Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in January 2020

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for January 2020, among all Virginia counties, Buchanan had the highest unemployment rate (7.2%), followed by Lancaster (6.5%), and Northumberland (6.4%).

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 January 2020

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Danville city

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Buchanan	7.2
2	Lancaster	6.5
3	Northumberland	6.4
4	Dickenson	6
5	Petersburg city	5.8
6	Page	5.6
7	Covington city	5.5
8	Northampton	5.2
8	Danville city	5.2
9	Sussex	5.1
9	Tazewell	5.1
10	Brunswick	4.9
10	Russell	4.9
10	Wise	4.9
11	Buckingham	4.8
12	Martinsville city	4.7
13	Accomack	4.6
13	Emporia city	4.6
14	Halifax	4.5
14	Lee	4.5
14	Hopewell city	4.5
15	Alleghany	4.4
15	Lexington city	4.4
15	Norton city	4.4
16	Mecklenburg	4.3
17	Smyth	4.2
17	Westmoreland	4.2
18	Carroll	4
18	Franklin city	4
19	Appomattox	3.9
19	Charlotte	3.9
19	Essex	3.9
19	Prince Edward	3.9
19	Bristol city	3.9
19	Hampton city	3.9
19	Williamsburg city	3.9
20	Patrick	3.8
20	Portsmouth city	3.8
21	Charles City	3.7
21	Henry	3.7
21	Pittsylvania	3.7
21	Lynchburg city	3.7
21	Newport News city	3.7
22	Surry	3.6
22	Washington	3.6
22	Wythe	3.6
22	Radford city	3.6
23	Cumberland	3.5
23	Highland	3.5
23	Scott	3.5
23	Norfolk city	3.5
24	Amelia	3.4
24	Caroline	3.4
24	Dinwiddie	3.4
24	Giles	3.4
24	Grayson	3.4
24	Prince George	3.4
24	Pulaski	3.4
24	Richmond	3.4
25	Amherst	3.3
25	Fredericksburg city	3.3
25	Richmond city	3.3
26	Bath	3.2
26	Campbell	3.2
26	Franklin	3.2
26	Greensville	3.2
26	Colonial Heights city	3.2
26	Galax city	3.2
26	Roanoke city	3.2
27	Craig	3.1
27	Floyd	3.1
27	Louisa	3.1
27	Mathews	3.1
27	Orange	3.1
27	Buena Vista city	3.1
28	Bedford	3
28	Lunenburg	3
28	Middlesex	3
28	Rockbridge	3
28	Warren	3
28	Harrisonburg city	3
28	Suffolk city	3
28	Winchester city	3
29	Isle of Wight	2.9
29	James City	2.9
29	Southampton	2.9
29	Spotsylvania	2.9
29	Chesapeake city	2.9
29	Salem city	2.9
29	Waynesboro city	2.9
30	Culpeper	2.8
30	Goochland	2.8
30	Henrico	2.8
30	King George	2.8
30	King William	2.8
30	Montgomery	2.8
30	Nottoway	2.8
30	Powhatan	2.8
30	York	2.8
30	Staunton city	2.8
31	Bland	2.7
31	Botetourt	2.7
31	Chesterfield	2.7
31	Gloucester	2.7
31	King and Queen	2.7
31	Roanoke	2.7
31	Shenandoah	2.7
31	Stafford	2.7
31	Manassas city	2.7
31	Virginia Beach city	2.7
32	Nelson	2.6
32	Prince William	2.6
32	Rappahannock	2.6
32	Manassas Park city	2.6
33	Albemarle	2.5
33	Augusta	2.5
33	Frederick	2.5
33	Hanover	2.5
33	Poquoson city	2.5
34	Clarke	2.4
34	Fauquier	2.4
34	Fluvanna	2.4
34	Greene	2.4
34	New Kent	2.4
34	Rockingham	2.4
34	Charlottesville city	2.4
35	Fairfax	2.3
35	Loudoun	2.3
35	Fairfax city	2.3
36	Madison	2.2
36	Alexandria city	2.2
37	Falls Church city	2.1
38	Arlington	2