# Counties in Virginia by unemployment 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: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 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/unemployment-rate-acs/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Highland County | 12 |
| 2 | Petersburg city | 10.1 |
| 3 | Lancaster County | 9.6 |
| 4 | Lee County | 9.5 |
| 5 | Hopewell city | 9.2 |
| 6 | Rappahannock County | 9.2 |
| 7 | Wise County | 8.2 |
| 8 | Radford city | 8.1 |
| 9 | Franklin city | 7.9 |
| 10 | Westmoreland County | 7.3 |
| 11 | Harrisonburg city | 6.9 |
| 12 | Williamsburg city | 6.8 |
| 13 | Portsmouth city | 6.6 |
| 14 | Winchester city | 6.4 |
| 15 | Hampton city | 6.3 |
| 16 | Bristol city | 6.3 |
| 17 | Greensville County | 6.3 |
| 18 | Louisa County | 5.8 |
| 19 | Newport News city | 5.8 |
| 20 | Richmond city | 5.7 |
| 21 | Norfolk city | 5.7 |
| 22 | Roanoke city | 5.6 |
| 23 | Danville city | 5.6 |
| 24 | Carroll County | 5.5 |
| 24 | Manassas Park city | 5.5 |
| 26 | Page County | 5.5 |
| 27 | Southampton County | 5.5 |
| 28 | Lynchburg city | 5.3 |
| 29 | Staunton city | 5.3 |
| 30 | Caroline County | 5.3 |
| 31 | Prince George County | 5.2 |
| 32 | King and Queen County | 5.2 |
| 33 | Appomattox County | 5.1 |
| 34 | Galax city | 5.1 |
| 34 | Waynesboro city | 5.1 |
| 36 | Spotsylvania County | 5.1 |
| 37 | Fredericksburg city | 5.1 |
| 38 | Surry County | 5 |
| 39 | Falls Church city | 5 |
| 40 | Suffolk city | 5 |
| 41 | Chesapeake city | 4.9 |
| 42 | Warren County | 4.9 |
| 43 | Prince William County | 4.8 |
| 44 | Shenandoah County | 4.8 |
| 45 | Buckingham County | 4.7 |
| 46 | Pittsylvania County | 4.7 |
| 47 | Amherst County | 4.7 |
| 48 | Chesterfield County | 4.6 |
| 49 | Dinwiddie County | 4.6 |
| 50 | Mathews County | 4.5 |
| 51 | Madison County | 4.3 |
| 52 | Fairfax County | 4.2 |
| 52 | Frederick County | 4.2 |
| 52 | Halifax County | 4.2 |
| 55 | York County | 4.2 |
| 56 | Fluvanna County | 4.2 |
| 57 | Sussex County | 4.1 |
| 58 | Henry County | 4.1 |
| 59 | Wythe County | 4 |
| 60 | Virginia Beach city | 4 |
| 61 | Charles City County | 3.9 |
| 62 | Henrico County | 3.9 |
| 62 | Isle of Wight County | 3.9 |
| 64 | Buchanan County | 3.9 |
| 64 | Essex County | 3.9 |
| 64 | Rockbridge County | 3.9 |
| 67 | Northumberland County | 3.8 |
| 67 | Norton city | 3.8 |
| 67 | Tazewell County | 3.8 |
| 70 | Manassas city | 3.8 |
| 71 | Amelia County | 3.8 |
| 72 | Stafford County | 3.7 |
| 73 | Campbell County | 3.7 |
| 73 | King George County | 3.7 |
| 75 | Charlottesville city | 3.7 |
| 76 | Powhatan County | 3.7 |
| 77 | Russell County | 3.6 |
| 78 | Salem city | 3.6 |
| 79 | Grayson County | 3.6 |
| 80 | Colonial Heights city | 3.6 |
| 81 | Floyd County | 3.6 |
| 81 | Lunenburg County | 3.6 |
| 83 | Accomack County | 3.4 |
| 83 | Albemarle County | 3.4 |
| 85 | Orange County | 3.4 |
| 86 | Brunswick County | 3.3 |
| 86 | Northampton County | 3.3 |
| 88 | Loudoun County | 3.3 |
| 89 | Alexandria city | 3.3 |
| 89 | Arlington County | 3.3 |
| 91 | Cumberland County | 3.3 |
| 91 | Nelson County | 3.3 |
| 93 | Fairfax city | 3.3 |
| 94 | Pulaski County | 3.2 |
| 95 | Poquoson city | 3.2 |
| 96 | Bedford County | 3.1 |
| 97 | Smyth County | 3.1 |
| 98 | Gloucester County | 3 |
| 98 | Washington County | 3 |
| 100 | Emporia city | 3 |
| 101 | Montgomery County | 2.9 |
| 102 | Martinsville city | 2.9 |
| 103 | Middlesex County | 2.9 |
| 104 | Fauquier County | 2.9 |
| 105 | Nottoway County | 2.8 |
| 106 | Scott County | 2.8 |
| 107 | Covington city | 2.8 |
| 107 | James City County | 2.8 |
| 107 | Roanoke County | 2.8 |
| 110 | Rockingham County | 2.7 |
| 111 | Hanover County | 2.7 |
| 112 | Clarke County | 2.7 |
| 113 | Mecklenburg County | 2.6 |
| 114 | Culpeper County | 2.6 |
| 115 | Patrick County | 2.5 |
| 116 | Richmond County | 2.5 |
| 117 | Augusta County | 2.4 |
| 118 | Botetourt County | 2.4 |
| 119 | Charlotte County | 2.4 |
| 120 | Franklin County | 2.4 |
| 121 | Bland County | 2.3 |
| 121 | King William County | 2.3 |
| 123 | Alleghany County | 2.3 |
| 124 | New Kent County | 2.3 |
| 125 | Dickenson County | 2.3 |
| 126 | Craig County | 2.2 |
| 127 | Giles County | 2.2 |
| 128 | Greene County | 1.8 |
| 129 | Goochland County | 1.7 |
| 130 | Prince Edward County | 1.5 |
| 131 | Buena Vista city | 1.4 |
| 132 | Bath County | 1.3 |
| 133 | Lexington city | 0.6 |