Counties in Virginia by GDP (US dollars)

Arlington County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 82 counties in 2021, at $41 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $77.17 million. The median was $934.32 million and the figure for Virginia was $616.37 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest40,998.4Arlington County
Lowest77.2Highland County
Median934.382 counties
Virginia616,366.8History

Top 40 counties, 2021

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Arlington CountyArlington County: 40,998.4 USD million40,998.4Henrico CountyHenrico County: 34,077.4 USD million34,077.4Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 33,590.1 USD million33,590.1Richmond cityRichmond city: 27,067.6 USD million27,067.6Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 25,598.5 USD million25,598.5Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 22,059.1 USD million22,059.1Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 18,771 USD million18,771Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 16,230.8 USD million16,230.8Newport News cityNewport News city: 15,490.5 USD million15,490.5Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 12,308.7 USD million12,308.7Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 8,311.6 USD million8,311.6Hampton cityHampton city: 7,438.2 USD million7,438.2Stafford CountyStafford County: 7,102.3 USD million7,102.3Hanover CountyHanover County: 7,050.1 USD million7,050.1Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 6,896.3 USD million6,896.3Suffolk citySuffolk city: 4,707.5 USD million4,707.5Goochland CountyGoochland County: 3,518.2 USD million3,518.2Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 3,310.6 USD million3,310.6Louisa CountyLouisa County: 2,664.2 USD million2,664.2King George CountyKing George County: 2,360.7 USD million2,360.7Bedford CountyBedford County: 2,276.5 USD million2,276.5Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 2,151 USD million2,151Accomack CountyAccomack County: 2,100.5 USD million2,100.5Warren CountyWarren County: 1,991.4 USD million1,991.4Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County: 1,950.5 USD million1,950.5Franklin CountyFranklin County: 1,866.6 USD million1,866.6Wythe CountyWythe County: 1,598.5 USD million1,598.5Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,491.6 USD million1,491.6Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 1,481.2 USD million1,481.2Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 1,448.6 USD million1,448.6Surry CountySurry County: 1,320.5 USD million1,320.5Orange CountyOrange County: 1,306.6 USD million1,306.6Halifax CountyHalifax County: 1,287.8 USD million1,287.8Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 1,284.9 USD million1,284.9Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 1,249.7 USD million1,249.7Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 1,172.4 USD million1,172.4Smyth CountySmyth County: 1,127 USD million1,127Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 1,054.1 USD million1,054.1Brunswick CountyBrunswick County: 967.3 USD million967.3Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 946.2 USD million946.2
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
USD million
Change on 2020
1Arlington County40,998.4+7.4%
2Henrico County34,077.4+9.5%
3Loudoun County33,590.1+12.3%
4Richmond city27,067.6+6.7%
5Virginia Beach city25,598.5+8.3%
6Norfolk city22,059.1+9.2%
7Chesterfield County18,771+10.2%
8Alexandria city16,230.8+5.5%
9Newport News city15,490.5+7.7%
10Chesapeake city12,308.7+7.5%
11Roanoke city8,311.6+10.7%
12Hampton city7,438.2+5.4%
13Stafford County7,102.3+9.7%
14Hanover County7,050.1+11.4%
15Portsmouth city6,896.3+5.9%
16Suffolk city4,707.5+7.9%
17Goochland County3,518.2+12.3%
18Fauquier County3,310.6+9.1%
19Louisa County2,664.2+16.3%
20King George County2,360.7+10.3%
21Bedford County2,276.5+12%
22Culpeper County2,151+9.9%
23Accomack County2,100.5+10%
24Warren County1,991.4+5.8%
25Shenandoah County1,950.5+7.8%
26Franklin County1,866.6+12.9%
27Wythe County1,598.5+5.3%
28Pulaski County1,491.6+11.5%
29Botetourt County1,481.2+10.3%
30Isle of Wight County1,448.6+3.3%
31Surry County1,320.5+11.1%
32Orange County1,306.6+7.6%
33Halifax County1,287.8+5.6%
34Tazewell County1,284.9+5.9%
35Mecklenburg County1,249.7+7.8%
36Buchanan County1,172.4+23.3%
37Smyth County1,127+8.3%
38Gloucester County1,054.1+7.9%
39Brunswick County967.3+4.4%
40Powhatan County946.2+7.2%
41Fluvanna County945.7+9.1%
42Caroline County923+9.1%
43Amherst County907.4+11.3%
44Prince Edward County832.3+8.7%
45New Kent County738.2+10.2%
46Russell County727.1+0.3%
47Page County724+26.1%
48Giles County712.9+27.4%
49Dickenson County678.6+35.1%
50Nelson County612.2+14.6%
51King William County601.1+9.9%
52Nottoway County591.8+11.9%
53Buckingham County576.1-1.4%
54Lancaster County546.3+5.8%
55Westmoreland County529.3+4%
56Greene County524+12.9%
57Northampton County516.5-0.5%
58Clarke County512.9+10.9%
59Scott County463.2+4%
60Patrick County447.4+10.9%
61Lee County440.8+2.9%
62Floyd County431.3+5.7%
63Middlesex County420.3+7%
64Sussex County414.2+13%
65Madison County412.4+9.5%
66Essex County409.2+6.5%
67Northumberland County400.2-0.9%
68Appomattox County373.6+16.9%
69Amelia County343.9+23.5%
70Richmond County332+7.2%
71Rappahannock County327.8+11.4%
72Charlotte County325.9+14.7%
73Lunenburg County307.7+20.3%
74Grayson County301.9+2.4%
75Charles City County258.7+5.7%
76Bath County236.8+14.8%
77Bland County218.5+0.3%
78Mathews County215.9+3.1%
79King and Queen County182.6+14%
80Cumberland County177.7+27.5%
81Craig County124.5+16.1%
82Highland County77.2+18.8%

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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 $41 billion in 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Highland County, with $77.17 million in 2021.

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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