%–

11Galax, VAVA6,6708.3%–

12Essex County, VAVA10,6548.0%–

13Norfolk, VAVA231,0138.0%–

14Danville, VAVA41,6477.1%–

15Tazewell County, VAVA38,6357.1%–

16Brunswick County, VAVA15,7276.9%–

17Sussex County, VAVA10,7556.8%–

18Roanoke, VAVA99,1116.7%–

19Russell County, VAVA25,3326.6%–

20Prince George County, VAVA43,9366.5%–

21Radford, VAVA17,2436.5%–

22Buchanan County, VAVA18,4926.5%–

23Bath County, VAVA4,0766.4%–

24Henry County, VAVA49,2426.3%–

25Bristol, VAVA16,4186.3%–

26Richmond, VAVA237,2576.3%–

27Lynchburg, VAVA81,3476.3%–

28Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8966.3%–

29Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.3%–

30Suffolk, VAVA104,6996.2%–

31Hampton, VAVA137,3156.1%–

32Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7386.1%–

33Northumberland County, VAVA12,5576.0%–

34Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3886.0%–

35Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3216.0%–

36Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3915.9%–

37Warren County, VAVA42,7405.8%–

38Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.8%–

39Buckingham County, VAVA17,1375.8%–

40Newport News, VAVA183,2305.7%–

41Orange County, VAVA40,0835.5%–

42Smyth County, VAVA28,8825.5%–

43Charlotte County, VAVA11,4015.5%–

44Greensville County, VAVA11,1815.3%–

45Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4905.3%–

46Winchester, VAVA28,2725.3%–

47York County, VAVA71,3745.3%–

48Chesapeake, VAVA255,3325.2%–

49Page County, VAVA23,7625.2%–

50Middlesex County, VAVA10,8415.2%–

51Williamsburg, VAVA15,8615.2%–

52Louisa County, VAVA42,9245.2%–

53Prince William County, VAVA502,9665.0%–

54Salem, VAVA25,8164.9%–

55Pulaski County, VAVA33,5864.9%–

56Dickenson County, VAVA13,2364.9%–

57Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.9%–

58Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6634.8%–

59Surry County, VAVA6,6034.8%–

60Southampton County, VAVA18,1104.7%–

61Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8394.7%–

62Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.7%–

63Waynesboro, VAVA23,9514.6%–

64Alleghany County, VAVA14,5464.6%–

65Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.5%–

66Falls Church, VAVA15,1594.4%–

67Amelia County, VAVA13,6324.4%–

68Carroll County, VAVA29,2994.4%–

69Greene County, VAVA21,9584.4%–

70Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.4%–

71Northampton County, VAVA11,8794.4%–

72Manassas, VAVA44,3324.4%–

73Grayson County, VAVA15,2304.3%–

74Bland County, VAVA6,1514.3%–

75Nottoway County, VAVA15,7964.3%–

76Franklin County, VAVA55,5264.3%–

77Washington County, VAVA53,8984.2%–

78Wythe County, VAVA27,9834.2%–

79Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4394.2%–

80Giles County, VAVA16,5644.1%–

81James City County, VAVA83,3264.1%–

82Madison County, VAVA14,2374.1%–

83King William County, VAVA19,6174.1%–

84Henrico County, VAVA342,7754.1%–

85Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.1%–

86Charlottesville, VAVA44,3884.0%–

87Fairfax, VAVA26,7724.0%–

88Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.0%–

89Culpeper County, VAVA57,6664.0%–

90Martinsville, VAVA13,8493.9%–

91King George County, VAVA29,6463.9%–

92Halifax County, VAVA33,4473.9%–

93Campbell County, VAVA55,6293.8%–

94Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.8%–

95Accomack County, VAVA33,8593.8%–

96Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.8%–

97Patrick County, VAVA17,4243.7%–

98Goochland County, VAVA29,1873.7%–

99Scott County, VAVA21,2003.7%–

100Staunton, VAVA26,8013.7%–

101Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973.6%–

102Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.6%–

103King and Queen County, VAVA6,7433.5%–

104Montgomery County, VAVA98,4343.5%–

105Bedford County, VAVA83,0593.4%–

106Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7473.4%–

107Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.4%–

108Lexington, VAVA7,7693.4%–

109Roanoke County, VAVA97,1503.3%–

110Frederick County, VAVA99,9553.3%–

111Alexandria, VAVA160,6623.3%–

112Hanover County, VAVA116,4233.2%–

113Rockingham County, VAVA89,3163.1%–

114Manassas Park, VAVA16,5603.1%–

115New Kent County, VAVA28,0223.1%–

116Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.1%–

117Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.1%–

118Charles City County, VAVA6,6233.1%–

119Caroline County, VAVA34,4133.0%–

120Clarke County, VAVA15,6093.0%–

121Fauquier County, VAVA76,5032.9%–

122Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.9%–

123Arlington County, VAVA243,9312.8%–

124Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.8%–

125Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.8%–

126Covington, VAVA5,6802.7%–

127Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9752.5%–

128Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.5%–

129Cumberland County, VAVA10,3522.3%–

130Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.8%–

131Craig County, VAVA4,8001.7%–

132Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.7%–

133Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.4%–

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UPDATED 2026-06-02 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES