RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most self-employed workers, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPSELF-EMPLOYED WORKERSVS 2010

01Lexington, VAVA7,76928.9%+1.6 pts

02Highland County, VAVA2,31824.2%+12.5 pts

03Richmond County, VAVA9,29423.6%+8.1 pts

04Franklin, VAVA8,47822.3%+4.5 pts

05Charlottesville, VAVA44,38822.2%+0.1 pts

06Craig County, VAVA4,80021.9%+6.4 pts

07Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05821.9%+3.2 pts

08Cumberland County, VAVA10,35220.9%+6.2 pts

09Southampton County, VAVA18,11020.8%+5.5 pts

10Surry County, VAVA6,60320.6%+0.3 pts

11Buchanan County, VAVA18,49220.6%+3.7 pts

12Bath County, VAVA4,07620.5%+6.9 pts

13Montgomery County, VAVA98,43419.9%−0.5 pts

14Northumberland County, VAVA12,55719.6%+10.9 pts

15Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74719.6%+4.1 pts

16Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97519.4%−4.4 pts

17Staunton, VAVA26,80119.0%+3.2 pts

18Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39118.8%+3.5 pts

19New Kent County, VAVA28,02218.7%+4.9 pts

20Greensville County, VAVA11,18118.6%+0.2 pts

21Albemarle County, VAVA118,35618.4%−1.5 pts

22Smyth County, VAVA28,88218.3%+0.4 pts

23Giles County, VAVA16,56418.3%+2.1 pts

24Wise County, VAVA34,82418.1%+3.7 pts

25Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.1%−0.9 pts

26Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.1%+2.8 pts

27Amherst County, VAVA31,96217.9%+3.2 pts

28Dickenson County, VAVA13,23617.8%+2.2 pts

29Radford, VAVA17,24317.8%+1.9 pts

30King William County, VAVA19,61717.7%+6.1 pts

31Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66317.7%+1.4 pts

32Lee County, VAVA21,64217.6%−1.2 pts

33Brunswick County, VAVA15,72717.5%−4.0 pts

34Nottoway County, VAVA15,79617.4%−0.7 pts

35Appomattox County, VAVA17,17217.4%−0.1 pts

36Louisa County, VAVA42,92416.9%+1.9 pts

37Charles City County, VAVA6,62316.7%+1.9 pts

38Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73816.7%+5.2 pts

39Essex County, VAVA10,65416.7%+1.0 pts

40Clarke County, VAVA15,60916.7%+1.8 pts

41Greene County, VAVA21,95816.6%+2.1 pts

42King and Queen County, VAVA6,74316.6%+6.3 pts

43Washington County, VAVA53,89816.4%+1.6 pts

44Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.1%+1.6 pts

45Pulaski County, VAVA33,58615.9%−0.9 pts

46Scott County, VAVA21,20015.9%+1.8 pts

47Henry County, VAVA49,24215.8%+2.6 pts

48Covington, VAVA5,68015.8%+2.8 pts

49Nelson County, VAVA14,92015.8%−1.7 pts

50Madison County, VAVA14,23715.6%+0.0 pts

51Powhatan County, VAVA32,59115.5%+1.6 pts

52Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71515.3%−0.8 pts

53Rockingham County, VAVA89,31615.3%+1.7 pts

54Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89615.3%+0.4 pts

55Lancaster County, VAVA10,99515.3%+2.7 pts

56Orange County, VAVA40,08315.3%−0.4 pts

57York County, VAVA71,37415.3%−0.2 pts

58Floyd County, VAVA15,78915.2%+2.0 pts

59Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.2%+0.1 pts

60Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.1%+2.1 pts

61Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.1%+2.6 pts

62Northampton County, VAVA11,87915.1%−1.7 pts

63Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14815.0%+1.1 pts

64James City County, VAVA83,32615.0%−0.5 pts

65Buckingham County, VAVA17,13715.0%−2.6 pts

66Grayson County, VAVA15,23014.9%+3.1 pts

67Tazewell County, VAVA38,63514.9%+0.6 pts

68Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014.7%−1.1 pts

69Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.6%−0.6 pts

70Richmond, VAVA237,25714.6%−0.1 pts

71Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.6%+3.4 pts

72Suffolk, VAVA104,69914.5%+0.5 pts

73Halifax County, VAVA33,44714.3%−1.3 pts

74Frederick County, VAVA99,95514.3%+0.6 pts

75Roanoke County, VAVA97,15014.3%+0.8 pts

76Galax, VAVA6,67014.3%−0.8 pts

77Culpeper County, VAVA57,66614.2%−1.8 pts

78Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.1%−1.3 pts

79Danville, VAVA41,64714.1%−1.6 pts

80Bedford County, VAVA83,05914.1%+2.0 pts

81Caroline County, VAVA34,41314.0%+1.1 pts

82Mathews County, VAVA8,52913.9%−2.4 pts

83Hanover County, VAVA116,42313.9%−0.2 pts

84Roanoke, VAVA99,11113.8%+0.9 pts

85Chesapeake, VAVA255,33213.7%−1.5 pts

86Henrico County, VAVA342,77513.6%+0.8 pts

87Gloucester County, VAVA40,09713.6%−2.8 pts

88Hampton, VAVA137,31513.6%−0.2 pts

89King George County, VAVA29,64613.5%+2.3 pts

90Page County, VAVA23,76213.4%+1.0 pts

91Campbell County, VAVA55,62913.4%+1.8 pts

92Russell County, VAVA25,33213.4%+0.1 pts

93Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.3%−0.0 pts

94Norfolk, VAVA231,01313.1%−0.0 pts

95Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73713.1%+0.1 pts

96Portsmouth, VAVA96,77713.0%−2.2 pts

97Poquoson, VAVA13,29213.0%−0.5 pts

98Emporia, VAVA5,44712.9%−6.9 pts

99Prince William County, VAVA502,96612.9%+0.6 pts

100Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83912.8%−1.2 pts

101Williamsburg, VAVA15,86112.8%−8.2 pts

102Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412.7%+0.8 pts

103Bristol, VAVA16,41812.7%+0.0 pts

104Middlesex County, VAVA10,84112.7%−3.8 pts

105Sussex County, VAVA10,75512.6%−4.2 pts

106Salem, VAVA25,81612.5%−0.6 pts

107Warren County, VAVA42,74012.5%−0.9 pts

108Falls Church, VAVA15,15912.5%−0.4 pts

109Stafford County, VAVA170,80312.5%−0.2 pts

110Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.5%−2.6 pts

111Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43912.5%+2.1 pts

112Petersburg, VAVA33,73412.4%−4.8 pts

113Newport News, VAVA183,23012.4%−0.5 pts

114Fairfax, VAVA26,77212.3%−1.8 pts

115Patrick County, VAVA17,42412.2%−1.3 pts

116Hopewell, VAVA23,26112.1%+0.3 pts

117Augusta County, VAVA78,94012.1%−2.8 pts

118Manassas, VAVA44,33212.1%+0.7 pts

119Goochland County, VAVA29,18711.7%−2.3 pts

120Loudoun County, VAVA449,74911.5%+0.5 pts

121Bland County, VAVA6,15111.5%−2.9 pts

122Norton, VAVA3,47711.5%−0.4 pts

123Accomack County, VAVA33,85911.4%−2.3 pts

124Winchester, VAVA28,27211.3%−0.9 pts

125Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87311.3%+0.6 pts

126Arlington County, VAVA243,93111.2%+0.5 pts

127Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.1%−0.8 pts

128Amelia County, VAVA13,63211.0%−0.5 pts

129Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.0%−4.2 pts

130Martinsville, VAVA13,84910.9%−1.1 pts

131Prince George County, VAVA43,93610.9%−0.3 pts

132Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32110.3%−2.6 pts

133Alexandria, VAVA160,66210.2%−0.1 pts

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