RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most manufacturing jobs, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents working in manufacturing (2020 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANUFACTURINGVS 2010

01Buchanan County, VAVA18,49210.5%−5.5 pts

02Dickenson County, VAVA13,2368.7%−8.6 pts

03Wise County, VAVA34,8244.7%−7.2 pts

04Russell County, VAVA25,3324.4%−1.7 pts

05Tazewell County, VAVA38,6353.6%−2.6 pts

06Lee County, VAVA21,6422.6%−3.4 pts

07Norton, VAVA3,4772.3%+0.0 pts

08Scott County, VAVA21,2001.3%+0.6 pts

09Buckingham County, VAVA17,1371.2%+0.6 pts

10Washington County, VAVA53,8981.0%+0.3 pts

11Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8390.9%+0.3 pts

12Greensville County, VAVA11,1810.9%+0.9 pts

13Craig County, VAVA4,8000.8%+0.8 pts

14Prince Edward County, VAVA22,3910.8%+0.7 pts

15Caroline County, VAVA34,4130.7%+0.4 pts

16Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,7470.7%+0.2 pts

17Brunswick County, VAVA15,7270.6%+0.1 pts

18Buena Vista, VAVA6,6720.6%+0.0 pts

19Carroll County, VAVA29,2990.6%+0.4 pts

20Wythe County, VAVA27,9830.5%+0.4 pts

21Emporia, VAVA5,4470.5%−1.1 pts

22Rockingham County, VAVA89,3160.5%+0.2 pts

23Franklin County, VAVA55,5260.5%+0.4 pts

24Patrick County, VAVA17,4240.4%+0.4 pts

25Goochland County, VAVA29,1870.4%+0.0 pts

26Bland County, VAVA6,1510.4%+0.4 pts

27Appomattox County, VAVA17,1720.3%−0.1 pts

28Galax, VAVA6,6700.3%+0.3 pts

29Lunenburg County, VAVA12,0580.3%+0.3 pts

30Fluvanna County, VAVA28,9750.3%+0.0 pts

31Sussex County, VAVA10,7550.3%−0.5 pts

32Augusta County, VAVA78,9400.3%+0.3 pts

33Botetourt County, VAVA34,1440.3%−0.3 pts

34Floyd County, VAVA15,7890.3%−0.0 pts

35Accomack County, VAVA33,8590.3%+0.1 pts

36Orange County, VAVA40,0830.3%−0.2 pts

37Bristol, VAVA16,4180.3%−0.5 pts

38King William County, VAVA19,6170.3%+0.0 pts

39Amherst County, VAVA31,9620.3%+0.3 pts

40Salem, VAVA25,8160.3%+0.3 pts

41Lancaster County, VAVA10,9950.3%+0.3 pts

42Powhatan County, VAVA32,5910.2%+0.1 pts

43Clarke County, VAVA15,6090.2%−0.3 pts

44Gloucester County, VAVA40,0970.2%+0.2 pts

45Giles County, VAVA16,5640.2%−0.2 pts

46Colonial Heights, VAVA18,7380.2%+0.2 pts

47Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,8960.2%−0.1 pts

48Louisa County, VAVA42,9240.2%−0.7 pts

49Manassas Park, VAVA16,5600.2%+0.1 pts

50Frederick County, VAVA99,9550.2%−0.1 pts

51Culpeper County, VAVA57,6660.2%−0.2 pts

52Fauquier County, VAVA76,5030.2%−0.1 pts

53Bedford County, VAVA83,0590.2%+0.1 pts

54Lynchburg, VAVA81,3470.2%+0.2 pts

55Albemarle County, VAVA118,3560.1%−0.0 pts

56Campbell County, VAVA55,6290.1%+0.1 pts

57Hanover County, VAVA116,4230.1%−0.0 pts

58Charlotte County, VAVA11,4010.1%−0.7 pts

59Pulaski County, VAVA33,5860.1%−0.1 pts

60Alleghany County, VAVA14,5460.1%+0.1 pts

61Henrico County, VAVA342,7750.1%+0.1 pts

62Henry County, VAVA49,2420.1%+0.1 pts

63Prince George County, VAVA43,9360.1%+0.0 pts

64Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1480.1%+0.0 pts

65Portsmouth, VAVA96,7770.1%−0.0 pts

66Staunton, VAVA26,8010.1%−0.4 pts

67Montgomery County, VAVA98,4340.1%−0.1 pts

68Charles City County, VAVA6,6230.1%+0.0 pts

69Roanoke, VAVA99,1110.1%−0.1 pts

70Loudoun County, VAVA449,7490.1%+0.1 pts

71York County, VAVA71,3740.1%+0.1 pts

72Roanoke County, VAVA97,1500.1%−0.1 pts

73Fairfax, VAVA26,7720.1%−0.0 pts

74Smyth County, VAVA28,8820.1%−0.1 pts

75Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4900.1%+0.0 pts

76Newport News, VAVA183,2300.1%+0.0 pts

77Greene County, VAVA21,9580.1%−0.1 pts

78Hampton, VAVA137,3150.1%+0.0 pts

79Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3880.0%+0.0 pts

80Arlington County, VAVA243,9310.0%−0.0 pts

81James City County, VAVA83,3260.0%+0.0 pts

82Richmond, VAVA237,2570.0%−0.1 pts

83Southampton County, VAVA18,1100.0%−0.0 pts

84Danville, VAVA41,6470.0%−0.1 pts

85Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7370.0%−0.0 pts

86Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8390.0%−0.3 pts

87Stafford County, VAVA170,8030.0%−0.1 pts

88Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,8730.0%−0.0 pts

89Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,3210.0%−0.1 pts

90Norfolk, VAVA231,0130.0%+0.0 pts

91Suffolk, VAVA104,6990.0%+0.0 pts

92Chesapeake, VAVA255,3320.0%−0.1 pts

93Alexandria, VAVA160,6620.0%−0.1 pts

94Prince William County, VAVA502,9660.0%−0.1 pts

95Surry County, VAVA6,6030.0%+0.0 pts

96Amelia County, VAVA13,6320.0%−1.4 pts

97Bath County, VAVA4,0760.0%+0.0 pts

98Cumberland County, VAVA10,3520.0%+0.0 pts

99Essex County, VAVA10,6540.0%−0.6 pts

100Grayson County, VAVA15,2300.0%−0.5 pts

101Halifax County, VAVA33,4470.0%−0.2 pts

102Highland County, VAVA2,3180.0%+0.0 pts

103King George County, VAVA29,6460.0%−0.1 pts

104Madison County, VAVA14,2370.0%−0.2 pts

105Mathews County, VAVA8,5290.0%+0.0 pts

106Middlesex County, VAVA10,8410.0%+0.0 pts

107Nelson County, VAVA14,9200.0%+0.0 pts

108New Kent County, VAVA28,0220.0%−0.3 pts

109Northampton County, VAVA11,8790.0%−0.2 pts

110Northumberland County, VAVA12,5570.0%+0.0 pts

111Nottoway County, VAVA15,7960.0%−0.1 pts

112Page County, VAVA23,7620.0%−0.1 pts

113Rappahannock County, VAVA7,4390.0%−0.1 pts

114Richmond County, VAVA9,2940.0%−0.2 pts

115Rockbridge County, VAVA22,6630.0%−0.4 pts

116Warren County, VAVA42,7400.0%−0.2 pts

117Westmoreland County, VAVA19,7150.0%−0.2 pts

118Charlottesville, VAVA44,3880.0%+0.0 pts

119Covington, VAVA5,6800.0%+0.0 pts

120Franklin, VAVA8,4780.0%+0.0 pts

121Fredericksburg, VAVA30,3930.0%−0.2 pts

122Falls Church, VAVA15,1590.0%+0.0 pts

123Poquoson, VAVA13,2920.0%+0.0 pts

124King and Queen County, VAVA6,7430.0%+0.0 pts

125Hopewell, VAVA23,2610.0%−0.1 pts

126Lexington, VAVA7,7690.0%+0.0 pts

127Manassas, VAVA44,3320.0%−0.2 pts

128Martinsville, VAVA13,8490.0%+0.0 pts

129Petersburg, VAVA33,7340.0%−0.2 pts

130Radford, VAVA17,2430.0%+0.0 pts

131Waynesboro, VAVA23,9510.0%+0.0 pts

132Williamsburg, VAVA15,8610.0%+0.0 pts

133Winchester, VAVA28,2720.0%−0.4 pts

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