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Lowest labor force participation, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Buchanan County, VAVA18,49233.7%−9%

02Lee County, VAVA21,64240.5%−4%

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18141.1%+4%

04Northumberland County, VAVA12,55742.5%−8%

05Lexington, VAVA7,76942.7%+2%

06Bland County, VAVA6,15143.0%−2%

07Dickenson County, VAVA13,23643.6%+13%

08Scott County, VAVA21,20044.9%−5%

09Tazewell County, VAVA38,63544.9%−5%

10Russell County, VAVA25,33245.1%+2%

11Richmond County, VAVA9,29445.8%+6%

12Wise County, VAVA34,82446.4%+2%

13Covington, VAVA5,68046.7%−9%

14Grayson County, VAVA15,23046.7%−8%

15Lancaster County, VAVA10,99546.8%+2%

16Buckingham County, VAVA17,13747.1%−4%

17Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39147.2%+2%

18Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05847.2%−3%

19Norton, VAVA3,47747.6%−10%

20Nottoway County, VAVA15,79647.8%+3%

21Alleghany County, VAVA14,54648.2%−6%

22Mathews County, VAVA8,52948.7%−3%

23Williamsburg, VAVA15,86148.7%−4%

24Sussex County, VAVA10,75549.0%−1%

25Middlesex County, VAVA10,84149.1%−10%

26Smyth County, VAVA28,88250.0%−0%

27Essex County, VAVA10,65450.1%−13%

28Patrick County, VAVA17,42450.8%−6%

29Bath County, VAVA4,07651.1%−10%

30Brunswick County, VAVA15,72751.7%+7%

31Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49051.7%−8%

32Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752.1%+2%

33Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71552.2%−7%

34Henry County, VAVA49,24252.2%+4%

35Highland County, VAVA2,31852.3%+16%

36Northampton County, VAVA11,87952.8%+3%

37Halifax County, VAVA33,44752.9%+3%

38Craig County, VAVA4,80053.1%−6%

39Washington County, VAVA53,89853.2%−2%

40Carroll County, VAVA29,29953.3%+1%

41Buena Vista, VAVA6,67253.4%−9%

42Pulaski County, VAVA33,58653.9%−3%

43Charlotte County, VAVA11,40154.0%+1%

44Danville, VAVA41,64754.1%+1%

45Nelson County, VAVA14,92054.3%−4%

46Franklin County, VAVA55,52654.6%+0%

47Emporia, VAVA5,44755.5%−13%

48Accomack County, VAVA33,85955.6%+3%

49Bristol, VAVA16,41855.7%−5%

50Wythe County, VAVA27,98355.8%−6%

51Southampton County, VAVA18,11055.9%+2%

52Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66356.0%−0%

53Galax, VAVA6,67056.0%−5%

54Giles County, VAVA16,56456.4%−1%

55James City County, VAVA83,32656.5%−3%

56Goochland County, VAVA29,18756.5%−2%

57Franklin, VAVA8,47856.6%−9%

58Page County, VAVA23,76256.7%−5%

59Botetourt County, VAVA34,14456.9%−5%

60Montgomery County, VAVA98,43457.0%+2%

61Martinsville, VAVA13,84957.2%+3%

62Amelia County, VAVA13,63257.3%−10%

63Bedford County, VAVA83,05957.4%−2%

64Charles City County, VAVA6,62358.2%+2%

65Lynchburg, VAVA81,34758.9%−1%

66Amherst County, VAVA31,96259.0%−2%

67Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43959.4%−3%

68Staunton, VAVA26,80159.6%−2%

69Clarke County, VAVA15,60959.6%−4%

70Cumberland County, VAVA10,35259.7%−5%

71Gloucester County, VAVA40,09759.8%−4%

72Salem, VAVA25,81659.9%−3%

73King and Queen County, VAVA6,74360.1%−3%

74Surry County, VAVA6,60360.3%+2%

75Floyd County, VAVA15,78960.4%+4%

76Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83960.6%−1%

77Augusta County, VAVA78,94060.6%+3%

78Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97560.7%+1%

79Campbell County, VAVA55,62960.7%+2%

80Roanoke County, VAVA97,15060.9%−0%

81Madison County, VAVA14,23761.0%+1%

82Radford, VAVA17,24361.0%+11%

83Appomattox County, VAVA17,17261.1%+4%

84Orange County, VAVA40,08361.3%−0%

85Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89661.3%−1%

86Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.4%−1%

87Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83961.9%+4%

88Powhatan County, VAVA32,59162.0%+8%

89Roanoke, VAVA99,11162.1%−4%

90Warren County, VAVA42,74062.4%−2%

91Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32162.5%−2%

92Prince George County, VAVA43,93662.5%+7%

93Louisa County, VAVA42,92463.2%+3%

94Hopewell, VAVA23,26163.2%+3%

95Petersburg, VAVA33,73463.4%+2%

96Rockingham County, VAVA89,31663.6%+0%

97Portsmouth, VAVA96,77763.8%+1%

98Culpeper County, VAVA57,66664.0%+0%

99Waynesboro, VAVA23,95164.1%+1%

100Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73864.1%+1%

101Charlottesville, VAVA44,38864.7%+1%

102Frederick County, VAVA99,95564.9%+2%

103Winchester, VAVA28,27265.0%−2%

104Hampton, VAVA137,31565.2%−0%

105Suffolk, VAVA104,69965.3%−3%

106New Kent County, VAVA28,02265.3%+2%

107Hanover County, VAVA116,42365.7%−2%

108Poquoson, VAVA13,29265.7%+3%

109Greene County, VAVA21,95866.4%−3%

110York County, VAVA71,37466.4%−0%

111Chesapeake, VAVA255,33266.8%+1%

112Newport News, VAVA183,23067.1%−1%

113King George County, VAVA29,64667.1%−1%

114Fauquier County, VAVA76,50367.1%+1%

115Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14867.7%−1%

116Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38867.8%+0%

117Caroline County, VAVA34,41367.9%−1%

118King William County, VAVA19,61768.2%+2%

119Richmond, VAVA237,25768.3%+3%

120Henrico County, VAVA342,77568.4%−1%

121Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73768.5%−3%

122Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.3%−0%

123Stafford County, VAVA170,80369.3%+0%

124Norfolk, VAVA231,01369.8%−1%

125Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87370.8%−1%

126Fairfax, VAVA26,77270.9%+0%

127Prince William County, VAVA502,96671.7%−2%

128Manassas, VAVA44,33272.2%−2%

129Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.6%−3%

130Loudoun County, VAVA449,74974.0%−2%

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,56075.4%−3%

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.3%−2%

133Alexandria, VAVA160,66278.3%+0%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES