Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2020

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for August 2020, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (18.5%), followed by Emporia city (15.1%), and Hopewell city (13.8%).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

You can see similar ranking of all counties in the United States.

Related Topics: Virginia BLS Topic List.

Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2020

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in August 2020

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	18.5
2	Emporia city	15.1
3	Hopewell city	13.8
4	Martinsville city	13.3
5	Portsmouth city	12.5
6	Franklin city	11.6
7	Danville city	11
7	Norfolk city	11
8	Richmond city	10.9
9	Sussex	10.8
10	Newport News city	10.7
11	Hampton city	10.5
12	Buchanan	10.4
13	Pulaski	9.9
14	Brunswick	9.7
15	Roanoke city	9.4
16	Bath	9.3
16	Covington city	9.3
17	Williamsburg city	9.2
18	Carroll	8.7
18	Dickenson	8.7
18	Greensville	8.7
18	Henry	8.7
18	Northampton	8.7
18	Colonial Heights city	8.7
19	Tazewell	8.6
19	Wise	8.6
19	Lynchburg city	8.6
20	Norton city	8.5
21	Bristol city	8.4
22	Wythe	8.3
22	Fredericksburg city	8.3
23	Galax city	8.2
24	Buckingham	8.1
25	Charlottesville city	8
25	Suffolk city	8
26	Lexington city	7.9
26	Manassas Park city	7.9
27	Halifax	7.8
27	Henrico	7.8
27	Manassas city	7.8
28	Caroline	7.7
28	Essex	7.7
28	James City	7.7
28	Patrick	7.7
28	Prince William	7.7
29	Prince Edward	7.6
29	Prince George	7.6
29	Waynesboro city	7.6
30	Dinwiddie	7.5
31	Charles City	7.4
31	Mecklenburg	7.4
31	Chesapeake city	7.4
32	Alexandria city	7.2
32	Radford city	7.2
32	Staunton city	7.2
33	Cumberland	7.1
33	Harrisonburg city	7.1
34	Lancaster	7
34	Russell	7
34	Smyth	7
34	Virginia Beach city	7
35	Accomack	6.9
35	Fairfax	6.9
36	Giles	6.8
36	Pittsylvania	6.8
37	Amelia	6.7
37	Chesterfield	6.7
37	Lee	6.7
37	Spotsylvania	6.7
37	Fairfax city	6.7
38	Alleghany	6.6
38	Page	6.6
39	Campbell	6.5
39	Nelson	6.5
39	Surry	6.5
39	Winchester city	6.5
40	Stafford	6.4
40	Warren	6.4
41	Appomattox	6.3
41	Bland	6.3
41	Lunenburg	6.3
41	Westmoreland	6.3
41	York	6.3
41	Salem city	6.3
42	Albemarle	6.2
42	Amherst	6.2
42	Southampton	6.2
43	Charlotte	6.1
43	Gloucester	6.1
43	Loudoun	6.1
43	Washington	6.1
44	Fluvanna	6
44	Franklin	6
44	Grayson	6
44	King and Queen	6
44	Nottoway	6
44	Orange	6
45	Isle of Wight	5.9
45	King William	5.9
45	Northumberland	5.9
46	Greene	5.7
46	Louisa	5.7
46	Buena Vista city	5.7
47	Craig	5.6
47	Middlesex	5.6
47	Scott	5.6
47	Shenandoah	5.6
48	Floyd	5.5
48	Rockbridge	5.5
49	Mathews	5.4
49	Richmond	5.4
49	Roanoke	5.4
50	Arlington	5.3
50	Bedford	5.3
50	Culpeper	5.3
50	Hanover	5.3
51	Goochland	5.1
51	Montgomery	5.1
51	New Kent	5.1
52	Fauquier	5
52	Powhatan	5
52	Rappahannock	5
53	Augusta	4.9
54	Clarke	4.8
54	Frederick	4.8
54	King George	4.8
55	Botetourt	4.6
55	Rockingham	4.6
56	Poquoson city	4.5
57	Falls Church city	4.2
58	Madison	4
59	Highland	3.5