RANKING · 2010 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most self-employed workers, Virginia counties · 2010

Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents who work for themselves in an incorporated or unincorporated business (2023 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 2000

01Lexington, VAVA7,76927.3%–

02Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97523.8%–

03Charlottesville, VAVA44,38822.1%–

04Brunswick County, VAVA15,72721.5%–

05Williamsburg, VAVA15,86121.0%–

06Montgomery County, VAVA98,43420.5%–

07Surry County, VAVA6,60320.3%–

08Albemarle County, VAVA118,35619.9%–

09Emporia, VAVA5,44719.9%–

10Buena Vista, VAVA6,67219.0%–

11Lee County, VAVA21,64218.8%–

12Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05818.7%–

13Greensville County, VAVA11,18118.4%–

14Nottoway County, VAVA15,79618.1%–

15Smyth County, VAVA28,88217.9%–

16Franklin, VAVA8,47817.9%–

17Buckingham County, VAVA17,13717.6%–

18Nelson County, VAVA14,92017.5%–

19Appomattox County, VAVA17,17217.4%–

20Petersburg, VAVA33,73417.3%–

21Buchanan County, VAVA18,49216.9%–

22Northampton County, VAVA11,87916.8%–

23Pulaski County, VAVA33,58616.7%–

24Sussex County, VAVA10,75516.7%–

25Middlesex County, VAVA10,84116.5%–

26Gloucester County, VAVA40,09716.4%–

27Mathews County, VAVA8,52916.3%–

28Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.3%–

29Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71516.2%–

30Giles County, VAVA16,56416.2%–

31Culpeper County, VAVA57,66616.0%–

32Staunton, VAVA26,80115.9%–

33Radford, VAVA17,24315.9%–

34Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49015.8%–

35Danville, VAVA41,64715.7%–

36Orange County, VAVA40,08315.7%–

37Essex County, VAVA10,65415.7%–

38Dickenson County, VAVA13,23615.6%–

39Madison County, VAVA14,23715.6%–

40Halifax County, VAVA33,44715.6%–

41Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74715.5%–

42Richmond County, VAVA9,29415.5%–

43Craig County, VAVA4,80015.5%–

44York County, VAVA71,37415.5%–

45James City County, VAVA83,32615.5%–

46Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.4%–

47Southampton County, VAVA18,11015.3%–

48Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39115.3%–

49Charlotte County, VAVA11,40115.3%–

50Alleghany County, VAVA14,54615.2%–

51Portsmouth, VAVA96,77715.2%–

52Chesapeake, VAVA255,33215.2%–

53Waynesboro, VAVA23,95115.2%–

54Galax, VAVA6,67015.1%–

55Lynchburg, VAVA81,34715.1%–

56Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39315.1%–

57Louisa County, VAVA42,92415.0%–

58Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89615.0%–

59Clarke County, VAVA15,60914.9%–

60Augusta County, VAVA78,94014.9%–

61Charles City County, VAVA6,62314.8%–

62Washington County, VAVA53,89814.8%–

63Richmond, VAVA237,25714.8%–

64Amherst County, VAVA31,96214.7%–

65Cumberland County, VAVA10,35214.7%–

66Fauquier County, VAVA76,50314.5%–

67Greene County, VAVA21,95814.5%–

68Wise County, VAVA34,82414.5%–

69Bland County, VAVA6,15114.4%–

70Tazewell County, VAVA38,63514.3%–

71Scott County, VAVA21,20014.1%–

72Hanover County, VAVA116,42314.1%–

73Fairfax, VAVA26,77214.0%–

74Goochland County, VAVA29,18714.0%–

75Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83914.0%–

76Suffolk, VAVA104,69914.0%–

77Powhatan County, VAVA32,59113.9%–

78Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14813.9%–

79New Kent County, VAVA28,02213.8%–

80Hampton, VAVA137,31513.8%–

81Accomack County, VAVA33,85913.7%–

82Frederick County, VAVA99,95513.7%–

83Bath County, VAVA4,07613.6%–

84Rockingham County, VAVA89,31613.6%–

85Roanoke County, VAVA97,15013.5%–

86Poquoson, VAVA13,29213.4%–

87Patrick County, VAVA17,42413.4%–

88Warren County, VAVA42,74013.4%–

89Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38813.3%–

90Russell County, VAVA25,33213.3%–

91Henry County, VAVA49,24213.3%–

92Floyd County, VAVA15,78913.2%–

93Salem, VAVA25,81613.2%–

94Norfolk, VAVA231,01313.1%–

95Carroll County, VAVA29,29913.1%–

96Covington, VAVA5,68013.0%–

97Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73713.0%–

98Falls Church, VAVA15,15913.0%–

99Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32113.0%–

100Caroline County, VAVA34,41312.9%–

101Newport News, VAVA183,23012.9%–

102Henrico County, VAVA342,77512.8%–

103Roanoke, VAVA99,11112.8%–

104Bristol, VAVA16,41812.7%–

105Stafford County, VAVA170,80312.7%–

106Lancaster County, VAVA10,99512.6%–

107Wythe County, VAVA27,98312.5%–

108Page County, VAVA23,76212.4%–

109Prince William County, VAVA502,96612.2%–

110Winchester, VAVA28,27212.2%–

111Bedford County, VAVA83,05912.1%–

112Martinsville, VAVA13,84912.0%–

113Botetourt County, VAVA34,14412.0%–

114Manassas Park, VAVA16,56011.9%–

115Grayson County, VAVA15,23011.9%–

116Norton, VAVA3,47711.9%–

117Hopewell, VAVA23,26111.8%–

118King William County, VAVA19,61711.7%–

119Highland County, VAVA2,31811.7%–

120Campbell County, VAVA55,62911.6%–

121Amelia County, VAVA13,63211.6%–

122Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73811.4%–

123Manassas, VAVA44,33211.3%–

124King George County, VAVA29,64611.3%–

125Prince George County, VAVA43,93611.2%–

126Franklin County, VAVA55,52611.1%–

127Loudoun County, VAVA449,74911.0%–

128Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87310.7%–

129Arlington County, VAVA243,93110.7%–

130Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43910.4%–

131Alexandria, VAVA160,66210.3%–

132King and Queen County, VAVA6,74310.3%–

133Northumberland County, VAVA12,5578.8%–

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