Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2021

Updated on June 21, 2024.

According to data from the US BLS, for March 2021, among all Virginia counties, Petersburg city had the highest unemployment rate (11.6%), followed by Emporia city (8.6%), and Hopewell city (8.5%).

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 2021

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Emporia city

Hopewell city

Martinsville city

Franklin city

Buchanan

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Portsmouth city

Lancaster

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Unemployment Rate in March 2021

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Rank	County	Unemployment Rate (%)
1	Petersburg city	11.6
2	Emporia city	8.6
3	Hopewell city	8.5
4	Martinsville city	8.2
5	Franklin city	7.9
6	Buchanan	7.8
7	Sussex	7.5
7	Portsmouth city	7.5
8	Lancaster	7.2
8	Northampton	7.2
9	Brunswick	7
9	Danville city	7
10	Northumberland	6.9
11	Covington city	6.8
12	Norfolk city	6.5
13	Hampton city	6.4
13	Newport News city	6.4
14	Dickenson	6.3
15	Buckingham	6.2
15	Richmond city	6.2
16	Wise	6.1
17	Bath	6
18	Lynchburg city	5.9
19	Essex	5.8
19	Page	5.8
19	Tazewell	5.8
20	Lexington city	5.7
21	Accomack	5.6
21	Norton city	5.6
21	Williamsburg city	5.6
22	Mecklenburg	5.5
22	Westmoreland	5.5
22	Colonial Heights city	5.5
22	Roanoke city	5.5
23	Charles City	5.4
23	Greensville	5.4
23	Henry	5.4
23	Fredericksburg city	5.4
24	Patrick	5.3
24	Bristol city	5.3
25	Caroline	5.2
25	Dinwiddie	5.2
25	Halifax	5.2
25	Prince Edward	5.2
25	Prince George	5.2
25	Russell	5.2
26	Lee	5
26	Suffolk city	5
27	Alleghany	4.9
27	Cumberland	4.9
27	Waynesboro city	4.9
28	Carroll	4.8
28	Richmond	4.8
29	Appomattox	4.7
29	Prince William	4.7
29	Smyth	4.7
29	Wythe	4.7
29	Manassas city	4.7
29	Manassas Park city	4.7
30	Henrico	4.6
30	James City	4.6
30	Galax city	4.6
30	Harrisonburg city	4.6
30	Radford city	4.6
31	Charlotte	4.5
31	Pittsylvania	4.5
31	Pulaski	4.5
31	Staunton city	4.5
32	Lunenburg	4.4
32	Rockbridge	4.4
32	Spotsylvania	4.4
32	Surry	4.4
32	Alexandria city	4.4
32	Chesapeake city	4.4
33	Amelia	4.3
33	Campbell	4.3
33	Nottoway	4.3
33	Orange	4.3
33	Buena Vista city	4.3
34	Chesterfield	4.2
34	Franklin	4.2
34	Nelson	4.2
34	Scott	4.2
34	Shenandoah	4.2
34	Stafford	4.2
34	Warren	4.2
34	Washington	4.2
34	Virginia Beach city	4.2
34	Winchester city	4.2
35	Amherst	4.1
35	Fairfax	4.1
35	Southampton	4.1
35	Charlottesville city	4.1
36	Bedford	4
36	Craig	4
36	Culpeper	4
36	Gloucester	4
36	Grayson	4
36	Isle of Wight	4
36	King and Queen	4
36	King William	4
36	Louisa	4
36	Middlesex	4
36	Fairfax city	4
36	Salem city	4
37	Giles	3.9
37	York	3.9
38	Albemarle	3.8
38	Bland	3.8
38	Floyd	3.8
38	Fluvanna	3.8
38	Highland	3.8
39	Goochland	3.7
39	Loudoun	3.7
40	Arlington	3.6
40	Augusta	3.6
40	Greene	3.6
40	Mathews	3.6
40	Rappahannock	3.6
40	Roanoke	3.6
41	Botetourt	3.5
41	Clarke	3.5
41	Fauquier	3.5
41	King George	3.5
41	Rockingham	3.5
42	Frederick	3.4
42	Hanover	3.4
42	Montgomery	3.4
42	New Kent	3.4
42	Powhatan	3.4
43	Poquoson city	3.2
44	Falls Church city	3.1
45	Madison	2.9