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Counties in Virginia by job creation rate

Prince George County had the highest job creation rate of 133 counties in 2013, at 24.577%. Surry County had the lowest, at 4.356%. The median was 10.662% and the figure for Virginia was 13.263%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.577Prince George County
Lowest4.356Surry County
Median10.662133 counties
Virginia13.263History

Map of counties, 2013

Accomack County: 9.196 %Albemarle County: 14.678 %Alleghany County: 9.882 %Amelia County: 11.609 %Amherst County: 8.502 %Appomattox County: 8.412 %Arlington County: 13.283 %Augusta County: 8.644 %Bath County: 5.405 %Bedford County: 10.587 %Bland County: 4.415 %Botetourt County: 10.416 %Brunswick County: 7.639 %Buchanan County: 15.053 %Buckingham County: 7.629 %Campbell County: 8.172 %Caroline County: 17.394 %Carroll County: 10.891 %Charles City County: 17.423 %Charlotte County: 10.334 %Chesterfield County: 13.267 %Clarke County: 8.291 %Craig County: 8.558 %Culpeper County: 13.882 %Cumberland County: 10.899 %Dickenson County: 7.972 %Dinwiddie County: 9.765 %Essex County: 7.548 %Fairfax County: 16.599 %Fauquier County: 13.296 %Floyd County: 12.53 %Fluvanna County: 14.949 %Franklin County: 14.166 %Frederick County: 10.42 %Giles County: 10.377 %Gloucester County: 10.908 %Goochland County: 12.876 %Grayson County: 9.068 %Greene County: 16.862 %Greensville County: 7.544 %Halifax County: 10.853 %Hanover County: 14.362 %Henrico County: 15.026 %Henry County: 9.655 %Highland County: 10.39 %Isle of Wight County: 13.197 %James City County: 21.252 %King and Queen County: 10.702 %King George County: 17.623 %King William County: 10.866 %Lancaster County: 8.346 %Lee County: 10.562 %Loudoun County: 16.224 %Louisa County: 10.45 %Lunenburg County: 11.334 %Madison County: 7.348 %Mathews County: 15.62 %Mecklenburg County: 10.079 %Middlesex County: 12.582 %Montgomery County: 11.82 %Nelson County: 18.372 %New Kent County: 18.367 %Northampton County: 8.373 %Northumberland County: 10.556 %Nottoway County: 7.698 %Orange County: 11.896 %Page County: 11.944 %Patrick County: 7.312 %Pittsylvania County: 9.87 %Powhatan County: 18.425 %Prince Edward County: 12.344 %Prince George County: 24.577 %Prince William County: 16.989 %Pulaski County: 9.91 %Rappahannock County: 12.05 %Richmond County: 9.388 %Roanoke County: 9.681 %Rockbridge County: 12.096 %Rockingham County: 7.937 %Russell County: 10.389 %Scott County: 13.23 %Shenandoah County: 7.384 %Smyth County: 5.638 %Southampton County: 10.662 %Spotsylvania County: 12.889 %Stafford County: 16.243 %Surry County: 4.356 %Sussex County: 12.895 %Tazewell County: 9.565 %Warren County: 12.329 %Washington County: 9.306 %Westmoreland County: 9.089 %Wise County: 7.773 %Wythe County: 10.569 %York County: 10.84 %Alexandria city: 11.895 %Bristol city: 7.025 %Buena Vista city: 11.993 %Charlottesville city: 13.892 %Chesapeake city: 13.313 %Colonial Heights city: 11.163 %Covington city: 10.619 %Danville city: 7.783 %Emporia city: 8.519 %Fairfax city: 12.569 %Falls Church city: 19.271 %Franklin city: 6.641 %Fredericksburg city: 9.463 %Galax city: 5.774 %Hampton city: 12.684 %Harrisonburg city: 9.849 %Hopewell city: 6.904 %Lexington city: 9.766 %Lynchburg city: 8.833 %Manassas city: 11.372 %Manassas Park city: 16.654 %Martinsville city: 12.2 %Newport News city: 9.354 %Norfolk city: 11.05 %Norton city: 7.108 %Petersburg city: 11.356 %Poquoson city: 11.931 %Portsmouth city: 11.952 %Radford city: 23.127 %Richmond city: 9.995 %Roanoke city: 10.478 %Salem city: 9.328 %Staunton city: 8.316 %Suffolk city: 14.638 %Virginia Beach city: 11.68 %Waynesboro city: 7.297 %Williamsburg city: 8.026 %Winchester city: 10.907 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Prince George County: 24.577 %Prince George County24.577Radford city: 23.127 %Radford city23.127James City County: 21.252 %James City County21.252Falls Church city: 19.271 %Falls Church city19.271Powhatan County: 18.425 %Powhatan County18.425Nelson County: 18.372 %Nelson County18.372New Kent County: 18.367 %New Kent County18.367King George County: 17.623 %King George County17.623Charles City County: 17.423 %Charles City County17.423Caroline County: 17.394 %Caroline County17.394Prince William County: 16.989 %Prince William County16.989Greene County: 16.862 %Greene County16.862Manassas Park city: 16.654 %Manassas Park city16.654Fairfax County: 16.599 %Fairfax County16.599Stafford County: 16.243 %Stafford County16.243Loudoun County: 16.224 %Loudoun County16.224Mathews County: 15.62 %Mathews County15.62Buchanan County: 15.053 %Buchanan County15.053Henrico County: 15.026 %Henrico County15.026Fluvanna County: 14.949 %Fluvanna County14.949Albemarle County: 14.678 %Albemarle County14.678Suffolk city: 14.638 %Suffolk city14.638Hanover County: 14.362 %Hanover County14.362Franklin County: 14.166 %Franklin County14.166Charlottesville city: 13.892 %Charlottesville city13.892Culpeper County: 13.882 %Culpeper County13.882Chesapeake city: 13.313 %Chesapeake city13.313Fauquier County: 13.296 %Fauquier County13.296Arlington County: 13.283 %Arlington County13.283Chesterfield County: 13.267 %Chesterfield County13.267Scott County: 13.23 %Scott County13.23Isle of Wight County: 13.197 %Isle of Wight County13.197Sussex County: 12.895 %Sussex County12.895Spotsylvania County: 12.889 %Spotsylvania County12.889Goochland County: 12.876 %Goochland County12.876Hampton city: 12.684 %Hampton city12.684Middlesex County: 12.582 %Middlesex County12.582Fairfax city: 12.569 %Fairfax city12.569Floyd County: 12.53 %Floyd County12.53Prince Edward County: 12.344 %Prince Edward County12.344Prince George County: 24.577 %Prince George County24.577Radford city: 23.127 %Radford city23.127James City County: 21.252 %James City County21.252Falls Church city: 19.271 %Falls Church city19.271Powhatan County: 18.425 %Powhatan County18.425Nelson County: 18.372 %Nelson County18.372New Kent County: 18.367 %New Kent County18.367King George County: 17.623 %King George County17.623Charles City County: 17.423 %Charles City County17.423Caroline County: 17.394 %Caroline County17.394Prince William County: 16.989 %Prince William County16.989Greene County: 16.862 %Greene County16.862Manassas Park city: 16.654 %Manassas Park city16.654Fairfax County: 16.599 %Fairfax County16.599Stafford County: 16.243 %Stafford County16.243Loudoun County: 16.224 %Loudoun County16.224Mathews County: 15.62 %Mathews County15.62Buchanan County: 15.053 %Buchanan County15.053Henrico County: 15.026 %Henrico County15.026Fluvanna County: 14.949 %Fluvanna County14.949Albemarle County: 14.678 %Albemarle County14.678Suffolk city: 14.638 %Suffolk city14.638Hanover County: 14.362 %Hanover County14.362Franklin County: 14.166 %Franklin County14.166Charlottesville city: 13.892 %Charlottesville city13.892Culpeper County: 13.882 %Culpeper County13.882Chesapeake city: 13.313 %Chesapeake city13.313Fauquier County: 13.296 %Fauquier County13.296Arlington County: 13.283 %Arlington County13.283Chesterfield County: 13.267 %Chesterfield County13.267Scott County: 13.23 %Scott County13.23Isle of Wight County: 13.197 %Isle of Wight County13.197Sussex County: 12.895 %Sussex County12.895Spotsylvania County: 12.889 %Spotsylvania County12.889Goochland County: 12.876 %Goochland County12.876Hampton city: 12.684 %Hampton city12.684Middlesex County: 12.582 %Middlesex County12.582Fairfax city: 12.569 %Fairfax city12.569Floyd County: 12.53 %Floyd County12.53Prince Edward County: 12.344 %Prince Edward County12.344
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Prince George County24.577+8.1 pts
2Radford city23.127+14.06 pts
3James City County21.252+5.08 pts
4Falls Church city19.271+6.51 pts
5Powhatan County18.425+2.53 pts
6Nelson County18.372+5.92 pts
7New Kent County18.367-3.74 pts
8King George County17.623+0.05 pts
9Charles City County17.423+9.02 pts
10Caroline County17.394-11.77 pts
11Prince William County16.989+0.34 pts
12Greene County16.862+3.82 pts
13Manassas Park city16.654+4.33 pts
14Fairfax County16.599+0.89 pts
15Stafford County16.243-0.2 pts
16Loudoun County16.224-0.11 pts
17Mathews County15.62-3 pts
18Buchanan County15.053-0.24 pts
19Henrico County15.026+0.71 pts
20Fluvanna County14.949-2.05 pts
21Albemarle County14.678+4.38 pts
22Suffolk city14.638+0.15 pts
23Hanover County14.362+2.05 pts
24Franklin County14.166-1.99 pts
25Charlottesville city13.892+1.51 pts
26Culpeper County13.882+2.99 pts
27Chesapeake city13.313-0.31 pts
28Fauquier County13.296-3.41 pts
29Arlington County13.283-2.07 pts
30Chesterfield County13.267-0.37 pts
31Scott County13.23-3.78 pts
32Isle of Wight County13.197+1.48 pts
33Sussex County12.895+2.67 pts
34Spotsylvania County12.889-1.53 pts
35Goochland County12.876-40.71 pts
36Hampton city12.684+1.55 pts
37Middlesex County12.582+0.35 pts
38Fairfax city12.569-2.42 pts
39Floyd County12.53-5.54 pts
40Prince Edward County12.344+1.43 pts
41Warren County12.329+1.64 pts
42Martinsville city12.2-3.32 pts
43Rockbridge County12.096-1.02 pts
44Rappahannock County12.05-12.61 pts
45Buena Vista city11.993-1.48 pts
46Portsmouth city11.952-2.47 pts
47Page County11.944+0.76 pts
48Poquoson city11.931-5.84 pts
49Orange County11.896-3.89 pts
50Alexandria city11.895-3.35 pts
51Montgomery County11.82-0.91 pts
52Virginia Beach city11.68-2.54 pts
53Amelia County11.609-3 pts
54Manassas city11.372-0.37 pts
55Petersburg city11.356-6.05 pts
56Lunenburg County11.334-6.36 pts
57Colonial Heights city11.163-1.28 pts
58Norfolk city11.05-2.86 pts
59Gloucester County10.908-1.74 pts
60Winchester city10.907-0.38 pts
61Cumberland County10.899-1.92 pts
62Carroll County10.891-2.07 pts
63King William County10.866+2.45 pts
64Halifax County10.853-2.3 pts
65York County10.84-0.77 pts
66King and Queen County10.702+0.76 pts
67Southampton County10.662+3.36 pts
68Covington city10.619-10.04 pts
69Bedford County10.587-2.73 pts
70Wythe County10.569-1.75 pts
71Lee County10.562+1.18 pts
72Northumberland County10.556-2.55 pts
73Roanoke city10.478-0.42 pts
74Louisa County10.45+0.15 pts
75Frederick County10.42-2.27 pts
76Botetourt County10.416-2.67 pts
77Highland County10.39-0.86 pts
78Russell County10.389-17.24 pts
79Giles County10.377-2.46 pts
80Charlotte County10.334-8.18 pts
81Mecklenburg County10.079-0.9 pts
82Richmond city9.995-4.58 pts
83Pulaski County9.91-8.36 pts
84Alleghany County9.882-1.85 pts
85Pittsylvania County9.87-2.93 pts
86Harrisonburg city9.849-0.68 pts
87Lexington city9.766+1.21 pts
88Dinwiddie County9.765-3.72 pts
89Roanoke County9.681-1.29 pts
90Henry County9.655-2.21 pts
91Tazewell County9.565-2.1 pts
92Fredericksburg city9.463+0.61 pts
93Richmond County9.388+1.42 pts
94Newport News city9.354-2.1 pts
95Salem city9.328+0.86 pts
96Washington County9.306-0.85 pts
97Accomack County9.196+1.09 pts
98Westmoreland County9.089-3.78 pts
99Grayson County9.068-14.65 pts
100Lynchburg city8.833-0.44 pts
101Augusta County8.644-3.21 pts
102Craig County8.558+0.15 pts
103Emporia city8.519-4.98 pts
104Amherst County8.502-1.13 pts
105Appomattox County8.412-1.65 pts
106Northampton County8.373-2.54 pts
107Lancaster County8.346-2.78 pts
108Staunton city8.316-15.62 pts
109Clarke County8.291-2.46 pts
110Campbell County8.172-2.51 pts
111Williamsburg city8.026-15.66 pts
112Dickenson County7.972-8.92 pts
113Rockingham County7.937-3.65 pts
114Danville city7.783-2.99 pts
115Wise County7.773-7.27 pts
116Nottoway County7.698-12.14 pts
117Brunswick County7.639-2.85 pts
118Buckingham County7.629-10.92 pts
119Essex County7.548-2.02 pts
120Greensville County7.544-3.95 pts
121Shenandoah County7.384-3.67 pts
122Madison County7.348-3.66 pts
123Patrick County7.312-9.66 pts
124Waynesboro city7.297-2.4 pts
125Norton city7.108-3.36 pts
126Bristol city7.025-4.61 pts
127Hopewell city6.904-6.45 pts
128Franklin city6.641-3.37 pts
129Galax city5.774-11.09 pts
130Smyth County5.638-8.78 pts
131Bath County5.405-1.1 pts
132Bland County4.415-5.55 pts
133Surry County4.356+0.53 pts

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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.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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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.

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Virginia by job creation rate, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/virginia-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Prince George County, with 24.577% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Surry County, with 4.356% in 2013.

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