RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most manufacturing jobs, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2023 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2000

01Buchanan County, VAVA18,49212.6%–

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,2368.4%–

03Wise County, VAVA34,8245.2%–

04Russell County, VAVA25,3324.3%–

05Tazewell County, VAVA38,6354.0%–

06Craig County, VAVA4,8003.0%–

07Lee County, VAVA21,6421.9%–

08Norton, VAVA3,4771.8%–

09Alleghany County, VAVA14,5461.2%–

10Martinsville, VAVA13,8491.1%–

11Wythe County, VAVA27,9831.0%–

12Washington County, VAVA53,8981.0%–

13Highland County, VAVA2,3180.9%–

14Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8390.9%–

15Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.8%–

16Buckingham County, VAVA17,1370.8%–

17Botetourt County, VAVA34,1440.8%–

18Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720.7%–

19Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.7%–

20Franklin County, VAVA55,5260.6%–

21Scott County, VAVA21,2000.6%–

22Appomattox County, VAVA17,1720.6%–

23Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.6%–

24Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.5%–

25Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.5%–

26Galax, VAVA6,6700.5%–

27Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.5%–

28Emporia, VAVA5,4470.5%–

29Mathews County, VAVA8,5290.5%–

30Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.4%–

31Giles County, VAVA16,5640.4%–

32Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.3%–

33King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.3%–

34Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.3%–

35Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.3%–

36Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.3%–

37Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.3%–

38Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.3%–

39Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7470.2%–

40Orange County, VAVA40,0830.2%–

41Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.2%–

42King George County, VAVA29,6460.2%–

43Gloucester County, VAVA40,0970.2%–

44Clarke County, VAVA15,6090.2%–

45Powhatan County, VAVA32,5910.2%–

46Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.2%–

47Warren County, VAVA42,7400.2%–

48Louisa County, VAVA42,9240.2%–

49Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.2%–

50Hampton, VAVA137,3150.2%–

51Roanoke County, VAVA97,1500.2%–

52James City County, VAVA83,3260.2%–

53Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.2%–

54Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.2%–

55Amelia County, VAVA13,6320.2%–

56Newport News, VAVA183,2300.2%–

57Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.2%–

58Henry County, VAVA49,2420.2%–

59Frederick County, VAVA99,9550.1%–

60Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.1%–

61Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.1%–

62Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.1%–

63Danville, VAVA41,6470.1%–

64Salem, VAVA25,8160.1%–

65Patrick County, VAVA17,4240.1%–

66Radford, VAVA17,2430.1%–

67Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.1%–

68Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.1%–

69Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.1%–

70Goochland County, VAVA29,1870.1%–

71Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.1%–

72Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.1%–

73Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.1%–

74Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.1%–

75Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.1%–

76Page County, VAVA23,7620.1%–

77Bedford County, VAVA83,0590.1%–

78Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.1%–

79Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.1%–

80Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.1%–

81Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.1%–

82Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.1%–

83Grayson County, VAVA15,2300.1%–

84Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.0%–

85Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%–

86Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%–

87Amherst County, VAVA31,9620.0%–

88Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.0%–

89Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.0%–

90York County, VAVA71,3740.0%–

91Campbell County, VAVA55,6290.0%–

92Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%–

93Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.0%–

94Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%–

95Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.0%–

96Surry County, VAVA6,6030.0%–

97Bath County, VAVA4,0760.0%–

98Bland County, VAVA6,1510.0%–

99Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.0%–

100Essex County, VAVA10,6540.0%–

101Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.0%–

102Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9750.0%–

103Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.0%–

104King William County, VAVA19,6170.0%–

105Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.0%–

106Madison County, VAVA14,2370.0%–

107Middlesex County, VAVA10,8410.0%–

108New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.0%–

109Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.0%–

110Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.0%–

111Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.0%–

112Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4390.0%–

113Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.0%–

114Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.0%–

115Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.0%–

116Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7380.0%–

117Covington, VAVA5,6800.0%–

118Franklin, VAVA8,4780.0%–

119Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.0%–

120Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.0%–

121Greene County, VAVA21,9580.0%–

122Bristol, VAVA16,4180.0%–

123Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.0%–

124Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.0%–

125Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.0%–

126Lexington, VAVA7,7690.0%–

127Manassas, VAVA44,3320.0%–

128Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.0%–

129Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.0%–

130Staunton, VAVA26,8010.0%–

131Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.0%–

132Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.0%–

133Winchester, VAVA28,2720.0%–

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