Counties in Virginia by GDP (US dollars)

Arlington County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 82 counties in 2020, at $38.16 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $64.94 million. The median was $856.6 million and the figure for Virginia was $565.99 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest38,157.4Arlington County
Lowest64.9Highland County
Median856.682 counties
Virginia565,988.8History

Top 40 counties, 2020

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Arlington CountyArlington County: 38,157.4 USD million38,157.4Henrico CountyHenrico County: 31,113.3 USD million31,113.3Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 29,918.8 USD million29,918.8Richmond cityRichmond city: 25,372.5 USD million25,372.5Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 23,647.2 USD million23,647.2Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 20,198.3 USD million20,198.3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 17,040 USD million17,040Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 15,379.4 USD million15,379.4Newport News cityNewport News city: 14,381.6 USD million14,381.6Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 11,452.6 USD million11,452.6Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 7,510.5 USD million7,510.5Hampton cityHampton city: 7,055.7 USD million7,055.7Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 6,512.5 USD million6,512.5Stafford CountyStafford County: 6,476.7 USD million6,476.7Hanover CountyHanover County: 6,328.9 USD million6,328.9Suffolk citySuffolk city: 4,361.7 USD million4,361.7Goochland CountyGoochland County: 3,132.4 USD million3,132.4Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 3,034.7 USD million3,034.7Louisa CountyLouisa County: 2,290.3 USD million2,290.3King George CountyKing George County: 2,140.1 USD million2,140.1Bedford CountyBedford County: 2,032.6 USD million2,032.6Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 1,956.7 USD million1,956.7Accomack CountyAccomack County: 1,909.5 USD million1,909.5Warren CountyWarren County: 1,883 USD million1,883Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County: 1,808.8 USD million1,808.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,653.9 USD million1,653.9Wythe CountyWythe County: 1,517.8 USD million1,517.8Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 1,401.8 USD million1,401.8Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 1,343.4 USD million1,343.4Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,337.7 USD million1,337.7Halifax CountyHalifax County: 1,219.2 USD million1,219.2Orange CountyOrange County: 1,213.8 USD million1,213.8Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 1,213.3 USD million1,213.3Surry CountySurry County: 1,188.6 USD million1,188.6Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 1,159.7 USD million1,159.7Smyth CountySmyth County: 1,040.5 USD million1,040.5Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 976.5 USD million976.5Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 950.7 USD million950.7Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 926.8 USD million926.8Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 882.9 USD million882.9
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
USD million
Change on 2019
1Arlington County38,157.4+0.4%
2Henrico County31,113.3-2.7%
3Loudoun County29,918.8-1.4%
4Richmond city25,372.5+3.6%
5Virginia Beach city23,647.2+1.4%
6Norfolk city20,198.3+0.3%
7Chesterfield County17,040+1.7%
8Alexandria city15,379.4-1.2%
9Newport News city14,381.6+0.7%
10Chesapeake city11,452.6+4.4%
11Roanoke city7,510.5+1.7%
12Hampton city7,055.7+1.6%
13Portsmouth city6,512.5+1.2%
14Stafford County6,476.7+7.7%
15Hanover County6,328.9+0.4%
16Suffolk city4,361.7+8.1%
17Goochland County3,132.4+5.4%
18Fauquier County3,034.7+3%
19Louisa County2,290.3-1.3%
20King George County2,140.1+5.5%
21Bedford County2,032.6-1.6%
22Culpeper County1,956.7+1.5%
23Accomack County1,909.5+2.1%
24Warren County1,883-1%
25Shenandoah County1,808.8-1.9%
26Franklin County1,653.9+3.5%
27Wythe County1,517.8+1.6%
28Isle of Wight County1,401.8-1.9%
29Botetourt County1,343.4-0.3%
30Pulaski County1,337.7-6%
31Halifax County1,219.2-3.3%
32Orange County1,213.8-0.8%
33Tazewell County1,213.3-2.1%
34Surry County1,188.6-2.6%
35Mecklenburg County1,159.7+8.9%
36Smyth County1,040.5-3%
37Gloucester County976.5+4.5%
38Buchanan County950.7-9.9%
39Brunswick County926.8+7.1%
40Powhatan County882.9+2.6%
41Fluvanna County866.9-9.9%
42Caroline County846.3+9.3%
43Amherst County815.7-2.1%
44Prince Edward County765.4-1%
45Russell County725.2+1.9%
46New Kent County669.6+10.6%
47Buckingham County584.2+6.4%
48Page County574.3-8%
49Giles County559.7+6.2%
50King William County547.1-2%
51Nelson County534.5+1.7%
52Nottoway County529-4.4%
53Northampton County519+4.7%
54Lancaster County516.5+2%
55Westmoreland County508.9+4.3%
56Dickenson County502.1+4.2%
57Greene County463.9-0.9%
58Clarke County462.4-4.8%
59Scott County445.3+0.1%
60Lee County428.2+6.8%
61Floyd County408.2+5.8%
62Northumberland County403.7-1.3%
63Patrick County403.6-3.1%
64Middlesex County392.8-0.3%
65Essex County384.2-0.9%
66Madison County376.5+5.6%
67Sussex County366.6+0.9%
68Appomattox County319.6+2.1%
69Richmond County309.7+8.6%
70Grayson County294.7+5.1%
71Rappahannock County294.2+0.2%
72Charlotte County284.1+3.6%
73Amelia County278.3-3.2%
74Lunenburg County255.9+2.4%
75Charles City County244.7+3.7%
76Bland County217.8-2.9%
77Mathews County209.3+3.6%
78Bath County206.2-11.7%
79King and Queen County160.2+7.5%
80Cumberland County139.4-7.5%
81Craig County107.3+0.9%
82Highland County64.9-9.8%

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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 $38.16 billion in 2020, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Highland County, with $64.94 million in 2020.

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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