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%+6%

02Highland County, VAVA2,31824.2%+107%

03Richmond County, VAVA9,29423.6%+52%

04Franklin, VAVA8,47822.3%+25%

05Charlottesville, VAVA44,38822.2%+0%

06Craig County, VAVA4,80021.9%+41%

07Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05821.9%+17%

08Cumberland County, VAVA10,35220.9%+42%

09Southampton County, VAVA18,11020.8%+36%

10Surry County, VAVA6,60320.6%+2%

11Buchanan County, VAVA18,49220.6%+22%

12Bath County, VAVA4,07620.5%+51%

13Montgomery County, VAVA98,43419.9%−3%

14Northumberland County, VAVA12,55719.6%+124%

15Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74719.6%+26%

16Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97519.4%−18%

17Staunton, VAVA26,80119.0%+20%

18Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39118.8%+23%

19New Kent County, VAVA28,02218.7%+36%

20Greensville County, VAVA11,18118.6%+1%

21Albemarle County, VAVA118,35618.4%−8%

22Smyth County, VAVA28,88218.3%+2%

23Giles County, VAVA16,56418.3%+13%

24Wise County, VAVA34,82418.1%+25%

25Buena Vista, VAVA6,67218.1%−5%

26Charlotte County, VAVA11,40118.1%+18%

27Amherst County, VAVA31,96217.9%+22%

28Dickenson County, VAVA13,23617.8%+14%

29Radford, VAVA17,24317.8%+12%

30King William County, VAVA19,61717.7%+52%

31Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66317.7%+9%

32Lee County, VAVA21,64217.6%−6%

33Brunswick County, VAVA15,72717.5%−19%

34Nottoway County, VAVA15,79617.4%−4%

35Appomattox County, VAVA17,17217.4%−0%

36Louisa County, VAVA42,92416.9%+13%

37Charles City County, VAVA6,62316.7%+13%

38Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73816.7%+46%

39Essex County, VAVA10,65416.7%+6%

40Clarke County, VAVA15,60916.7%+12%

41Greene County, VAVA21,95816.6%+15%

42King and Queen County, VAVA6,74316.6%+61%

43Washington County, VAVA53,89816.4%+11%

44Fauquier County, VAVA76,50316.1%+11%

45Pulaski County, VAVA33,58615.9%−5%

46Scott County, VAVA21,20015.9%+12%

47Henry County, VAVA49,24215.8%+20%

48Covington, VAVA5,68015.8%+22%

49Nelson County, VAVA14,92015.8%−10%

50Madison County, VAVA14,23715.6%+0%

51Powhatan County, VAVA32,59115.5%+12%

52Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71515.3%−5%

53Rockingham County, VAVA89,31615.3%+13%

54Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89615.3%+2%

55Lancaster County, VAVA10,99515.3%+21%

56Orange County, VAVA40,08315.3%−3%

57York County, VAVA71,37415.3%−1%

58Floyd County, VAVA15,78915.2%+15%

59Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.2%+0%

60Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.1%+16%

61Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.1%+21%

62Northampton County, VAVA11,87915.1%−10%

63Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14815.0%+8%

64James City County, VAVA83,32615.0%−3%

65Buckingham County, VAVA17,13715.0%−15%

66Grayson County, VAVA15,23014.9%+26%

67Tazewell County, VAVA38,63514.9%+4%

68Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49014.7%−7%

69Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.6%−4%

70Richmond, VAVA237,25714.6%−1%

71Franklin County, VAVA55,52614.6%+31%

72Suffolk, VAVA104,69914.5%+4%

73Halifax County, VAVA33,44714.3%−8%

74Frederick County, VAVA99,95514.3%+5%

75Roanoke County, VAVA97,15014.3%+6%

76Galax, VAVA6,67014.3%−6%

77Culpeper County, VAVA57,66614.2%−11%

78Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83914.1%−9%

79Danville, VAVA41,64714.1%−10%

80Bedford County, VAVA83,05914.1%+16%

81Caroline County, VAVA34,41314.0%+8%

82Mathews County, VAVA8,52913.9%−15%

83Hanover County, VAVA116,42313.9%−2%

84Roanoke, VAVA99,11113.8%+7%

85Chesapeake, VAVA255,33213.7%−10%

86Henrico County, VAVA342,77513.6%+6%

87Gloucester County, VAVA40,09713.6%−17%

88Hampton, VAVA137,31513.6%−2%

89King George County, VAVA29,64613.5%+20%

90Page County, VAVA23,76213.4%+8%

91Campbell County, VAVA55,62913.4%+16%

92Russell County, VAVA25,33213.4%+1%

93Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.3%−0%

94Norfolk, VAVA231,01313.1%−0%

95Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73713.1%+1%

96Portsmouth, VAVA96,77713.0%−14%

97Poquoson, VAVA13,29213.0%−3%

98Emporia, VAVA5,44712.9%−35%

99Prince William County, VAVA502,96612.9%+5%

100Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83912.8%−8%

101Williamsburg, VAVA15,86112.8%−39%

102Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412.7%+6%

103Bristol, VAVA16,41812.7%+0%

104Middlesex County, VAVA10,84112.7%−23%

105Sussex County, VAVA10,75512.6%−25%

106Salem, VAVA25,81612.5%−5%

107Warren County, VAVA42,74012.5%−7%

108Falls Church, VAVA15,15912.5%−3%

109Stafford County, VAVA170,80312.5%−2%

110Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39312.5%−17%

111Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43912.5%+20%

112Petersburg, VAVA33,73412.4%−28%

113Newport News, VAVA183,23012.4%−4%

114Fairfax, VAVA26,77212.3%−13%

115Patrick County, VAVA17,42412.2%−9%

116Hopewell, VAVA23,26112.1%+3%

117Augusta County, VAVA78,94012.1%−19%

118Manassas, VAVA44,33212.1%+6%

119Goochland County, VAVA29,18711.7%−17%

120Loudoun County, VAVA449,74911.5%+5%

121Bland County, VAVA6,15111.5%−20%

122Norton, VAVA3,47711.5%−3%

123Accomack County, VAVA33,85911.4%−17%

124Winchester, VAVA28,27211.3%−7%

125Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87311.3%+5%

126Arlington County, VAVA243,93111.2%+5%

127Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.1%−7%

128Amelia County, VAVA13,63211.0%−5%

129Waynesboro, VAVA23,95111.0%−27%

130Martinsville, VAVA13,84910.9%−9%

131Prince George County, VAVA43,93610.9%−2%

132Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32110.3%−20%

133Alexandria, VAVA160,66210.2%−1%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES