RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most white-collar workforce, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPMANAGEMENT & PROFESSIONALVS 2010

01Arlington County, VAVA243,93174.6%+11%

02Falls Church, VAVA15,15972.4%+13%

03Loudoun County, VAVA449,74963.5%+13%

04Charlottesville, VAVA44,38863.4%+38%

05Alexandria, VAVA160,66263.3%+8%

06Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87363.2%+13%

07Fairfax, VAVA26,77259.9%+9%

08Albemarle County, VAVA118,35659.2%+13%

09York County, VAVA71,37456.4%+11%

10King George County, VAVA29,64653.9%+16%

11Lexington, VAVA7,76951.5%+24%

12Goochland County, VAVA29,18751.2%+11%

13Stafford County, VAVA170,80350.7%+14%

14Montgomery County, VAVA98,43450.7%+13%

15New Kent County, VAVA28,02250.4%+44%

16Clarke County, VAVA15,60949.9%+23%

17Richmond, VAVA237,25749.7%+36%

18Hanover County, VAVA116,42349.5%+16%

19Prince William County, VAVA502,96649.3%+15%

20Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14849.3%+20%

21Fauquier County, VAVA76,50348.8%+12%

22Poquoson, VAVA13,29248.7%+7%

23Henrico County, VAVA342,77548.0%+14%

24Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73747.5%+24%

25Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39347.4%+23%

26James City County, VAVA83,32647.2%+4%

27Chesapeake, VAVA255,33246.8%+19%

28Powhatan County, VAVA32,59146.7%+10%

29Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97546.4%+32%

30Roanoke County, VAVA97,15046.3%+13%

31Suffolk, VAVA104,69944.8%+27%

32Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38844.4%+12%

33Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32143.6%+23%

34Williamsburg, VAVA15,86143.1%+9%

35Lancaster County, VAVA10,99542.7%+36%

36Salem, VAVA25,81642.4%+25%

37Bedford County, VAVA83,05942.4%+23%

38Northumberland County, VAVA12,55741.9%+33%

39Frederick County, VAVA99,95541.8%+24%

40Nelson County, VAVA14,92041.7%+27%

41Highland County, VAVA2,31841.6%+65%

42Manassas, VAVA44,33241.6%+27%

43Norton, VAVA3,47741.5%+68%

44Bath County, VAVA4,07641.5%+249%

45Lynchburg, VAVA81,34741.1%+26%

46Madison County, VAVA14,23741.0%+25%

47Staunton, VAVA26,80140.9%+27%

48Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66340.9%+34%

49Greene County, VAVA21,95840.5%+36%

50Craig County, VAVA4,80040.3%+40%

51Botetourt County, VAVA34,14440.2%+13%

52Winchester, VAVA28,27240.1%+18%

53Norfolk, VAVA231,01340.0%+30%

54Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43940.0%−6%

55Mathews County, VAVA8,52940.0%+40%

56Culpeper County, VAVA57,66639.8%+17%

57Franklin, VAVA8,47839.3%+33%

58Prince George County, VAVA43,93638.9%+26%

59Warren County, VAVA42,74038.7%+31%

60Louisa County, VAVA42,92438.4%+28%

61Caroline County, VAVA34,41338.3%+22%

62Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73838.2%+24%

63Orange County, VAVA40,08338.0%+16%

64Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71537.9%+44%

65Radford, VAVA17,24337.8%+9%

66Middlesex County, VAVA10,84137.8%+2%

67Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83937.7%+28%

68King William County, VAVA19,61737.7%+48%

69Roanoke, VAVA99,11137.6%+30%

70Gloucester County, VAVA40,09737.5%+17%

71Southampton County, VAVA18,11037.3%+67%

72Hampton, VAVA137,31537.3%+18%

73Amherst County, VAVA31,96237.1%+36%

74Campbell County, VAVA55,62936.8%+24%

75Newport News, VAVA183,23036.6%+15%

76Waynesboro, VAVA23,95136.2%+27%

77Bristol, VAVA16,41835.9%+29%

78Washington County, VAVA53,89835.9%+15%

79Floyd County, VAVA15,78935.9%+14%

80Manassas Park, VAVA16,56035.8%+14%

81Scott County, VAVA21,20035.6%+44%

82Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39135.4%+30%

83Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74735.3%+22%

84Grayson County, VAVA15,23035.1%+45%

85Henry County, VAVA49,24235.0%+44%

86Essex County, VAVA10,65435.0%+20%

87Rockingham County, VAVA89,31634.9%+21%

88Augusta County, VAVA78,94034.9%+19%

89Portsmouth, VAVA96,77734.7%+13%

90Wise County, VAVA34,82434.6%+36%

91Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89634.4%+29%

92Franklin County, VAVA55,52634.2%+28%

93Wythe County, VAVA27,98334.1%+31%

94Lee County, VAVA21,64233.8%+31%

95Northampton County, VAVA11,87933.6%+8%

96Galax, VAVA6,67033.6%+6%

97Nottoway County, VAVA15,79633.4%+53%

98Charlotte County, VAVA11,40133.0%+29%

99Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05832.7%+52%

100Carroll County, VAVA29,29932.4%+60%

101Pulaski County, VAVA33,58632.4%+22%

102Dickenson County, VAVA13,23631.9%+58%

103Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49031.8%+36%

104King and Queen County, VAVA6,74331.7%+67%

105Patrick County, VAVA17,42431.5%+32%

106Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83931.4%+15%

107Surry County, VAVA6,60331.3%+53%

108Amelia County, VAVA13,63230.8%+14%

109Halifax County, VAVA33,44730.7%+7%

110Tazewell County, VAVA38,63530.5%+8%

111Richmond County, VAVA9,29430.4%+42%

112Appomattox County, VAVA17,17230.2%+21%

113Cumberland County, VAVA10,35230.0%+32%

114Buchanan County, VAVA18,49229.8%+28%

115Russell County, VAVA25,33229.7%+21%

116Charles City County, VAVA6,62329.7%+40%

117Giles County, VAVA16,56429.5%−3%

118Petersburg, VAVA33,73429.4%+14%

119Smyth County, VAVA28,88229.0%−4%

120Martinsville, VAVA13,84928.5%+6%

121Brunswick County, VAVA15,72728.5%+25%

122Danville, VAVA41,64728.4%+6%

123Buena Vista, VAVA6,67228.4%+2%

124Page County, VAVA23,76226.9%+28%

125Alleghany County, VAVA14,54626.6%−8%

126Buckingham County, VAVA17,13726.5%−0%

127Greensville County, VAVA11,18126.4%+29%

128Sussex County, VAVA10,75526.0%+36%

129Bland County, VAVA6,15125.9%+2%

130Hopewell, VAVA23,26125.9%+20%

131Accomack County, VAVA33,85925.3%−12%

132Emporia, VAVA5,44718.7%−49%

133Covington, VAVA5,68018.5%−1%

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