# Counties in Virginia by job destruction rate, 2023

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

- Indicator id: `job_destruction_rate`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-destruction-rate/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
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| 1 | Poquoson city | 20.089 |
| 2 | Caroline County | 18.898 |
| 3 | Rappahannock County | 17.883 |
| 4 | Charles City County | 17.555 |
| 5 | Hopewell city | 16.92 |
| 6 | Charlotte County | 16.359 |
| 7 | Madison County | 16.019 |
| 8 | Lunenburg County | 15.924 |
| 9 | Fluvanna County | 14.784 |
| 10 | Northumberland County | 14.722 |
| 11 | Sussex County | 14.665 |
| 12 | Bath County | 14.476 |
| 13 | Russell County | 14.455 |
| 14 | Amelia County | 14.372 |
| 15 | Brunswick County | 14.324 |
| 16 | Westmoreland County | 13.885 |
| 17 | Amherst County | 13.859 |
| 18 | Prince George County | 13.822 |
| 19 | New Kent County | 13.638 |
| 20 | Page County | 13.613 |
| 21 | Buckingham County | 13.555 |
| 22 | Waynesboro city | 13.501 |
| 23 | Virginia Beach city | 13.303 |
| 24 | Northampton County | 13.201 |
| 25 | Highland County | 13.106 |
| 26 | Fairfax County | 13.055 |
| 27 | Wise County | 12.748 |
| 28 | Alexandria city | 12.436 |
| 29 | Manassas city | 12.394 |
| 30 | Southampton County | 12.353 |
| 31 | Richmond County | 12.125 |
| 32 | Emporia city | 12.121 |
| 33 | Fairfax city | 12.115 |
| 34 | Hampton city | 12.061 |
| 35 | Stafford County | 11.907 |
| 36 | Culpeper County | 11.758 |
| 37 | Albemarle County | 11.747 |
| 38 | Galax city | 11.702 |
| 39 | Lancaster County | 11.696 |
| 40 | Nelson County | 11.658 |
| 41 | Middlesex County | 11.634 |
| 42 | Patrick County | 11.613 |
| 43 | Orange County | 11.569 |
| 44 | Bedford County | 11.537 |
| 45 | Loudoun County | 11.52 |
| 46 | Cumberland County | 11.512 |
| 47 | Martinsville city | 11.473 |
| 48 | Bristol city | 11.437 |
| 49 | Williamsburg city | 11.423 |
| 50 | Colonial Heights city | 11.361 |
| 51 | Campbell County | 11.336 |
| 52 | Spotsylvania County | 11.322 |
| 53 | Charlottesville city | 11.294 |
| 54 | Carroll County | 11.22 |
| 55 | Frederick County | 11.187 |
| 56 | Fredericksburg city | 11.133 |
| 57 | Richmond city | 11.107 |
| 58 | Prince William County | 11.055 |
| 59 | Suffolk city | 11 |
| 60 | Mathews County | 10.797 |
| 61 | Arlington County | 10.788 |
| 62 | Lee County | 10.634 |
| 63 | Warren County | 10.633 |
| 64 | King William County | 10.603 |
| 65 | Smyth County | 10.575 |
| 66 | Franklin County | 10.524 |
| 67 | Norton city | 10.51 |
| 68 | Dickenson County | 10.466 |
| 69 | Portsmouth city | 10.438 |
| 70 | Floyd County | 10.401 |
| 71 | Henrico County | 10.374 |
| 72 | Chesapeake city | 10.358 |
| 73 | Powhatan County | 10.349 |
| 74 | Chesterfield County | 10.339 |
| 75 | Staunton city | 10.334 |
| 76 | Fauquier County | 10.321 |
| 77 | York County | 10.274 |
| 78 | Roanoke city | 10.132 |
| 79 | Prince Edward County | 10.005 |
| 80 | Greene County | 9.962 |
| 81 | Harrisonburg city | 9.873 |
| 82 | Louisa County | 9.86 |
| 83 | Manassas Park city | 9.821 |
| 84 | Dinwiddie County | 9.678 |
| 85 | Hanover County | 9.562 |
| 86 | James City County | 9.518 |
| 87 | Montgomery County | 9.293 |
| 88 | Gloucester County | 9.242 |
| 89 | Radford city | 9.2 |
| 90 | Isle of Wight County | 9.001 |
| 90 | Norfolk city | 9.001 |
| 92 | Winchester city | 8.992 |
| 93 | Pittsylvania County | 8.832 |
| 94 | Alleghany County | 8.822 |
| 95 | Falls Church city | 8.628 |
| 96 | Wythe County | 8.59 |
| 97 | Mecklenburg County | 8.589 |
| 98 | Essex County | 8.582 |
| 99 | Shenandoah County | 8.524 |
| 100 | Nottoway County | 8.5 |
| 101 | Franklin city | 8.39 |
| 102 | Danville city | 8.196 |
| 103 | Appomattox County | 8.165 |
| 104 | Craig County | 8.158 |
| 105 | Rockingham County | 8.102 |
| 106 | Covington city | 8.022 |
| 107 | Scott County | 8.013 |
| 108 | King George County | 8.008 |
| 109 | Rockbridge County | 7.976 |
| 110 | Roanoke County | 7.97 |
| 111 | Petersburg city | 7.963 |
| 112 | Lynchburg city | 7.881 |
| 113 | King and Queen County | 7.846 |
| 114 | Grayson County | 7.806 |
| 115 | Halifax County | 7.686 |
| 116 | Augusta County | 7.666 |
| 117 | Newport News city | 7.418 |
| 118 | Salem city | 7.393 |
| 119 | Buchanan County | 7.282 |
| 120 | Bland County | 7.058 |
| 121 | Tazewell County | 6.954 |
| 122 | Clarke County | 6.941 |
| 123 | Buena Vista city | 6.833 |
| 124 | Henry County | 6.689 |
| 125 | Surry County | 6.479 |
| 126 | Washington County | 6.456 |
| 127 | Pulaski County | 6.188 |
| 128 | Giles County | 6.06 |
| 129 | Accomack County | 5.608 |
| 130 | Goochland County | 5.425 |
| 131 | Botetourt County | 5.394 |
| 132 | Lexington city | 4.763 |
| 133 | Greensville County | 4.681 |