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Lowest unemployment, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the lowest unemployment rate (2023 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYMENT RATEVS 2000

01Lexington, VAVA7,7690.6%–

02Bath County, VAVA4,0761.3%–

03Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.4%–

04Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3911.5%–

05Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.7%–

06Greene County, VAVA21,9581.8%–

07Giles County, VAVA16,5642.1%–

08Craig County, VAVA4,8002.2%–

09Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.3%–

10New Kent County, VAVA28,0222.3%–

11Alleghany County, VAVA14,5462.3%–

12Bland County, VAVA6,1512.3%–

13King William County, VAVA19,6172.3%–

14Franklin County, VAVA55,5262.4%–

15Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.4%–

16Botetourt County, VAVA34,1442.4%–

17Augusta County, VAVA78,9402.4%–

18Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.5%–

19Patrick County, VAVA17,4242.5%–

20Culpeper County, VAVA57,6662.6%–

21Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7472.6%–

22Clarke County, VAVA15,6092.7%–

23Hanover County, VAVA116,4232.7%–

24Rockingham County, VAVA89,3162.7%–

25James City County, VAVA83,3262.7%–

26Roanoke County, VAVA97,1502.8%–

27Covington, VAVA5,6802.8%–

28Scott County, VAVA21,2002.8%–

29Nottoway County, VAVA15,7962.8%–

30Fauquier County, VAVA76,5032.9%–

31Middlesex County, VAVA10,8412.9%–

32Martinsville, VAVA13,8492.9%–

33Montgomery County, VAVA98,4342.9%–

34Emporia, VAVA5,4472.9%–

35Washington County, VAVA53,8983.0%–

36Gloucester County, VAVA40,0973.0%–

37Smyth County, VAVA28,8823.1%–

38Bedford County, VAVA83,0593.1%–

39Poquoson, VAVA13,2923.2%–

40Pulaski County, VAVA33,5863.2%–

41Fairfax, VAVA26,7723.3%–

42Cumberland County, VAVA10,3523.3%–

43Nelson County, VAVA14,9203.3%–

44Alexandria, VAVA160,6623.3%–

45Arlington County, VAVA243,9313.3%–

46Loudoun County, VAVA449,7493.3%–

47Northampton County, VAVA11,8793.3%–

48Brunswick County, VAVA15,7273.3%–

49Orange County, VAVA40,0833.4%–

50Accomack County, VAVA33,8593.4%–

51Albemarle County, VAVA118,3563.4%–

52Floyd County, VAVA15,7893.6%–

53Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0583.6%–

54Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7383.6%–

55Grayson County, VAVA15,2303.6%–

56Salem, VAVA25,8163.6%–

57Russell County, VAVA25,3323.6%–

58Powhatan County, VAVA32,5913.6%–

59Charlottesville, VAVA44,3883.7%–

60Campbell County, VAVA55,6293.7%–

61King George County, VAVA29,6463.7%–

62Stafford County, VAVA170,8033.7%–

63Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.8%–

64Manassas, VAVA44,3323.8%–

65Northumberland County, VAVA12,5573.8%–

66Norton, VAVA3,4773.8%–

67Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.8%–

68Buchanan County, VAVA18,4923.9%–

69Essex County, VAVA10,6543.9%–

70Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6633.9%–

71Henrico County, VAVA342,7753.9%–

72Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3213.9%–

73Charles City County, VAVA6,6233.9%–

74Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7374.0%–

75Wythe County, VAVA27,9834.0%–

76Henry County, VAVA49,2424.1%–

77Sussex County, VAVA10,7554.1%–

78Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9754.2%–

79York County, VAVA71,3744.2%–

80Frederick County, VAVA99,9554.2%–

81Halifax County, VAVA33,4474.2%–

82Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8734.2%–

83Madison County, VAVA14,2374.3%–

84Mathews County, VAVA8,5294.4%–

85Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8964.6%–

86Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1484.6%–

87Amherst County, VAVA31,9624.7%–

88Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4904.7%–

89Buckingham County, VAVA17,1374.7%–

90Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8394.8%–

91Prince William County, VAVA502,9664.8%–

92Warren County, VAVA42,7404.9%–

93Chesapeake, VAVA255,3324.9%–

94Suffolk, VAVA104,6995.0%–

95Falls Church, VAVA15,1595.0%–

96Surry County, VAVA6,6035.0%–

97Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3935.1%–

98Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3885.1%–

99Waynesboro, VAVA23,9515.1%–

100Galax, VAVA6,6705.1%–

101Appomattox County, VAVA17,1725.1%–

102King and Queen County, VAVA6,7435.2%–

103Prince George County, VAVA43,9365.2%–

104Caroline County, VAVA34,4135.3%–

105Staunton, VAVA26,8015.3%–

106Lynchburg, VAVA81,3475.3%–

107Southampton County, VAVA18,1105.5%–

108Page County, VAVA23,7625.5%–

109Manassas Park, VAVA16,5605.5%–

110Carroll County, VAVA29,2995.5%–

111Danville, VAVA41,6475.6%–

112Roanoke, VAVA99,1115.6%–

113Norfolk, VAVA231,0135.7%–

114Richmond, VAVA237,2575.7%–

115Newport News, VAVA183,2305.8%–

116Louisa County, VAVA42,9245.8%–

117Greensville County, VAVA11,1816.3%–

118Bristol, VAVA16,4186.3%–

119Hampton, VAVA137,3156.3%–

120Winchester, VAVA28,2726.4%–

121Portsmouth, VAVA96,7776.6%–

122Williamsburg, VAVA15,8616.8%–

123Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8396.9%–

124Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7157.3%–

125Franklin, VAVA8,4787.9%–

126Radford, VAVA17,2438.1%–

127Wise County, VAVA34,8248.2%–

128Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4399.2%–

129Hopewell, VAVA23,2619.2%–

130Lee County, VAVA21,6429.5%–

131Lancaster County, VAVA10,9959.5%–

132Petersburg, VAVA33,73410.0%–

133Highland County, VAVA2,31811.9%–

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