# Counties in Virginia by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

All 133 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `establishments_qcew`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 38,754 |
| 2 | Loudoun County | 14,972 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 14,164 |
| 4 | Henrico County | 12,753 |
| 5 | Prince William County | 10,695 |
| 6 | Chesterfield County | 10,434 |
| 7 | Arlington County | 9,516 |
| 8 | Richmond city | 9,349 |
| 9 | Chesapeake city | 7,059 |
| 10 | Norfolk city | 6,518 |
| 11 | Alexandria city | 6,275 |
| 12 | Newport News city | 4,506 |
| 13 | Hanover County | 4,252 |
| 14 | Albemarle County | 4,181 |
| 15 | Spotsylvania County | 3,640 |
| 16 | Roanoke city | 3,618 |
| 17 | Stafford County | 3,380 |
| 18 | Hampton city | 3,145 |
| 19 | Lynchburg city | 2,730 |
| 20 | Roanoke County | 2,712 |
| 21 | Montgomery County | 2,573 |
| 22 | Charlottesville city | 2,570 |
| 23 | Fauquier County | 2,547 |
| 24 | Bedford County | 2,310 |
| 25 | James City County | 2,277 |
| 26 | Suffolk city | 2,275 |
| 27 | Frederick County | 2,236 |
| 28 | Rockingham County | 2,076 |
| 29 | Augusta County | 2,020 |
| 30 | Portsmouth city | 1,908 |
| 31 | Danville city | 1,812 |
| 32 | Fairfax city | 1,803 |
| 33 | Harrisonburg city | 1,761 |
| 34 | Fredericksburg city | 1,743 |
| 35 | Campbell County | 1,741 |
| 36 | York County | 1,733 |
| 37 | Henry County | 1,711 |
| 38 | Franklin County | 1,630 |
| 39 | Washington County | 1,605 |
| 40 | Manassas city | 1,588 |
| 41 | Culpeper County | 1,560 |
| 42 | Winchester city | 1,487 |
| 43 | Pittsylvania County | 1,417 |
| 44 | Accomack County | 1,181 |
| 45 | Warren County | 1,173 |
| 46 | Shenandoah County | 1,160 |
| 47 | Salem city | 1,125 |
| 48 | Gloucester County | 1,098 |
| 49 | Louisa County | 1,069 |
| 50 | Falls Church city | 1,064 |
| 51 | Mecklenburg County | 1,048 |
| 52 | Orange County | 1,031 |
| 53 | Petersburg city | 1,016 |
| 54 | Goochland County | 1,014 |
| 55 | Tazewell County | 998 |
| 56 | Halifax County | 993 |
| 57 | Botetourt County | 985 |
| 58 | Martinsville city | 964 |
| 59 | Isle of Wight County | 927 |
| 60 | Wythe County | 916 |
| 61 | Staunton city | 906 |
| 62 | Powhatan County | 898 |
| 63 | Pulaski County | 874 |
| 64 | Smyth County | 787 |
| 65 | Wise County | 786 |
| 66 | Amherst County | 766 |
| 67 | Waynesboro city | 765 |
| 68 | Caroline County | 742 |
| 69 | Colonial Heights city | 740 |
| 70 | Prince Edward County | 714 |
| 71 | Prince George County | 698 |
| 72 | King George County | 681 |
| 73 | Fluvanna County | 664 |
| 74 | Carroll County | 654 |
| 75 | Page County | 617 |
| 76 | Bristol city | 614 |
| 77 | New Kent County | 590 |
| 77 | Northampton County | 590 |
| 79 | Rockbridge County | 582 |
| 80 | Williamsburg city | 581 |
| 81 | Russell County | 566 |
| 82 | Lancaster County | 556 |
| 83 | Dinwiddie County | 546 |
| 84 | Greene County | 538 |
| 84 | Hopewell city | 538 |
| 86 | Nelson County | 531 |
| 87 | Buchanan County | 530 |
| 88 | Lee County | 519 |
| 89 | Appomattox County | 516 |
| 90 | Floyd County | 511 |
| 91 | Westmoreland County | 502 |
| 92 | King William County | 493 |
| 93 | Nottoway County | 484 |
| 94 | Clarke County | 479 |
| 95 | Patrick County | 478 |
| 96 | Buckingham County | 476 |
| 97 | Brunswick County | 474 |
| 98 | Alleghany County | 462 |
| 99 | Madison County | 447 |
| 100 | Charlotte County | 445 |
| 100 | Giles County | 445 |
| 102 | Amelia County | 411 |
| 103 | Galax city | 400 |
| 103 | Scott County | 400 |
| 105 | Middlesex County | 399 |
| 106 | Essex County | 391 |
| 107 | Northumberland County | 382 |
| 108 | Radford city | 372 |
| 109 | Grayson County | 356 |
| 110 | Lunenburg County | 353 |
| 111 | Southampton County | 340 |
| 112 | Manassas Park city | 334 |
| 113 | Dickenson County | 318 |
| 114 | Lexington city | 316 |
| 115 | Franklin city | 313 |
| 116 | Richmond County | 298 |
| 117 | Covington city | 294 |
| 118 | Rappahannock County | 279 |
| 119 | Sussex County | 277 |
| 120 | Emporia city | 262 |
| 121 | Mathews County | 255 |
| 122 | Poquoson city | 250 |
| 123 | Cumberland County | 247 |
| 124 | Charles City County | 235 |
| 125 | Norton city | 232 |
| 126 | Greensville County | 231 |
| 127 | Bath County | 220 |
| 128 | King and Queen County | 207 |
| 129 | Buena Vista city | 165 |
| 130 | Bland County | 145 |
| 131 | Craig County | 142 |
| 132 | Surry County | 140 |
| 133 | Highland County | 123 |