Counties in Virginia by GDP (US dollars)

Arlington County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 82 counties in 2015, at $31.05 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $73.64 million. The median was $721.03 million and the figure for Virginia was $485.54 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest31,045.8Arlington County
Lowest73.6Highland County
Median72182 counties
Virginia485,540.9History

Top 40 counties, 2015

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Arlington CountyArlington County: 31,045.8 USD million31,045.8Henrico CountyHenrico County: 25,885.2 USD million25,885.2Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 23,665.4 USD million23,665.4Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 21,098.6 USD million21,098.6Richmond cityRichmond city: 21,074.1 USD million21,074.1Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 20,534 USD million20,534Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 15,301.1 USD million15,301.1Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 14,402.7 USD million14,402.7Newport News cityNewport News city: 12,215.8 USD million12,215.8Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 9,550.2 USD million9,550.2Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 6,788.9 USD million6,788.9Hampton cityHampton city: 6,335.2 USD million6,335.2Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 5,598.6 USD million5,598.6Hanover CountyHanover County: 5,431.3 USD million5,431.3Stafford CountyStafford County: 5,101.5 USD million5,101.5Suffolk citySuffolk city: 3,665.1 USD million3,665.1Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 2,629.7 USD million2,629.7Louisa CountyLouisa County: 2,311.1 USD million2,311.1Goochland CountyGoochland County: 2,130.8 USD million2,130.8Bedford CountyBedford County: 1,983.2 USD million1,983.2King George CountyKing George County: 1,737.9 USD million1,737.9Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 1,723.7 USD million1,723.7Accomack CountyAccomack County: 1,723.5 USD million1,723.5Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 1,679 USD million1,679Warren CountyWarren County: 1,612.5 USD million1,612.5Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County: 1,609.9 USD million1,609.9Wythe CountyWythe County: 1,535 USD million1,535Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,443.2 USD million1,443.2Halifax CountyHalifax County: 1,399.7 USD million1,399.7Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 1,360.4 USD million1,360.4Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 1,278.4 USD million1,278.4Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,186.1 USD million1,186.1Surry CountySurry County: 1,114.2 USD million1,114.2Smyth CountySmyth County: 1,070.5 USD million1,070.5Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 989.2 USD million989.2Orange CountyOrange County: 983.7 USD million983.7Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 904.6 USD million904.6Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 845.8 USD million845.8Amherst CountyAmherst County: 834.5 USD million834.5Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 805.7 USD million805.7
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
USD million
Change on 2014
1Arlington County31,045.8+6.2%
2Henrico County25,885.2+7.8%
3Loudoun County23,665.4+6.8%
4Norfolk city21,098.6+4.5%
5Richmond city21,074.1+7.4%
6Virginia Beach city20,534+4.1%
7Chesterfield County15,301.1+3.8%
8Alexandria city14,402.7+2.4%
9Newport News city12,215.8+6.4%
10Chesapeake city9,550.2+4.7%
11Roanoke city6,788.9+5.2%
12Hampton city6,335.2+0.2%
13Portsmouth city5,598.6+3.6%
14Hanover County5,431.3+7.8%
15Stafford County5,101.5+1.7%
16Suffolk city3,665.1+1.8%
17Fauquier County2,629.7+4.8%
18Louisa County2,311.1+3.9%
19Goochland County2,130.8+11.5%
20Bedford County1,983.2+5%
21King George County1,737.9+3.7%
22Culpeper County1,723.7+2.3%
23Accomack County1,723.5-7.3%
24Isle of Wight County1,679+4.4%
25Warren County1,612.5+32.7%
26Shenandoah County1,609.9+0.1%
27Wythe County1,535+11.4%
28Franklin County1,443.2+1.2%
29Halifax County1,399.7+0.8%
30Botetourt County1,360.4+1.3%
31Tazewell County1,278.4-3.8%
32Pulaski County1,186.1+8%
33Surry County1,114.2-12.5%
34Smyth County1,070.5+1.7%
35Mecklenburg County989.2+4.6%
36Orange County983.7+3.3%
37Buchanan County904.6-7.1%
38Fluvanna County845.8+8.2%
39Amherst County834.5+4.3%
40Gloucester County805.7+0.2%
41Powhatan County727.5+2.1%
42Caroline County714.5+2.1%
43Russell County667.8+0.3%
44Prince Edward County658.5+4.8%
45Page County602.9+8.1%
46Buckingham County521.4+1.6%
47Nelson County485.8-1.3%
48Giles County482.2+1.1%
49Nottoway County480.6+5.3%
50King William County477.7+6.5%
51Northampton County472.3+5.5%
52New Kent County446.3+6.7%
53Dickenson County441.9-5.2%
54Clarke County438.1+1.2%
55Scott County427.5+2.7%
56Westmoreland County417.7+8.3%
57Greene County415.8+7.2%
58Northumberland County411.7+0.3%
59Patrick County406.2+4.6%
60Lancaster County405.1+0.9%
61Lee County404.8+0.2%
62Madison County404+1.1%
63Essex County353.5-0.5%
64Sussex County334.2-3.4%
65Middlesex County329.5+2.5%
66Floyd County322.9+6%
67Brunswick County321-2.7%
68Amelia County304.4+0.9%
69Rappahannock County290.7+8.5%
70Appomattox County290.2+4.2%
71Charlotte County264.2+6.4%
72Grayson County256.3+4.8%
73Richmond County250.4+1%
74Lunenburg County229.5+4%
75Bath County215.4+2.8%
76Bland County205.8+4.4%
77Charles City County193.4+1.7%
78Mathews County176.9+1%
79Cumberland County147.6-1%
80King and Queen County132+1.4%
81Craig County91.3-0.6%
82Highland County73.6-3.7%

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About this ranking

GDP at current prices, millions of US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP by state (the national figure is the total of the same table) and GDP by county. Other countries and the World: World Bank, converted from national currency at official annual average exchange rates.

US dollars, for the United States, its states and counties, and for every country and the World from the World Bank. For Spain and the EU in euros use gdp. Exchange rate swings move dollar values even when output does not.

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. CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAGDP1.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Which county has the highest GDP (US dollars)?

Arlington County, with $31.05 billion in 2015, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Highland County, with $73.64 million in 2015.

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, CAGDP1: county GDP summary, current-dollar GDP (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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