RANKING · 2024 ACS · 200 SHOWN OF 200

Most unemployed people, Virginia cities

Virginia cities with the most unemployed people in the civilian labor force, as of the 2024 American Community Survey. Ranked by number of people, not the unemployment rate. This list covers the 200 cities in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 200 is 291. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Merrifield, VA, up 100 places to #65.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7379,112−11%

02▲1Richmond, VAVA237,2577,517−7%

03▼1Norfolk, VAVA231,0136,215−31%

04Chesapeake, VAVA255,3326,135−1%

05Newport News, VAVA183,2305,170+4%

06Arlington, VAVA236,2544,948+14%

07Hampton, VAVA137,3154,216+5%

08▲1Alexandria, VAVA160,6623,2770%

09▲2Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,956+8%

10▼2Roanoke, VAVA99,1112,718−21%

11▼1Suffolk, VAVA104,6992,375−18%

12Lynchburg, VAVA81,3472,046−19%

13▲4Reston, VAVA64,4141,984+26%

14▲2Centreville, VAVA71,7061,908+3%

15▼2Dale City, VAVA71,0161,893−3%

16▲3Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,839+42%

17▼3Woodbridge, VAVA43,9451,651−14%

18▼3Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,615−14%

19▲21Fair Oaks, VAVA35,5451,307+70%

20▼2Burke, VAVA44,0291,269−10%

21▲6Annandale, VAVA41,7051,128+12%

22▲12Springfield, VAVA31,1541,108+35%

23▼3Tuckahoe, VAVA49,1831,056−15%

24▲18Bailey's Crossroads, VAVA24,2711,031+37%

25▲7Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,018+16%

26▼5Danville, VAVA41,6471,009−19%

27▼4Lake Ridge, VAVA46,0491,009−10%

28▲26Cherry Hill, VAVA26,044973+86%

29▲10Winchester, VAVA28,272934+20%

30▼5Charlottesville, VAVA44,388920−11%

31▼1West Falls Church, VAVA31,279894−4%

32▼4Manassas, VAVA44,332891−11%

33▼7Linton Hall, VAVA41,876841−17%

34▼3Tysons, VAVA28,936817−11%

35▼6Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393813−14%

36▼12Leesburg, VAVA49,917805−27%

37▲7Ashburn, VAVA46,026792+14%

38▲3Leesylvania, VAVA21,632785+4%

39▼4South Riding, VAVA34,352766−4%

40▲9Radford, VAVA17,243728+28%

41▲46Groveton, VAVA13,931723+97%

42▲1Woodlawn CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,1947190%

43▼10Hybla Valley, VAVA17,257710−14%

44▼22Sterling, VAVA32,411709−38%

45▲2Lorton, VAVA20,991704+11%

46▲20Staunton, VAVA26,801672+47%

47▲30Lincolnia, VAVA20,320659+60%

48▼12Blacksburg, VAVA45,104656−17%

49▲12Montclair, VAVA22,387638+30%

50▲31Herndon, VAVA25,506609+55%

51▲11East Highland Park, VAVA15,265604+27%

52▲6Waynesboro, VAVA23,951592+16%

53▼2Burke Centre, VAVA17,037590+5%

54▲6Sudley, VAVA19,162585+18%

55▼18Meadowbrook, VAVA20,749563−28%

56▲37Manassas Park, VAVA16,560554+70%

57▲31Laurel, VAVA18,721545+53%

58▼10McLean, VAVA49,627541−9%

59▲39Ettrick, VAVA5,910504+71%

60▼5Manchester, VAVA12,445492−5%

61▼4Bristol, VAVA16,418488−5%

62▼3Triangle, VAVA10,450479−6%

63▲15Bull Run CDP (Prince William County), VAVA16,859472+15%

64▲25Williamsburg, VAVA15,861471+33%

65▲100Merrifield, VAVA20,698461+234%

66▼20Salem, VAVA25,816459−28%

67▼15Fairfax, VAVA26,772448−16%

68▼30George Mason, VAVA9,937443−43%

69▲42Midlothian, VAVA19,120431+63%

70▲27Brambleton, VAVA24,537429+43%

71▲11Cave Spring, VAVA25,742419+9%

72▲14Falls Church, VAVA15,159417+13%

73▲3Highland Springs, VAVA14,2964100%

74▼1Buckhall, VAVA21,602409−5%

75▼3Carrollton, VAVA8,436402−7%

76▲33Spotsylvania Courthouse, VAVA7,180401+49%

77▲3Huntington, VAVA13,502392−3%

78▼33Oakton, VAVA36,528388−43%

79▼5Mechanicsville, VAVA38,683387−8%

80▼30Front Royal, VAVA15,722383−32%

81▼18Chantilly, VAVA24,036382−19%

82▲17Vienna, VAVA16,691381+30%

83▲13Newington Forest, VAVA12,316373+21%

84▲58Franklin Farm, VAVA18,736372+99%

85▲53Glen Allen, VAVA17,551358+80%

86▲50University of Virginia, VAVA9,065356+78%

87▼20Sugarland Run, VAVA12,629348−24%

88▲42Brandermill, VAVA13,730343+61%

89▼19McNair, VAVA22,655333−26%

90▲50Countryside, VAVA9,661331+71%

91▼38Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738327−37%

92▲12Bon Air, VAVA16,904325+17%

93▼14Fairfax Station, VAVA12,566323−21%

94▼38Chester, VAVA24,474318−38%

95▲30Lake Barcroft, VAVA10,973312+37%

96▲19Newington, VAVA13,478312+24%

97▼29Rose Hill CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA21,066305−33%

98▼33Franconia, VAVA18,335302−34%

99▲8Christiansburg, VAVA22,442295+7%

100▲12Mount Vernon, VAVA13,122291+11%

101▲9Seven Corners, VAVA9,371290+8%

102▲3Idylwood, VAVA17,559288+4%

103▼19Short Pump, VAVA29,026281−26%

104▼2Hollins, VAVA17,097280−1%

105▼20Franklin, VAVA8,478279−26%

106▲66Stone Ridge, VAVA16,603274+130%

107▼6Cascades, VAVA12,357273−4%

108▼25Madison Heights, VAVA10,266270−29%

109▼18Fort Lee, VAVA8,993262−22%

110▼15Gainesville, VAVA18,196258−18%

111▼11Timberlake, VAVA12,725257−11%

112▼18Kingstowne, VAVA18,360256−19%

113▲35Fort Hunt, VAVA16,700246+39%

114▼50Culpeper, VAVA22,074243−47%

115▲30Broadlands, VAVA14,353241+32%

116▲81Woodburn, VAVA9,503233+366%

117▲10Forest, VAVA13,430232+3%

118▼10Great Falls, VAVA15,228227−16%

119▲39Wyndham, VAVA12,099225+42%

120▲71Dulles Town Center, VAVA5,464223+182%

121▲16Dranesville, VAVA11,828217+9%

122▼3Lowes Island, VAVA11,018216−10%

123▲58Poquoson, VAVA13,292208+96%

124▲23Yorkshire, VAVA9,782207+16%

125▼8Bensley, VAVA5,949206−16%

126▲23North Springfield, VAVA7,050205+16%

127▼13West Springfield, VAVA22,532205−19%

128▲28Hutchison, VAVA7,284204+28%

129▼23Pulaski, VAVA8,807202−27%

130▲47Stuarts Draft, VAVA11,780201+76%

131▲53Strasburg, VAVA7,380195+97%

132▼63Kings Park West, VAVA13,442195−56%

133▲47Floris, VAVA7,589192+78%

134▲61Montrose, VAVA8,285191+241%

135▲22Innsbrook, VAVA8,578184+15%

136▲7Ashland, VAVA7,982183−1%

137▲32Bedford, VAVA7,911183+46%

138▼15Sandston, VAVA7,399181−22%

139▼10Martinsville, VAVA13,849172−20%

140▲1Wakefield, VAVA11,930172−10%

141▼25Orange, VAVA5,365171−30%

142▲8Gloucester Point, VAVA11,109168−3%

143▲17Fishersville, VAVA9,484167+8%

144▲32Mantua, VAVA8,298167+45%

145▼55Wolf Trap, VAVA15,858160−54%

146▼71Collinsville, VAVA7,139158−62%

147▲41Lake Monticello, VAVA10,662157+91%

148▼35Bellwood, VAVA7,907156−40%

149▼10South Boston, VAVA7,795155−21%

150▼30Galax, VAVA6,670150−38%

151▲36Woodstock, VAVA6,002149+69%

152▲7Hollymead, VAVA8,482145−8%

153▲11Dunn Loring, VAVA8,957143−3%

154▲24Fair Lakes, VAVA8,894143+32%

155▼27Loudoun Valley Estates, VAVA10,271138−37%

156▲19Greenbriar, VAVA8,243127+10%

157▲33Lansdowne, VAVA12,328124+53%

158▼5Dumfries, VAVA6,405124−27%

159▼15Woodlake, VAVA7,358123−33%

160▼34Independent Hill, VAVA10,853120−47%

161▼28Laurel Hill, VAVA7,450120−42%

162▲1Potomac Mills, VAVA5,741120−19%

163▼41Abingdon, VAVA8,284119−49%

164▼3Marion, VAVA5,555119−22%

165▲14Aquia Harbour, VAVA7,481119+10%

166▲1New Baltimore, VAVA11,919115−10%

167▼5Bridgewater, VAVA6,924114−24%

168▼65Lakeside, VAVA12,654114−60%

169▼34Smithfield, VAVA9,112113−44%

170▲30Moorefield, VAVA6,123112+367%

171▼53Rockwood, VAVA10,010109−55%

172▼4Big Stone Gap, VAVA5,102107−16%

173▼81Dumbarton, VAVA7,997107−68%

174▼28Warrenton, VAVA10,213105−42%

175▼21Belle Haven, VAVA6,570102−38%

176▼2Difficult Run, VAVA9,93894−18%

177▲6Falmouth, VAVA5,21690−10%

178▼57Farmville, VAVA7,59385−64%

179▼48Long Branch, VAVA7,03483−60%

180▼28Richlands, VAVA5,05183−52%

181▼11Wytheville, VAVA8,12883−34%

182▼27Crozet, VAVA9,28982−50%

183▼49Purcellville, VAVA8,89073−64%

184▼113Emporia, VAVA5,44769−84%

185▲1Bull Run CDP (Fairfax County), VAVA7,82361−31%

186▼54Belmont, VAVA9,72961−71%

187▼16Fort Belvoir, VAVA8,44958−52%

188▲11Crosspointe, VAVA5,66958+21%

189▲3Covington, VAVA5,68057−10%

190▼1Quantico Base, VAVA5,84051−37%

191▲2Bealeton, VAVA5,03448−19%

192▼26Pimmit Hills, VAVA6,58947−65%

193▲1Buena Vista, VAVA6,67241−27%

194▲4Massanetta Springs, VAVA6,35841−16%

195▼13South Run, VAVA6,60041−60%

196▼72Vinton, VAVA7,96737−84%

197▼24Braddock, VAVA6,53635−71%

198▼47Lake of the Woods, VAVA7,98426−85%

199▼14Lexington, VAVA7,76919−80%

200▼4Stafford Courthouse, VAVA5,8390−100%

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES