# Counties in Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `labor_force_participation_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Alexandria city | 78.3 |
| 2 | Arlington County | 77.3 |
| 3 | Manassas Park city | 75.4 |
| 4 | Loudoun County | 74 |
| 5 | Falls Church city | 72.6 |
| 6 | Manassas city | 72.2 |
| 7 | Prince William County | 71.7 |
| 8 | Fairfax city | 70.9 |
| 9 | Fairfax County | 70.8 |
| 10 | Norfolk city | 69.9 |
| 11 | Stafford County | 69.3 |
| 12 | Fredericksburg city | 69.3 |
| 13 | Virginia Beach city | 68.5 |
| 14 | Henrico County | 68.4 |
| 15 | Richmond city | 68.3 |
| 16 | King William County | 68.2 |
| 17 | Caroline County | 67.9 |
| 18 | Spotsylvania County | 67.8 |
| 19 | Chesterfield County | 67.7 |
| 20 | Fauquier County | 67.2 |
| 21 | King George County | 67.1 |
| 22 | Newport News city | 67.1 |
| 23 | Chesapeake city | 66.8 |
| 24 | York County | 66.4 |
| 25 | Greene County | 66.4 |
| 26 | Poquoson city | 65.7 |
| 27 | Hanover County | 65.7 |
| 28 | New Kent County | 65.3 |
| 29 | Suffolk city | 65.3 |
| 30 | Hampton city | 65.2 |
| 31 | Winchester city | 65 |
| 32 | Frederick County | 64.9 |
| 33 | Charlottesville city | 64.7 |
| 34 | Colonial Heights city | 64.1 |
| 35 | Waynesboro city | 64.1 |
| 36 | Culpeper County | 64 |
| 37 | Portsmouth city | 63.8 |
| 38 | Rockingham County | 63.6 |
| 39 | Petersburg city | 63.4 |
| 40 | Hopewell city | 63.2 |
| 41 | Louisa County | 63.2 |
| 42 | Prince George County | 62.5 |
| 43 | Isle of Wight County | 62.5 |
| 44 | Warren County | 62.4 |
| 45 | Roanoke city | 62.1 |
| 46 | Powhatan County | 62 |
| 47 | Harrisonburg city | 61.9 |
| 48 | Albemarle County | 61.4 |
| 49 | Dinwiddie County | 61.3 |
| 50 | Orange County | 61.3 |
| 51 | Appomattox County | 61.1 |
| 52 | Radford city | 61 |
| 53 | Madison County | 61 |
| 54 | Roanoke County | 60.9 |
| 55 | Campbell County | 60.7 |
| 56 | Fluvanna County | 60.7 |
| 57 | Augusta County | 60.6 |
| 58 | Shenandoah County | 60.6 |
| 59 | Floyd County | 60.4 |
| 60 | Surry County | 60.3 |
| 61 | King and Queen County | 60.1 |
| 62 | Salem city | 59.9 |
| 63 | Gloucester County | 59.8 |
| 64 | Cumberland County | 59.7 |
| 65 | Clarke County | 59.6 |
| 66 | Staunton city | 59.6 |
| 67 | Rappahannock County | 59.4 |
| 68 | Amherst County | 59 |
| 69 | Lynchburg city | 58.9 |
| 70 | Charles City County | 58.2 |
| 71 | Bedford County | 57.4 |
| 72 | Amelia County | 57.3 |
| 73 | Martinsville city | 57.2 |
| 74 | Montgomery County | 57 |
| 75 | Botetourt County | 56.9 |
| 76 | Page County | 56.7 |
| 77 | Franklin city | 56.6 |
| 78 | Goochland County | 56.5 |
| 79 | James City County | 56.5 |
| 80 | Giles County | 56.4 |
| 81 | Galax city | 56 |
| 82 | Rockbridge County | 56 |
| 83 | Southampton County | 55.9 |
| 84 | Wythe County | 55.8 |
| 85 | Bristol city | 55.7 |
| 86 | Accomack County | 55.6 |
| 87 | Emporia city | 55.5 |
| 88 | Franklin County | 54.6 |
| 89 | Nelson County | 54.3 |
| 90 | Danville city | 54.1 |
| 91 | Charlotte County | 54 |
| 92 | Pulaski County | 53.9 |
| 93 | Buena Vista city | 53.4 |
| 94 | Carroll County | 53.3 |
| 95 | Washington County | 53.2 |
| 96 | Craig County | 53.1 |
| 97 | Halifax County | 52.9 |
| 98 | Northampton County | 52.8 |
| 99 | Highland County | 52.3 |
| 100 | Henry County | 52.2 |
| 101 | Westmoreland County | 52.2 |
| 102 | Mecklenburg County | 52.1 |
| 103 | Brunswick County | 51.7 |
| 103 | Pittsylvania County | 51.7 |
| 105 | Bath County | 51.1 |
| 106 | Patrick County | 50.8 |
| 107 | Essex County | 50.2 |
| 108 | Smyth County | 50 |
| 109 | Middlesex County | 49.1 |
| 110 | Sussex County | 49 |
| 111 | Mathews County | 48.7 |
| 111 | Williamsburg city | 48.7 |
| 113 | Alleghany County | 48.2 |
| 114 | Nottoway County | 47.8 |
| 115 | Norton city | 47.6 |
| 116 | Lunenburg County | 47.2 |
| 116 | Prince Edward County | 47.2 |
| 118 | Buckingham County | 47.1 |
| 119 | Lancaster County | 46.8 |
| 120 | Grayson County | 46.7 |
| 121 | Covington city | 46.7 |
| 122 | Wise County | 46.4 |
| 123 | Richmond County | 45.8 |
| 124 | Russell County | 45.1 |
| 125 | Tazewell County | 44.9 |
| 126 | Scott County | 44.9 |
| 127 | Dickenson County | 43.6 |
| 128 | Bland County | 43 |
| 129 | Lexington city | 42.7 |
| 130 | Northumberland County | 42.5 |
| 131 | Greensville County | 41.1 |
| 132 | Lee County | 40.5 |
| 133 | Buchanan County | 33.7 |