Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2020

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2020, among all Virginia counties, Buchanan had the highest unemployment rate (6.9%), followed by Dickenson (6.4%), and Lancaster (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 March 2020

Buchanan

Dickenson

Lancaster

Northumberland

Petersburg city

Galax city

Covington city

Danville city

Carroll

Wise

Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2020

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Buchanan	6.9
2	Dickenson	6.4
2	Lancaster	6.4
3	Northumberland	6.2
4	Petersburg city	6.1
5	Galax city	5.8
6	Covington city	5.6
6	Danville city	5.6
7	Carroll	5.5
8	Wise	5.3
9	Northampton	5.2
9	Page	5.2
9	Pulaski	5.2
10	Russell	5
11	Tazewell	4.9
12	Grayson	4.8
13	Brunswick	4.7
13	Sussex	4.7
14	Buckingham	4.6
14	Norton city	4.6
15	Wythe	4.5
15	Emporia city	4.5
15	Hopewell city	4.5
15	Martinsville city	4.5
16	Halifax	4.4
16	Lee	4.4
17	Accomack	4.3
18	Prince Edward	4.2
18	Smyth	4.2
18	Lexington city	4.2
19	Charlotte	4.1
19	Mecklenburg	4.1
19	Westmoreland	4.1
19	Williamsburg city	4.1
20	Essex	4
20	Giles	4
20	Patrick	4
20	Portsmouth city	4
21	Alleghany	3.9
21	Lynchburg city	3.9
21	Radford city	3.9
22	Appomattox	3.8
22	Pittsylvania	3.8
22	Bristol city	3.8
22	Hampton city	3.8
23	Newport News city	3.7
24	Bland	3.6
24	Charles City	3.6
24	Henry	3.6
24	Franklin city	3.6
24	Norfolk city	3.6
25	Dinwiddie	3.5
25	Scott	3.5
25	Washington	3.5
26	Amherst	3.4
26	Caroline	3.4
26	Greensville	3.4
26	Prince George	3.4
26	Richmond city	3.4
27	Campbell	3.3
27	Highland	3.3
27	Surry	3.3
27	Fredericksburg city	3.3
27	Harrisonburg city	3.3
27	Roanoke city	3.3
28	Amelia	3.2
28	Franklin	3.2
28	Richmond	3.2
28	Colonial Heights city	3.2
29	Bedford	3.1
29	Lunenburg	3.1
29	Suffolk city	3.1
30	Craig	3
30	Cumberland	3
30	Floyd	3
30	Mathews	3
30	Orange	3
30	Southampton	3
30	Buena Vista city	3
30	Salem city	3
31	King George	2.9
31	King William	2.9
31	Middlesex	2.9
31	Montgomery	2.9
31	Nelson	2.9
31	Spotsylvania	2.9
31	Warren	2.9
31	Chesapeake city	2.9
31	Waynesboro city	2.9
31	Winchester city	2.9
32	Chesterfield	2.8
32	Culpeper	2.8
32	Henrico	2.8
32	Isle of Wight	2.8
32	James City	2.8
32	Louisa	2.8
32	Nottoway	2.8
32	Rockbridge	2.8
32	Shenandoah	2.8
32	Stafford	2.8
32	Virginia Beach city	2.8
33	Bath	2.7
33	Gloucester	2.7
33	Goochland	2.7
33	Powhatan	2.7
33	Roanoke	2.7
33	York	2.7
33	Manassas city	2.7
33	Staunton city	2.7
34	Botetourt	2.6
34	King and Queen	2.6
34	Prince William	2.6
35	Albemarle	2.5
35	Augusta	2.5
35	Clarke	2.5
35	Fauquier	2.5
35	Fluvanna	2.5
35	Hanover	2.5
35	Rappahannock	2.5
35	Poquoson city	2.5
36	Frederick	2.4
36	Greene	2.4
36	Rockingham	2.4
36	Charlottesville city	2.4
36	Manassas Park city	2.4
37	Fairfax	2.3
37	Loudoun	2.3
37	New Kent	2.3
37	Alexandria city	2.3
37	Fairfax city	2.3
38	Madison	2.1
38	Falls Church city	2.1
39	Arlington	1.9