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Counties in Virginia by job destruction rate

Dickenson County had the highest job destruction rate of 133 counties in 2014, at 41.001%. Bland County had the lowest, at 3.058%. The median was 9.888% and the figure for Virginia was 11.508%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest41.001Dickenson County
Lowest3.058Bland County
Median9.888133 counties
Virginia11.508History

Map of counties, 2014

Accomack County: 11.377 %Albemarle County: 11.778 %Alleghany County: 13.908 %Amelia County: 9.109 %Amherst County: 9.8 %Appomattox County: 10.446 %Arlington County: 12.73 %Augusta County: 8.912 %Bath County: 4.131 %Bedford County: 11.717 %Bland County: 3.058 %Botetourt County: 9.835 %Brunswick County: 17.553 %Buchanan County: 16.454 %Buckingham County: 6.803 %Campbell County: 8.518 %Caroline County: 13.227 %Carroll County: 10.009 %Charles City County: 11.964 %Charlotte County: 6.949 %Chesterfield County: 9.711 %Clarke County: 11.292 %Craig County: 4.334 %Culpeper County: 9.021 %Cumberland County: 9.888 %Dickenson County: 41.001 %Dinwiddie County: 7.906 %Essex County: 7.384 %Fairfax County: 15.646 %Fauquier County: 10.703 %Floyd County: 8.942 %Fluvanna County: 11.648 %Franklin County: 9.852 %Frederick County: 7.177 %Giles County: 13.969 %Gloucester County: 9.716 %Goochland County: 9.624 %Grayson County: 14.116 %Greene County: 11.073 %Greensville County: 11.758 %Halifax County: 12.333 %Hanover County: 10.044 %Henrico County: 11.362 %Henry County: 9.59 %Highland County: 5.787 %Isle of Wight County: 19.786 %James City County: 12.329 %King and Queen County: 19.929 %King George County: 12.694 %King William County: 6.924 %Lancaster County: 9.347 %Lee County: 18.002 %Loudoun County: 11.557 %Louisa County: 9.573 %Lunenburg County: 6.936 %Madison County: 6.583 %Mathews County: 11.811 %Mecklenburg County: 13.322 %Middlesex County: 12.085 %Montgomery County: 13.906 %Nelson County: 6.121 %New Kent County: 9.959 %Northampton County: 10.411 %Northumberland County: 9.78 %Nottoway County: 10.765 %Orange County: 8.63 %Page County: 10.071 %Patrick County: 8.431 %Pittsylvania County: 9.734 %Powhatan County: 8.801 %Prince Edward County: 11.094 %Prince George County: 10.381 %Prince William County: 11.564 %Pulaski County: 6.833 %Rappahannock County: 11.4 %Richmond County: 7.358 %Roanoke County: 12.567 %Rockbridge County: 7.912 %Rockingham County: 4.997 %Russell County: 10.074 %Scott County: 6.947 %Shenandoah County: 6.781 %Smyth County: 7.031 %Southampton County: 11.042 %Spotsylvania County: 8.913 %Stafford County: 9.818 %Surry County: 5.495 %Sussex County: 7.241 %Tazewell County: 11.556 %Warren County: 6.697 %Washington County: 8.086 %Westmoreland County: 10.257 %Wise County: 19.421 %Wythe County: 11.536 %York County: 9.107 %Alexandria city: 10.786 %Bristol city: 19.277 %Buena Vista city: 8.008 %Charlottesville city: 9.694 %Chesapeake city: 11.43 %Colonial Heights city: 10.686 %Covington city: 12.734 %Danville city: 9.317 %Emporia city: 4.997 %Fairfax city: 11.013 %Falls Church city: 15.264 %Franklin city: 6.86 %Fredericksburg city: 7.679 %Galax city: 8.73 %Hampton city: 11.631 %Harrisonburg city: 9.085 %Hopewell city: 9.54 %Lexington city: 8.084 %Lynchburg city: 7.582 %Manassas city: 11.387 %Manassas Park city: 10.544 %Martinsville city: 9.566 %Newport News city: 7.055 %Norfolk city: 10.507 %Norton city: 11.917 %Petersburg city: 9.87 %Poquoson city: 11.966 %Portsmouth city: 11.992 %Radford city: 13.598 %Richmond city: 9.297 %Roanoke city: 8.512 %Salem city: 6.264 %Staunton city: 6.64 %Suffolk city: 12.393 %Virginia Beach city: 13.498 %Waynesboro city: 7.477 %Williamsburg city: 14.336 %Winchester city: 7.378 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Dickenson County: 41.001 %Dickenson County41.001King and Queen County: 19.929 %King and Queen County19.929Isle of Wight County: 19.786 %Isle of Wight County19.786Wise County: 19.421 %Wise County19.421Bristol city: 19.277 %Bristol city19.277Lee County: 18.002 %Lee County18.002Brunswick County: 17.553 %Brunswick County17.553Buchanan County: 16.454 %Buchanan County16.454Fairfax County: 15.646 %Fairfax County15.646Falls Church city: 15.264 %Falls Church city15.264Williamsburg city: 14.336 %Williamsburg city14.336Grayson County: 14.116 %Grayson County14.116Giles County: 13.969 %Giles County13.969Alleghany County: 13.908 %Alleghany County13.908Montgomery County: 13.906 %Montgomery County13.906Radford city: 13.598 %Radford city13.598Virginia Beach city: 13.498 %Virginia Beach city13.498Mecklenburg County: 13.322 %Mecklenburg County13.322Caroline County: 13.227 %Caroline County13.227Covington city: 12.734 %Covington city12.734Arlington County: 12.73 %Arlington County12.73King George County: 12.694 %King George County12.694Roanoke County: 12.567 %Roanoke County12.567Suffolk city: 12.393 %Suffolk city12.393Halifax County: 12.333 %Halifax County12.333James City County: 12.329 %James City County12.329Middlesex County: 12.085 %Middlesex County12.085Portsmouth city: 11.992 %Portsmouth city11.992Poquoson city: 11.966 %Poquoson city11.966Charles City County: 11.964 %Charles City County11.964Norton city: 11.917 %Norton city11.917Mathews County: 11.811 %Mathews County11.811Albemarle County: 11.778 %Albemarle County11.778Greensville County: 11.758 %Greensville County11.758Bedford County: 11.717 %Bedford County11.717Fluvanna County: 11.648 %Fluvanna County11.648Hampton city: 11.631 %Hampton city11.631Prince William County: 11.564 %Prince William County11.564Loudoun County: 11.557 %Loudoun County11.557Tazewell County: 11.556 %Tazewell County11.556Dickenson County: 41.001 %Dickenson County41.001King and Queen County: 19.929 %King and Queen County19.929Isle of Wight County: 19.786 %Isle of Wight County19.786Wise County: 19.421 %Wise County19.421Bristol city: 19.277 %Bristol city19.277Lee County: 18.002 %Lee County18.002Brunswick County: 17.553 %Brunswick County17.553Buchanan County: 16.454 %Buchanan County16.454Fairfax County: 15.646 %Fairfax County15.646Falls Church city: 15.264 %Falls Church city15.264Williamsburg city: 14.336 %Williamsburg city14.336Grayson County: 14.116 %Grayson County14.116Giles County: 13.969 %Giles County13.969Alleghany County: 13.908 %Alleghany County13.908Montgomery County: 13.906 %Montgomery County13.906Radford city: 13.598 %Radford city13.598Virginia Beach city: 13.498 %Virginia Beach city13.498Mecklenburg County: 13.322 %Mecklenburg County13.322Caroline County: 13.227 %Caroline County13.227Covington city: 12.734 %Covington city12.734Arlington County: 12.73 %Arlington County12.73King George County: 12.694 %King George County12.694Roanoke County: 12.567 %Roanoke County12.567Suffolk city: 12.393 %Suffolk city12.393Halifax County: 12.333 %Halifax County12.333James City County: 12.329 %James City County12.329Middlesex County: 12.085 %Middlesex County12.085Portsmouth city: 11.992 %Portsmouth city11.992Poquoson city: 11.966 %Poquoson city11.966Charles City County: 11.964 %Charles City County11.964Norton city: 11.917 %Norton city11.917Mathews County: 11.811 %Mathews County11.811Albemarle County: 11.778 %Albemarle County11.778Greensville County: 11.758 %Greensville County11.758Bedford County: 11.717 %Bedford County11.717Fluvanna County: 11.648 %Fluvanna County11.648Hampton city: 11.631 %Hampton city11.631Prince William County: 11.564 %Prince William County11.564Loudoun County: 11.557 %Loudoun County11.557Tazewell County: 11.556 %Tazewell County11.556
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Dickenson County41.001+21.79 pts
2King and Queen County19.929+10.76 pts
3Isle of Wight County19.786+7.1 pts
4Wise County19.421-7.91 pts
5Bristol city19.277+8.28 pts
6Lee County18.002+0.14 pts
7Brunswick County17.553-1.18 pts
8Buchanan County16.454-2.95 pts
9Fairfax County15.646-0.33 pts
10Falls Church city15.264-4.85 pts
11Williamsburg city14.336+0.23 pts
12Grayson County14.116+5.05 pts
13Giles County13.969+3.18 pts
14Alleghany County13.908+2.27 pts
15Montgomery County13.906+4.37 pts
16Radford city13.598+4.33 pts
17Virginia Beach city13.498+2.04 pts
18Mecklenburg County13.322+2.33 pts
19Caroline County13.227-10.38 pts
20Covington city12.734+1.88 pts
21Arlington County12.73+0.83 pts
22King George County12.694-1.75 pts
23Roanoke County12.567+2.01 pts
24Suffolk city12.393+0.18 pts
25Halifax County12.333+1.94 pts
26James City County12.329+0.12 pts
27Middlesex County12.085-4.66 pts
28Portsmouth city11.992-3.9 pts
29Poquoson city11.966-9.07 pts
30Charles City County11.964+3.98 pts
31Norton city11.917+4.1 pts
32Mathews County11.811-9.15 pts
33Albemarle County11.778-1.25 pts
34Greensville County11.758-8.43 pts
35Bedford County11.717-2.75 pts
36Fluvanna County11.648-4.54 pts
37Hampton city11.631+0.78 pts
38Prince William County11.564-1.47 pts
39Loudoun County11.557-3.35 pts
40Tazewell County11.556-1.15 pts
41Wythe County11.536+0.42 pts
42Chesapeake city11.43-0.4 pts
43Rappahannock County11.4-2.34 pts
44Manassas city11.387-1.2 pts
45Accomack County11.377+1.01 pts
46Henrico County11.362-0.73 pts
47Clarke County11.292+2.22 pts
48Prince Edward County11.094-3.72 pts
49Greene County11.073-12.01 pts
50Southampton County11.042+1.37 pts
51Fairfax city11.013-1.38 pts
52Alexandria city10.786-0.74 pts
53Nottoway County10.765-1.29 pts
54Fauquier County10.703-0.29 pts
55Colonial Heights city10.686-3.03 pts
56Manassas Park city10.544-7.79 pts
57Norfolk city10.507-2.67 pts
58Appomattox County10.446+1.2 pts
59Northampton County10.411-8.88 pts
60Prince George County10.381-1.8 pts
61Westmoreland County10.257-7.28 pts
62Russell County10.074-6.39 pts
63Page County10.071-3 pts
64Hanover County10.044-0.5 pts
65Carroll County10.009-0.67 pts
66New Kent County9.959-7.65 pts
67Cumberland County9.888-4.04 pts
68Petersburg city9.87-1.62 pts
69Franklin County9.852+0.34 pts
70Botetourt County9.835-3.96 pts
71Stafford County9.818-5.19 pts
72Amherst County9.8-0.59 pts
73Northumberland County9.78-3.85 pts
74Pittsylvania County9.734-1.88 pts
75Gloucester County9.716-2.46 pts
76Chesterfield County9.711+0.17 pts
77Charlottesville city9.694-0.3 pts
78Goochland County9.624-0.87 pts
79Henry County9.59-5.53 pts
80Louisa County9.573+0.14 pts
81Martinsville city9.566-1.66 pts
82Hopewell city9.54-2.08 pts
83Lancaster County9.347+0.64 pts
84Danville city9.317+0.47 pts
85Richmond city9.297-0.74 pts
86Amelia County9.109-5.4 pts
87York County9.107-3.36 pts
88Harrisonburg city9.085-0.46 pts
89Culpeper County9.021+0.84 pts
90Floyd County8.942-4.12 pts
91Spotsylvania County8.913-4 pts
92Augusta County8.912-1.97 pts
93Powhatan County8.801-1.67 pts
94Galax city8.73+0.71 pts
95Orange County8.63-3.7 pts
96Campbell County8.518-1.89 pts
97Roanoke city8.512-0.69 pts
98Patrick County8.431-5.11 pts
99Washington County8.086-1.66 pts
100Lexington city8.084+1.92 pts
101Buena Vista city8.008-4.8 pts
102Rockbridge County7.912-1.51 pts
103Dinwiddie County7.906-1.74 pts
104Fredericksburg city7.679-0.06 pts
105Lynchburg city7.582+0.99 pts
106Waynesboro city7.477-2.98 pts
107Essex County7.384+1.15 pts
108Winchester city7.378-0.91 pts
109Richmond County7.358-8.84 pts
110Sussex County7.241-8.11 pts
111Frederick County7.177-2.15 pts
112Newport News city7.055-0.31 pts
113Smyth County7.031-5.89 pts
114Charlotte County6.949-6.85 pts
115Scott County6.947-14.6 pts
116Lunenburg County6.936-15.97 pts
117King William County6.924-0.32 pts
118Franklin city6.86-5.94 pts
119Pulaski County6.833-1.12 pts
120Buckingham County6.803-6.69 pts
121Shenandoah County6.781-2.58 pts
122Warren County6.697-2.48 pts
123Staunton city6.64-4.81 pts
124Madison County6.583-5 pts
125Salem city6.264-3.19 pts
126Nelson County6.121-4.48 pts
127Highland County5.787-6.02 pts
128Surry County5.495-2.39 pts
129Emporia city4.997-9.78 pts
129Rockingham County4.997-4.26 pts
131Craig County4.334-3.27 pts
132Bath County4.131-23.41 pts
133Bland County3.058-7.58 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, 2014) [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, 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-destruction-rate/virginia-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Dickenson County, with 41.001% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Bland County, with 3.058% in 2014.

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