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Virginia Counties by Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate is the share of the labor force that is jobless and actively seeking work — the standard measure of labor market health.

All 133 counties ranked by Unemployment Rate, from lowest to highest. Click the column header to reverse sort order. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates, 2023.

States Counties Cities Metros ZIPs
# Counties Unemployment Rate ↑
1 Bedford County, Virginia 0.0%
2 Charles City County, Virginia 0.0%
3 Charlotte County, Virginia 0.0%
4 Bristol city, Virginia 0.0%
5 Culpeper County, Virginia 0.0%
6 Appomattox County, Virginia 0.0%
7 Fredericksburg city, Virginia 0.0%
8 Augusta County, Virginia 0.0%
9 Lunenburg County, Virginia 0.0%
10 Buchanan County, Virginia 0.6%
11 Lexington city, Virginia 0.7%
12 Accomack County, Virginia 0.7%
13 Charlottesville city, Virginia 1.0%
14 Galax city, Virginia 1.1%
15 Hampton city, Virginia 1.2%
16 Floyd County, Virginia 1.2%
17 Caroline County, Virginia 1.2%
18 Carroll County, Virginia 1.2%
19 Brunswick County, Virginia 1.3%
20 Chesapeake city, Virginia 1.3%
21 Campbell County, Virginia 1.5%
22 Dinwiddie County, Virginia 1.7%
23 Alleghany County, Virginia 1.7%
24 Bland County, Virginia 1.7%
25 Albemarle County, Virginia 1.8%
26 Craig County, Virginia 1.8%
27 Poquoson city, Virginia 1.8%
28 Patrick County, Virginia 2.0%
29 Bath County, Virginia 2.0%
30 Prince Edward County, Virginia 2.3%
31 Giles County, Virginia 2.3%
32 Louisa County, Virginia 2.4%
33 Covington city, Virginia 2.4%
34 Goochland County, Virginia 2.6%
35 Franklin County, Virginia 2.6%
36 Hanover County, Virginia 2.7%
37 New Kent County, Virginia 2.7%
38 Amelia County, Virginia 2.7%
39 Rockingham County, Virginia 2.7%
40 Scott County, Virginia 2.9%
41 Richmond County, Virginia 2.9%
42 Roanoke County, Virginia 2.9%
43 Mecklenburg County, Virginia 3.0%
44 Smyth County, Virginia 3.0%
45 Colonial Heights city, Virginia 3.1%
46 Powhatan County, Virginia 3.1%
47 Greene County, Virginia 3.1%
48 Loudoun County, Virginia 3.2%
49 Gloucester County, Virginia 3.3%
50 Manassas city, Virginia 3.3%
51 Arlington County, Virginia 3.3%
52 Rockbridge County, Virginia 3.3%
53 Montgomery County, Virginia 3.3%
54 Nelson County, Virginia 3.3%
55 Manassas Park city, Virginia 3.4%
56 Salem city, Virginia 3.4%
57 Emporia city, Virginia 3.4%
58 Lancaster County, Virginia 3.5%
59 Chesterfield County, Virginia 3.5%
60 Clarke County, Virginia 3.5%
61 James City County, Virginia 3.5%
62 Buena Vista city, Virginia 3.5%
63 Pulaski County, Virginia 3.6%
64 Northumberland County, Virginia 3.7%
65 Washington County, Virginia 3.7%
66 Orange County, Virginia 3.7%
67 King George County, Virginia 3.8%
68 Waynesboro city, Virginia 3.8%
69 Cumberland County, Virginia 3.8%
70 Fluvanna County, Virginia 3.8%
71 Stafford County, Virginia 3.8%
72 Grayson County, Virginia 3.9%
73 Wythe County, Virginia 3.9%
74 Shenandoah County, Virginia 3.9%
75 Henrico County, Virginia 3.9%
76 Botetourt County, Virginia 4.0%
77 Fairfax County, Virginia 4.0%
78 Halifax County, Virginia 4.0%
79 Amherst County, Virginia 4.0%
80 Henry County, Virginia 4.1%
81 Frederick County, Virginia 4.1%
82 Madison County, Virginia 4.2%
83 Northampton County, Virginia 4.2%
84 York County, Virginia 4.3%
85 Virginia Beach city, Virginia 4.3%
86 Middlesex County, Virginia 4.4%
87 Russell County, Virginia 4.4%
88 Sussex County, Virginia 4.4%
89 Martinsville city, Virginia 4.4%
90 Fairfax city, Virginia 4.5%
91 Prince William County, Virginia 4.5%
92 Isle of Wight County, Virginia 4.6%
93 Alexandria city, Virginia 4.7%
94 Franklin city, Virginia 4.7%
95 Warren County, Virginia 4.8%
96 Tazewell County, Virginia 4.8%
97 King and Queen County, Virginia 4.9%
98 Danville city, Virginia 4.9%
99 Lynchburg city, Virginia 5.0%
100 Page County, Virginia 5.0%