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Most unemployed people, Virginia counties

Virginia counties 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 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 554. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Powhatan County, VA, up 56 places to #60.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPUNEMPLOYED RESIDENTSVS 2020

01Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87327,047+5%

02Prince William County, VAVA502,96612,6150%

03▲2Chesterfield County, VAVA397,1489,311+6%

04▼1Virginia Beach, VAVA453,7379,112−11%

05▲1Loudoun County, VAVA449,7498,0910%

06▲1Richmond, VAVA237,2577,517−7%

07▲1Henrico County, VAVA342,7757,174−3%

08▼4Norfolk, VAVA231,0136,215−31%

09Chesapeake, VAVA255,3326,135−1%

10Newport News, VAVA183,2305,170+4%

11Arlington County, VAVA243,9314,948+14%

12▲1Hampton, VAVA137,3154,216+5%

13▼1Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,3883,913−8%

14▲1Alexandria, VAVA160,6623,2770%

15▲1Stafford County, VAVA170,8033,073+6%

16▲2Portsmouth, VAVA96,7772,956+8%

17▼3Roanoke, VAVA99,1112,718−21%

18▼1Suffolk, VAVA104,6992,375−18%

19▲9Frederick County, VAVA99,9552,068+40%

20▼1Lynchburg, VAVA81,3472,046−19%

21Albemarle County, VAVA118,3561,981+6%

22▲11Harrisonburg, VAVA50,8391,839+42%

23▼1Hanover County, VAVA116,4231,634−12%

24▼4Petersburg, VAVA33,7341,615−14%

25▼1Montgomery County, VAVA98,4341,428−14%

26▼3York County, VAVA71,3741,391−17%

27▼2Roanoke County, VAVA97,1501,332−15%

28▼2Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,4901,223−19%

29▲20Louisa County, VAVA42,9241,209+28%

30▲2Rockingham County, VAVA89,3161,193−8%

31Bedford County, VAVA83,0591,185−9%

32▲7Fauquier County, VAVA76,5031,137+4%

33▼3Wise County, VAVA34,8241,128−15%

34▲19Shenandoah County, VAVA45,8391,051+21%

35▲11Campbell County, VAVA55,6291,032−1%

36▲16Hopewell, VAVA23,2611,018+16%

37▼2Warren County, VAVA42,7401,014−15%

38▼11James City County, VAVA83,3261,011−32%

39▼5Danville, VAVA41,6471,009−19%

40Augusta County, VAVA78,940961−11%

41▲15Winchester, VAVA28,272934+20%

42▲3Charlottesville, VAVA44,388920−11%

43▲5Manassas, VAVA44,332891−11%

44▲36Caroline County, VAVA34,413883+98%

45▼16Henry County, VAVA49,242871−35%

46▼5Prince George County, VAVA43,936867−18%

47▲3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,393813−14%

48▼12Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,321767−33%

49▲15Carroll County, VAVA29,299729+26%

50▲15Radford, VAVA17,243728+28%

51▼8Washington County, VAVA53,898721−31%

52▲5Amherst County, VAVA31,962710−8%

53▲1Lee County, VAVA21,642709−13%

54▼12Culpeper County, VAVA57,666699−33%

55▲23Staunton, VAVA26,801672+47%

56▼5Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,896654−28%

57▲9Halifax County, VAVA33,447624+11%

58▼11Orange County, VAVA40,083623−38%

59▲3Page County, VAVA23,7626140%

60▲56Powhatan County, VAVA32,591601+196%

61▲32Fluvanna County, VAVA28,975593+78%

62▼24Franklin County, VAVA55,526593−46%

63▲11Waynesboro, VAVA23,951592+16%

64▼20Westmoreland County, VAVA19,715591−43%

65▼6Gloucester County, VAVA40,097562−19%

66▼29Tazewell County, VAVA38,635561−50%

67▲27Manassas Park, VAVA16,560554+70%

68▲1King George County, VAVA29,6465300%

69▼6Wythe County, VAVA27,983521−13%

70▼2Accomack County, VAVA33,859515−4%

71▼16Pulaski County, VAVA33,586490−37%

72Bristol, VAVA16,418488−5%

73▲19Williamsburg, VAVA15,861471+33%

74▼13Salem, VAVA25,816459−28%

75▲12Southampton County, VAVA18,110454+19%

76▼6Fairfax, VAVA26,772448−16%

77▲5Lancaster County, VAVA10,9954320%

78▲36Appomattox County, VAVA17,172420+102%

79▲11Falls Church, VAVA15,159417+13%

80▼7Rockbridge County, VAVA22,663412−20%

81▼6Botetourt County, VAVA34,144389−18%

82▼24Smyth County, VAVA28,882373−47%

83▼4Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,747350−22%

84▼24Russell County, VAVA25,332345−47%

85▲34Rappahannock County, VAVA7,439343+120%

86▼15Colonial Heights, VAVA18,738327−37%

87▼1Buckingham County, VAVA17,137318−22%

88▲16Madison County, VAVA14,237308+14%

89▲2New Kent County, VAVA28,022307−15%

90▲18Floyd County, VAVA15,789281+19%

91▼3Franklin, VAVA8,478279−26%

92▲23Greensville County, VAVA11,181254+23%

93▲6Amelia County, VAVA13,632243−18%

94▼18Brunswick County, VAVA15,727236−50%

95▼6King William County, VAVA19,617232−37%

96▲1Scott County, VAVA21,200229−28%

97▲14Nelson County, VAVA14,920223+2%

98▲4Grayson County, VAVA15,230218−25%

99▼18Buchanan County, VAVA18,492216−51%

100▼16Goochland County, VAVA29,187213−50%

101▲24Poquoson, VAVA13,292208+96%

102▲8Clarke County, VAVA15,609204−7%

103▼26Greene County, VAVA21,958203−56%

104▼6Patrick County, VAVA17,424190−38%

105▼10Sussex County, VAVA10,755184−43%

106▲6Northampton County, VAVA11,879176−19%

107▼1Nottoway County, VAVA15,796174−31%

108▲15King and Queen County, VAVA6,743174+34%

109▼24Essex County, VAVA10,654172−59%

110▲3Martinsville, VAVA13,849172−20%

111▼11Northumberland County, VAVA12,557170−42%

112▲9Surry County, VAVA6,603167+11%

113▲4Lunenburg County, VAVA12,058166−10%

114▼18Giles County, VAVA16,564165−49%

115▲3Mathews County, VAVA8,529161−6%

116▲8Cumberland County, VAVA10,352160+33%

117▼10Galax, VAVA6,670150−38%

118▼17Alleghany County, VAVA14,546138−53%

119▼52Prince Edward County, VAVA22,391138−74%

120▲6Charles City County, VAVA6,623132+26%

121▼16Middlesex County, VAVA10,841132−49%

122▲6Highland County, VAVA2,318124+25%

123▼20Charlotte County, VAVA11,401120−57%

124▼15Dickenson County, VAVA13,236112−51%

125▲5Richmond County, VAVA9,29487+9%

126▼43Emporia, VAVA5,44769−84%

127▲4Covington, VAVA5,68057−10%

128▼1Bland County, VAVA6,15154−48%

129▼9Norton, VAVA3,47754−65%

130▲3Craig County, VAVA4,80044+5%

131▲1Buena Vista, VAVA6,67241−27%

132▼10Bath County, VAVA4,07623−82%

133▼4Lexington, VAVA7,76919−80%

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