# Counties in Virginia by job creation rate, 2023

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `job_creation_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Brunswick County | 26.231 |
| 2 | King and Queen County | 25.463 |
| 3 | Craig County | 23.239 |
| 4 | Sussex County | 20.829 |
| 5 | King William County | 20.175 |
| 6 | Middlesex County | 20.074 |
| 7 | Bristol city | 20.053 |
| 8 | Amelia County | 19.129 |
| 9 | Scott County | 18.412 |
| 10 | Prince George County | 18.331 |
| 11 | Accomack County | 17.928 |
| 12 | Arlington County | 17.102 |
| 13 | Alleghany County | 16.155 |
| 14 | Louisa County | 16.004 |
| 15 | Loudoun County | 15.964 |
| 16 | Charlottesville city | 15.916 |
| 17 | Lunenburg County | 15.584 |
| 18 | Fairfax County | 15.539 |
| 19 | Isle of Wight County | 15.517 |
| 20 | Prince Edward County | 15.445 |
| 21 | Clarke County | 15.417 |
| 22 | Mecklenburg County | 15.375 |
| 23 | Botetourt County | 15.314 |
| 24 | Hampton city | 15.193 |
| 25 | New Kent County | 15.031 |
| 26 | Charles City County | 15.029 |
| 27 | Portsmouth city | 14.959 |
| 28 | Virginia Beach city | 14.579 |
| 29 | Buchanan County | 14.499 |
| 30 | Goochland County | 14.466 |
| 31 | Prince William County | 14.29 |
| 32 | Henry County | 14.143 |
| 33 | Surry County | 14.039 |
| 34 | Fauquier County | 13.986 |
| 35 | Harrisonburg city | 13.863 |
| 36 | Carroll County | 13.86 |
| 37 | Floyd County | 13.823 |
| 38 | Alexandria city | 13.802 |
| 39 | Hanover County | 13.801 |
| 40 | Fairfax city | 13.797 |
| 41 | Manassas Park city | 13.795 |
| 42 | Stafford County | 13.643 |
| 43 | Falls Church city | 13.472 |
| 44 | Lynchburg city | 13.342 |
| 45 | Pittsylvania County | 12.975 |
| 46 | Henrico County | 12.971 |
| 47 | Nelson County | 12.836 |
| 48 | Albemarle County | 12.75 |
| 49 | Orange County | 12.696 |
| 50 | Grayson County | 12.667 |
| 51 | Greene County | 12.635 |
| 52 | Madison County | 12.627 |
| 53 | Chesterfield County | 12.626 |
| 54 | Richmond County | 12.616 |
| 55 | Bedford County | 12.573 |
| 56 | Roanoke County | 12.569 |
| 57 | Appomattox County | 12.558 |
| 58 | Norfolk city | 12.541 |
| 59 | Spotsylvania County | 12.495 |
| 60 | Northampton County | 12.429 |
| 61 | Roanoke city | 12.319 |
| 62 | James City County | 12.198 |
| 63 | Giles County | 11.982 |
| 64 | Campbell County | 11.889 |
| 65 | Waynesboro city | 11.855 |
| 66 | Buena Vista city | 11.828 |
| 67 | Chesapeake city | 11.799 |
| 68 | Poquoson city | 11.787 |
| 69 | Colonial Heights city | 11.772 |
| 70 | Fluvanna County | 11.714 |
| 71 | Charlotte County | 11.66 |
| 72 | Rappahannock County | 11.496 |
| 73 | Powhatan County | 11.407 |
| 74 | Shenandoah County | 11.403 |
| 75 | Washington County | 11.339 |
| 76 | Lancaster County | 11.321 |
| 77 | Montgomery County | 11.292 |
| 78 | Dinwiddie County | 11.275 |
| 79 | York County | 11.205 |
| 80 | Caroline County | 11.163 |
| 81 | Martinsville city | 11.148 |
| 82 | Richmond city | 11.129 |
| 83 | Buckingham County | 11.091 |
| 84 | Manassas city | 10.942 |
| 85 | Staunton city | 10.886 |
| 86 | Williamsburg city | 10.817 |
| 87 | Essex County | 10.712 |
| 88 | Rockbridge County | 10.601 |
| 89 | Fredericksburg city | 10.492 |
| 90 | Mathews County | 10.454 |
| 91 | Gloucester County | 10.415 |
| 92 | Frederick County | 10.346 |
| 93 | Wythe County | 10.34 |
| 94 | Tazewell County | 10.261 |
| 95 | Bath County | 10.231 |
| 96 | Lexington city | 10.152 |
| 97 | Patrick County | 10.074 |
| 98 | Westmoreland County | 10.02 |
| 99 | Salem city | 9.946 |
| 100 | Suffolk city | 9.854 |
| 101 | Lee County | 9.823 |
| 102 | Warren County | 9.806 |
| 103 | Smyth County | 9.674 |
| 104 | Petersburg city | 9.659 |
| 105 | Cumberland County | 9.535 |
| 106 | Franklin County | 9.523 |
| 107 | Danville city | 9.513 |
| 108 | Augusta County | 9.457 |
| 109 | Northumberland County | 9.407 |
| 110 | Amherst County | 9.364 |
| 111 | Nottoway County | 9.326 |
| 112 | Dickenson County | 9.053 |
| 113 | Culpeper County | 9.019 |
| 114 | Wise County | 8.986 |
| 115 | Hopewell city | 8.972 |
| 116 | Southampton County | 8.951 |
| 117 | Emporia city | 8.91 |
| 118 | Greensville County | 8.88 |
| 119 | Rockingham County | 8.85 |
| 120 | Halifax County | 8.846 |
| 121 | Franklin city | 8.844 |
| 122 | Winchester city | 8.7 |
| 123 | Russell County | 8.662 |
| 124 | Page County | 8.431 |
| 125 | King George County | 8.141 |
| 126 | Pulaski County | 8.08 |
| 127 | Radford city | 7.942 |
| 128 | Norton city | 7.144 |
| 129 | Highland County | 7.077 |
| 130 | Newport News city | 7.064 |
| 131 | Galax city | 6.804 |
| 132 | Bland County | 6.73 |
| 133 | Covington city | 4.237 |