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Counties in Virginia by job creation rate

Bath County had the highest job creation rate of 133 counties in 2014, at 40.897%. Surry County had the lowest, at 3.173%. The median was 11.134% and the figure for Virginia was 12.469%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest40.897Bath County
Lowest3.173Surry County
Median11.134133 counties
Virginia12.469History

Map of counties, 2014

Accomack County: 7.691 %Albemarle County: 13.908 %Alleghany County: 10.738 %Amelia County: 10.982 %Amherst County: 10.265 %Appomattox County: 12.797 %Arlington County: 12.332 %Augusta County: 7.702 %Bath County: 40.897 %Bedford County: 10.612 %Bland County: 9.538 %Botetourt County: 10.538 %Brunswick County: 10.97 %Buchanan County: 16.669 %Buckingham County: 13.605 %Campbell County: 9.124 %Caroline County: 11.417 %Carroll County: 7.002 %Charles City County: 15.546 %Charlotte County: 11.964 %Chesterfield County: 14.139 %Clarke County: 7.586 %Craig County: 8.359 %Culpeper County: 11.366 %Cumberland County: 12.135 %Dickenson County: 26.493 %Dinwiddie County: 8.071 %Essex County: 6.492 %Fairfax County: 14.875 %Fauquier County: 12.898 %Floyd County: 11.605 %Fluvanna County: 12.956 %Franklin County: 11.433 %Frederick County: 10.64 %Giles County: 14.486 %Gloucester County: 10.535 %Goochland County: 9.951 %Grayson County: 13.605 %Greene County: 12.384 %Greensville County: 10.255 %Halifax County: 8.205 %Hanover County: 11.805 %Henrico County: 12.455 %Henry County: 11.984 %Highland County: 10.648 %Isle of Wight County: 12.069 %James City County: 11.993 %King and Queen County: 16.82 %King George County: 15.088 %King William County: 8.054 %Lancaster County: 7.224 %Lee County: 9.769 %Loudoun County: 13.683 %Louisa County: 7.344 %Lunenburg County: 19.851 %Madison County: 9.987 %Mathews County: 15.087 %Mecklenburg County: 9.979 %Middlesex County: 10.337 %Montgomery County: 10.481 %Nelson County: 10.18 %New Kent County: 16.092 %Northampton County: 12.747 %Northumberland County: 10.627 %Nottoway County: 10.332 %Orange County: 12.734 %Page County: 9.141 %Patrick County: 13.992 %Pittsylvania County: 9.002 %Powhatan County: 16.861 %Prince Edward County: 12.243 %Prince George County: 26.317 %Prince William County: 13.417 %Pulaski County: 10.267 %Rappahannock County: 18.373 %Richmond County: 11.438 %Roanoke County: 10.831 %Rockbridge County: 11.06 %Rockingham County: 7.007 %Russell County: 11.134 %Scott County: 15.473 %Shenandoah County: 10.459 %Smyth County: 16.069 %Southampton County: 12.991 %Spotsylvania County: 15.53 %Stafford County: 16.89 %Surry County: 3.173 %Sussex County: 11.223 %Tazewell County: 9.764 %Warren County: 11.094 %Washington County: 15.902 %Westmoreland County: 12.935 %Wise County: 8.595 %Wythe County: 8.705 %York County: 11.279 %Alexandria city: 11.205 %Bristol city: 15.611 %Buena Vista city: 13.628 %Charlottesville city: 13.065 %Chesapeake city: 10.87 %Colonial Heights city: 10.851 %Covington city: 13.989 %Danville city: 7.761 %Emporia city: 12.717 %Fairfax city: 11.276 %Falls Church city: 12.557 %Franklin city: 6.274 %Fredericksburg city: 9.587 %Galax city: 8.367 %Hampton city: 10.141 %Harrisonburg city: 11.855 %Hopewell city: 14.185 %Lexington city: 7.378 %Lynchburg city: 10.098 %Manassas city: 10.404 %Manassas Park city: 12.414 %Martinsville city: 10.965 %Newport News city: 10.407 %Norfolk city: 10.75 %Norton city: 12.88 %Petersburg city: 10.374 %Poquoson city: 11.148 %Portsmouth city: 14.748 %Radford city: 14.364 %Richmond city: 10.196 %Roanoke city: 7.506 %Salem city: 6.544 %Staunton city: 7.744 %Suffolk city: 11.075 %Virginia Beach city: 14.935 %Waynesboro city: 8.797 %Williamsburg city: 5.384 %Winchester city: 7.591 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Bath County: 40.897 %Bath County40.897Dickenson County: 26.493 %Dickenson County26.493Prince George County: 26.317 %Prince George County26.317Lunenburg County: 19.851 %Lunenburg County19.851Rappahannock County: 18.373 %Rappahannock County18.373Stafford County: 16.89 %Stafford County16.89Powhatan County: 16.861 %Powhatan County16.861King and Queen County: 16.82 %King and Queen County16.82Buchanan County: 16.669 %Buchanan County16.669New Kent County: 16.092 %New Kent County16.092Smyth County: 16.069 %Smyth County16.069Washington County: 15.902 %Washington County15.902Bristol city: 15.611 %Bristol city15.611Charles City County: 15.546 %Charles City County15.546Spotsylvania County: 15.53 %Spotsylvania County15.53Scott County: 15.473 %Scott County15.473King George County: 15.088 %King George County15.088Mathews County: 15.087 %Mathews County15.087Virginia Beach city: 14.935 %Virginia Beach city14.935Fairfax County: 14.875 %Fairfax County14.875Portsmouth city: 14.748 %Portsmouth city14.748Giles County: 14.486 %Giles County14.486Radford city: 14.364 %Radford city14.364Hopewell city: 14.185 %Hopewell city14.185Chesterfield County: 14.139 %Chesterfield County14.139Patrick County: 13.992 %Patrick County13.992Covington city: 13.989 %Covington city13.989Albemarle County: 13.908 %Albemarle County13.908Loudoun County: 13.683 %Loudoun County13.683Buena Vista city: 13.628 %Buena Vista city13.628Buckingham County: 13.605 %Buckingham County13.605Grayson County: 13.605 %Grayson County13.605Prince William County: 13.417 %Prince William County13.417Charlottesville city: 13.065 %Charlottesville city13.065Southampton County: 12.991 %Southampton County12.991Fluvanna County: 12.956 %Fluvanna County12.956Westmoreland County: 12.935 %Westmoreland County12.935Fauquier County: 12.898 %Fauquier County12.898Norton city: 12.88 %Norton city12.88Appomattox County: 12.797 %Appomattox County12.797Bath County: 40.897 %Bath County40.897Dickenson County: 26.493 %Dickenson County26.493Prince George County: 26.317 %Prince George County26.317Lunenburg County: 19.851 %Lunenburg County19.851Rappahannock County: 18.373 %Rappahannock County18.373Stafford County: 16.89 %Stafford County16.89Powhatan County: 16.861 %Powhatan County16.861King and Queen County: 16.82 %King and Queen County16.82Buchanan County: 16.669 %Buchanan County16.669New Kent County: 16.092 %New Kent County16.092Smyth County: 16.069 %Smyth County16.069Washington County: 15.902 %Washington County15.902Bristol city: 15.611 %Bristol city15.611Charles City County: 15.546 %Charles City County15.546Spotsylvania County: 15.53 %Spotsylvania County15.53Scott County: 15.473 %Scott County15.473King George County: 15.088 %King George County15.088Mathews County: 15.087 %Mathews County15.087Virginia Beach city: 14.935 %Virginia Beach city14.935Fairfax County: 14.875 %Fairfax County14.875Portsmouth city: 14.748 %Portsmouth city14.748Giles County: 14.486 %Giles County14.486Radford city: 14.364 %Radford city14.364Hopewell city: 14.185 %Hopewell city14.185Chesterfield County: 14.139 %Chesterfield County14.139Patrick County: 13.992 %Patrick County13.992Covington city: 13.989 %Covington city13.989Albemarle County: 13.908 %Albemarle County13.908Loudoun County: 13.683 %Loudoun County13.683Buena Vista city: 13.628 %Buena Vista city13.628Buckingham County: 13.605 %Buckingham County13.605Grayson County: 13.605 %Grayson County13.605Prince William County: 13.417 %Prince William County13.417Charlottesville city: 13.065 %Charlottesville city13.065Southampton County: 12.991 %Southampton County12.991Fluvanna County: 12.956 %Fluvanna County12.956Westmoreland County: 12.935 %Westmoreland County12.935Fauquier County: 12.898 %Fauquier County12.898Norton city: 12.88 %Norton city12.88Appomattox County: 12.797 %Appomattox County12.797
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Bath County40.897+35.49 pts
2Dickenson County26.493+18.52 pts
3Prince George County26.317+1.74 pts
4Lunenburg County19.851+8.52 pts
5Rappahannock County18.373+6.32 pts
6Stafford County16.89+0.65 pts
7Powhatan County16.861-1.56 pts
8King and Queen County16.82+6.12 pts
9Buchanan County16.669+1.62 pts
10New Kent County16.092-2.28 pts
11Smyth County16.069+10.43 pts
12Washington County15.902+6.6 pts
13Bristol city15.611+8.59 pts
14Charles City County15.546-1.88 pts
15Spotsylvania County15.53+2.64 pts
16Scott County15.473+2.24 pts
17King George County15.088-2.54 pts
18Mathews County15.087-0.53 pts
19Virginia Beach city14.935+3.26 pts
20Fairfax County14.875-1.72 pts
21Portsmouth city14.748+2.8 pts
22Giles County14.486+4.11 pts
23Radford city14.364-8.76 pts
24Hopewell city14.185+7.28 pts
25Chesterfield County14.139+0.87 pts
26Patrick County13.992+6.68 pts
27Covington city13.989+3.37 pts
28Albemarle County13.908-0.77 pts
29Loudoun County13.683-2.54 pts
30Buena Vista city13.628+1.63 pts
31Buckingham County13.605+5.98 pts
31Grayson County13.605+4.54 pts
33Prince William County13.417-3.57 pts
34Charlottesville city13.065-0.83 pts
35Southampton County12.991+2.33 pts
36Fluvanna County12.956-1.99 pts
37Westmoreland County12.935+3.85 pts
38Fauquier County12.898-0.4 pts
39Norton city12.88+5.77 pts
40Appomattox County12.797+4.38 pts
41Northampton County12.747+4.37 pts
42Orange County12.734+0.84 pts
43Emporia city12.717+4.2 pts
44Falls Church city12.557-6.71 pts
45Henrico County12.455-2.57 pts
46Manassas Park city12.414-4.24 pts
47Greene County12.384-4.48 pts
48Arlington County12.332-0.95 pts
49Prince Edward County12.243-0.1 pts
50Cumberland County12.135+1.24 pts
51Isle of Wight County12.069-1.13 pts
52James City County11.993-9.26 pts
53Henry County11.984+2.33 pts
54Charlotte County11.964+1.63 pts
55Harrisonburg city11.855+2.01 pts
56Hanover County11.805-2.56 pts
57Floyd County11.605-0.92 pts
58Richmond County11.438+2.05 pts
59Franklin County11.433-2.73 pts
60Caroline County11.417-5.98 pts
61Culpeper County11.366-2.52 pts
62York County11.279+0.44 pts
63Fairfax city11.276-1.29 pts
64Sussex County11.223-1.67 pts
65Alexandria city11.205-0.69 pts
66Poquoson city11.148-0.78 pts
67Russell County11.134+0.75 pts
68Warren County11.094-1.24 pts
69Suffolk city11.075-3.56 pts
70Rockbridge County11.06-1.04 pts
71Amelia County10.982-0.63 pts
72Brunswick County10.97+3.33 pts
73Martinsville city10.965-1.23 pts
74Chesapeake city10.87-2.44 pts
75Colonial Heights city10.851-0.31 pts
76Roanoke County10.831+1.15 pts
77Norfolk city10.75-0.3 pts
78Alleghany County10.738+0.86 pts
79Highland County10.648+0.26 pts
80Frederick County10.64+0.22 pts
81Northumberland County10.627+0.07 pts
82Bedford County10.612+0.03 pts
83Botetourt County10.538+0.12 pts
84Gloucester County10.535-0.37 pts
85Montgomery County10.481-1.34 pts
86Shenandoah County10.459+3.07 pts
87Newport News city10.407+1.05 pts
88Manassas city10.404-0.97 pts
89Petersburg city10.374-0.98 pts
90Middlesex County10.337-2.25 pts
91Nottoway County10.332+2.63 pts
92Pulaski County10.267+0.36 pts
93Amherst County10.265+1.76 pts
94Greensville County10.255+2.71 pts
95Richmond city10.196+0.2 pts
96Nelson County10.18-8.19 pts
97Hampton city10.141-2.54 pts
98Lynchburg city10.098+1.27 pts
99Madison County9.987+2.64 pts
100Mecklenburg County9.979-0.1 pts
101Goochland County9.951-2.92 pts
102Lee County9.769-0.79 pts
103Tazewell County9.764+0.2 pts
104Fredericksburg city9.587+0.12 pts
105Bland County9.538+5.12 pts
106Page County9.141-2.8 pts
107Campbell County9.124+0.95 pts
108Pittsylvania County9.002-0.87 pts
109Waynesboro city8.797+1.5 pts
110Wythe County8.705-1.86 pts
111Wise County8.595+0.82 pts
112Galax city8.367+2.59 pts
113Craig County8.359-0.2 pts
114Halifax County8.205-2.65 pts
115Dinwiddie County8.071-1.69 pts
116King William County8.054-2.81 pts
117Danville city7.761-0.02 pts
118Staunton city7.744-0.57 pts
119Augusta County7.702-0.94 pts
120Accomack County7.691-1.5 pts
121Winchester city7.591-3.32 pts
122Clarke County7.586-0.71 pts
123Roanoke city7.506-2.97 pts
124Lexington city7.378-2.39 pts
125Louisa County7.344-3.11 pts
126Lancaster County7.224-1.12 pts
127Rockingham County7.007-0.93 pts
128Carroll County7.002-3.89 pts
129Salem city6.544-2.78 pts
130Essex County6.492-1.06 pts
131Franklin city6.274-0.37 pts
132Williamsburg city5.384-2.64 pts
133Surry County3.173-1.18 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, 2014. 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=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Bath County, with 40.897% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Surry County, with 3.173% in 2014.

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