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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. The median across all 133 is 59.4%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Emporia, VA, up 56 places to #47.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS 2020

01Buchanan County, VAVA18,49233.7%−3.4 pts

02▲3Lee County, VAVA21,64240.5%−1.6 pts

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18141.1%+1.4 pts

04▲8Northumberland County, VAVA12,55742.5%−3.6 pts

05▼1Lexington, VAVA7,76942.7%+0.9 pts

06▲1Bland County, VAVA6,15143.0%−0.7 pts

07▼5Dickenson County, VAVA13,23643.6%+4.8 pts

08▲8Scott County, VAVA21,20044.9%−2.2 pts

09▲6Tazewell County, VAVA38,63544.9%−2.2 pts

10▼2Russell County, VAVA25,33245.1%+0.9 pts

11▼5Richmond County, VAVA9,29445.8%+2.8 pts

12▼2Wise County, VAVA34,82446.4%+0.9 pts

13▲16Covington, VAVA5,68046.7%−4.6 pts

14▲11Grayson County, VAVA15,23046.7%−3.8 pts

15▼4Lancaster County, VAVA10,99546.8%+1.0 pts

16▲3Buckingham County, VAVA17,13747.1%−2.1 pts

17▼4Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39147.2%+1.0 pts

18Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05847.2%−1.4 pts

19▲12Norton, VAVA3,47747.6%−5.0 pts

20▼6Nottoway County, VAVA15,79647.8%+1.3 pts

21▲7Alleghany County, VAVA14,54648.2%−2.9 pts

22▲1Mathews County, VAVA8,52948.7%−1.6 pts

23▲1Williamsburg, VAVA15,86148.7%−1.8 pts

24▼4Sussex County, VAVA10,75549.0%−0.5 pts

25▲14Middlesex County, VAVA10,84149.1%−5.6 pts

26▼4Smyth County, VAVA28,88250.0%−0.1 pts

27▲27Essex County, VAVA10,65450.1%−7.3 pts

28▲9Patrick County, VAVA17,42450.8%−3.4 pts

29▲22Bath County, VAVA4,07651.1%−5.8 pts

30▼13Brunswick County, VAVA15,72751.7%+3.2 pts

31▲13Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49051.7%−4.3 pts

32▼6Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752.1%+1.0 pts

33▲14Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71552.2%−4.1 pts

34▼13Henry County, VAVA49,24252.2%+2.2 pts

35▼26Highland County, VAVA2,31852.3%+7.1 pts

36▼9Northampton County, VAVA11,87952.8%+1.6 pts

37▼7Halifax County, VAVA33,44752.9%+1.3 pts

38▲11Craig County, VAVA4,80053.1%−3.7 pts

39▼4Washington County, VAVA53,89853.2%−0.9 pts

40▼8Carroll County, VAVA29,29953.3%+0.6 pts

41▲21Buena Vista, VAVA6,67253.4%−5.3 pts

42▲1Pulaski County, VAVA33,58653.9%−1.7 pts

43▼9Charlotte County, VAVA11,40154.0%+0.6 pts

44▼11Danville, VAVA41,64754.1%+0.7 pts

45▲3Nelson County, VAVA14,92054.3%−2.1 pts

46▼8Franklin County, VAVA55,52654.6%+0.2 pts

47▲56Emporia, VAVA5,44755.5%−8.6 pts

48▼12Accomack County, VAVA33,85955.6%+1.5 pts

49▲12Bristol, VAVA16,41855.7%−3.0 pts

50▲16Wythe County, VAVA27,98355.8%−3.5 pts

51▼11Southampton County, VAVA18,11055.9%+1.1 pts

52▼7Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66356.0%−0.1 pts

53▲11Galax, VAVA6,67056.0%−2.9 pts

54▼2Giles County, VAVA16,56456.4%−0.8 pts

55▲2James City County, VAVA83,32656.5%−2.0 pts

56▼1Goochland County, VAVA29,18756.5%−1.4 pts

57▲31Franklin, VAVA8,47856.6%−5.7 pts

58▲11Page County, VAVA23,76256.7%−3.1 pts

59▲12Botetourt County, VAVA34,14456.9%−3.2 pts

60▼14Montgomery County, VAVA98,43457.0%+0.9 pts

61▼19Martinsville, VAVA13,84957.2%+1.7 pts

62▲33Amelia County, VAVA13,63257.3%−6.4 pts

63▼5Bedford County, VAVA83,05957.4%−1.1 pts

64▼14Charles City County, VAVA6,62358.2%+1.4 pts

65▲3Lynchburg, VAVA81,34758.9%−0.5 pts

66▲8Amherst County, VAVA31,96259.0%−1.4 pts

67▲13Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43959.4%−2.0 pts

68▲9Staunton, VAVA26,80159.6%−1.5 pts

69▲14Clarke County, VAVA15,60959.6%−2.2 pts

70▲20Cumberland County, VAVA10,35259.7%−2.9 pts

71▲18Gloucester County, VAVA40,09759.8%−2.7 pts

72▲10Salem, VAVA25,81659.9%−1.6 pts

73▲12King and Queen County, VAVA6,74360.1%−1.8 pts

74▼9Surry County, VAVA6,60360.3%+1.3 pts

75▼19Floyd County, VAVA15,78960.4%+2.3 pts

76▲2Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83960.6%−0.6 pts

77▼14Augusta County, VAVA78,94060.6%+1.9 pts

78▼6Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97560.7%+0.5 pts

79▼12Campbell County, VAVA55,62960.7%+1.4 pts

80▼4Roanoke County, VAVA97,15060.9%−0.2 pts

81▼8Madison County, VAVA14,23761.0%+0.8 pts

82▼41Radford, VAVA17,24361.0%+6.0 pts

83▼24Appomattox County, VAVA17,17261.1%+2.5 pts

84▼3Orange County, VAVA40,08361.3%−0.1 pts

85▲1Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89661.3%−0.8 pts

86▼2Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.4%−0.4 pts

87▼17Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83961.9%+2.1 pts

88▼35Powhatan County, VAVA32,59162.0%+4.8 pts

89▲15Roanoke, VAVA99,11162.1%−2.5 pts

90▲6Warren County, VAVA42,74062.4%−1.2 pts

91▲9Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32162.5%−1.3 pts

92▼32Prince George County, VAVA43,93662.5%+3.8 pts

93▼18Louisa County, VAVA42,92463.2%+2.1 pts

94▼15Hopewell, VAVA23,26163.2%+1.9 pts

95▼8Petersburg, VAVA33,73463.4%+1.2 pts

96▼2Rockingham County, VAVA89,31663.6%+0.1 pts

97▼5Portsmouth, VAVA96,77763.8%+0.4 pts

98▲4Culpeper County, VAVA57,66664.0%0.0 pts

99▼8Waynesboro, VAVA23,95164.1%+0.8 pts

100▼7Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73864.1%+0.6 pts

101Charlottesville, VAVA44,38864.7%+0.8 pts

102▼5Frederick County, VAVA99,95564.9%+1.2 pts

103▲4Winchester, VAVA28,27265.0%−1.6 pts

104▲1Hampton, VAVA137,31565.2%0.0 pts

105▲8Suffolk, VAVA104,69965.3%−2.2 pts

106▼7New Kent County, VAVA28,02265.3%+1.5 pts

107▲5Hanover County, VAVA116,42365.7%−1.4 pts

108▼10Poquoson, VAVA13,29265.7%+2.0 pts

109▲10Greene County, VAVA21,95866.4%−2.2 pts

110▼1York County, VAVA71,37466.4%−0.3 pts

111▼5Chesapeake, VAVA255,33266.8%+0.4 pts

112▲3Newport News, VAVA183,23067.1%−0.6 pts

113▲3King George County, VAVA29,64667.1%−0.8 pts

114▼4Fauquier County, VAVA76,50367.1%+0.3 pts

115▲2Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14867.7%−0.4 pts

116▼2Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38867.8%+0.2 pts

117▲1Caroline County, VAVA34,41367.9%−0.6 pts

118▼7King William County, VAVA19,61768.2%+1.3 pts

119▼11Richmond, VAVA237,25768.3%+1.7 pts

120▲1Henrico County, VAVA342,77568.4%−1.0 pts

121▲2Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73768.5%−2.0 pts

122Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.3%−0.3 pts

123▼3Stafford County, VAVA170,80369.3%+0.2 pts

124▲1Norfolk, VAVA231,01369.8%−0.9 pts

125▲1Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87370.8%−0.6 pts

126▼2Fairfax, VAVA26,77270.9%+0.3 pts

127Prince William County, VAVA502,96671.7%−1.2 pts

128Manassas, VAVA44,33272.2%−1.1 pts

129Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.6%−2.4 pts

130Loudoun County, VAVA449,74974.0%−1.4 pts

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,56075.4%−2.5 pts

132▲1Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.3%−1.7 pts

133▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,66278.3%+0.3 pts

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