Counties in Virginia by real GDP growth

Goochland County had the highest real GDP growth of 82 counties in 2014, at 11%. Accomack County had the lowest, at -16%. The median was -0.6% and the figure for Virginia was 0%. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Top 40 counties, 2014

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Goochland CountyGoochland County: 11 %11Highland CountyHighland County: 6.5 %6.5Grayson CountyGrayson County: 6.1 %6.1Madison CountyMadison County: 5.7 %5.7Cumberland CountyCumberland County: 5.5 %5.5Hanover CountyHanover County: 4.8 %4.8Page CountyPage County: 4.7 %4.7Bland CountyBland County: 4.4 %4.4Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 3.7 %3.7King George CountyKing George County: 3.3 %3.3Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 3.3 %3.3Henrico CountyHenrico County: 2.9 %2.9Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 2.9 %2.9Craig CountyCraig County: 2.8 %2.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2.8 %2.8Richmond cityRichmond city: 2.8 %2.8Stafford CountyStafford County: 2.8 %2.8Amelia CountyAmelia County: 2.3 %2.3Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 2.3 %2.3Wythe CountyWythe County: 2.1 %2.1New Kent CountyNew Kent County: 1.7 %1.7Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1.4 %1.4Rappahannock CountyRappahannock County: 1.3 %1.3Floyd CountyFloyd County: 1.2 %1.2Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 1.2 %1.2Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 1 %1Mathews CountyMathews County: 1 %1Nelson CountyNelson County: 0.7 %0.7Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 0.7 %0.7King William CountyKing William County: 0.5 %0.5Arlington CountyArlington County: 0.4 %0.4Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 0.4 %0.4Smyth CountySmyth County: 0.1 %0.1Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: -0.1 %-0.1Essex CountyEssex County: -0.1 %-0.1Warren CountyWarren County: -0.1 %-0.1Alexandria cityAlexandria city: -0.2 %-0.2Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: -0.3 %-0.3Richmond CountyRichmond County: -0.5 %-0.5Hampton cityHampton city: -0.6 %-0.6
%. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Goochland County11+2.6 pts
2Highland County6.5+5.7 pts
3Grayson County6.1+7.2 pts
4Madison County5.7+2.5 pts
5Cumberland County5.5+7.1 pts
6Hanover County4.8+3.1 pts
7Page County4.7+2.4 pts
8Bland County4.4+5.4 pts
9Botetourt County3.7-12.9 pts
10King George County3.3-1.5 pts
10Powhatan County3.3+1.1 pts
12Henrico County2.9-1.3 pts
12Loudoun County2.9-2 pts
14Craig County2.8-2.6 pts
14Franklin County2.8+0.9 pts
14Richmond city2.8+0.8 pts
14Stafford County2.8+0.8 pts
18Amelia County2.3+1.1 pts
18Mecklenburg County2.3+6.1 pts
20Wythe County2.1-11.7 pts
21New Kent County1.7-0.1 pts
22Pulaski County1.4-1.7 pts
23Rappahannock County1.3-4.6 pts
24Floyd County1.2+0.2 pts
24Roanoke city1.2-1.1 pts
26Fauquier County1+2.2 pts
26Mathews County1+2.6 pts
28Nelson County0.7-6.8 pts
28Virginia Beach city0.7-0.3 pts
30King William County0.5+5 pts
31Arlington County0.4+3.2 pts
31Norfolk city0.4+0.8 pts
33Smyth County0.1-0.7 pts
34Culpeper County-0.1-2.5 pts
34Essex County-0.1-1.5 pts
34Warren County-0.1-7.6 pts
37Alexandria city-0.2+3.7 pts
38Chesapeake city-0.3-2.1 pts
39Richmond County-0.5+0.1 pts
40Hampton city-0.6-0.2 pts
40Portsmouth city-0.6-2.2 pts
42Nottoway County-0.7-3 pts
43Prince Edward County-0.8+0.9 pts
44Bedford County-0.9-4 pts
44Louisa County-0.9+4.6 pts
44Lunenburg County-0.9+2.3 pts
47Bath County-1.2-2.4 pts
48Charlotte County-1.3-3 pts
49Scott County-1.5-6.3 pts
50Lancaster County-1.6-1.4 pts
51Gloucester County-1.8-2.8 pts
51Greene County-1.8-2.4 pts
53Westmoreland County-2.4-3.8 pts
54Caroline County-2.5-13.6 pts
55Orange County-2.6-6.5 pts
55Shenandoah County-2.6-1.8 pts
57Appomattox County-2.7-8.9 pts
57Middlesex County-2.7-2.1 pts
59Halifax County-2.8-7 pts
59Tazewell County-2.8-1.5 pts
61Patrick County-3.1-0.9 pts
62Newport News city-3.3-8.2 pts
63Chesterfield County-3.8-6.9 pts
64Amherst County-4.1-9.2 pts
65Brunswick County-4.2-1.3 pts
66Sussex County-4.4-4.9 pts
67Dickenson County-4.8-6.1 pts
68Northumberland County-5-11.9 pts
69Charles City County-5.3-11 pts
70Russell County-5.7-3.1 pts
71Surry County-5.8+0.7 pts
72Clarke County-6.3-4.2 pts
73Northampton County-6.4-1 pts
74Lee County-6.7-2 pts
75Suffolk city-7-5.1 pts
76Giles County-7.4+1.2 pts
77Buchanan County-7.7-2.8 pts
78King and Queen County-8.6-7.4 pts
79Fluvanna County-9.6-2 pts
80Buckingham County-10.2+1 pts
81Isle of Wight County-10.4-16.3 pts
82Accomack County-16-1.7 pts

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About this ranking

Annual percentage change of GDP in chain-linked volumes, or at constant prices in the World Bank series.

Each value comes from one official source for that place: national statistics offices, Eurostat, for the United States the Bureau of Economic Analysis or, for other countries and the World, the World Bank. Annual values compare one calendar year with the previous one; quarterly values compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier. Past values can be revised. United States figures come from BEA tables SAGDP11 for the nation and states and CAGDP11 for counties. Growth in small counties can swing widely from year to year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP11.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest real GDP growth?

Goochland County, with 11% in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest real GDP growth?

Accomack County, with -16% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, CAGDP11: annual percent change in real GDP, all industry total, individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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