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Lowest labor force participation, Virginia counties

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2023 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 2000

01Buchanan County, VAVA18,49233.7%–

02Lee County, VAVA21,64240.5%–

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18141.1%–

04Northumberland County, VAVA12,55742.5%–

05Lexington, VAVA7,76942.7%–

06Bland County, VAVA6,15143.0%–

07Dickenson County, VAVA13,23643.6%–

08Scott County, VAVA21,20044.9%–

09Tazewell County, VAVA38,63544.9%–

10Russell County, VAVA25,33245.1%–

11Richmond County, VAVA9,29445.8%–

12Wise County, VAVA34,82446.4%–

13Covington, VAVA5,68046.7%–

14Grayson County, VAVA15,23046.7%–

15Lancaster County, VAVA10,99546.8%–

16Buckingham County, VAVA17,13747.1%–

17Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39147.2%–

18Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05847.2%–

19Norton, VAVA3,47747.6%–

20Nottoway County, VAVA15,79647.8%–

21Alleghany County, VAVA14,54648.2%–

22Mathews County, VAVA8,52948.7%–

23Williamsburg, VAVA15,86148.7%–

24Sussex County, VAVA10,75549.0%–

25Middlesex County, VAVA10,84149.1%–

26Smyth County, VAVA28,88250.0%–

27Essex County, VAVA10,65450.1%–

28Patrick County, VAVA17,42450.8%–

29Bath County, VAVA4,07651.1%–

30Brunswick County, VAVA15,72751.7%–

31Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49051.7%–

32Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74752.1%–

33Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71552.2%–

34Henry County, VAVA49,24252.2%–

35Highland County, VAVA2,31852.3%–

36Northampton County, VAVA11,87952.8%–

37Halifax County, VAVA33,44752.9%–

38Craig County, VAVA4,80053.1%–

39Washington County, VAVA53,89853.2%–

40Carroll County, VAVA29,29953.3%–

41Buena Vista, VAVA6,67253.4%–

42Pulaski County, VAVA33,58653.9%–

43Charlotte County, VAVA11,40154.0%–

44Danville, VAVA41,64754.1%–

45Nelson County, VAVA14,92054.3%–

46Franklin County, VAVA55,52654.6%–

47Emporia, VAVA5,44755.5%–

48Accomack County, VAVA33,85955.6%–

49Bristol, VAVA16,41855.7%–

50Wythe County, VAVA27,98355.8%–

51Southampton County, VAVA18,11055.9%–

52Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66356.0%–

53Galax, VAVA6,67056.0%–

54Giles County, VAVA16,56456.4%–

55James City County, VAVA83,32656.5%–

56Goochland County, VAVA29,18756.5%–

57Franklin, VAVA8,47856.6%–

58Page County, VAVA23,76256.7%–

59Botetourt County, VAVA34,14456.9%–

60Montgomery County, VAVA98,43457.0%–

61Martinsville, VAVA13,84957.2%–

62Amelia County, VAVA13,63257.3%–

63Bedford County, VAVA83,05957.4%–

64Charles City County, VAVA6,62358.2%–

65Lynchburg, VAVA81,34758.9%–

66Amherst County, VAVA31,96259.0%–

67Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43959.4%–

68Staunton, VAVA26,80159.6%–

69Clarke County, VAVA15,60959.6%–

70Cumberland County, VAVA10,35259.7%–

71Gloucester County, VAVA40,09759.8%–

72Salem, VAVA25,81659.9%–

73King and Queen County, VAVA6,74360.1%–

74Surry County, VAVA6,60360.3%–

75Floyd County, VAVA15,78960.4%–

76Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83960.6%–

77Augusta County, VAVA78,94060.6%–

78Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97560.7%–

79Campbell County, VAVA55,62960.7%–

80Roanoke County, VAVA97,15060.9%–

81Madison County, VAVA14,23761.0%–

82Radford, VAVA17,24361.0%–

83Appomattox County, VAVA17,17261.1%–

84Orange County, VAVA40,08361.3%–

85Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89661.3%–

86Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.4%–

87Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83961.9%–

88Powhatan County, VAVA32,59162.0%–

89Roanoke, VAVA99,11162.1%–

90Warren County, VAVA42,74062.4%–

91Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32162.5%–

92Prince George County, VAVA43,93662.5%–

93Louisa County, VAVA42,92463.2%–

94Hopewell, VAVA23,26163.2%–

95Petersburg, VAVA33,73463.4%–

96Rockingham County, VAVA89,31663.6%–

97Portsmouth, VAVA96,77763.8%–

98Culpeper County, VAVA57,66664.0%–

99Waynesboro, VAVA23,95164.1%–

100Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73864.1%–

101Charlottesville, VAVA44,38864.7%–

102Frederick County, VAVA99,95564.9%–

103Winchester, VAVA28,27265.0%–

104Hampton, VAVA137,31565.2%–

105Suffolk, VAVA104,69965.3%–

106New Kent County, VAVA28,02265.3%–

107Hanover County, VAVA116,42365.7%–

108Poquoson, VAVA13,29265.7%–

109Greene County, VAVA21,95866.4%–

110York County, VAVA71,37466.4%–

111Chesapeake, VAVA255,33266.8%–

112Newport News, VAVA183,23067.1%–

113King George County, VAVA29,64667.1%–

114Fauquier County, VAVA76,50367.1%–

115Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14867.7%–

116Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38867.8%–

117Caroline County, VAVA34,41367.9%–

118King William County, VAVA19,61768.2%–

119Richmond, VAVA237,25768.3%–

120Henrico County, VAVA342,77568.4%–

121Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73768.5%–

122Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.3%–

123Stafford County, VAVA170,80369.3%–

124Norfolk, VAVA231,01369.8%–

125Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87370.8%–

126Fairfax, VAVA26,77270.9%–

127Prince William County, VAVA502,96671.7%–

128Manassas, VAVA44,33272.2%–

129Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.6%–

130Loudoun County, VAVA449,74974.0%–

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,56075.4%–

132Arlington County, VAVA243,93177.3%–

133Alexandria, VAVA160,66278.3%–

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