RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most healthcare & education jobs, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 0.8%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Covington, VA, up 126 places to #6.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2010

01▲16Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.6%+0.4 pts

02▲1Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.9%−0.2 pts

03▲86Lee County, VAVA21,6422.8%+1.5 pts

04▲1Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.7%0.0 pts

05▲6Norton, VAVA3,4772.7%+0.6 pts

06▲126Covington, VAVA5,6802.5%+1.3 pts

07▲36King William County, VAVA19,6172.4%+1.0 pts

08▼7Surry County, VAVA6,6032.4%−3.7 pts

09▲15Highland County, VAVA2,3182.4%+0.5 pts

10▲24Wise County, VAVA34,8242.4%+1.2 pts

11▲31Orange County, VAVA40,0832.3%+1.2 pts

12▼4Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.2%+0.7 pts

13▼9Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.1%+1.4 pts

14▲65Southampton County, VAVA18,1102.1%+1.3 pts

15Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721.9%−0.8 pts

16▼3Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.9%+0.7 pts

17▼1Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.8%−1.3 pts

18▲46Patrick County, VAVA17,4241.8%−0.5 pts

19▼5Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.7%+0.7 pts

20▼18Essex County, VAVA10,6541.7%+0.7 pts

21▲41Botetourt County, VAVA34,1441.7%+0.6 pts

22▲7Hanover County, VAVA116,4231.6%−0.1 pts

23▼4Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.6%0.0 pts

24▲27Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.6%+0.6 pts

25▲28Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.6%−0.1 pts

26▲51Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.6%+0.3 pts

27▲81Scott County, VAVA21,2001.5%+0.6 pts

28▼1Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.5%−0.2 pts

29▲32Warren County, VAVA42,7401.5%+0.2 pts

30▼20Russell County, VAVA25,3321.5%+0.1 pts

31▲52Carroll County, VAVA29,2991.5%+0.1 pts

32▲15Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581.4%−1.2 pts

33▲6Greene County, VAVA21,9581.3%+1.3 pts

34▼1Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501.3%+0.3 pts

35▼7Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.3%0.0 pts

36▲86Clarke County, VAVA15,6091.3%+1.0 pts

37▲8Accomack County, VAVA33,8591.3%+0.9 pts

38▲12Henry County, VAVA49,2421.3%+0.4 pts

39▲61Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.2%+0.3 pts

40▲14Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.2%+0.1 pts

41▲11Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.2%+0.6 pts

42▲52Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.2%+1.2 pts

43▲54Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571.2%+0.7 pts

44▲11Manassas, VAVA44,3321.2%+0.7 pts

45▼5Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881.1%−0.2 pts

46▼5Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.1%−0.3 pts

47▲2Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.1%+0.5 pts

48▲30Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.1%+0.4 pts

49▼12Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.1%+0.4 pts

50▲43Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611.1%+1.1 pts

51▲8Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.0%−0.1 pts

52▼26Prince George County, VAVA43,9361.0%−0.1 pts

53▲7King George County, VAVA29,6461.0%0.0 pts

54▲27Portsmouth, VAVA96,7771.0%+0.2 pts

55▲11Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.0%0.0 pts

56▼35Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271.0%+0.7 pts

57▲15Hampton, VAVA137,3151.0%+0.6 pts

58▲30Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.9%+0.4 pts

59▼3Page County, VAVA23,7620.9%+0.4 pts

60▼29New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.9%−0.3 pts

61▼52Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.9%−1.9 pts

62▼42Emporia, VAVA5,4470.9%+0.9 pts

63▼57Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.9%−0.2 pts

64▲12Washington County, VAVA53,8980.9%−0.9 pts

65▲27Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.9%−1.2 pts

66▲54Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.8%+0.4 pts

67▲57Grayson County, VAVA15,2300.8%+0.6 pts

68▲28Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.8%−0.4 pts

69▲40Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.8%+0.2 pts

70▼2Richmond, VAVA237,2570.8%+0.1 pts

71Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.8%−0.2 pts

72▼15Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.8%−0.4 pts

73▲31Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.8%+0.3 pts

74▼5James City County, VAVA83,3260.7%−0.3 pts

75▼27Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.7%−0.2 pts

76▼3Bland County, VAVA6,1510.7%+0.5 pts

77▼54Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.7%+0.1 pts

78▼8Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9750.7%0.0 pts

79▲49Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.7%+0.2 pts

80▲2Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.7%−1.9 pts

81▼46Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4390.7%−0.1 pts

82▲8Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.7%−1.1 pts

83▼18Newport News, VAVA183,2300.7%0.0 pts

84▼21Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.7%+0.1 pts

85▲46Mathews County, VAVA8,5290.6%−1.2 pts

86▲35York County, VAVA71,3740.6%−0.3 pts

87▼57Gloucester County, VAVA40,0970.6%−1.3 pts

88▼52Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.6%−0.1 pts

89▼82Craig County, VAVA4,8000.6%−2.7 pts

90▲5Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.6%0.0 pts

91▲24Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.6%−1.2 pts

92▲21Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.5%−1.3 pts

93▼55Salem, VAVA25,8160.5%−0.1 pts

94▼8Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.5%−0.1 pts

95▼15Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.5%−0.7 pts

96▼71Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.5%−0.1 pts

97▼39Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.5%−0.1 pts

98▼31Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.5%−1.6 pts

99▼24Staunton, VAVA26,8010.5%+0.4 pts

100▼1Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.5%+0.2 pts

101▲22Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.5%+0.5 pts

102▲31Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.4%−0.1 pts

103▲23Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.4%0.0 pts

104▼3Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.4%0.0 pts

105▼3Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.4%+0.2 pts

106▲5Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.4%+0.1 pts

107▼23Franklin County, VAVA55,5260.4%0.0 pts

108▲6Franklin, VAVA8,4780.4%−1.4 pts

109▲7Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.4%0.0 pts

110Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.3%+0.1 pts

111▼67Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.3%−0.5 pts

112▼94King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.3%−0.8 pts

113▼26Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.3%+0.1 pts

114▲4Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.3%+0.3 pts

115▼8Galax, VAVA6,6700.3%+0.3 pts

116▲3Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.3%−0.2 pts

117▼11Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.3%0.0 pts

118▼6Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.3%0.0 pts

119▲8Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.3%0.0 pts

120▼3Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.3%−0.1 pts

121▼99Giles County, VAVA16,5640.3%−0.1 pts

122▼31Martinsville, VAVA13,8490.2%−0.3 pts

123▼49Winchester, VAVA28,2720.2%−0.3 pts

124▼26Danville, VAVA41,6470.2%−0.3 pts

125▼20Bristol, VAVA16,4180.2%−0.3 pts

126▲3Bath County, VAVA4,0760.2%−1.5 pts

127▼42Radford, VAVA17,2430.1%−0.5 pts

128▼82Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.1%−0.2 pts

129▼4Madison County, VAVA14,2370.1%−0.4 pts

130Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.0%−0.2 pts

131▼119Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.0%−1.1 pts

132▼100Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720.0%0.0 pts

133▼30Lexington, VAVA7,7690.0%−1.4 pts

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