# Counties in Virginia by employer firms, 2023

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 23,706 |
| 2 | Loudoun County | 9,670 |
| 3 | Virginia Beach city | 8,864 |
| 4 | Henrico County | 7,201 |
| 5 | Prince William County | 7,187 |
| 6 | Chesterfield County | 6,287 |
| 7 | Richmond city | 5,181 |
| 8 | Arlington County | 4,636 |
| 9 | Chesapeake city | 4,495 |
| 10 | Norfolk city | 3,958 |
| 11 | Alexandria city | 3,694 |
| 12 | Hanover County | 2,894 |
| 13 | Newport News city | 2,891 |
| 14 | Roanoke city | 2,431 |
| 15 | Albemarle County | 2,358 |
| 16 | Spotsylvania County | 2,278 |
| 17 | Stafford County | 2,103 |
| 18 | Hampton city | 1,880 |
| 19 | Lynchburg city | 1,795 |
| 20 | Charlottesville city | 1,782 |
| 21 | Fauquier County | 1,748 |
| 22 | Roanoke County | 1,746 |
| 23 | Montgomery County | 1,619 |
| 24 | Fairfax city | 1,521 |
| 25 | Bedford County | 1,511 |
| 26 | James City County | 1,480 |
| 27 | Harrisonburg city | 1,430 |
| 28 | Suffolk city | 1,418 |
| 29 | Frederick County | 1,414 |
| 30 | Rockingham County | 1,368 |
| 31 | Portsmouth city | 1,328 |
| 32 | Manassas city | 1,304 |
| 33 | Fredericksburg city | 1,203 |
| 34 | Augusta County | 1,197 |
| 35 | York County | 1,178 |
| 36 | Winchester city | 1,176 |
| 37 | Franklin County | 1,046 |
| 38 | Campbell County | 1,007 |
| 39 | Danville city | 970 |
| 40 | Washington County | 967 |
| 41 | Culpeper County | 962 |
| 42 | Salem city | 810 |
| 43 | Falls Church city | 785 |
| 44 | Shenandoah County | 764 |
| 45 | Pittsylvania County | 751 |
| 45 | Warren County | 751 |
| 47 | Gloucester County | 740 |
| 48 | Tazewell County | 715 |
| 49 | Staunton city | 685 |
| 50 | Powhatan County | 681 |
| 51 | Henry County | 663 |
| 52 | Goochland County | 661 |
| 53 | Mecklenburg County | 643 |
| 54 | Botetourt County | 637 |
| 55 | Isle of Wight County | 631 |
| 56 | Orange County | 618 |
| 57 | Petersburg city | 595 |
| 58 | Wythe County | 580 |
| 59 | Louisa County | 563 |
| 60 | Halifax County | 560 |
| 61 | Waynesboro city | 558 |
| 62 | Accomack County | 552 |
| 63 | Pulaski County | 551 |
| 64 | Bristol city | 516 |
| 65 | Colonial Heights city | 515 |
| 66 | Williamsburg city | 489 |
| 67 | Amherst County | 486 |
| 68 | Wise County | 447 |
| 69 | Prince Edward County | 446 |
| 70 | Martinsville city | 420 |
| 71 | Smyth County | 418 |
| 72 | Rockbridge County | 396 |
| 73 | New Kent County | 395 |
| 74 | Lancaster County | 393 |
| 75 | Prince George County | 382 |
| 76 | King George County | 372 |
| 77 | Carroll County | 371 |
| 78 | Page County | 361 |
| 79 | Hopewell city | 358 |
| 80 | Fluvanna County | 350 |
| 81 | Caroline County | 348 |
| 82 | Greene County | 342 |
| 82 | Russell County | 342 |
| 84 | Clarke County | 338 |
| 85 | Dinwiddie County | 323 |
| 86 | King William County | 314 |
| 87 | Nelson County | 312 |
| 88 | Floyd County | 303 |
| 89 | Buchanan County | 294 |
| 90 | Appomattox County | 289 |
| 91 | Westmoreland County | 288 |
| 92 | Galax city | 280 |
| 92 | Manassas Park city | 280 |
| 94 | Essex County | 271 |
| 95 | Northampton County | 266 |
| 96 | Middlesex County | 260 |
| 97 | Northumberland County | 255 |
| 98 | Nottoway County | 254 |
| 99 | Giles County | 252 |
| 100 | Madison County | 249 |
| 101 | Amelia County | 238 |
| 102 | Lexington city | 229 |
| 103 | Franklin city | 227 |
| 104 | Patrick County | 226 |
| 105 | Brunswick County | 222 |
| 106 | Radford city | 221 |
| 107 | Alleghany County | 219 |
| 108 | Scott County | 207 |
| 109 | Buckingham County | 204 |
| 110 | Emporia city | 202 |
| 111 | Lee County | 199 |
| 112 | Poquoson city | 183 |
| 113 | Charlotte County | 179 |
| 114 | Covington city | 176 |
| 115 | Norton city | 173 |
| 115 | Southampton County | 173 |
| 117 | Rappahannock County | 172 |
| 118 | Richmond County | 168 |
| 119 | Mathews County | 165 |
| 120 | Dickenson County | 160 |
| 121 | Grayson County | 145 |
| 122 | Lunenburg County | 144 |
| 123 | Sussex County | 142 |
| 124 | Charles City County | 133 |
| 125 | Cumberland County | 127 |
| 126 | Bath County | 108 |
| 127 | King and Queen County | 105 |
| 128 | Buena Vista city | 100 |
| 129 | Surry County | 73 |
| 130 | Greensville County | 68 |
| 131 | Highland County | 66 |
| 132 | Bland County | 63 |
| 133 | Craig County | 58 |