Counties in Virginia by GDP (US dollars)

Arlington County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 82 counties in 2018, at $36.07 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $70.05 million. The median was $807.33 million and the figure for Virginia was $537.16 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest36,069Arlington County
Lowest70.1Highland County
Median807.382 counties
Virginia537,158.3History

Top 40 counties, 2018

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Arlington CountyArlington County: 36,069 USD million36,069Henrico CountyHenrico County: 30,253.1 USD million30,253.1Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 28,526.4 USD million28,526.4Richmond cityRichmond city: 23,538.2 USD million23,538.2Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 22,300.3 USD million22,300.3Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 20,427.4 USD million20,427.4Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 16,324 USD million16,324Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 15,522.4 USD million15,522.4Newport News cityNewport News city: 13,300.4 USD million13,300.4Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 10,539.3 USD million10,539.3Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 7,266.4 USD million7,266.4Hampton cityHampton city: 6,747.6 USD million6,747.6Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 5,964.2 USD million5,964.2Hanover CountyHanover County: 5,925.7 USD million5,925.7Stafford CountyStafford County: 5,785.7 USD million5,785.7Suffolk citySuffolk city: 3,798.6 USD million3,798.6Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 2,948.2 USD million2,948.2Goochland CountyGoochland County: 2,665.5 USD million2,665.5Louisa CountyLouisa County: 2,280.2 USD million2,280.2Bedford CountyBedford County: 2,065.1 USD million2,065.1King George CountyKing George County: 1,948.5 USD million1,948.5Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 1,861.8 USD million1,861.8Accomack CountyAccomack County: 1,796.6 USD million1,796.6Warren CountyWarren County: 1,754.3 USD million1,754.3Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County: 1,703.2 USD million1,703.2Wythe CountyWythe County: 1,613.3 USD million1,613.3Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,578.3 USD million1,578.3Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 1,529.6 USD million1,529.6Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,335.3 USD million1,335.3Halifax CountyHalifax County: 1,317.7 USD million1,317.7Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 1,281.3 USD million1,281.3Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 1,264.4 USD million1,264.4Orange CountyOrange County: 1,214.1 USD million1,214.1Surry CountySurry County: 1,127.2 USD million1,127.2Smyth CountySmyth County: 1,044.2 USD million1,044.2Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 1,020.4 USD million1,020.4Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 1,006.4 USD million1,006.4Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 915.3 USD million915.3Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 901.3 USD million901.3Amherst CountyAmherst County: 832.2 USD million832.2
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
USD million
Change on 2017
1Arlington County36,069+6.1%
2Henrico County30,253.1+5.8%
3Loudoun County28,526.4+6.4%
4Richmond city23,538.2+4.3%
5Virginia Beach city22,300.3-0.1%
6Norfolk city20,427.4-5.6%
7Chesterfield County16,324+4.1%
8Alexandria city15,522.4+2.9%
9Newport News city13,300.4+7.9%
10Chesapeake city10,539.3+4.5%
11Roanoke city7,266.4+2.4%
12Hampton city6,747.6+1.2%
13Portsmouth city5,964.2+1.3%
14Hanover County5,925.7+4%
15Stafford County5,785.7+6.6%
16Suffolk city3,798.6+3.5%
17Fauquier County2,948.2+7.7%
18Goochland County2,665.5+3.2%
19Louisa County2,280.2+3.1%
20Bedford County2,065.1+2.9%
21King George County1,948.5+4.3%
22Culpeper County1,861.8+7.1%
23Accomack County1,796.6+4.8%
24Warren County1,754.3-0.2%
25Shenandoah County1,703.2+8.9%
26Wythe County1,613.3-6%
27Franklin County1,578.3+5%
28Isle of Wight County1,529.6-2.4%
29Pulaski County1,335.3+13.1%
30Halifax County1,317.7-0.4%
31Botetourt County1,281.3+5.8%
32Tazewell County1,264.4+6.1%
33Orange County1,214.1+6.5%
34Surry County1,127.2-6.7%
35Smyth County1,044.2+4.1%
36Mecklenburg County1,020.4+3.2%
37Buchanan County1,006.4+7.2%
38Fluvanna County915.30%
39Gloucester County901.3+4.4%
40Amherst County832.2+3.2%
41Brunswick County819-1.8%
42Powhatan County795.7+2.2%
43Caroline County764.6+2.1%
44Prince Edward County737.6+3%
45Russell County707.6+11.2%
46Page County612.1+4.5%
47Buckingham County541.4+7.6%
48Giles County539.3+7.1%
49New Kent County535.6+7.3%
50King William County527.4+3.2%
51Nottoway County527+4%
52Nelson County519.1+5.6%
53Clarke County479.6+0.5%
54Northampton County475.8+2.5%
55Westmoreland County475+5.4%
56Dickenson County450.9+6.8%
57Lancaster County446.7+3.2%
58Greene County446.5+1.3%
59Scott County432.1+9.7%
60Northumberland County424.1+7.4%
61Patrick County408.1-1.3%
62Lee County399.8+2.9%
63Floyd County392.7+8.4%
64Middlesex County390+1.9%
65Essex County369.4+3%
66Madison County353.9+2.2%
67Sussex County329.4+0.2%
68Appomattox County307.5+2.4%
69Rappahannock County286.4-7.9%
70Richmond County283.8+9%
71Grayson County280.8+4.4%
72Charlotte County275-0.5%
73Amelia County269.4-5.5%
74Lunenburg County240.3+2.3%
75Bland County224.9+8.6%
76Charles City County221+3.5%
77Bath County214.1-4.1%
78Mathews County191.3+8.5%
79Cumberland County150.3-4.8%
80King and Queen County144.1+3.2%
81Craig County104+6.8%
82Highland County70.1-2.1%

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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.

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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 $36.07 billion in 2018, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Highland County, with $70.05 million in 2018.

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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