RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most healthcare & education jobs, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in educational services, healthcare, and social assistance (2020 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

01Surry County, VAVA6,6034.6%−1.5 pts

02Essex County, VAVA10,6544.5%+3.5 pts

03Louisa County, VAVA42,9243.4%+0.2 pts

04Sussex County, VAVA10,7553.1%+2.3 pts

05Charlotte County, VAVA11,4013.0%+0.3 pts

06Charles City County, VAVA6,6232.7%+1.7 pts

07Craig County, VAVA4,8002.7%−0.7 pts

08Caroline County, VAVA34,4132.6%+1.1 pts

09Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3212.5%−0.3 pts

10Russell County, VAVA25,3322.4%+1.0 pts

11Norton, VAVA3,4772.4%+0.4 pts

12Richmond County, VAVA9,2942.3%+1.2 pts

13Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7382.3%+1.1 pts

14Buckingham County, VAVA17,1372.2%+1.1 pts

15Appomattox County, VAVA17,1722.1%−0.6 pts

16Powhatan County, VAVA32,5912.1%−0.9 pts

17Amelia County, VAVA13,6322.1%−1.1 pts

18King and Queen County, VAVA6,7432.1%+0.9 pts

19Dickenson County, VAVA13,2362.0%+0.4 pts

20Emporia, VAVA5,4472.0%+2.0 pts

21Brunswick County, VAVA15,7271.9%+1.7 pts

22Giles County, VAVA16,5641.9%+1.5 pts

23Halifax County, VAVA33,4471.9%+1.3 pts

24Highland County, VAVA2,3181.8%−0.1 pts

25Pulaski County, VAVA33,5861.8%+1.2 pts

26Prince George County, VAVA43,9361.8%+0.7 pts

27Bedford County, VAVA83,0591.7%+0.1 pts

28Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.7%+0.4 pts

29Hanover County, VAVA116,4231.6%−0.1 pts

30Gloucester County, VAVA40,0971.6%−0.3 pts

31New Kent County, VAVA28,0221.6%+0.4 pts

32Buena Vista, VAVA6,6721.6%+1.6 pts

33Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501.4%+0.5 pts

34Wise County, VAVA34,8241.4%+0.2 pts

35Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4391.3%+0.6 pts

36Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031.3%+0.6 pts

37Frederick County, VAVA99,9551.3%+0.6 pts

38Salem, VAVA25,8161.3%+0.6 pts

39Greene County, VAVA21,9581.2%+1.2 pts

40Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3881.2%−0.1 pts

41Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1481.2%−0.2 pts

42Orange County, VAVA40,0831.2%+0.0 pts

43King William County, VAVA19,6171.2%−0.2 pts

44Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901.2%+0.3 pts

45Accomack County, VAVA33,8591.2%+0.8 pts

46Nelson County, VAVA14,9201.2%+0.8 pts

47Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0581.2%−1.4 pts

48Tazewell County, VAVA38,6351.1%+0.1 pts

49Poquoson, VAVA13,2921.1%+0.5 pts

50Henry County, VAVA49,2421.1%+0.2 pts

51Campbell County, VAVA55,6291.1%+0.1 pts

52Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.1%+0.4 pts

53Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7471.0%−0.6 pts

54Amherst County, VAVA31,9621.0%−0.1 pts

55Manassas, VAVA44,3321.0%+0.5 pts

56Page County, VAVA23,7620.9%+0.4 pts

57Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.9%−0.3 pts

58Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.9%+0.3 pts

59Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.9%−0.2 pts

60King George County, VAVA29,6460.9%−0.1 pts

61Warren County, VAVA42,7400.9%−0.4 pts

62Botetourt County, VAVA34,1440.9%−0.2 pts

63Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.9%+0.3 pts

64Patrick County, VAVA17,4240.9%−1.4 pts

65Newport News, VAVA183,2300.8%+0.2 pts

66Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.8%−0.1 pts

67Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.8%−1.3 pts

68Richmond, VAVA237,2570.8%+0.1 pts

69James City County, VAVA83,3260.8%−0.3 pts

70Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9750.8%+0.0 pts

71Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.8%−0.2 pts

72Hampton, VAVA137,3150.7%+0.4 pts

73Bland County, VAVA6,1510.7%+0.5 pts

74Winchester, VAVA28,2720.7%+0.2 pts

75Staunton, VAVA26,8010.7%+0.6 pts

76Washington County, VAVA53,8980.7%−1.0 pts

77Goochland County, VAVA29,1870.7%−0.5 pts

78Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8390.7%−0.1 pts

79Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.7%−0.0 pts

80Buchanan County, VAVA18,4920.6%−0.5 pts

81Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.6%−0.1 pts

82Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.6%−1.9 pts

83Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.6%−0.8 pts

84Franklin County, VAVA55,5260.6%+0.2 pts

85Radford, VAVA17,2430.6%−0.1 pts

86Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.6%+0.0 pts

87Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.6%+0.4 pts

88Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.6%+0.0 pts

89Lee County, VAVA21,6420.6%−0.7 pts

90Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.6%−1.2 pts

91Martinsville, VAVA13,8490.5%+0.0 pts

92Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.5%−1.6 pts

93Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.5%+0.5 pts

94Middlesex County, VAVA10,8410.5%+0.5 pts

95Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.5%−0.1 pts

96Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.5%−0.7 pts

97Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.5%−0.0 pts

98Danville, VAVA41,6470.5%−0.0 pts

99Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.5%+0.2 pts

100Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.5%−0.5 pts

101Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.5%−0.0 pts

102Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.4%+0.2 pts

103Lexington, VAVA7,7690.4%−1.0 pts

104Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.4%−0.1 pts

105Bristol, VAVA16,4180.4%−0.1 pts

106Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.4%+0.1 pts

107Galax, VAVA6,6700.4%+0.4 pts

108Scott County, VAVA21,2000.4%−0.5 pts

109Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.4%−0.2 pts

110Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.3%+0.1 pts

111Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.3%−0.0 pts

112Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.3%−0.0 pts

113Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.3%−1.6 pts

114Franklin, VAVA8,4780.3%−1.5 pts

115Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.3%−1.5 pts

116Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.3%−0.1 pts

117Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.3%−0.1 pts

118Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.2%+0.2 pts

119Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.2%−0.3 pts

120Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.2%−0.3 pts

121York County, VAVA71,3740.2%−0.7 pts

122Clarke County, VAVA15,6090.2%−0.1 pts

123Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.2%+0.2 pts

124Grayson County, VAVA15,2300.1%−0.1 pts

125Madison County, VAVA14,2370.1%−0.4 pts

126Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.1%−0.4 pts

127Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.1%−0.2 pts

128Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.1%−0.5 pts

129Bath County, VAVA4,0760.0%−1.7 pts

130Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.0%−0.2 pts

131Mathews County, VAVA8,5290.0%−1.9 pts

132Covington, VAVA5,6800.0%−1.2 pts

133Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.0%−0.5 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS