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

Arlington County had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 133 counties in 2022, at 78.4%. Buchanan County had the lowest, at 36.7%. The median was 60% and the figure for Virginia was 65.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest78.4Arlington County
Lowest36.7Buchanan County
Median60133 counties
Virginia65.7History

Map of counties, 2022

Accomack County: 55.5 %Albemarle County: 60.8 %Alleghany County: 49.9 %Amelia County: 61 %Amherst County: 60.7 %Appomattox County: 62.1 %Arlington County: 78.4 %Augusta County: 60.1 %Bath County: 51.1 %Bedford County: 57.9 %Bland County: 43.5 %Botetourt County: 59.4 %Brunswick County: 50 %Buchanan County: 36.7 %Buckingham County: 50.5 %Campbell County: 60 %Caroline County: 68.4 %Carroll County: 52.4 %Charles City County: 58.2 %Charlotte County: 52.7 %Chesterfield County: 67.9 %Clarke County: 61.7 %Craig County: 54 %Culpeper County: 64.7 %Cumberland County: 64.3 %Dickenson County: 39.6 %Dinwiddie County: 61.6 %Essex County: 54.2 %Fairfax County: 71.2 %Fauquier County: 67.8 %Floyd County: 60.1 %Fluvanna County: 61 %Franklin County: 53.9 %Frederick County: 64.1 %Giles County: 55.8 %Gloucester County: 63.1 %Goochland County: 56.2 %Grayson County: 47.9 %Greene County: 68.6 %Greensville County: 43 %Halifax County: 51.5 %Hanover County: 66.4 %Henrico County: 69.1 %Henry County: 51.1 %Highland County: 47.8 %Isle of Wight County: 63.7 %James City County: 57.2 %King and Queen County: 62.2 %King George County: 68.7 %King William County: 67.7 %Lancaster County: 46.4 %Lee County: 41.9 %Loudoun County: 74.3 %Louisa County: 61.3 %Lunenburg County: 49.4 %Madison County: 60.5 %Mathews County: 47.6 %Mecklenburg County: 51.3 %Middlesex County: 51.4 %Montgomery County: 55.9 %Nelson County: 56.4 %New Kent County: 65.5 %Northampton County: 52 %Northumberland County: 43.2 %Nottoway County: 50.1 %Orange County: 61.9 %Page County: 58.9 %Patrick County: 50.2 %Pittsylvania County: 53.5 %Powhatan County: 61.3 %Prince Edward County: 46.4 %Prince George County: 60.9 %Prince William County: 72.3 %Pulaski County: 54.8 %Rappahannock County: 61.6 %Richmond County: 44.8 %Roanoke County: 61.1 %Rockbridge County: 55.3 %Rockingham County: 63.6 %Russell County: 43.4 %Scott County: 45.4 %Shenandoah County: 59.9 %Smyth County: 49.7 %Southampton County: 55.9 %Spotsylvania County: 68.1 %Stafford County: 69 %Surry County: 60.4 %Sussex County: 50 %Tazewell County: 45.6 %Warren County: 63.5 %Washington County: 54.4 %Westmoreland County: 51 %Wise County: 46.4 %Wythe County: 56.3 %York County: 67 %Alexandria city: 78 %Bristol city: 55.8 %Buena Vista city: 58.2 %Charlottesville city: 64 %Chesapeake city: 67.2 %Colonial Heights city: 65 %Covington city: 53.9 %Danville city: 51.9 %Emporia city: 53.2 %Fairfax city: 71.5 %Falls Church city: 73.7 %Franklin city: 58.1 %Fredericksburg city: 68.6 %Galax city: 55.9 %Hampton city: 65.9 %Harrisonburg city: 60.1 %Hopewell city: 60.3 %Lexington city: 41.8 %Lynchburg city: 59.4 %Manassas city: 72.7 %Manassas Park city: 76.7 %Martinsville city: 55.7 %Newport News city: 67.6 %Norfolk city: 70 %Norton city: 51.8 %Petersburg city: 62.4 %Poquoson city: 64.5 %Portsmouth city: 63.1 %Radford city: 58.9 %Richmond city: 68 %Roanoke city: 63.8 %Salem city: 61.1 %Staunton city: 61.4 %Suffolk city: 66.5 %Virginia Beach city: 69.5 %Waynesboro city: 64.8 %Williamsburg city: 49.4 %Winchester city: 67.8 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Arlington County: 78.4 %Arlington County78.4Alexandria city: 78 %Alexandria city78Manassas Park city: 76.7 %Manassas Park city76.7Loudoun County: 74.3 %Loudoun County74.3Falls Church city: 73.7 %Falls Church city73.7Manassas city: 72.7 %Manassas city72.7Prince William County: 72.3 %Prince William County72.3Fairfax city: 71.5 %Fairfax city71.5Fairfax County: 71.2 %Fairfax County71.2Norfolk city: 70 %Norfolk city70Virginia Beach city: 69.5 %Virginia Beach city69.5Henrico County: 69.1 %Henrico County69.1Stafford County: 69 %Stafford County69King George County: 68.7 %King George County68.7Greene County: 68.6 %Greene County68.6Fredericksburg city: 68.6 %Fredericksburg city68.6Caroline County: 68.4 %Caroline County68.4Spotsylvania County: 68.1 %Spotsylvania County68.1Richmond city: 68 %Richmond city68Chesterfield County: 67.9 %Chesterfield County67.9Winchester city: 67.8 %Winchester city67.8Fauquier County: 67.8 %Fauquier County67.8King William County: 67.7 %King William County67.7Newport News city: 67.6 %Newport News city67.6Chesapeake city: 67.2 %Chesapeake city67.2York County: 67 %York County67Suffolk city: 66.5 %Suffolk city66.5Hanover County: 66.4 %Hanover County66.4Hampton city: 65.9 %Hampton city65.9New Kent County: 65.5 %New Kent County65.5Colonial Heights city: 65 %Colonial Heights city65Waynesboro city: 64.8 %Waynesboro city64.8Culpeper County: 64.7 %Culpeper County64.7Poquoson city: 64.5 %Poquoson city64.5Cumberland County: 64.3 %Cumberland County64.3Frederick County: 64.1 %Frederick County64.1Charlottesville city: 64 %Charlottesville city64Roanoke city: 63.8 %Roanoke city63.8Isle of Wight County: 63.7 %Isle of Wight County63.7Rockingham County: 63.6 %Rockingham County63.6Arlington County: 78.4 %Arlington County78.4Alexandria city: 78 %Alexandria city78Manassas Park city: 76.7 %Manassas Park city76.7Loudoun County: 74.3 %Loudoun County74.3Falls Church city: 73.7 %Falls Church city73.7Manassas city: 72.7 %Manassas city72.7Prince William County: 72.3 %Prince William County72.3Fairfax city: 71.5 %Fairfax city71.5Fairfax County: 71.2 %Fairfax County71.2Norfolk city: 70 %Norfolk city70Virginia Beach city: 69.5 %Virginia Beach city69.5Henrico County: 69.1 %Henrico County69.1Stafford County: 69 %Stafford County69King George County: 68.7 %King George County68.7Greene County: 68.6 %Greene County68.6Fredericksburg city: 68.6 %Fredericksburg city68.6Caroline County: 68.4 %Caroline County68.4Spotsylvania County: 68.1 %Spotsylvania County68.1Richmond city: 68 %Richmond city68Chesterfield County: 67.9 %Chesterfield County67.9Winchester city: 67.8 %Winchester city67.8Fauquier County: 67.8 %Fauquier County67.8King William County: 67.7 %King William County67.7Newport News city: 67.6 %Newport News city67.6Chesapeake city: 67.2 %Chesapeake city67.2York County: 67 %York County67Suffolk city: 66.5 %Suffolk city66.5Hanover County: 66.4 %Hanover County66.4Hampton city: 65.9 %Hampton city65.9New Kent County: 65.5 %New Kent County65.5Colonial Heights city: 65 %Colonial Heights city65Waynesboro city: 64.8 %Waynesboro city64.8Culpeper County: 64.7 %Culpeper County64.7Poquoson city: 64.5 %Poquoson city64.5Cumberland County: 64.3 %Cumberland County64.3Frederick County: 64.1 %Frederick County64.1Charlottesville city: 64 %Charlottesville city64Roanoke city: 63.8 %Roanoke city63.8Isle of Wight County: 63.7 %Isle of Wight County63.7Rockingham County: 63.6 %Rockingham County63.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Arlington County78.4-0.2 pts
2Alexandria city78-0.3 pts
3Manassas Park city76.7-1.1 pts
4Loudoun County74.3-0.3 pts
5Falls Church city73.7-0.5 pts
6Manassas city72.7-1.6 pts
7Prince William County72.3-0.7 pts
8Fairfax city71.5-0.7 pts
9Fairfax County71.2-0.3 pts
10Norfolk city70-1.1 pts
11Virginia Beach city69.5-0.8 pts
12Henrico County69.1-0.1 pts
13Stafford County69-0.4 pts
14King George County68.7+0.3 pts
15Greene County68.6+0.8 pts
16Fredericksburg city68.6-2.6 pts
17Caroline County68.4+0.9 pts
18Spotsylvania County68.1-0.2 pts
19Richmond city68+0.6 pts
20Chesterfield County67.9-0.3 pts
21Winchester city67.8-1.1 pts
22Fauquier County67.8+0.9 pts
23King William County67.7-0.5 pts
24Newport News city67.6-0.1 pts
25Chesapeake city67.2+0.3 pts
26York County67-0.3 pts
27Suffolk city66.5-0.4 pts
28Hanover County66.4-0.8 pts
29Hampton city65.9-0.3 pts
30New Kent County65.5+0.5 pts
31Colonial Heights city65+0.5 pts
32Waynesboro city64.8-0 pts
33Culpeper County64.7-0.8 pts
34Poquoson city64.5-0.1 pts
35Cumberland County64.3+0.2 pts
36Frederick County64.1+0.5 pts
37Charlottesville city64-0.5 pts
38Roanoke city63.8-1 pts
39Isle of Wight County63.7-1.3 pts
40Rockingham County63.6-0.9 pts
41Warren County63.5-0.2 pts
42Portsmouth city63.1+0.1 pts
43Gloucester County63.1+0.7 pts
44Petersburg city62.4-0.1 pts
45King and Queen County62.2+0.3 pts
46Appomattox County62.1+1.5 pts
47Orange County61.9+0.5 pts
48Clarke County61.7-0.2 pts
49Rappahannock County61.6+2 pts
50Dinwiddie County61.6+0.1 pts
51Staunton city61.4+0.6 pts
52Powhatan County61.3+1.7 pts
53Louisa County61.3+0.6 pts
54Roanoke County61.1+0.1 pts
55Salem city61.1-1.3 pts
56Fluvanna County610 pts
57Amelia County61-1.8 pts
58Prince George County60.9+3.9 pts
59Albemarle County60.8-1.5 pts
60Amherst County60.7-0.6 pts
61Madison County60.5+0.1 pts
62Surry County60.4-1.2 pts
63Hopewell city60.3-1.1 pts
64Floyd County60.1-0.9 pts
65Augusta County60.1+0.7 pts
65Harrisonburg city60.1+0.7 pts
67Campbell County60+0.2 pts
68Shenandoah County59.9-0.6 pts
69Botetourt County59.4-1.2 pts
70Lynchburg city59.4-0.9 pts
71Page County58.9-0.3 pts
71Radford city58.9+1.1 pts
73Buena Vista city58.2+2.9 pts
74Charles City County58.2+0.7 pts
75Franklin city58.1-1.8 pts
76Bedford County57.9-0.8 pts
77James City County57.2-1.3 pts
78Nelson County56.4-0.9 pts
79Wythe County56.3-0.6 pts
80Goochland County56.2-0.9 pts
81Southampton County55.9-0 pts
82Galax city55.9-3.9 pts
83Montgomery County55.9+0.8 pts
84Giles County55.8-1.2 pts
85Bristol city55.8-2.2 pts
86Martinsville city55.7-1.1 pts
87Accomack County55.5+0.1 pts
88Rockbridge County55.3+0.3 pts
89Pulaski County54.8-0.1 pts
90Washington County54.4-0.2 pts
91Essex County54.2-2 pts
92Craig County54+2.2 pts
93Franklin County53.9+0.5 pts
94Covington city53.9+1.4 pts
95Pittsylvania County53.5-1.1 pts
96Emporia city53.2-6.2 pts
97Charlotte County52.7-0.3 pts
98Carroll County52.4-1.5 pts
99Northampton County52+0.2 pts
100Danville city51.9-1 pts
101Norton city51.8+0.6 pts
102Halifax County51.5-0.3 pts
103Middlesex County51.4-1.9 pts
104Mecklenburg County51.3-0.2 pts
105Henry County51.1-0.5 pts
106Bath County51.1+0.2 pts
107Westmoreland County51-3 pts
108Buckingham County50.5+1.5 pts
109Patrick County50.2-3.1 pts
110Nottoway County50.1+2.6 pts
111Brunswick County50+0.4 pts
112Sussex County50-1.3 pts
113Alleghany County49.9-1.9 pts
114Smyth County49.7-1.2 pts
115Williamsburg city49.4-1.9 pts
116Lunenburg County49.4-0.6 pts
117Grayson County47.9-2.2 pts
118Highland County47.8-0.5 pts
119Mathews County47.6-1.4 pts
120Prince Edward County46.4+1.8 pts
121Lancaster County46.4-1.3 pts
122Wise County46.4-0.8 pts
123Tazewell County45.6-1.2 pts
124Scott County45.4-1.6 pts
125Richmond County44.8+2.3 pts
126Bland County43.5+0.3 pts
127Russell County43.4-0.7 pts
128Northumberland County43.2+0.9 pts
129Greensville County43+3 pts
130Lee County41.9+0.3 pts
131Lexington city41.8+1.7 pts
132Dickenson County39.6+1.9 pts
133Buchanan County36.7-0.9 pts

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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.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

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. 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). 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 (Counties in Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat

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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, Counties in Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/virginia-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. 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. Counties in Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/virginia-counties?period=2022.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) 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, Counties in Virginia by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/virginia-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Arlington County, with 78.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Buchanan County, with 36.7% in 2022.

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