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Highest unemployment, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the highest unemployment rate (2020 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 4.4%.

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS