Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in October 2020

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for October 2020, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (14.3%), followed by Emporia city (10.5%), and Hopewell city (10.2%).

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 October 2020

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in October 2020

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	14.3
2	Emporia city	10.5
3	Hopewell city	10.2
4	Martinsville city	9.6
5	Portsmouth city	9.2
6	Franklin city	8.5
7	Danville city	8.1
8	Sussex	7.9
9	Norfolk city	7.8
10	Richmond city	7.7
11	Buchanan	7.6
12	Hampton city	7.4
12	Newport News city	7.4
13	Brunswick	7.3
14	Covington city	6.5
15	Roanoke city	6.4
16	Dickenson	6.2
16	Bristol city	6.2
17	Greensville	6.1
17	Henry	6.1
17	Wise	6.1
17	Colonial Heights city	6.1
17	Norton city	6.1
17	Williamsburg city	6.1
18	Buckingham	6
18	Tazewell	6
18	Lynchburg city	6
19	Essex	5.9
19	Northampton	5.9
20	Fredericksburg city	5.8
21	Mecklenburg	5.7
21	Manassas Park city	5.7
21	Suffolk city	5.7
22	Halifax	5.6
22	Prince George	5.6
22	Alexandria city	5.6
23	Caroline	5.5
23	Henrico	5.5
23	Prince William	5.5
23	Manassas city	5.5
24	Bath	5.3
24	Dinwiddie	5.3
24	Waynesboro city	5.3
25	Charles City	5.2
25	Lancaster	5.2
25	Lexington city	5.2
26	James City	5.1
26	Chesapeake city	5.1
27	Carroll	5
27	Cumberland	5
27	Fairfax	5
27	Patrick	5
27	Pulaski	5
27	Charlottesville city	5
28	Accomack	4.9
28	Prince Edward	4.9
28	Russell	4.9
28	Wythe	4.9
28	Galax city	4.9
29	Lunenburg	4.8
29	Virginia Beach city	4.8
30	Amelia	4.7
30	Appomattox	4.7
30	Chesterfield	4.7
30	Northumberland	4.7
30	Nottoway	4.7
30	Smyth	4.7
30	Spotsylvania	4.7
30	Westmoreland	4.7
30	Fairfax city	4.7
30	Staunton city	4.7
31	Campbell	4.6
31	Lee	4.6
31	Pittsylvania	4.6
31	Stafford	4.6
32	Alleghany	4.5
32	Page	4.5
32	Winchester city	4.5
33	Nelson	4.4
33	Harrisonburg city	4.4
34	Amherst	4.3
34	Charlotte	4.3
34	Franklin	4.3
34	King and Queen	4.3
34	Loudoun	4.3
34	Orange	4.3
34	Surry	4.3
34	Warren	4.3
34	Radford city	4.3
35	Gloucester	4.2
35	Isle of Wight	4.2
35	King William	4.2
35	Salem city	4.2
36	Albemarle	4.1
36	Arlington	4.1
36	Southampton	4.1
36	Washington	4.1
36	York	4.1
37	Fluvanna	4
37	Giles	4
37	Rockbridge	4
37	Scott	4
38	Bedford	3.9
38	Middlesex	3.9
38	Shenandoah	3.9
38	Buena Vista city	3.9
39	Hanover	3.8
39	Louisa	3.8
39	Mathews	3.8
39	Richmond	3.8
39	Roanoke	3.8
40	Bland	3.7
40	Culpeper	3.7
40	Goochland	3.7
40	Grayson	3.7
40	Greene	3.7
41	Craig	3.6
41	Fauquier	3.6
42	Rappahannock	3.5
43	Augusta	3.4
43	Clarke	3.4
43	King George	3.4
43	New Kent	3.4
43	Powhatan	3.4
44	Botetourt	3.3
44	Montgomery	3.3
44	Falls Church city	3.3
45	Floyd	3.2
45	Frederick	3.2
46	Rockingham	3.1
47	Poquoson city	2.9
48	Madison	2.8
49	Highland	2.5