Counties in Virginia by GDP (US dollars)

Arlington County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 82 counties in 2016, at $32.23 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $67.21 million. The median was $758.39 million and the figure for Virginia was $499.03 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest32,227.8Arlington County
Lowest67.2Highland County
Median758.482 counties
Virginia499,032.4History

Top 40 counties, 2016

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Arlington CountyArlington County: 32,227.8 USD million32,227.8Henrico CountyHenrico County: 27,324.3 USD million27,324.3Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 25,135.6 USD million25,135.6Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 21,957.6 USD million21,957.6Richmond cityRichmond city: 21,956.2 USD million21,956.2Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 21,335.4 USD million21,335.4Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 15,488.4 USD million15,488.4Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 14,587.2 USD million14,587.2Newport News cityNewport News city: 12,287.1 USD million12,287.1Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 9,776.8 USD million9,776.8Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 7,033.1 USD million7,033.1Hampton cityHampton city: 6,468.8 USD million6,468.8Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 5,675.7 USD million5,675.7Hanover CountyHanover County: 5,669.7 USD million5,669.7Stafford CountyStafford County: 5,307.7 USD million5,307.7Suffolk citySuffolk city: 3,720.5 USD million3,720.5Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 2,698.8 USD million2,698.8Goochland CountyGoochland County: 2,266.4 USD million2,266.4Louisa CountyLouisa County: 2,100.6 USD million2,100.6Bedford CountyBedford County: 1,975.8 USD million1,975.8King George CountyKing George County: 1,806.1 USD million1,806.1Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 1,762.2 USD million1,762.2Warren CountyWarren County: 1,724.2 USD million1,724.2Accomack CountyAccomack County: 1,672.8 USD million1,672.8Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 1,658.9 USD million1,658.9Wythe CountyWythe County: 1,617.7 USD million1,617.7Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County: 1,542.1 USD million1,542.1Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,497.5 USD million1,497.5Halifax CountyHalifax County: 1,412 USD million1,412Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 1,330.8 USD million1,330.8Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 1,188.9 USD million1,188.9Surry CountySurry County: 1,184.8 USD million1,184.8Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,145.8 USD million1,145.8Orange CountyOrange County: 1,072.3 USD million1,072.3Smyth CountySmyth County: 1,050.4 USD million1,050.4Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 998.3 USD million998.3Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 847.3 USD million847.3Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 840.2 USD million840.2Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 833.1 USD million833.1Amherst CountyAmherst County: 811.5 USD million811.5
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
USD million
Change on 2015
1Arlington County32,227.8+3.8%
2Henrico County27,324.3+5.6%
3Loudoun County25,135.6+6.2%
4Norfolk city21,957.6+4.1%
5Richmond city21,956.2+4.2%
6Virginia Beach city21,335.4+3.9%
7Chesterfield County15,488.4+1.2%
8Alexandria city14,587.2+1.3%
9Newport News city12,287.1+0.6%
10Chesapeake city9,776.8+2.4%
11Roanoke city7,033.1+3.6%
12Hampton city6,468.8+2.1%
13Portsmouth city5,675.7+1.4%
14Hanover County5,669.7+4.4%
15Stafford County5,307.7+4%
16Suffolk city3,720.5+1.5%
17Fauquier County2,698.8+2.6%
18Goochland County2,266.4+6.4%
19Louisa County2,100.6-9.1%
20Bedford County1,975.8-0.4%
21King George County1,806.1+3.9%
22Culpeper County1,762.2+2.2%
23Warren County1,724.2+6.9%
24Accomack County1,672.8-2.9%
25Isle of Wight County1,658.9-1.2%
26Wythe County1,617.7+5.4%
27Shenandoah County1,542.1-4.2%
28Franklin County1,497.5+3.8%
29Halifax County1,412+0.9%
30Botetourt County1,330.8-2.2%
31Tazewell County1,188.9-7%
32Surry County1,184.8+6.3%
33Pulaski County1,145.8-3.4%
34Orange County1,072.3+9%
35Smyth County1,050.4-1.9%
36Mecklenburg County998.3+0.9%
37Gloucester County847.3+5.2%
38Buchanan County840.2-7.1%
39Fluvanna County833.1-1.5%
40Amherst County811.5-2.8%
41Powhatan County772+6.1%
42Caroline County744.8+4.2%
43Prince Edward County696.4+5.7%
44Brunswick County681+112.2%
45Russell County663.2-0.7%
46Page County582.3-3.4%
47Buckingham County521.1-0.1%
48King William County497.2+4.1%
49Giles County483.4+0.2%
50New Kent County482.9+8.2%
51Nottoway County482.1+0.3%
52Nelson County478.8-1.4%
53Northampton County476.1+0.8%
54Clarke County462.2+5.5%
55Westmoreland County456.3+9.2%
56Greene County434+4.4%
57Lancaster County429.1+5.9%
58Scott County418.1-2.2%
59Lee County416.3+2.8%
60Northumberland County406.6-1.3%
61Madison County404.3+0.1%
62Patrick County402.8-0.9%
63Dickenson County396.9-10.2%
64Essex County368.5+4.2%
65Middlesex County348.8+5.9%
66Floyd County347+7.4%
67Sussex County323-3.4%
68Rappahannock County303+4.2%
69Appomattox County289.6-0.2%
70Charlotte County281+6.4%
71Amelia County279.7-8.1%
72Grayson County271.7+6%
73Richmond County260.9+4.2%
74Lunenburg County236.8+3.1%
75Bath County223.5+3.8%
76Charles City County201.8+4.3%
77Bland County200.8-2.4%
78Mathews County186.3+5.3%
79Cumberland County148.6+0.7%
80King and Queen County140.1+6.1%
81Craig County96.1+5.3%
82Highland County67.2-8.7%

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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 $32.23 billion in 2016, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Highland County, with $67.21 million in 2016.

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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