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Counties in Virginia by job destruction rate

Bath County had the highest job destruction rate of 133 counties in 2013, at 27.542%. Lexington city had the lowest, at 6.162%. The median was 11.64% and the figure for Virginia was 12.357%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest27.542Bath County
Lowest6.162Lexington city
Median11.64133 counties
Virginia12.357History

Map of counties, 2013

Accomack County: 10.366 %Albemarle County: 13.032 %Alleghany County: 11.64 %Amelia County: 14.511 %Amherst County: 10.39 %Appomattox County: 9.244 %Arlington County: 11.902 %Augusta County: 10.879 %Bath County: 27.542 %Bedford County: 14.465 %Bland County: 10.641 %Botetourt County: 13.799 %Brunswick County: 18.733 %Buchanan County: 19.406 %Buckingham County: 13.493 %Campbell County: 10.41 %Caroline County: 23.609 %Carroll County: 10.682 %Charles City County: 7.985 %Charlotte County: 13.799 %Chesterfield County: 9.546 %Clarke County: 9.075 %Craig County: 7.607 %Culpeper County: 8.183 %Cumberland County: 13.933 %Dickenson County: 19.214 %Dinwiddie County: 9.647 %Essex County: 6.232 %Fairfax County: 15.976 %Fauquier County: 10.997 %Floyd County: 13.058 %Fluvanna County: 16.185 %Franklin County: 9.512 %Frederick County: 9.325 %Giles County: 10.786 %Gloucester County: 12.175 %Goochland County: 10.492 %Grayson County: 9.068 %Greene County: 23.086 %Greensville County: 20.185 %Halifax County: 10.389 %Hanover County: 10.542 %Henrico County: 12.091 %Henry County: 15.119 %Highland County: 11.806 %Isle of Wight County: 12.687 %James City County: 12.211 %King and Queen County: 9.173 %King George County: 14.445 %King William County: 7.244 %Lancaster County: 8.708 %Lee County: 17.859 %Loudoun County: 14.91 %Louisa County: 9.434 %Lunenburg County: 22.909 %Madison County: 11.579 %Mathews County: 20.959 %Mecklenburg County: 10.996 %Middlesex County: 16.743 %Montgomery County: 9.538 %Nelson County: 10.606 %New Kent County: 17.611 %Northampton County: 19.295 %Northumberland County: 13.627 %Nottoway County: 12.052 %Orange County: 12.327 %Page County: 13.069 %Patrick County: 13.536 %Pittsylvania County: 11.615 %Powhatan County: 10.475 %Prince Edward County: 14.815 %Prince George County: 12.178 %Prince William County: 13.035 %Pulaski County: 7.957 %Rappahannock County: 13.739 %Richmond County: 16.198 %Roanoke County: 10.557 %Rockbridge County: 9.423 %Rockingham County: 9.258 %Russell County: 16.46 %Scott County: 21.542 %Shenandoah County: 9.366 %Smyth County: 12.916 %Southampton County: 9.673 %Spotsylvania County: 12.914 %Stafford County: 15.011 %Surry County: 7.886 %Sussex County: 15.348 %Tazewell County: 12.707 %Warren County: 9.174 %Washington County: 9.745 %Westmoreland County: 17.54 %Wise County: 27.336 %Wythe County: 11.118 %York County: 12.467 %Alexandria city: 11.521 %Bristol city: 11.001 %Buena Vista city: 12.809 %Charlottesville city: 9.998 %Chesapeake city: 11.827 %Colonial Heights city: 13.717 %Covington city: 10.857 %Danville city: 8.849 %Emporia city: 14.776 %Fairfax city: 12.397 %Falls Church city: 20.11 %Franklin city: 12.8 %Fredericksburg city: 7.741 %Galax city: 8.019 %Hampton city: 10.854 %Harrisonburg city: 9.547 %Hopewell city: 11.62 %Lexington city: 6.162 %Lynchburg city: 6.594 %Manassas city: 12.588 %Manassas Park city: 18.338 %Martinsville city: 11.227 %Newport News city: 7.363 %Norfolk city: 13.172 %Norton city: 7.817 %Petersburg city: 11.487 %Poquoson city: 21.038 %Portsmouth city: 15.893 %Radford city: 9.267 %Richmond city: 10.04 %Roanoke city: 9.202 %Salem city: 9.457 %Staunton city: 11.449 %Suffolk city: 12.213 %Virginia Beach city: 11.455 %Waynesboro city: 10.46 %Williamsburg city: 14.104 %Winchester city: 8.29 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

Bath County: 27.542 %Bath County27.542Wise County: 27.336 %Wise County27.336Caroline County: 23.609 %Caroline County23.609Greene County: 23.086 %Greene County23.086Lunenburg County: 22.909 %Lunenburg County22.909Scott County: 21.542 %Scott County21.542Poquoson city: 21.038 %Poquoson city21.038Mathews County: 20.959 %Mathews County20.959Greensville County: 20.185 %Greensville County20.185Falls Church city: 20.11 %Falls Church city20.11Buchanan County: 19.406 %Buchanan County19.406Northampton County: 19.295 %Northampton County19.295Dickenson County: 19.214 %Dickenson County19.214Brunswick County: 18.733 %Brunswick County18.733Manassas Park city: 18.338 %Manassas Park city18.338Lee County: 17.859 %Lee County17.859New Kent County: 17.611 %New Kent County17.611Westmoreland County: 17.54 %Westmoreland County17.54Middlesex County: 16.743 %Middlesex County16.743Russell County: 16.46 %Russell County16.46Richmond County: 16.198 %Richmond County16.198Fluvanna County: 16.185 %Fluvanna County16.185Fairfax County: 15.976 %Fairfax County15.976Portsmouth city: 15.893 %Portsmouth city15.893Sussex County: 15.348 %Sussex County15.348Henry County: 15.119 %Henry County15.119Stafford County: 15.011 %Stafford County15.011Loudoun County: 14.91 %Loudoun County14.91Prince Edward County: 14.815 %Prince Edward County14.815Emporia city: 14.776 %Emporia city14.776Amelia County: 14.511 %Amelia County14.511Bedford County: 14.465 %Bedford County14.465King George County: 14.445 %King George County14.445Williamsburg city: 14.104 %Williamsburg city14.104Cumberland County: 13.933 %Cumberland County13.933Botetourt County: 13.799 %Botetourt County13.799Charlotte County: 13.799 %Charlotte County13.799Rappahannock County: 13.739 %Rappahannock County13.739Colonial Heights city: 13.717 %Colonial Heights city13.717Northumberland County: 13.627 %Northumberland County13.627Bath County: 27.542 %Bath County27.542Wise County: 27.336 %Wise County27.336Caroline County: 23.609 %Caroline County23.609Greene County: 23.086 %Greene County23.086Lunenburg County: 22.909 %Lunenburg County22.909Scott County: 21.542 %Scott County21.542Poquoson city: 21.038 %Poquoson city21.038Mathews County: 20.959 %Mathews County20.959Greensville County: 20.185 %Greensville County20.185Falls Church city: 20.11 %Falls Church city20.11Buchanan County: 19.406 %Buchanan County19.406Northampton County: 19.295 %Northampton County19.295Dickenson County: 19.214 %Dickenson County19.214Brunswick County: 18.733 %Brunswick County18.733Manassas Park city: 18.338 %Manassas Park city18.338Lee County: 17.859 %Lee County17.859New Kent County: 17.611 %New Kent County17.611Westmoreland County: 17.54 %Westmoreland County17.54Middlesex County: 16.743 %Middlesex County16.743Russell County: 16.46 %Russell County16.46Richmond County: 16.198 %Richmond County16.198Fluvanna County: 16.185 %Fluvanna County16.185Fairfax County: 15.976 %Fairfax County15.976Portsmouth city: 15.893 %Portsmouth city15.893Sussex County: 15.348 %Sussex County15.348Henry County: 15.119 %Henry County15.119Stafford County: 15.011 %Stafford County15.011Loudoun County: 14.91 %Loudoun County14.91Prince Edward County: 14.815 %Prince Edward County14.815Emporia city: 14.776 %Emporia city14.776Amelia County: 14.511 %Amelia County14.511Bedford County: 14.465 %Bedford County14.465King George County: 14.445 %King George County14.445Williamsburg city: 14.104 %Williamsburg city14.104Cumberland County: 13.933 %Cumberland County13.933Botetourt County: 13.799 %Botetourt County13.799Charlotte County: 13.799 %Charlotte County13.799Rappahannock County: 13.739 %Rappahannock County13.739Colonial Heights city: 13.717 %Colonial Heights city13.717Northumberland County: 13.627 %Northumberland County13.627
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Bath County27.542+18.7 pts
2Wise County27.336+17.63 pts
3Caroline County23.609+11.22 pts
4Greene County23.086+12.57 pts
5Lunenburg County22.909+14.03 pts
6Scott County21.542+9.89 pts
7Poquoson city21.038+9.15 pts
8Mathews County20.959+8.95 pts
9Greensville County20.185+5.68 pts
10Falls Church city20.11+8.73 pts
11Buchanan County19.406+9.92 pts
12Northampton County19.295+6.76 pts
13Dickenson County19.214-6.23 pts
14Brunswick County18.733+6.58 pts
15Manassas Park city18.338+5.02 pts
16Lee County17.859+8.35 pts
17New Kent County17.611+5.12 pts
18Westmoreland County17.54-3.01 pts
19Middlesex County16.743+5.37 pts
20Russell County16.46+0.59 pts
21Richmond County16.198+3.02 pts
22Fluvanna County16.185-1.37 pts
23Fairfax County15.976-0.54 pts
24Portsmouth city15.893+0.72 pts
25Sussex County15.348+1.02 pts
26Henry County15.119+4.29 pts
27Stafford County15.011-0.51 pts
28Loudoun County14.91+4.42 pts
29Prince Edward County14.815+2.8 pts
30Emporia city14.776+3.66 pts
31Amelia County14.511+4.33 pts
32Bedford County14.465+4.43 pts
33King George County14.445-15.22 pts
34Williamsburg city14.104+7.66 pts
35Cumberland County13.933+1.78 pts
36Botetourt County13.799+8.11 pts
36Charlotte County13.799-0.85 pts
38Rappahannock County13.739+0.46 pts
39Colonial Heights city13.717+4.28 pts
40Northumberland County13.627-2.52 pts
41Patrick County13.536+5 pts
42Buckingham County13.493+4.8 pts
43Norfolk city13.172-0.06 pts
44Page County13.069+0.88 pts
45Floyd County13.058+1.48 pts
46Prince William County13.035+0.77 pts
47Albemarle County13.032+3.46 pts
48Smyth County12.916+3.31 pts
49Spotsylvania County12.914-0.42 pts
50Buena Vista city12.809-2.92 pts
51Franklin city12.8+5.99 pts
52Tazewell County12.707+1.93 pts
53Isle of Wight County12.687+4.23 pts
54Manassas city12.588+4.75 pts
55York County12.467+1.87 pts
56Fairfax city12.397+1.98 pts
57Orange County12.327+1.9 pts
58Suffolk city12.213-2.16 pts
59James City County12.211-0.55 pts
60Prince George County12.178-5.14 pts
61Gloucester County12.175+0.19 pts
62Henrico County12.091-2.87 pts
63Nottoway County12.052+1.97 pts
64Arlington County11.902-1.03 pts
65Chesapeake city11.827-1.86 pts
66Highland County11.806-2.43 pts
67Alleghany County11.64+2.48 pts
68Hopewell city11.62+2.78 pts
69Pittsylvania County11.615+1.8 pts
70Madison County11.579+0.23 pts
71Alexandria city11.521-0.52 pts
72Petersburg city11.487+4.05 pts
73Virginia Beach city11.455-0.24 pts
74Staunton city11.449+3.26 pts
75Martinsville city11.227-8.27 pts
76Wythe County11.118+2.49 pts
77Bristol city11.001-0.21 pts
78Fauquier County10.997-0.52 pts
79Mecklenburg County10.996+0.01 pts
80Augusta County10.879+1.22 pts
81Covington city10.857+4.65 pts
82Hampton city10.854-2.91 pts
83Giles County10.786+1.41 pts
84Carroll County10.682-2.25 pts
85Bland County10.641+4.38 pts
86Nelson County10.606-9.57 pts
87Roanoke County10.557-0.3 pts
88Hanover County10.542+0.92 pts
89Goochland County10.492-8.95 pts
90Powhatan County10.475-1.66 pts
91Waynesboro city10.46+0.94 pts
92Campbell County10.41-0.06 pts
93Amherst County10.39-1.31 pts
94Halifax County10.389-3.59 pts
95Accomack County10.366+3.02 pts
96Richmond city10.04-1.6 pts
97Charlottesville city9.998+0.16 pts
98Washington County9.745-0.37 pts
99Southampton County9.673+1.21 pts
100Dinwiddie County9.647-1 pts
101Harrisonburg city9.547-0.47 pts
102Chesterfield County9.546-0.8 pts
103Montgomery County9.538-0.37 pts
104Franklin County9.512-0.24 pts
105Salem city9.457+0.87 pts
106Louisa County9.434-2.59 pts
107Rockbridge County9.423-0.47 pts
108Shenandoah County9.366-2.71 pts
109Frederick County9.325-1.45 pts
110Radford city9.267-5.56 pts
111Rockingham County9.258+2.35 pts
112Appomattox County9.244-9.22 pts
113Roanoke city9.202+1.05 pts
114Warren County9.174-1.12 pts
115King and Queen County9.173-2.43 pts
116Clarke County9.075-7.51 pts
117Grayson County9.068-6.06 pts
118Danville city8.849+0.01 pts
119Lancaster County8.708-5.34 pts
120Winchester city8.29+0.82 pts
121Culpeper County8.183-2.94 pts
122Galax city8.019-0.64 pts
123Charles City County7.985+0.27 pts
124Pulaski County7.957-1.27 pts
125Surry County7.886-0.34 pts
126Norton city7.817-0.74 pts
127Fredericksburg city7.7410 pts
128Craig County7.607-15.87 pts
129Newport News city7.363-4 pts
130King William County7.244-2.11 pts
131Lynchburg city6.594-3.06 pts
132Essex County6.232-0.88 pts
133Lexington city6.162-3.48 pts

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About this ranking

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.

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Virginia by job destruction rate, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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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, 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-destruction-rate/virginia-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Bath County, with 27.542% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Lexington city, with 6.162% in 2013.

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