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Counties in Virginia by job destruction rate, 2023

Poquoson city had the highest job destruction rate of 133 counties in 2023, at 20.089%. Greensville County had the lowest, at 4.681%. The median was 10.51% and the figure for Virginia was 11.011%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.089Poquoson city
Lowest4.681Greensville County
Median10.51133 counties
Virginia11.011History

Map of counties, 2023

Accomack County: 5.608 %Albemarle County: 11.747 %Alleghany County: 8.822 %Amelia County: 14.372 %Amherst County: 13.859 %Appomattox County: 8.165 %Arlington County: 10.788 %Augusta County: 7.666 %Bath County: 14.476 %Bedford County: 11.537 %Bland County: 7.058 %Botetourt County: 5.394 %Brunswick County: 14.324 %Buchanan County: 7.282 %Buckingham County: 13.555 %Campbell County: 11.336 %Caroline County: 18.898 %Carroll County: 11.22 %Charles City County: 17.555 %Charlotte County: 16.359 %Chesterfield County: 10.339 %Clarke County: 6.941 %Craig County: 8.158 %Culpeper County: 11.758 %Cumberland County: 11.512 %Dickenson County: 10.466 %Dinwiddie County: 9.678 %Essex County: 8.582 %Fairfax County: 13.055 %Fauquier County: 10.321 %Floyd County: 10.401 %Fluvanna County: 14.784 %Franklin County: 10.524 %Frederick County: 11.187 %Giles County: 6.06 %Gloucester County: 9.242 %Goochland County: 5.425 %Grayson County: 7.806 %Greene County: 9.962 %Greensville County: 4.681 %Halifax County: 7.686 %Hanover County: 9.562 %Henrico County: 10.374 %Henry County: 6.689 %Highland County: 13.106 %Isle of Wight County: 9.001 %James City County: 9.518 %King and Queen County: 7.846 %King George County: 8.008 %King William County: 10.603 %Lancaster County: 11.696 %Lee County: 10.634 %Loudoun County: 11.52 %Louisa County: 9.86 %Lunenburg County: 15.924 %Madison County: 16.019 %Mathews County: 10.797 %Mecklenburg County: 8.589 %Middlesex County: 11.634 %Montgomery County: 9.293 %Nelson County: 11.658 %New Kent County: 13.638 %Northampton County: 13.201 %Northumberland County: 14.722 %Nottoway County: 8.5 %Orange County: 11.569 %Page County: 13.613 %Patrick County: 11.613 %Pittsylvania County: 8.832 %Powhatan County: 10.349 %Prince Edward County: 10.005 %Prince George County: 13.822 %Prince William County: 11.055 %Pulaski County: 6.188 %Rappahannock County: 17.883 %Richmond County: 12.125 %Roanoke County: 7.97 %Rockbridge County: 7.976 %Rockingham County: 8.102 %Russell County: 14.455 %Scott County: 8.013 %Shenandoah County: 8.524 %Smyth County: 10.575 %Southampton County: 12.353 %Spotsylvania County: 11.322 %Stafford County: 11.907 %Surry County: 6.479 %Sussex County: 14.665 %Tazewell County: 6.954 %Warren County: 10.633 %Washington County: 6.456 %Westmoreland County: 13.885 %Wise County: 12.748 %Wythe County: 8.59 %York County: 10.274 %Alexandria city: 12.436 %Bristol city: 11.437 %Buena Vista city: 6.833 %Charlottesville city: 11.294 %Chesapeake city: 10.358 %Colonial Heights city: 11.361 %Covington city: 8.022 %Danville city: 8.196 %Emporia city: 12.121 %Fairfax city: 12.115 %Falls Church city: 8.628 %Franklin city: 8.39 %Fredericksburg city: 11.133 %Galax city: 11.702 %Hampton city: 12.061 %Harrisonburg city: 9.873 %Hopewell city: 16.92 %Lexington city: 4.763 %Lynchburg city: 7.881 %Manassas city: 12.394 %Manassas Park city: 9.821 %Martinsville city: 11.473 %Newport News city: 7.418 %Norfolk city: 9.001 %Norton city: 10.51 %Petersburg city: 7.963 %Poquoson city: 20.089 %Portsmouth city: 10.438 %Radford city: 9.2 %Richmond city: 11.107 %Roanoke city: 10.132 %Salem city: 7.393 %Staunton city: 10.334 %Suffolk city: 11 %Virginia Beach city: 13.303 %Waynesboro city: 13.501 %Williamsburg city: 11.423 %Winchester city: 8.992 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Poquoson city: 20.089 %Poquoson city20.089Caroline County: 18.898 %Caroline County18.898Rappahannock County: 17.883 %Rappahannock County17.883Charles City County: 17.555 %Charles City County17.555Hopewell city: 16.92 %Hopewell city16.92Charlotte County: 16.359 %Charlotte County16.359Madison County: 16.019 %Madison County16.019Lunenburg County: 15.924 %Lunenburg County15.924Fluvanna County: 14.784 %Fluvanna County14.784Northumberland County: 14.722 %Northumberland County14.722Sussex County: 14.665 %Sussex County14.665Bath County: 14.476 %Bath County14.476Russell County: 14.455 %Russell County14.455Amelia County: 14.372 %Amelia County14.372Brunswick County: 14.324 %Brunswick County14.324Westmoreland County: 13.885 %Westmoreland County13.885Amherst County: 13.859 %Amherst County13.859Prince George County: 13.822 %Prince George County13.822New Kent County: 13.638 %New Kent County13.638Page County: 13.613 %Page County13.613Buckingham County: 13.555 %Buckingham County13.555Waynesboro city: 13.501 %Waynesboro city13.501Virginia Beach city: 13.303 %Virginia Beach city13.303Northampton County: 13.201 %Northampton County13.201Highland County: 13.106 %Highland County13.106Fairfax County: 13.055 %Fairfax County13.055Wise County: 12.748 %Wise County12.748Alexandria city: 12.436 %Alexandria city12.436Manassas city: 12.394 %Manassas city12.394Southampton County: 12.353 %Southampton County12.353Richmond County: 12.125 %Richmond County12.125Emporia city: 12.121 %Emporia city12.121Fairfax city: 12.115 %Fairfax city12.115Hampton city: 12.061 %Hampton city12.061Stafford County: 11.907 %Stafford County11.907Culpeper County: 11.758 %Culpeper County11.758Albemarle County: 11.747 %Albemarle County11.747Galax city: 11.702 %Galax city11.702Lancaster County: 11.696 %Lancaster County11.696Nelson County: 11.658 %Nelson County11.658Poquoson city: 20.089 %Poquoson city20.089Caroline County: 18.898 %Caroline County18.898Rappahannock County: 17.883 %Rappahannock County17.883Charles City County: 17.555 %Charles City County17.555Hopewell city: 16.92 %Hopewell city16.92Charlotte County: 16.359 %Charlotte County16.359Madison County: 16.019 %Madison County16.019Lunenburg County: 15.924 %Lunenburg County15.924Fluvanna County: 14.784 %Fluvanna County14.784Northumberland County: 14.722 %Northumberland County14.722Sussex County: 14.665 %Sussex County14.665Bath County: 14.476 %Bath County14.476Russell County: 14.455 %Russell County14.455Amelia County: 14.372 %Amelia County14.372Brunswick County: 14.324 %Brunswick County14.324Westmoreland County: 13.885 %Westmoreland County13.885Amherst County: 13.859 %Amherst County13.859Prince George County: 13.822 %Prince George County13.822New Kent County: 13.638 %New Kent County13.638Page County: 13.613 %Page County13.613Buckingham County: 13.555 %Buckingham County13.555Waynesboro city: 13.501 %Waynesboro city13.501Virginia Beach city: 13.303 %Virginia Beach city13.303Northampton County: 13.201 %Northampton County13.201Highland County: 13.106 %Highland County13.106Fairfax County: 13.055 %Fairfax County13.055Wise County: 12.748 %Wise County12.748Alexandria city: 12.436 %Alexandria city12.436Manassas city: 12.394 %Manassas city12.394Southampton County: 12.353 %Southampton County12.353Richmond County: 12.125 %Richmond County12.125Emporia city: 12.121 %Emporia city12.121Fairfax city: 12.115 %Fairfax city12.115Hampton city: 12.061 %Hampton city12.061Stafford County: 11.907 %Stafford County11.907Culpeper County: 11.758 %Culpeper County11.758Albemarle County: 11.747 %Albemarle County11.747Galax city: 11.702 %Galax city11.702Lancaster County: 11.696 %Lancaster County11.696Nelson County: 11.658 %Nelson County11.658
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Poquoson city20.089+5.49 pts
2Caroline County18.898+6.02 pts
3Rappahannock County17.883+8.71 pts
4Charles City County17.555+11.84 pts
5Hopewell city16.92+6.45 pts
6Charlotte County16.359+4.43 pts
7Madison County16.019+4.5 pts
8Lunenburg County15.924+3.84 pts
9Fluvanna County14.784+4.39 pts
10Northumberland County14.722-1.5 pts
11Sussex County14.665+3.59 pts
12Bath County14.476+10.5 pts
13Russell County14.455+1.6 pts
14Amelia County14.372-0.68 pts
15Brunswick County14.324-0.74 pts
16Westmoreland County13.885-2.83 pts
17Amherst County13.859+4.47 pts
18Prince George County13.822-5.5 pts
19New Kent County13.638+1.17 pts
20Page County13.613+2.68 pts
21Buckingham County13.555+0.52 pts
22Waynesboro city13.501+2.61 pts
23Virginia Beach city13.303+2.28 pts
24Northampton County13.201+4.14 pts
25Highland County13.106+4.66 pts
26Fairfax County13.055+0.06 pts
27Wise County12.748+1.62 pts
28Alexandria city12.436+3.79 pts
29Manassas city12.394+2.29 pts
30Southampton County12.353-6.74 pts
31Richmond County12.125+0.95 pts
32Emporia city12.121-1.61 pts
33Fairfax city12.115-4.35 pts
34Hampton city12.061-1.47 pts
35Stafford County11.907+0.07 pts
36Culpeper County11.758+3.55 pts
37Albemarle County11.747+2.07 pts
38Galax city11.702+4.19 pts
39Lancaster County11.696+1.94 pts
40Nelson County11.658-0.58 pts
41Middlesex County11.634+0.8 pts
42Patrick County11.613-5.75 pts
43Orange County11.569+2.4 pts
44Bedford County11.537-9.22 pts
45Loudoun County11.52+1.3 pts
46Cumberland County11.512+0.97 pts
47Martinsville city11.473-2.63 pts
48Bristol city11.437-8.77 pts
49Williamsburg city11.423+4.08 pts
50Colonial Heights city11.361-4.38 pts
51Campbell County11.336+1.92 pts
52Spotsylvania County11.322+1.11 pts
53Charlottesville city11.294+1.17 pts
54Carroll County11.22+3.1 pts
55Frederick County11.187+3.89 pts
56Fredericksburg city11.133-1.38 pts
57Richmond city11.107+1.76 pts
58Prince William County11.055+0.01 pts
59Suffolk city11+1.23 pts
60Mathews County10.797+0.15 pts
61Arlington County10.788-0.75 pts
62Lee County10.634-0.36 pts
63Warren County10.633+1.76 pts
64King William County10.603-11.76 pts
65Smyth County10.575-0.03 pts
66Franklin County10.524+1.82 pts
67Norton city10.51-8.54 pts
68Dickenson County10.466-5.75 pts
69Portsmouth city10.438-2.19 pts
70Floyd County10.401+3.1 pts
71Henrico County10.374-1.28 pts
72Chesapeake city10.358-0.72 pts
73Powhatan County10.349+0.54 pts
74Chesterfield County10.339-2.25 pts
75Staunton city10.334+0.1 pts
76Fauquier County10.321-1.68 pts
77York County10.274-1.79 pts
78Roanoke city10.132+2.25 pts
79Prince Edward County10.005-2.61 pts
80Greene County9.962-6.08 pts
81Harrisonburg city9.873-1.45 pts
82Louisa County9.86-0.21 pts
83Manassas Park city9.821-1.38 pts
84Dinwiddie County9.678+0.95 pts
85Hanover County9.562-0.4 pts
86James City County9.518-2.72 pts
87Montgomery County9.293+1.17 pts
88Gloucester County9.242-1.82 pts
89Radford city9.2+2.65 pts
90Isle of Wight County9.001-10.53 pts
90Norfolk city9.001-2.01 pts
92Winchester city8.992-1.62 pts
93Pittsylvania County8.832-2.64 pts
94Alleghany County8.822-4.09 pts
95Falls Church city8.628-0.82 pts
96Wythe County8.59-2.7 pts
97Mecklenburg County8.589-4.52 pts
98Essex County8.582-13.84 pts
99Shenandoah County8.524-1.57 pts
100Nottoway County8.5-5.32 pts
101Franklin city8.39-6.02 pts
102Danville city8.196-1.65 pts
103Appomattox County8.165-2.56 pts
104Craig County8.158-10.96 pts
105Rockingham County8.102-4.59 pts
106Covington city8.022-0.09 pts
107Scott County8.013-3.75 pts
108King George County8.008-10.27 pts
109Rockbridge County7.976-7.23 pts
110Roanoke County7.97-2.26 pts
111Petersburg city7.963+0.78 pts
112Lynchburg city7.881-1.12 pts
113King and Queen County7.846-6.95 pts
114Grayson County7.806+2.74 pts
115Halifax County7.686-1.62 pts
116Augusta County7.666-0.04 pts
117Newport News city7.418-0.95 pts
118Salem city7.393-2.46 pts
119Buchanan County7.282-4.46 pts
120Bland County7.058-8.19 pts
121Tazewell County6.954-4.01 pts
122Clarke County6.941-7.58 pts
123Buena Vista city6.833+1.55 pts
124Henry County6.689-4.57 pts
125Surry County6.479+1.42 pts
126Washington County6.456-1.82 pts
127Pulaski County6.188-0.09 pts
128Giles County6.06-0.81 pts
129Accomack County5.608-7.92 pts
130Goochland County5.425+0.42 pts
131Botetourt County5.394-1.56 pts
132Lexington city4.763-0.49 pts
133Greensville County4.681-4.57 pts

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Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Virginia by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/virginia-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Poquoson city, with 20.089% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Greensville County, with 4.681% in 2023.

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