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Unemployment Rate in Virginia, by County

Unemployment Rate for every county in Virginia, ranked. The highest is Highland County at 11.9% and the lowest is Lexington city at 0.6%.

Virginia: 4.3% · United States: 5.2% · median county in Virginia: 3.8%

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#County Unemployment Rate
1Highland County11.9%
2Petersburg city10.0%
3Lancaster County9.5%
4Lee County9.5%
5Rappahannock County9.2%
6Hopewell city9.2%
7Wise County8.2%
8Radford city8.1%
9Franklin city7.9%
10Westmoreland County7.3%
11Harrisonburg city6.9%
12Williamsburg city6.8%
13Portsmouth city6.6%
14Winchester city6.4%
15Greensville County6.3%
16Bristol city6.3%
17Hampton city6.3%
18Louisa County5.8%
19Newport News city5.8%
20Norfolk city5.7%
21Richmond city5.7%
22Danville city5.6%
23Roanoke city5.6%
24Carroll County5.5%
25Page County5.5%
26Southampton County5.5%
27Manassas Park city5.5%
28Caroline County5.3%
29Lynchburg city5.3%
30Staunton city5.3%
31King and Queen County5.2%
32Prince George County5.2%
33Appomattox County5.1%
34Spotsylvania County5.1%
35Fredericksburg city5.1%
36Galax city5.1%
37Waynesboro city5.1%
38Surry County5.0%
39Falls Church city5.0%
40Suffolk city5.0%
41Warren County4.9%
42Chesapeake city4.9%
43Prince William County4.8%
44Shenandoah County4.8%
45Amherst County4.7%
46Buckingham County4.7%
47Pittsylvania County4.7%
48Chesterfield County4.6%
49Dinwiddie County4.6%
50Mathews County4.4%
51Madison County4.3%
52Fairfax County4.2%
53Fluvanna County4.2%
54Frederick County4.2%
55Halifax County4.2%
56York County4.2%
57Henry County4.1%
58Sussex County4.1%
59Wythe County4.0%
60Virginia Beach city4.0%
61Buchanan County3.9%
62Charles City County3.9%
63Essex County3.9%
64Henrico County3.9%
65Isle of Wight County3.9%
66Rockbridge County3.9%
67Amelia County3.8%
68Northumberland County3.8%
69Tazewell County3.8%
70Manassas city3.8%
71Norton city3.8%
72Campbell County3.7%
73King George County3.7%
74Stafford County3.7%
75Charlottesville city3.7%
76Floyd County3.6%
77Grayson County3.6%
78Lunenburg County3.6%
79Powhatan County3.6%
80Russell County3.6%
81Colonial Heights city3.6%
82Salem city3.6%
83Accomack County3.4%
84Albemarle County3.4%
85Orange County3.4%
86Arlington County3.3%
87Brunswick County3.3%
88Cumberland County3.3%
89Loudoun County3.3%
90Nelson County3.3%
91Northampton County3.3%
92Alexandria city3.3%
93Fairfax city3.3%
94Pulaski County3.2%
95Poquoson city3.2%
96Bedford County3.1%
97Smyth County3.1%
98Gloucester County3.0%
99Washington County3.0%
100Fauquier County2.9%
101Middlesex County2.9%
102Montgomery County2.9%
103Emporia city2.9%
104Martinsville city2.9%
105Nottoway County2.8%
106Roanoke County2.8%
107Scott County2.8%
108Covington city2.8%
109Clarke County2.7%
110Hanover County2.7%
111James City County2.7%
112Rockingham County2.7%
113Culpeper County2.6%
114Mecklenburg County2.6%
115Patrick County2.5%
116Richmond County2.5%
117Augusta County2.4%
118Botetourt County2.4%
119Charlotte County2.4%
120Franklin County2.4%
121Alleghany County2.3%
122Bland County2.3%
123Dickenson County2.3%
124King William County2.3%
125New Kent County2.3%
126Craig County2.2%
127Giles County2.1%
128Greene County1.8%
129Goochland County1.7%
130Prince Edward County1.5%
131Buena Vista city1.4%
132Bath County1.3%
133Lexington city0.6%

Small populations produce wide margins: Highland County is 11.9% with a margin of error of ±6.3%; Lexington city is 0.6% with a margin of error of ±0.9%. An estimate with a margin that wide should be read as a range rather than a rank.

Share of the civilian labour force who are out of work and looking. People not looking for work are excluded from the denominator.

Source: ACS 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, 2024.

Virginia ranks 37th of 52 states for unemployment rate.

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