RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Lowest labor force participation, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties with the smallest share of adults 16+ in the civilian labor force (2020 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 59.3%.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONVS –

01Buchanan County, VAVA18,49237.0%–

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,23638.7%–

03Greensville County, VAVA11,18139.7%–

04Lexington, VAVA7,76941.8%–

05Lee County, VAVA21,64242.0%–

06Richmond County, VAVA9,29443.0%–

07Bland County, VAVA6,15143.7%–

08Russell County, VAVA25,33244.2%–

09Highland County, VAVA2,31845.2%–

10Wise County, VAVA34,82445.5%–

11Lancaster County, VAVA10,99545.9%–

12Northumberland County, VAVA12,55746.1%–

13Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39146.2%–

14Nottoway County, VAVA15,79646.6%–

15Tazewell County, VAVA38,63547.1%–

16Scott County, VAVA21,20047.1%–

17Brunswick County, VAVA15,72748.4%–

18Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05848.6%–

19Buckingham County, VAVA17,13749.2%–

20Sussex County, VAVA10,75549.5%–

21Henry County, VAVA49,24250.0%–

22Smyth County, VAVA28,88250.1%–

23Mathews County, VAVA8,52950.3%–

24Williamsburg, VAVA15,86150.5%–

25Grayson County, VAVA15,23050.6%–

26Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74751.1%–

27Northampton County, VAVA11,87951.1%–

28Alleghany County, VAVA14,54651.2%–

29Covington, VAVA5,68051.3%–

30Halifax County, VAVA33,44751.6%–

31Norton, VAVA3,47752.6%–

32Carroll County, VAVA29,29952.7%–

33Danville, VAVA41,64753.4%–

34Charlotte County, VAVA11,40153.4%–

35Washington County, VAVA53,89854.1%–

36Accomack County, VAVA33,85954.1%–

37Patrick County, VAVA17,42454.2%–

38Franklin County, VAVA55,52654.4%–

39Middlesex County, VAVA10,84154.7%–

40Southampton County, VAVA18,11054.7%–

41Radford, VAVA17,24355.1%–

42Martinsville, VAVA13,84955.5%–

43Pulaski County, VAVA33,58655.6%–

44Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49056.0%–

45Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66356.0%–

46Montgomery County, VAVA98,43456.1%–

47Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71556.3%–

48Nelson County, VAVA14,92056.4%–

49Craig County, VAVA4,80056.8%–

50Charles City County, VAVA6,62356.8%–

51Bath County, VAVA4,07656.9%–

52Giles County, VAVA16,56457.1%–

53Powhatan County, VAVA32,59157.3%–

54Essex County, VAVA10,65457.5%–

55Goochland County, VAVA29,18757.9%–

56Floyd County, VAVA15,78958.1%–

57James City County, VAVA83,32658.4%–

58Bedford County, VAVA83,05958.5%–

59Appomattox County, VAVA17,17258.6%–

60Prince George County, VAVA43,93658.7%–

61Bristol, VAVA16,41858.7%–

62Buena Vista, VAVA6,67258.7%–

63Augusta County, VAVA78,94058.7%–

64Galax, VAVA6,67058.9%–

65Surry County, VAVA6,60359.0%–

66Wythe County, VAVA27,98359.3%–

67Campbell County, VAVA55,62959.3%–

68Lynchburg, VAVA81,34759.4%–

69Page County, VAVA23,76259.8%–

70Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83959.8%–

71Botetourt County, VAVA34,14460.1%–

72Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97560.2%–

73Madison County, VAVA14,23760.3%–

74Amherst County, VAVA31,96260.4%–

75Louisa County, VAVA42,92461.0%–

76Roanoke County, VAVA97,15061.1%–

77Staunton, VAVA26,80161.1%–

78Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83961.2%–

79Hopewell, VAVA23,26161.2%–

80Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43961.3%–

81Orange County, VAVA40,08361.4%–

82Salem, VAVA25,81661.5%–

83Clarke County, VAVA15,60961.8%–

84Albemarle County, VAVA118,35661.8%–

85King and Queen County, VAVA6,74361.9%–

86Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89662.1%–

87Petersburg, VAVA33,73462.2%–

88Franklin, VAVA8,47862.3%–

89Gloucester County, VAVA40,09762.5%–

90Cumberland County, VAVA10,35262.6%–

91Waynesboro, VAVA23,95163.3%–

92Portsmouth, VAVA96,77763.5%–

93Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73863.5%–

94Rockingham County, VAVA89,31663.6%–

95Amelia County, VAVA13,63263.7%–

96Warren County, VAVA42,74063.7%–

97Frederick County, VAVA99,95563.7%–

98Poquoson, VAVA13,29263.8%–

99New Kent County, VAVA28,02263.8%–

100Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32163.8%–

101Charlottesville, VAVA44,38863.8%–

102Culpeper County, VAVA57,66664.0%–

103Emporia, VAVA5,44764.1%–

104Roanoke, VAVA99,11164.7%–

105Hampton, VAVA137,31565.2%–

106Chesapeake, VAVA255,33266.4%–

107Winchester, VAVA28,27266.6%–

108Richmond, VAVA237,25766.6%–

109York County, VAVA71,37466.7%–

110Fauquier County, VAVA76,50366.8%–

111King William County, VAVA19,61766.8%–

112Hanover County, VAVA116,42367.0%–

113Suffolk, VAVA104,69967.4%–

114Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38867.6%–

115Newport News, VAVA183,23067.7%–

116King George County, VAVA29,64668.0%–

117Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14868.1%–

118Caroline County, VAVA34,41368.5%–

119Greene County, VAVA21,95868.6%–

120Stafford County, VAVA170,80369.1%–

121Henrico County, VAVA342,77569.4%–

122Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39369.6%–

123Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73770.5%–

124Fairfax, VAVA26,77270.5%–

125Norfolk, VAVA231,01370.8%–

126Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87371.4%–

127Prince William County, VAVA502,96672.9%–

128Manassas, VAVA44,33273.3%–

129Falls Church, VAVA15,15975.0%–

130Loudoun County, VAVA449,74975.4%–

131Manassas Park, VAVA16,56077.9%–

132Alexandria, VAVA160,66278.1%–

133Arlington County, VAVA243,93178.9%–

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