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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction in Virginia, 2026 Edition

NAICS 21
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
236
Employees
5,093
Annual payroll
$451.0M

2. National context

Virginia accounts for 1.02% of the 23,179 US establishments in this sector and ranks 23rd out of 50 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

VA avg annual wage
$88,547
US avg annual wage
$109,364

Virginia sector wages are -19.0% versus the national average for NAICS 21.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,571
SAM debarred/excluded
2,781

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Buchanan County211,389
#2Tazewell County18262
#3Wise County12289
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.