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Lowest unemployment, Virginia cities

Virginia cities ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2024 ACS). This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 3.9%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Dumbarton, VA, up 145 places to #23.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2020

01▲33Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,8390.0%−2.7 pts

02▲54Lexington, VAVA7,7690.6%−2.7 pts

03▲112Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,9840.8%−3.7 pts

04▲139Vinton, VAVA7,9670.9%−4.6 pts

05▲68Braddock, VAVA6,5361.0%−2.6 pts

06▲86Belmont, VAVA9,7291.1%−3.0 pts

07▲2Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,3581.2%−0.5 pts

08▲87Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,5891.3%−2.8 pts

09▲63Purcellville, VAVA8,8901.4%−2.2 pts

10▲1Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.4%−0.4 pts

11▲12Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,8231.4%−0.9 pts

12▲33South Run, VAVA6,6001.5%−1.6 pts

13▲15Bealeton, VAVA5,0341.6%−1.0 pts

14▲69Lakeside, VAVA12,6541.6%−2.3 pts

15▲1West Springfield, VAVA22,5321.7%−0.4 pts

16▲11Short Pump, VAVA29,0261.7%−0.8 pts

17▲95Crozet, VAVA9,2891.8%−2.7 pts

18▼14Lansdowne, VAVA12,3281.8%+0.6 pts

19▲36Oakton, VAVA36,5281.9%−1.5 pts

20▲4New Baltimore, VAVA11,9191.9%−0.5 pts

21▼6Mechanicsville, VAVA38,6831.9%−0.2 pts

22▼5Difficult Run, VAVA9,9381.9%−0.3 pts

23▲145Dumbarton, VAVA7,9971.9%−4.5 pts

24▼12Crosspointe, VAVA5,6692.0%+0.1 pts

25▲41Warrenton, VAVA10,2132.0%−1.5 pts

26▲82Wolf Trap, VAVA15,8582.0%−2.4 pts

27▲74Independent Hill, VAVA10,8532.1%−2.2 pts

28▲57Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,2712.2%−1.8 pts

29▲113Rockwood, VAVA10,0102.2%−3.2 pts

30▼4McLean, VAVA49,6272.3%−0.2 pts

31▲28McNair, VAVA22,6552.3%−1.1 pts

32▲94Culpeper, VAVA22,0742.3%−2.4 pts

33▲29Wytheville, VAVA8,1282.4%−1.1 pts

34▲100Long Branch, VAVA7,0342.4%−2.7 pts

35▼13Christiansburg, VAVA22,4422.4%0.0 pts

36▲91Smithfield, VAVA9,1122.5%−2.3 pts

37▲104Kings Park West, VAVA13,4422.5%−2.9 pts

38▼24Fair Lakes, VAVA8,8942.5%+0.5 pts

39▲64Chester, VAVA24,4742.5%−1.8 pts

40▲30Gainesville, VAVA18,1962.6%−1.0 pts

41▲36Franconia, VAVA18,3352.7%−1.0 pts

42▲37Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,0662.7%−1.1 pts

43▲11Kingstowne, VAVA18,3602.7%−0.6 pts

44▼8Covington, VAVA5,6802.8%0.0 pts

45▲77Belle Haven, VAVA6,5702.8%−1.9 pts

46▲72Laurel Hill, VAVA7,4502.8%−1.8 pts

47▲21Leesburg, VAVA49,9172.8%−0.8 pts

48▼18Idylwood, VAVA17,5592.8%+0.2 pts

49▲8Wakefield, VAVA11,9302.9%−0.5 pts

50▲14Chantilly, VAVA24,0362.9%−0.6 pts

51▲63Woodlake, VAVA7,3582.9%−1.6 pts

52▲32Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.9%−1.0 pts

53▲130Farmville, VAVA7,5932.9%−5.1 pts

54▼13Cave Spring, VAVA25,7422.9%0.0 pts

55▲144Emporia, VAVA5,4472.9%−13.8 pts

56▼24Greenbriar, VAVA8,2433.0%+0.4 pts

57▼50Lake Monticello, VAVA10,6623.0%+1.2 pts

58▼9Dunn Loring, VAVA8,9573.0%−0.2 pts

59▼54Stone Ridge, VAVA16,6033.0%+1.6 pts

60▲7Hollymead, VAVA8,4823.0%−0.5 pts

61▲93Abingdon, VAVA8,2843.0%−3.1 pts

62▼60Moorefield, VAVA6,1233.0%+2.0 pts

63▼43Broadlands, VAVA14,3533.0%+0.7 pts

64▲16Great Falls, VAVA15,2283.1%−0.7 pts

65▲25Blacksburg, VAVA45,1043.1%−0.9 pts

66▼58Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.2%+1.4 pts

67▼54Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,7803.2%+1.2 pts

68▼49Fort Hunt, VAVA16,7003.2%+0.9 pts

69▼31Ashburn, VAVA46,0263.2%+0.4 pts

70▼9Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,4813.2%−0.2 pts

71▼38Brambleton, VAVA24,5373.2%+0.6 pts

72▲16Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.3%−0.8 pts

73▼42Wyndham, VAVA12,0993.3%+0.7 pts

74▼11Lowes Island, VAVA11,0183.3%−0.2 pts

75▼25Alexandria, VAVA160,6623.3%0.0 pts

76▼37Arlington, VAVA236,2543.3%+0.5 pts

77▼74Merrifield, VAVA20,6983.3%+2.2 pts

78▼3Gloucester Point, VAVA11,1093.4%−0.3 pts

79▲83Dumfries, VAVA6,4053.4%−2.9 pts

80▼2Hollins, VAVA17,0973.4%−0.4 pts

81▼71Franklin Farm, VAVA18,7363.4%+1.6 pts

82▲4Timberlake, VAVA12,7253.4%−0.6 pts

83▲27Falmouth, VAVA5,2163.4%−1.0 pts

84▲49Bridgewater, VAVA6,9243.4%−1.5 pts

85▼42Dranesville, VAVA11,8283.5%+0.5 pts

86▲16Buckhall, VAVA21,6023.5%−0.8 pts

87▼47Bon Air, VAVA16,9043.5%+0.6 pts

88▲6Forest, VAVA13,4303.5%−0.6 pts

89▲63Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.6%−2.5 pts

90▲42Salem, VAVA25,8163.6%−1.3 pts

91▼44Innsbrook, VAVA8,5783.6%+0.5 pts

92▼3Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.7%−0.3 pts

93▼11Fishersville, VAVA9,4843.7%−0.1 pts

94▲64Sterling, VAVA32,4113.7%−2.4 pts

95▲14Linton Hall, VAVA41,8763.8%−0.7 pts

96▲4South Riding, VAVA34,3523.8%−0.5 pts

97▼1Cascades, VAVA12,3573.8%−0.4 pts

98▲6Manassas, VAVA44,3323.8%−0.6 pts

99▼55Mantua, VAVA8,2983.8%+0.8 pts

100▼75Glen Allen, VAVA17,5513.9%+1.4 pts

101▼43Yorkshire, VAVA9,7823.9%+0.5 pts

102▲3Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.0%−0.4 pts

103▲16Lake Ridge, VAVA46,0494.0%−0.6 pts

104▼67Midlothian, VAVA19,1204.0%+1.3 pts

105▼31Mount Vernon, VAVA13,1224.1%+0.4 pts

106▼77Herndon, VAVA25,5064.1%+1.5 pts

107▲42Sandston, VAVA7,3994.1%−1.6 pts

108▼56Newington, VAVA13,4784.1%+0.8 pts

109▲21Tuckahoe, VAVA49,1834.2%−0.7 pts

110▼104Montrose, VAVA8,2854.2%+2.7 pts

111▼4Huntington, VAVA13,5024.2%−0.2 pts

112▼91Floris, VAVA7,5894.3%+2.0 pts

113▼48Vienna, VAVA16,6914.4%+0.9 pts

114▲52Bellwood, VAVA7,9074.4%−2.1 pts

115▼17Centreville, VAVA71,7064.4%+0.2 pts

116▲29Tysons, VAVA28,9364.5%−1.1 pts

117▲38Sugarland Run, VAVA12,6294.5%−1.6 pts

118▲69Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,4494.5%−4.6 pts

119▼32Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,8594.6%+0.6 pts

120▼85Brandermill, VAVA13,7304.6%+1.9 pts

121▼120Woodburn, VAVA9,5034.7%+3.7 pts

122▲74Collinsville, VAVA7,1394.7%−7.6 pts

123▲56Marion, VAVA5,5554.8%−2.8 pts

124▼11Potomac Mills, VAVA5,7414.8%+0.3 pts

125▲32Fairfax Station, VAVA12,5664.8%−1.3 pts

126▼57Hutchison, VAVA7,2844.8%+1.3 pts

127▼16Ashland, VAVA7,9824.9%+0.4 pts

128▼31Annandale, VAVA41,7054.9%+0.7 pts

129▲8Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324.9%−0.3 pts

130▲9West Falls Church, VAVA31,2794.9%−0.4 pts

131▲29Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.0%−1.2 pts

132▼26Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.0%+0.5 pts

133▲42Front Royal, VAVA15,7225.0%−2.3 pts

134▼3Dale City, VAVA71,0165.0%+0.1 pts

135▼36Reston, VAVA64,4145.0%+0.8 pts

136▼83Laurel, VAVA18,7215.0%+1.7 pts

137▼56Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,9735.0%+1.2 pts

138▲12Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.1%−0.7 pts

139▼46Bedford, VAVA7,9115.1%+1.0 pts

140▼19Waynesboro, VAVA23,9515.1%+0.5 pts

141▲44Galax, VAVA6,6705.1%−3.2 pts

142▲28Pulaski, VAVA8,8075.2%−1.4 pts

143▲26Madison Heights, VAVA10,2665.2%−1.4 pts

144▲27South Boston, VAVA7,7955.2%−1.4 pts

145▲33Quantico Base, VAVA5,8405.3%−2.2 pts

146▼70Staunton, VAVA26,8015.3%+1.6 pts

147▲33Meadowbrook, VAVA20,7495.3%−2.5 pts

148▲15Lynchburg, VAVA81,3475.3%−1.0 pts

149▼107Lincolnia, VAVA20,3205.4%+2.4 pts

150▼59North Springfield, VAVA7,0505.4%+1.4 pts

151▲38Richlands, VAVA5,0515.5%−3.8 pts

152▼104Strasburg, VAVA7,3805.5%+2.3 pts

153▼107Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%+2.4 pts

154▲20Danville, VAVA41,6475.6%−1.6 pts

155▼39Newington Forest, VAVA12,3165.6%+1.0 pts

156▼3Burke, VAVA44,0295.6%−0.5 pts

157▲15Roanoke, VAVA99,1115.6%−1.1 pts

158▼23Highland Springs, VAVA14,2965.6%+0.5 pts

159▼99Woodstock, VAVA6,0025.6%+2.2 pts

160▼89Fair Oaks, VAVA35,5455.7%+2.1 pts

161▲21Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.7%−2.3 pts

162▼16Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,1945.7%+0.1 pts

163▲1Richmond, VAVA237,2575.7%−0.6 pts

164▼16Newport News, VAVA183,2305.8%+0.1 pts

165▼114Countryside, VAVA9,6615.8%+2.5 pts

166▼46Montclair, VAVA22,3875.8%+1.2 pts

167▼50Sudley, VAVA19,1626.0%+1.5 pts

168▼30Seven Corners, VAVA9,3716.0%+0.8 pts

169▼18Leesylvania, VAVA21,6326.1%+0.3 pts

170▼152Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,4646.3%+4.1 pts

171▼6Bristol, VAVA16,4186.3%0.0 pts

172▼16Hampton, VAVA137,3156.3%+0.2 pts

173▼33Winchester, VAVA28,2726.4%+1.1 pts

174▲3Manchester, VAVA12,4456.4%−0.9 pts

175▼2Bensley, VAVA5,9496.5%−0.3 pts

176▼32Lorton, VAVA20,9916.5%+0.9 pts

177▲4Woodbridge, VAVA43,9456.5%−1.3 pts

178▼31Burke Centre, VAVA17,0376.6%+0.8 pts

179▼18Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.6%+0.3 pts

180▼56Cherry Hill, VAVA26,0446.7%+1.9 pts

181▲12Orange, VAVA5,3656.7%−4.0 pts

182▼53East Highland Park, VAVA15,2656.8%+1.9 pts

183▼47Williamsburg, VAVA15,8616.8%+1.6 pts

184▼59Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.9%+2.1 pts

185▼57Springfield, VAVA31,1546.9%+2.1 pts

186▼2Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,1027.0%−1.3 pts

187▲4Franklin, VAVA8,4787.9%−2.0 pts

188▼29Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,2718.1%+1.9 pts

189▼22Radford, VAVA17,2438.1%+1.6 pts

190Hybla Valley, VAVA17,2578.3%−1.2 pts

191▼3Triangle, VAVA10,4509.0%−0.2 pts

192▼6Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.2%+0.8 pts

193▲5George Mason, VAVA9,9379.5%−4.7 pts

194▲1Carrollton, VAVA8,4369.7%−2.4 pts

195▼72Groveton, VAVA13,9319.8%+5.1 pts

196▲1Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.0%−2.6 pts

197▼5Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,18010.7%+0.2 pts

198▼22University of Virginia, VAVA9,06510.9%+3.5 pts

199▼5Ettrick, VAVA5,91016.6%+5.7 pts

200Fort Lee, VAVA8,99324.1%+2.3 pts

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