RANKING · 2024 ACS · 200 SHOWN OF 200

Lowest labor force participation, Virginia cities

Virginia cities with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 67.7%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bensley, VA, up 67 places to #76.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01▲3Richlands, VAVA5,05135.3%−5.7 pts

02Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,10236.8%+0.7 pts

03▼2University of Virginia, VAVA9,06536.9%+5.4 pts

04▼1Farmville, VAVA7,59340.8%+1.8 pts

05Lexington, VAVA7,76942.7%+0.9 pts

06▲6Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98446.4%−6.1 pts

07▲4Covington, VAVA5,68046.7%−4.6 pts

08South Boston, VAVA7,79547.6%−1.7 pts

09Williamsburg, VAVA15,86148.7%−1.8 pts

10▼3Blacksburg, VAVA45,10450.8%+2.0 pts

11▼5Marion, VAVA5,55551.4%+8.8 pts

12▲2Wytheville, VAVA8,12852.7%−0.9 pts

13▼3Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,83953.2%+2.4 pts

14▲36George Mason, VAVA9,93753.2%−10.1 pts

15▲10Buena Vista, VAVA6,67253.4%−5.3 pts

16▼3Danville, VAVA41,64754.1%+0.7 pts

17▲1Pulaski, VAVA8,80754.9%−2.4 pts

18▲46Emporia, VAVA5,44755.5%−8.6 pts

19▲1Abingdon, VAVA8,28455.7%−1.7 pts

20▲4Bristol, VAVA16,41855.7%−3.0 pts

21▲5Galax, VAVA6,67056.0%−2.9 pts

22▼7Fishersville, VAVA9,48456.4%+2.7 pts

23▲25Franklin, VAVA8,47856.6%−5.7 pts

24▼7Martinsville, VAVA13,84957.2%+1.7 pts

25▼6Hollins, VAVA17,09757.8%+0.4 pts

26▲4Bedford, VAVA7,91157.8%−1.6 pts

27▲7Ashland, VAVA7,98257.9%−2.0 pts

28▲11Ettrick, VAVA5,91058.0%−2.8 pts

29▼6Gloucester Point, VAVA11,10958.4%−0.2 pts

30▼1Lynchburg, VAVA81,34758.9%−0.5 pts

31▲9Staunton, VAVA26,80159.6%−1.5 pts

32Forest, VAVA13,43059.7%0.0 pts

33▼6Bridgewater, VAVA6,92459.7%+0.6 pts

34▲9Salem, VAVA25,81659.9%−1.6 pts

35▲28Potomac Mills, VAVA5,74160.3%−3.6 pts

36▲40Rockwood, VAVA10,01060.7%−5.7 pts

37▲46Bellwood, VAVA7,90760.8%−6.0 pts

38▼22Radford, VAVA17,24361.0%+6.0 pts

39▼4Orange, VAVA5,36561.1%+1.0 pts

40▲37South Run, VAVA6,60061.5%−4.9 pts

41▲8McLean, VAVA49,62761.6%−1.4 pts

42▲26Woodstock, VAVA6,00261.6%−3.2 pts

43▼21Lake Monticello, VAVA10,66261.7%+3.7 pts

44▼11Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83961.9%+2.1 pts

45▲45Long Branch, VAVA7,03462.0%−5.4 pts

46▼1Madison Heights, VAVA10,26662.0%0.0 pts

47▲19Roanoke, VAVA99,11162.1%−2.5 pts

48▼6Smithfield, VAVA9,11262.2%+0.9 pts

49▼12Great Falls, VAVA15,22862.6%+2.3 pts

50▲7Front Royal, VAVA15,72262.8%−0.8 pts

51▼10Hopewell, VAVA23,26163.2%+1.9 pts

52▼6Petersburg, VAVA33,73463.4%+1.2 pts

53▲3Springfield, VAVA31,15463.7%+0.2 pts

54▲20Warrenton, VAVA10,21363.7%−2.1 pts

55▼2Portsmouth, VAVA96,77763.8%+0.4 pts

56▲19Tuckahoe, VAVA49,18364.0%−2.2 pts

57▼6Waynesboro, VAVA23,95164.1%+0.8 pts

58▼3Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73864.1%+0.6 pts

59▲25Highland Springs, VAVA14,29664.1%−2.7 pts

60▼29Collinsville, VAVA7,13964.3%+4.7 pts

61▼3Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,78064.4%+0.6 pts

62▼2Charlottesville, VAVA44,38864.7%+0.8 pts

63▼19Strasburg, VAVA7,38064.7%+2.8 pts

64▲1Fort Hunt, VAVA16,70064.8%+0.2 pts

65▼27Braddock, VAVA6,53664.9%+4.5 pts

66▲6Difficult Run, VAVA9,93865.0%−0.3 pts

67▲13Winchester, VAVA28,27265.0%−1.6 pts

68▲3Hampton, VAVA137,31565.2%0.0 pts

69▲17Mechanicsville, VAVA38,68365.2%−2.0 pts

70▲21Suffolk, VAVA104,69965.3%−2.2 pts

71▲26Crozet, VAVA9,28965.3%−2.8 pts

72▼18Vinton, VAVA7,96765.3%+1.9 pts

73▼26Wolf Trap, VAVA15,85865.4%+3.2 pts

74▼22Christiansburg, VAVA22,44265.6%+2.2 pts

75▼16Poquoson, VAVA13,29265.7%+2.0 pts

76▲67Bensley, VAVA5,94965.9%−7.5 pts

77▼7Hybla Valley, VAVA17,25765.9%+0.9 pts

78▲24Chester, VAVA24,47465.9%−3.4 pts

79▼51Montrose, VAVA8,28566.0%+6.7 pts

80▲13Montclair, VAVA22,38766.1%−1.5 pts

81▲46Greenbriar, VAVA8,24366.3%−5.0 pts

82▲43Seven Corners, VAVA9,37166.4%−4.6 pts

83▼14Meadowbrook, VAVA20,74966.4%+1.5 pts

84▼48Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35866.7%+6.5 pts

85▼7Chesapeake, VAVA255,33266.8%+0.4 pts

86▲23Dranesville, VAVA11,82866.8%−3.1 pts

87▼26Cave Spring, VAVA25,74266.9%+3.0 pts

88▲22Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,48166.9%−3.1 pts

89▼27New Baltimore, VAVA11,91967.0%+3.1 pts

90▲10Brandermill, VAVA13,73067.1%−1.6 pts

91▲3Newport News, VAVA183,23067.1%−0.6 pts

92▼19Dunn Loring, VAVA8,95767.1%+1.3 pts

93▼11Lansdowne, VAVA12,32867.3%+0.6 pts

94▲4Bon Air, VAVA16,90467.3%−0.8 pts

95▲31Glen Allen, VAVA17,55167.3%−3.9 pts

96▼17Crosspointe, VAVA5,66967.3%+0.7 pts

97▲6Burke Centre, VAVA17,03767.4%−2.0 pts

98▲47North Springfield, VAVA7,05067.5%−6.0 pts

99▼78Falmouth, VAVA5,21667.6%+9.8 pts

100▲31Ashburn, VAVA46,02667.7%−4.1 pts

101▲15Groveton, VAVA13,93167.7%−2.7 pts

102▼35Wakefield, VAVA11,93067.9%+3.2 pts

103▼16Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,27168.2%+1.0 pts

104▲11Triangle, VAVA10,45068.3%−2.1 pts

105▼24Richmond, VAVA237,25768.3%+1.7 pts

106▲11Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73768.5%−2.0 pts

107▼19Fairfax Station, VAVA12,56668.5%+1.3 pts

108▲15Annandale, VAVA41,70568.6%−2.2 pts

109▲81Sudley, VAVA19,16268.7%−11.2 pts

110▲4Culpeper, VAVA22,07468.8%−1.5 pts

111▼3Burke, VAVA44,02968.9%−0.9 pts

112▼6Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,97369.0%−0.6 pts

113▼28Timberlake, VAVA12,72569.1%+2.1 pts

114▲49Lorton, VAVA20,99169.1%−6.3 pts

115▲3Midlothian, VAVA19,12069.1%−1.3 pts

116▼11Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.3%−0.3 pts

117▼5Carrollton, VAVA8,43669.3%−0.8 pts

118▲3Norfolk, VAVA231,01369.8%−0.9 pts

119▼8Kingstowne, VAVA18,36069.9%−0.2 pts

120▲13Lakeside, VAVA12,65469.9%−2.0 pts

121▼29Vienna, VAVA16,69169.9%+2.4 pts

122▲7Newington Forest, VAVA12,31670.0%−1.6 pts

123▲9Kings Park West, VAVA13,44270.1%−1.8 pts

124▼23Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82370.1%+1.1 pts

125▼30Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18070.3%+2.5 pts

126▲14Dale City, VAVA71,01670.4%−2.8 pts

127▲17Chantilly, VAVA24,03670.5%−3.0 pts

128▲7Lake Ridge, VAVA46,04970.5%−1.6 pts

129▼16Oakton, VAVA36,52870.6%+0.3 pts

130▲7Sandston, VAVA7,39970.8%−1.5 pts

131▼12Fairfax, VAVA26,77270.9%+0.3 pts

132▼36West Springfield, VAVA22,53270.9%+2.9 pts

133▼3Short Pump, VAVA29,02671.1%−0.6 pts

134▼45Mantua, VAVA8,29871.3%+4.1 pts

135▲15Independent Hill, VAVA10,85371.5%−2.3 pts

136▲10Laurel, VAVA18,72171.6%−1.9 pts

137▲23Newington, VAVA13,47871.8%−3.5 pts

138▲13Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,06671.9%−2.0 pts

139▼40Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58971.9%+3.7 pts

140▼16Hollymead, VAVA8,48272.0%+1.1 pts

141Manassas, VAVA44,33272.2%−1.1 pts

142▼35Buckhall, VAVA21,60272.3%+2.7 pts

143▼39Woodburn, VAVA9,50372.4%+2.9 pts

144▼22Mount Vernon, VAVA13,12272.4%+1.6 pts

145▲13Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.6%−2.4 pts

146▼4East Highland Park, VAVA15,26572.7%−0.7 pts

147▲6Gainesville, VAVA18,19673.0%−1.1 pts

148▼10Woodlake, VAVA7,35873.1%+0.3 pts

149▼13Franklin Farm, VAVA18,73673.1%+0.9 pts

150▲31Linton Hall, VAVA41,87673.2%−5.4 pts

151▼12Cascades, VAVA12,35773.4%+0.5 pts

152▼3West Falls Church, VAVA31,27973.4%−0.3 pts

153▲29Floris, VAVA7,58973.5%−5.4 pts

154▼20Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44973.7%+1.6 pts

155▼3Reston, VAVA64,41474.0%+0.1 pts

156Idylwood, VAVA17,55974.1%−0.3 pts

157▲14Tysons, VAVA28,93674.2%−2.2 pts

158▲18Yorkshire, VAVA9,78274.4%−3.4 pts

159▼31Belle Haven, VAVA6,57074.4%+2.9 pts

160▲12Woodbridge, VAVA43,94574.6%−2.1 pts

161▲1Fair Lakes, VAVA8,89474.6%−0.7 pts

162▲13Lincolnia, VAVA20,32074.7%−2.9 pts

163▲21Broadlands, VAVA14,35374.7%−4.4 pts

164▼17Purcellville, VAVA8,89075.0%+1.4 pts

165▼1Centreville, VAVA71,70675.0%−0.5 pts

166▲8Sterling, VAVA32,41175.0%−2.2 pts

167▲21Lowes Island, VAVA11,01875.3%−4.2 pts

168▼9Sugarland Run, VAVA12,62975.3%+0.2 pts

169▼15Innsbrook, VAVA8,57875.4%+1.2 pts

170▲8Manassas Park, VAVA16,56075.4%−2.5 pts

171▼16Belmont, VAVA9,72975.5%+1.1 pts

172▲5Countryside, VAVA9,66175.6%−2.3 pts

173▼25Wyndham, VAVA12,09975.8%+2.2 pts

174▼5Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,19475.9%−0.3 pts

175▲11Franconia, VAVA18,33576.0%−3.3 pts

176▼3Leesburg, VAVA49,91776.0%−1.1 pts

177▲10Herndon, VAVA25,50676.4%−2.9 pts

178▼17Manchester, VAVA12,44576.8%+1.5 pts

179▲14Brambleton, VAVA24,53776.8%−4.2 pts

180▼13Dumfries, VAVA6,40577.1%+1.3 pts

181▲2Arlington, VAVA236,25477.3%−1.7 pts

182▲14Stone Ridge, VAVA16,60377.5%−5.2 pts

183▼63Laurel Hill, VAVA7,45077.8%+7.1 pts

184▼16Fair Oaks, VAVA35,54577.9%+1.9 pts

185▼28Dumbarton, VAVA7,99778.1%+3.2 pts

186▼1Leesylvania, VAVA21,63278.2%−0.9 pts

187▲8Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,27178.3%−3.3 pts

188▼9Alexandria, VAVA160,66278.3%+0.3 pts

189▲8McNair, VAVA22,65578.9%−3.9 pts

190▲2South Riding, VAVA34,35279.5%−0.8 pts

191Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,85979.6%−0.5 pts

192▼26Bealeton, VAVA5,03480.2%+4.5 pts

193▼4Merrifield, VAVA20,69880.4%+0.8 pts

194Huntington, VAVA13,50280.5%−0.6 pts

195▼30Cherry Hill, VAVA26,04481.8%+6.2 pts

196▼26Moorefield, VAVA6,12381.8%+5.7 pts

197▲2Hutchison, VAVA7,28482.0%−3.8 pts

198Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,46485.1%+1.9 pts

199▲1Quantico Base, VAVA5,84087.0%−2.2 pts

200▼20Fort Lee, VAVA8,99389.4%+10.9 pts

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