RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most white-collar workforce, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of employed residents in management, business, science, and arts occupations (2020 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

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15971.2%+7.2 pts

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93170.8%+3.5 pts

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66260.6%+2.1 pts

04Loudoun County, VAVA449,74959.9%+3.9 pts

05Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87358.9%+2.7 pts

06Fairfax, VAVA26,77257.0%+2.2 pts

07Charlottesville, VAVA44,38856.6%+10.5 pts

08Albemarle County, VAVA118,35655.7%+3.1 pts

09York County, VAVA71,37454.3%+3.7 pts

10Poquoson, VAVA13,29249.9%+4.6 pts

11Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39349.5%+11.1 pts

12Montgomery County, VAVA98,43449.0%+4.2 pts

13King George County, VAVA29,64649.0%+2.5 pts

14Lexington, VAVA7,76948.2%+6.7 pts

15Stafford County, VAVA170,80348.2%+3.8 pts

16James City County, VAVA83,32648.1%+2.6 pts

17Goochland County, VAVA29,18747.6%+1.4 pts

18Hanover County, VAVA116,42346.6%+3.8 pts

19Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97545.6%+10.4 pts

20Prince William County, VAVA502,96645.6%+2.8 pts

21Clarke County, VAVA15,60945.5%+5.1 pts

22Henrico County, VAVA342,77544.9%+2.9 pts

23Roanoke County, VAVA97,15044.8%+3.9 pts

24Powhatan County, VAVA32,59144.8%+2.4 pts

25Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14844.6%+3.6 pts

26Fauquier County, VAVA76,50344.5%+1.2 pts

27Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73742.8%+4.6 pts

28Richmond, VAVA237,25742.8%+6.2 pts

29New Kent County, VAVA28,02242.7%+7.8 pts

30Chesapeake, VAVA255,33242.6%+3.3 pts

31Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43942.3%−0.3 pts

32Mathews County, VAVA8,52941.9%+13.3 pts

33Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38841.4%+1.8 pts

34Williamsburg, VAVA15,86140.7%+1.3 pts

35Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32140.4%+5.0 pts

36Bedford County, VAVA83,05939.7%+5.2 pts

37Suffolk, VAVA104,69939.6%+4.2 pts

38Greene County, VAVA21,95839.5%+9.7 pts

39Nelson County, VAVA14,92039.3%+6.5 pts

40Salem, VAVA25,81638.6%+4.8 pts

41Radford, VAVA17,24338.3%+3.5 pts

42Frederick County, VAVA99,95538.1%+4.3 pts

43Manassas Park, VAVA16,56038.1%+6.9 pts

44Lynchburg, VAVA81,34737.9%+5.4 pts

45Prince George County, VAVA43,93637.9%+6.9 pts

46Winchester, VAVA28,27237.9%+3.9 pts

47Floyd County, VAVA15,78937.8%+6.4 pts

48Manassas, VAVA44,33237.4%+4.6 pts

49Madison County, VAVA14,23737.0%+4.2 pts

50King William County, VAVA19,61736.9%+11.5 pts

51Franklin County, VAVA55,52636.6%+9.8 pts

52Southampton County, VAVA18,11036.6%+14.2 pts

53Northumberland County, VAVA12,55736.5%+5.0 pts

54Louisa County, VAVA42,92436.4%+6.4 pts

55Highland County, VAVA2,31836.0%+10.9 pts

56Hampton, VAVA137,31535.9%+4.4 pts

57Norfolk, VAVA231,01335.8%+4.9 pts

58Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66335.7%+5.1 pts

59King and Queen County, VAVA6,74335.6%+16.7 pts

60Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73835.4%+4.7 pts

61Washington County, VAVA53,89835.2%+4.1 pts

62Lancaster County, VAVA10,99535.2%+3.8 pts

63Newport News, VAVA183,23035.1%+3.4 pts

64Campbell County, VAVA55,62934.9%+5.2 pts

65Botetourt County, VAVA34,14434.7%−0.7 pts

66Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74734.7%+5.9 pts

67Craig County, VAVA4,80034.7%+5.9 pts

68Staunton, VAVA26,80134.6%+2.3 pts

69Culpeper County, VAVA57,66634.5%+0.4 pts

70Augusta County, VAVA78,94034.0%+4.6 pts

71Richmond County, VAVA9,29433.8%+12.4 pts

72Wise County, VAVA34,82433.8%+8.4 pts

73Warren County, VAVA42,74033.8%+4.2 pts

74Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71533.8%+7.4 pts

75Waynesboro, VAVA23,95133.7%+5.2 pts

76Norton, VAVA3,47733.1%+8.3 pts

77Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83933.0%+3.6 pts

78Rockingham County, VAVA89,31633.0%+4.0 pts

79Caroline County, VAVA34,41332.9%+1.6 pts

80Dickenson County, VAVA13,23632.9%+12.6 pts

81Gloucester County, VAVA40,09732.4%+0.3 pts

82Orange County, VAVA40,08332.4%−0.3 pts

83Appomattox County, VAVA17,17232.2%+7.2 pts

84Halifax County, VAVA33,44732.2%+3.6 pts

85Buchanan County, VAVA18,49232.1%+8.7 pts

86Amherst County, VAVA31,96231.9%+4.6 pts

87Roanoke, VAVA99,11131.9%+2.9 pts

88Bristol, VAVA16,41831.7%+3.9 pts

89Northampton County, VAVA11,87931.2%−0.1 pts

90Nottoway County, VAVA15,79631.0%+9.3 pts

91Pulaski County, VAVA33,58631.0%+4.4 pts

92Portsmouth, VAVA96,77730.9%+0.2 pts

93Tazewell County, VAVA38,63530.9%+2.5 pts

94Wythe County, VAVA27,98330.9%+4.9 pts

95Surry County, VAVA6,60330.6%+10.1 pts

96Middlesex County, VAVA10,84130.3%−6.8 pts

97Giles County, VAVA16,56429.5%−0.9 pts

98Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49029.2%+5.8 pts

99Galax, VAVA6,67029.0%−2.6 pts

100Petersburg, VAVA33,73428.8%+3.1 pts

101Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89628.6%+2.0 pts

102Essex County, VAVA10,65428.6%−0.5 pts

103Scott County, VAVA21,20028.5%+3.8 pts

104Alleghany County, VAVA14,54628.4%−0.3 pts

105Amelia County, VAVA13,63228.3%+1.1 pts

106Sussex County, VAVA10,75528.2%+9.1 pts

107Henry County, VAVA49,24228.2%+3.8 pts

108Buena Vista, VAVA6,67228.2%+0.4 pts

109Grayson County, VAVA15,23028.1%+3.9 pts

110Charlotte County, VAVA11,40127.9%+2.3 pts

111Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83927.7%+0.5 pts

112Russell County, VAVA25,33227.6%+3.0 pts

113Carroll County, VAVA29,29927.5%+7.3 pts

114Charles City County, VAVA6,62327.1%+5.9 pts

115Accomack County, VAVA33,85926.9%−1.8 pts

116Bath County, VAVA4,07626.9%+15.0 pts

117Martinsville, VAVA13,84926.9%+0.1 pts

118Patrick County, VAVA17,42426.8%+2.9 pts

119Hopewell, VAVA23,26126.5%+4.9 pts

120Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39126.2%−1.1 pts

121Emporia, VAVA5,44726.1%−10.7 pts

122Danville, VAVA41,64726.1%−0.7 pts

123Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05825.8%+4.3 pts

124Lee County, VAVA21,64225.7%−0.2 pts

125Buckingham County, VAVA17,13725.4%−1.2 pts

126Cumberland County, VAVA10,35225.3%+2.6 pts

127Smyth County, VAVA28,88224.3%−6.0 pts

128Covington, VAVA5,68023.8%+5.1 pts

129Greensville County, VAVA11,18123.5%+3.1 pts

130Page County, VAVA23,76223.4%+2.4 pts

131Franklin, VAVA8,47823.0%−6.7 pts

132Bland County, VAVA6,15123.0%−2.5 pts

133Brunswick County, VAVA15,72721.0%−1.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS