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.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPEDUCATION & HEALTH SERVICESVS 2010

01Amelia County, VAVA13,6323.6%+0.4 pts

02Louisa County, VAVA42,9242.9%−0.2 pts

03Lee County, VAVA21,6422.8%+1.5 pts

04Charlotte County, VAVA11,4012.7%+0.0 pts

05Norton, VAVA3,4772.7%+0.6 pts

06Covington, VAVA5,6802.5%+1.3 pts

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

08Surry County, VAVA6,6032.4%−3.7 pts

09Highland County, VAVA2,3182.4%+0.5 pts

10Wise County, VAVA34,8242.4%+1.2 pts

11Orange County, VAVA40,0832.3%+1.2 pts

12Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.2%+0.7 pts

13Sussex County, VAVA10,7552.1%+1.4 pts

14Southampton County, VAVA18,1102.1%+1.3 pts

15Appomattox County, VAVA17,1721.9%−0.8 pts

16Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7381.9%+0.7 pts

17Powhatan County, VAVA32,5911.8%−1.3 pts

18Patrick County, VAVA17,4241.8%−0.5 pts

19Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.7%+0.7 pts

20Essex County, VAVA10,6541.7%+0.7 pts

21Botetourt County, VAVA34,1441.7%+0.6 pts

22Hanover County, VAVA116,4231.6%−0.1 pts

23Dickenson County, VAVA13,2361.6%+0.0 pts

24Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.6%+0.6 pts

25Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.6%−0.1 pts

26Goochland County, VAVA29,1871.6%+0.3 pts

27Scott County, VAVA21,2001.5%+0.6 pts

28Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.5%−0.2 pts

29Warren County, VAVA42,7401.5%+0.2 pts

30Russell County, VAVA25,3321.5%+0.1 pts

31Carroll County, VAVA29,2991.5%+0.1 pts

32Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581.4%−1.2 pts

33Greene County, VAVA21,9581.3%+1.3 pts

34Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501.3%+0.3 pts

35Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.3%−0.0 pts

36Clarke County, VAVA15,6091.3%+1.0 pts

37Accomack County, VAVA33,8591.3%+0.9 pts

38Henry County, VAVA49,2421.3%+0.4 pts

39Lynchburg, VAVA81,3471.2%+0.3 pts

40Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.2%+0.1 pts

41Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.2%+0.6 pts

42Middlesex County, VAVA10,8411.2%+1.2 pts

43Northumberland County, VAVA12,5571.2%+0.7 pts

44Manassas, VAVA44,3321.2%+0.7 pts

45Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881.1%−0.2 pts

46Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.1%−0.3 pts

47Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.1%+0.5 pts

48Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391.1%+0.4 pts

49Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.1%+0.4 pts

50Williamsburg, VAVA15,8611.1%+1.1 pts

51Suffolk, VAVA104,6991.0%−0.1 pts

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

53King George County, VAVA29,6461.0%−0.0 pts

54Portsmouth, VAVA96,7771.0%+0.2 pts

55Stafford County, VAVA170,8031.0%+0.0 pts

56Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271.0%+0.7 pts

57Hampton, VAVA137,3151.0%+0.6 pts

58Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.9%+0.4 pts

59Page County, VAVA23,7620.9%+0.4 pts

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

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

62Emporia, VAVA5,4470.9%+0.9 pts

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

64Washington County, VAVA53,8980.9%−0.9 pts

65Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.9%−1.2 pts

66Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.8%+0.4 pts

67Grayson County, VAVA15,2300.8%+0.6 pts

68Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.8%−0.4 pts

69Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.8%+0.2 pts

70Richmond, VAVA237,2570.8%+0.1 pts

71Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.8%−0.2 pts

72Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.8%−0.4 pts

73Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.8%+0.3 pts

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

75Tazewell County, VAVA38,6350.7%−0.2 pts

76Bland County, VAVA6,1510.7%+0.5 pts

77Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.7%+0.1 pts

78Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9750.7%−0.0 pts

79Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.7%+0.2 pts

80Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.7%−1.9 pts

81Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4390.7%−0.1 pts

82Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.7%−1.1 pts

83Newport News, VAVA183,2300.7%−0.0 pts

84Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.7%+0.1 pts

85Mathews County, VAVA8,5290.6%−1.2 pts

86York County, VAVA71,3740.6%−0.3 pts

87Gloucester County, VAVA40,0970.6%−1.3 pts

88Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.6%−0.1 pts

89Craig County, VAVA4,8000.6%−2.7 pts

90Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.6%−0.0 pts

91Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.6%−1.2 pts

92Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.5%−1.3 pts

93Salem, VAVA25,8160.5%−0.1 pts

94Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.5%−0.1 pts

95Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.5%−0.7 pts

96Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.5%−0.1 pts

97Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.5%−0.1 pts

98Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.5%−1.6 pts

99Staunton, VAVA26,8010.5%+0.4 pts

100Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.5%+0.2 pts

101Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.5%+0.5 pts

102Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.4%−0.1 pts

103Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.4%−0.0 pts

104Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.4%−0.0 pts

105Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.4%+0.2 pts

106Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.4%+0.1 pts

107Franklin County, VAVA55,5260.4%+0.0 pts

108Franklin, VAVA8,4780.4%−1.4 pts

109Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.4%−0.0 pts

110Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.3%+0.1 pts

111Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.3%−0.5 pts

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

113Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.3%+0.1 pts

114Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.3%+0.3 pts

115Galax, VAVA6,6700.3%+0.3 pts

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

117Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.3%+0.0 pts

118Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.3%−0.0 pts

119Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.3%+0.0 pts

120Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.3%−0.1 pts

121Giles County, VAVA16,5640.3%−0.1 pts

122Martinsville, VAVA13,8490.2%−0.3 pts

123Winchester, VAVA28,2720.2%−0.3 pts

124Danville, VAVA41,6470.2%−0.3 pts

125Bristol, VAVA16,4180.2%−0.3 pts

126Bath County, VAVA4,0760.2%−1.5 pts

127Radford, VAVA17,2430.1%−0.5 pts

128Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.1%−0.2 pts

129Madison County, VAVA14,2370.1%−0.4 pts

130Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.0%−0.2 pts

131Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.0%−1.1 pts

132Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720.0%+0.0 pts

133Lexington, VAVA7,7690.0%−1.4 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES