Counties in Virginia by GDP (US dollars)

Arlington County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 82 counties in 2017, at $34 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $71.59 million. The median was $792.28 million and the figure for Virginia was $515.17 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest33,997.1Arlington County
Lowest71.6Highland County
Median792.382 counties
Virginia515,167.2History

Top 40 counties, 2017

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Arlington CountyArlington County: 33,997.1 USD million33,997.1Henrico CountyHenrico County: 28,589.2 USD million28,589.2Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 26,813.8 USD million26,813.8Richmond cityRichmond city: 22,575.6 USD million22,575.6Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 22,325.4 USD million22,325.4Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 21,628 USD million21,628Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 15,681.9 USD million15,681.9Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 15,081.1 USD million15,081.1Newport News cityNewport News city: 12,322.8 USD million12,322.8Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 10,081.8 USD million10,081.8Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 7,099 USD million7,099Hampton cityHampton city: 6,665.7 USD million6,665.7Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 5,886.7 USD million5,886.7Hanover CountyHanover County: 5,697.2 USD million5,697.2Stafford CountyStafford County: 5,427.3 USD million5,427.3Suffolk citySuffolk city: 3,671.6 USD million3,671.6Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 2,737.6 USD million2,737.6Goochland CountyGoochland County: 2,581.7 USD million2,581.7Louisa CountyLouisa County: 2,212.6 USD million2,212.6Bedford CountyBedford County: 2,007.4 USD million2,007.4King George CountyKing George County: 1,868.2 USD million1,868.2Warren CountyWarren County: 1,758.7 USD million1,758.7Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 1,739.2 USD million1,739.2Wythe CountyWythe County: 1,716.6 USD million1,716.6Accomack CountyAccomack County: 1,715 USD million1,715Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 1,566.7 USD million1,566.7Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County: 1,563.6 USD million1,563.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,502.7 USD million1,502.7Halifax CountyHalifax County: 1,323.1 USD million1,323.1Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 1,211.4 USD million1,211.4Surry CountySurry County: 1,207.8 USD million1,207.8Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 1,191.7 USD million1,191.7Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,180.6 USD million1,180.6Orange CountyOrange County: 1,140.4 USD million1,140.4Smyth CountySmyth County: 1,003.3 USD million1,003.3Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 989 USD million989Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 938.4 USD million938.4Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 915.3 USD million915.3Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 863.8 USD million863.8Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 834.4 USD million834.4
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD million
Change on 2016
1Arlington County33,997.1+5.5%
2Henrico County28,589.2+4.6%
3Loudoun County26,813.8+6.7%
4Richmond city22,575.6+2.8%
5Virginia Beach city22,325.4+4.6%
6Norfolk city21,628-1.5%
7Chesterfield County15,681.9+1.2%
8Alexandria city15,081.1+3.4%
9Newport News city12,322.8+0.3%
10Chesapeake city10,081.8+3.1%
11Roanoke city7,099+0.9%
12Hampton city6,665.7+3%
13Portsmouth city5,886.7+3.7%
14Hanover County5,697.2+0.5%
15Stafford County5,427.3+2.3%
16Suffolk city3,671.6-1.3%
17Fauquier County2,737.6+1.4%
18Goochland County2,581.7+13.9%
19Louisa County2,212.6+5.3%
20Bedford County2,007.4+1.6%
21King George County1,868.2+3.4%
22Warren County1,758.7+2%
23Culpeper County1,739.2-1.3%
24Wythe County1,716.6+6.1%
25Accomack County1,715+2.5%
26Isle of Wight County1,566.7-5.6%
27Shenandoah County1,563.6+1.4%
28Franklin County1,502.7+0.3%
29Halifax County1,323.1-6.3%
30Botetourt County1,211.4-9%
31Surry County1,207.8+1.9%
32Tazewell County1,191.7+0.2%
33Pulaski County1,180.6+3%
34Orange County1,140.4+6.4%
35Smyth County1,003.3-4.5%
36Mecklenburg County989-0.9%
37Buchanan County938.4+11.7%
38Fluvanna County915.3+9.9%
39Gloucester County863.8+1.9%
40Brunswick County834.4+22.5%
41Amherst County806.4-0.6%
42Powhatan County778.2+0.8%
43Caroline County748.7+0.5%
44Prince Edward County716.1+2.8%
45Russell County636.6-4%
46Page County585.9+0.6%
47King William County510.9+2.8%
48Nottoway County506.8+5.1%
49Giles County503.6+4.2%
50Buckingham County503.4-3.4%
51New Kent County498.9+3.3%
52Nelson County491.4+2.6%
53Clarke County477.1+3.2%
54Northampton County464-2.6%
55Westmoreland County450.8-1.2%
56Greene County441+1.6%
57Lancaster County432.9+0.9%
58Dickenson County422.2+6.4%
59Patrick County413.5+2.7%
60Northumberland County394.9-2.9%
61Scott County394-5.8%
62Lee County388.5-6.7%
63Middlesex County382.9+9.8%
64Floyd County362.2+4.4%
65Essex County358.7-2.7%
66Madison County346.4-14.3%
67Sussex County328.7+1.8%
68Rappahannock County311.1+2.7%
69Appomattox County300.3+3.7%
70Amelia County285+1.9%
71Charlotte County276.5-1.6%
72Grayson County268.8-1%
73Richmond County260.3-0.2%
74Lunenburg County234.9-0.8%
75Bath County223.3-0.1%
76Charles City County213.5+5.8%
77Bland County207.1+3.2%
78Mathews County176.4-5.3%
79Cumberland County157.8+6.2%
80King and Queen County139.6-0.4%
81Craig County97.4+1.3%
82Highland County71.6+6.5%

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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 $34 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Highland County, with $71.59 million in 2017.

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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