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 (2023 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 2000

01Falls Church, VAVA15,15971.2%–

02Arlington County, VAVA243,93170.8%–

03Alexandria, VAVA160,66260.6%–

04Loudoun County, VAVA449,74959.9%–

05Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87358.9%–

06Fairfax, VAVA26,77257.0%–

07Charlottesville, VAVA44,38856.6%–

08Albemarle County, VAVA118,35655.7%–

09York County, VAVA71,37454.3%–

10Poquoson, VAVA13,29249.9%–

11Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39349.5%–

12Montgomery County, VAVA98,43449.0%–

13King George County, VAVA29,64649.0%–

14Lexington, VAVA7,76948.2%–

15Stafford County, VAVA170,80348.2%–

16James City County, VAVA83,32648.1%–

17Goochland County, VAVA29,18747.6%–

18Hanover County, VAVA116,42346.6%–

19Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97545.6%–

20Prince William County, VAVA502,96645.6%–

21Clarke County, VAVA15,60945.5%–

22Henrico County, VAVA342,77544.9%–

23Roanoke County, VAVA97,15044.8%–

24Powhatan County, VAVA32,59144.8%–

25Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14844.6%–

26Fauquier County, VAVA76,50344.5%–

27Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73742.8%–

28Richmond, VAVA237,25742.8%–

29New Kent County, VAVA28,02242.7%–

30Chesapeake, VAVA255,33242.6%–

31Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43942.3%–

32Mathews County, VAVA8,52941.9%–

33Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38841.4%–

34Williamsburg, VAVA15,86140.7%–

35Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32140.4%–

36Bedford County, VAVA83,05939.7%–

37Suffolk, VAVA104,69939.6%–

38Greene County, VAVA21,95839.5%–

39Nelson County, VAVA14,92039.3%–

40Salem, VAVA25,81638.6%–

41Radford, VAVA17,24338.3%–

42Frederick County, VAVA99,95538.1%–

43Manassas Park, VAVA16,56038.1%–

44Lynchburg, VAVA81,34737.9%–

45Prince George County, VAVA43,93637.9%–

46Winchester, VAVA28,27237.9%–

47Floyd County, VAVA15,78937.8%–

48Manassas, VAVA44,33237.4%–

49Madison County, VAVA14,23737.0%–

50King William County, VAVA19,61736.9%–

51Franklin County, VAVA55,52636.6%–

52Southampton County, VAVA18,11036.6%–

53Northumberland County, VAVA12,55736.5%–

54Louisa County, VAVA42,92436.4%–

55Highland County, VAVA2,31836.0%–

56Hampton, VAVA137,31535.9%–

57Norfolk, VAVA231,01335.8%–

58Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66335.7%–

59King and Queen County, VAVA6,74335.6%–

60Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73835.4%–

61Washington County, VAVA53,89835.2%–

62Lancaster County, VAVA10,99535.2%–

63Newport News, VAVA183,23035.1%–

64Campbell County, VAVA55,62934.9%–

65Botetourt County, VAVA34,14434.7%–

66Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74734.7%–

67Craig County, VAVA4,80034.7%–

68Staunton, VAVA26,80134.6%–

69Culpeper County, VAVA57,66634.5%–

70Augusta County, VAVA78,94034.0%–

71Richmond County, VAVA9,29433.8%–

72Wise County, VAVA34,82433.8%–

73Warren County, VAVA42,74033.8%–

74Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71533.8%–

75Waynesboro, VAVA23,95133.7%–

76Norton, VAVA3,47733.1%–

77Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83933.0%–

78Rockingham County, VAVA89,31633.0%–

79Caroline County, VAVA34,41332.9%–

80Dickenson County, VAVA13,23632.9%–

81Gloucester County, VAVA40,09732.4%–

82Orange County, VAVA40,08332.4%–

83Appomattox County, VAVA17,17232.2%–

84Halifax County, VAVA33,44732.2%–

85Buchanan County, VAVA18,49232.1%–

86Amherst County, VAVA31,96231.9%–

87Roanoke, VAVA99,11131.9%–

88Bristol, VAVA16,41831.7%–

89Northampton County, VAVA11,87931.2%–

90Nottoway County, VAVA15,79631.0%–

91Pulaski County, VAVA33,58631.0%–

92Portsmouth, VAVA96,77730.9%–

93Tazewell County, VAVA38,63530.9%–

94Wythe County, VAVA27,98330.9%–

95Surry County, VAVA6,60330.6%–

96Middlesex County, VAVA10,84130.3%–

97Giles County, VAVA16,56429.5%–

98Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49029.2%–

99Galax, VAVA6,67029.0%–

100Petersburg, VAVA33,73428.8%–

101Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89628.6%–

102Essex County, VAVA10,65428.6%–

103Scott County, VAVA21,20028.5%–

104Alleghany County, VAVA14,54628.4%–

105Amelia County, VAVA13,63228.3%–

106Sussex County, VAVA10,75528.2%–

107Henry County, VAVA49,24228.2%–

108Buena Vista, VAVA6,67228.2%–

109Grayson County, VAVA15,23028.1%–

110Charlotte County, VAVA11,40127.9%–

111Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83927.7%–

112Russell County, VAVA25,33227.6%–

113Carroll County, VAVA29,29927.5%–

114Charles City County, VAVA6,62327.1%–

115Accomack County, VAVA33,85926.9%–

116Bath County, VAVA4,07626.9%–

117Martinsville, VAVA13,84926.9%–

118Patrick County, VAVA17,42426.8%–

119Hopewell, VAVA23,26126.5%–

120Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39126.2%–

121Emporia, VAVA5,44726.1%–

122Danville, VAVA41,64726.1%–

123Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05825.8%–

124Lee County, VAVA21,64225.7%–

125Buckingham County, VAVA17,13725.4%–

126Cumberland County, VAVA10,35225.3%–

127Smyth County, VAVA28,88224.3%–

128Covington, VAVA5,68023.8%–

129Greensville County, VAVA11,18123.5%–

130Page County, VAVA23,76223.4%–

131Franklin, VAVA8,47823.0%–

132Bland County, VAVA6,15123.0%–

133Brunswick County, VAVA15,72721.0%–

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