Counties in Virginia by GDP (US dollars)

Arlington County had the highest GDP (US dollars) of 82 counties in 2023, at $46.91 billion. Highland County had the lowest, at $96.87 million. The median was $1.09 billion and the figure for Virginia was $727.12 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Highest46,907.8Arlington County
Lowest96.9Highland County
Median1,092.382 counties
Virginia727,119.4History

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Arlington CountyArlington County: 46,907.8 USD million46,907.8Loudoun CountyLoudoun County: 42,018.1 USD million42,018.1Henrico CountyHenrico County: 36,079.3 USD million36,079.3Richmond cityRichmond city: 32,931.5 USD million32,931.5Virginia Beach cityVirginia Beach city: 29,838.6 USD million29,838.6Norfolk cityNorfolk city: 25,588.3 USD million25,588.3Chesterfield CountyChesterfield County: 22,427.6 USD million22,427.6Newport News cityNewport News city: 18,289.5 USD million18,289.5Alexandria cityAlexandria city: 17,257.6 USD million17,257.6Chesapeake cityChesapeake city: 14,529.7 USD million14,529.7Roanoke cityRoanoke city: 9,528.9 USD million9,528.9Hanover CountyHanover County: 8,949.7 USD million8,949.7Hampton cityHampton city: 8,479.8 USD million8,479.8Stafford CountyStafford County: 8,090.8 USD million8,090.8Portsmouth cityPortsmouth city: 7,560.9 USD million7,560.9Suffolk citySuffolk city: 5,338.9 USD million5,338.9Goochland CountyGoochland County: 3,905.9 USD million3,905.9Fauquier CountyFauquier County: 3,813.7 USD million3,813.7Louisa CountyLouisa County: 3,183.8 USD million3,183.8King George CountyKing George County: 2,720.6 USD million2,720.6Bedford CountyBedford County: 2,628 USD million2,628Culpeper CountyCulpeper County: 2,542.2 USD million2,542.2Warren CountyWarren County: 2,530.8 USD million2,530.8Shenandoah CountyShenandoah County: 2,182.6 USD million2,182.6Franklin CountyFranklin County: 2,111.8 USD million2,111.8Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 1,963.9 USD million1,963.9Accomack CountyAccomack County: 1,953.3 USD million1,953.3Wythe CountyWythe County: 1,860.8 USD million1,860.8Pulaski CountyPulaski County: 1,798.2 USD million1,798.2Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 1,783.1 USD million1,783.1Surry CountySurry County: 1,695.2 USD million1,695.2Tazewell CountyTazewell County: 1,687.9 USD million1,687.9Orange CountyOrange County: 1,539.5 USD million1,539.5Halifax CountyHalifax County: 1,519.2 USD million1,519.2Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 1,499.3 USD million1,499.3Mecklenburg CountyMecklenburg County: 1,481.4 USD million1,481.4Smyth CountySmyth County: 1,310.8 USD million1,310.8Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 1,285.8 USD million1,285.8Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 1,215.2 USD million1,215.2Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 1,157.5 USD million1,157.5
USD million. Source: BEA. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
USD million
Change on 2022
1Arlington County46,907.8+10.8%
2Loudoun County42,018.1+12.4%
3Henrico County36,079.3-0%
4Richmond city32,931.5+11.6%
5Virginia Beach city29,838.6+9.1%
6Norfolk city25,588.3+6.1%
7Chesterfield County22,427.6+8.2%
8Newport News city18,289.5+9.6%
9Alexandria city17,257.6+1%
10Chesapeake city14,529.7+9.7%
11Roanoke city9,528.9+8.4%
12Hanover County8,949.7+10.9%
13Hampton city8,479.8+8.8%
14Stafford County8,090.8+7%
15Portsmouth city7,560.9+3.8%
16Suffolk city5,338.9+6.9%
17Goochland County3,905.9+5.2%
18Fauquier County3,813.7+6.6%
19Louisa County3,183.8+6.4%
20King George County2,720.6+10.4%
21Bedford County2,628+9.8%
22Culpeper County2,542.2+8.8%
23Warren County2,530.8+11%
24Shenandoah County2,182.6+4.8%
25Franklin County2,111.8+5.3%
26Isle of Wight County1,963.9+24%
27Accomack County1,953.3-6%
28Wythe County1,860.8+8%
29Pulaski County1,798.2+6%
30Botetourt County1,783.1+10.8%
31Surry County1,695.2+1.3%
32Tazewell County1,687.9+9.4%
33Orange County1,539.5+12.4%
34Halifax County1,519.2+6.1%
35Buchanan County1,499.3-0.4%
36Mecklenburg County1,481.4+7.8%
37Smyth County1,310.8+9.8%
38Gloucester County1,285.8+12.3%
39Fluvanna County1,215.2+10.3%
40Powhatan County1,157.5+9.6%
41Caroline County1,150.9+12.6%
42Amherst County1,033.8+8.6%
43Brunswick County1,018.8-3.9%
44New Kent County957.3+26.2%
45Prince Edward County956.4+5.6%
46Giles County929.5+28.7%
47Dickenson County915.2+5.1%
48Page County890.3+1.5%
49Russell County869.6+9.8%
50King William County767.9+17.5%
51Buckingham County692.6+8.6%
52Nottoway County686.3-0.2%
53Nelson County680.2+8.3%
54Northampton County670.3+23.2%
55Lancaster County660.1+14%
56Westmoreland County655.3+17%
57Greene County631.5+11.1%
58Clarke County583.1+7.9%
59Scott County570.9+11%
60Lee County539.2+12%
61Essex County528.7+22.4%
62Patrick County522+5.4%
63Floyd County506.4+10.3%
64Middlesex County500+8.4%
65Madison County491.6+12.8%
66Northumberland County469.1+13.3%
67Sussex County450.9+9.7%
68Appomattox County448+12.3%
69Amelia County384-10.1%
70Grayson County383.9+18.9%
71Rappahannock County382.6+12.1%
72Charlotte County375.7-0.2%
73Richmond County374.8+8.1%
74Charles City County335.9+15.9%
75Lunenburg County321.1+9.2%
76Bath County302.9+9.5%
77Bland County268.5+13.1%
78Mathews County252.4+12.5%
79Cumberland County207.8-9.1%
80King and Queen County200+6.5%
81Craig County142.8+8.8%
82Highland County96.9+0.3%

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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 $46.91 billion in 2023, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

Which county has the lowest GDP (US dollars)?

Highland County, with $96.87 million in 2023.

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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