RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most owner cost-burdened, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of owner households spending 30% or more of income on housing costs (2024 ACS). This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2010 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPOWNER COST-BURDENED HOUSEHOLDSVS 2010

01Portsmouth, VAVA96,77734.3%−15%

02Manassas Park, VAVA16,56033.2%−42%

03Petersburg, VAVA33,73432.3%+22%

04Hampton, VAVA137,31528.0%−16%

05Danville, VAVA41,64727.3%−3%

06Page County, VAVA23,76226.2%+13%

07Martinsville, VAVA13,84925.9%+6%

08Richmond, VAVA237,25725.9%−29%

09Norfolk, VAVA231,01325.7%−31%

10Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73725.3%−30%

11Suffolk, VAVA104,69925.0%−28%

12Waynesboro, VAVA23,95124.5%−7%

13Galax, VAVA6,67024.5%−3%

14Cumberland County, VAVA10,35224.4%−21%

15Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71524.4%−2%

16Chesapeake, VAVA255,33224.4%−33%

17Warren County, VAVA42,74024.2%−19%

18Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32124.2%−11%

19Roanoke, VAVA99,11123.6%−24%

20Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05823.6%−12%

21Amelia County, VAVA13,63223.4%−16%

22Nottoway County, VAVA15,79623.3%−25%

23Brunswick County, VAVA15,72723.1%−19%

24Caroline County, VAVA34,41323.0%−24%

25Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89622.9%−10%

26Newport News, VAVA183,23022.8%−26%

27Lancaster County, VAVA10,99522.4%−16%

28Poquoson, VAVA13,29222.3%−9%

29Prince William County, VAVA502,96622.2%−42%

30Nelson County, VAVA14,92022.0%−2%

31Norton, VAVA3,47721.8%+48%

32Culpeper County, VAVA57,66621.7%−38%

33Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.6%−27%

34Northumberland County, VAVA12,55721.6%−20%

35Gloucester County, VAVA40,09721.5%−21%

36Essex County, VAVA10,65421.4%−32%

37Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39121.3%−16%

38Fauquier County, VAVA76,50321.3%−28%

39Staunton, VAVA26,80121.3%−23%

40Fairfax, VAVA26,77221.2%−32%

41Bath County, VAVA4,07621.2%+11%

42Northampton County, VAVA11,87921.1%−36%

43Charlottesville, VAVA44,38821.0%−31%

44Winchester, VAVA28,27220.9%−33%

45Buena Vista, VAVA6,67220.9%−13%

46Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97520.8%−17%

47Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43920.7%−27%

48Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83920.6%−22%

49Manassas, VAVA44,33220.6%−36%

50Halifax County, VAVA33,44720.5%−22%

51Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87320.4%−33%

52King and Queen County, VAVA6,74320.1%−32%

53Southampton County, VAVA18,11020.0%−31%

54Middlesex County, VAVA10,84120.0%−10%

55Surry County, VAVA6,60320.0%−16%

56Louisa County, VAVA42,92420.0%−28%

57Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38820.0%−38%

58Hopewell, VAVA23,26119.8%−24%

59Bristol, VAVA16,41819.6%−14%

60Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14819.6%−26%

61Charles City County, VAVA6,62319.6%−33%

62Albemarle County, VAVA118,35619.5%−27%

63Scott County, VAVA21,20019.4%+23%

64Salem, VAVA25,81619.3%−19%

65Prince George County, VAVA43,93619.3%+6%

66Franklin, VAVA8,47819.1%−24%

67Wise County, VAVA34,82419.1%+12%

68Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73819.1%−22%

69James City County, VAVA83,32619.0%−31%

70Franklin County, VAVA55,52619.0%−20%

71Falls Church, VAVA15,15918.9%−35%

72Arlington County, VAVA243,93118.8%−31%

73Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39318.7%−34%

74Pulaski County, VAVA33,58618.7%−18%

75Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.7%−41%

76Henrico County, VAVA342,77518.7%−34%

77Greene County, VAVA21,95818.4%−34%

78Emporia, VAVA5,44718.4%−38%

79Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.4%−27%

80Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49018.3%−28%

81Accomack County, VAVA33,85918.2%−35%

82Madison County, VAVA14,23718.1%−26%

83Appomattox County, VAVA17,17217.9%+13%

84Buckingham County, VAVA17,13717.9%−24%

85Frederick County, VAVA99,95517.9%−41%

86Tazewell County, VAVA38,63517.7%+6%

87Floyd County, VAVA15,78917.6%−6%

88Botetourt County, VAVA34,14417.6%−16%

89Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74717.6%−32%

90Loudoun County, VAVA449,74917.5%−53%

91King William County, VAVA19,61717.4%−39%

92Amherst County, VAVA31,96217.3%−15%

93Campbell County, VAVA55,62917.3%−15%

94Orange County, VAVA40,08317.3%−46%

95Powhatan County, VAVA32,59117.2%−33%

96Buchanan County, VAVA18,49217.1%−0%

97Richmond County, VAVA9,29416.9%−27%

98Clarke County, VAVA15,60916.9%−36%

99Roanoke County, VAVA97,15016.8%−20%

100Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.7%+14%

101New Kent County, VAVA28,02216.5%−28%

102Goochland County, VAVA29,18716.5%−31%

103Mathews County, VAVA8,52916.4%−23%

104Covington, VAVA5,68016.4%−19%

105Charlotte County, VAVA11,40116.3%−39%

106Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.2%−41%

107Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.1%−34%

108Sussex County, VAVA10,75516.0%−36%

109Bedford County, VAVA83,05915.8%−29%

110Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.8%−15%

111Lee County, VAVA21,64215.8%−19%

112Augusta County, VAVA78,94015.7%−31%

113Rockingham County, VAVA89,31615.6%−33%

114Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.6%−37%

115Washington County, VAVA53,89815.5%−22%

116Henry County, VAVA49,24215.3%−28%

117Greensville County, VAVA11,18115.1%−40%

118Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.1%−7%

119Highland County, VAVA2,31814.9%−29%

120Montgomery County, VAVA98,43414.8%−30%

121Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.8%−16%

122King George County, VAVA29,64614.6%−43%

123Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.3%−35%

124York County, VAVA71,37414.0%−42%

125Craig County, VAVA4,80014.0%−6%

126Russell County, VAVA25,33213.9%−18%

127Smyth County, VAVA28,88213.5%−22%

128Patrick County, VAVA17,42413.2%−20%

129Dickenson County, VAVA13,23612.8%−24%

130Giles County, VAVA16,56411.4%−40%

131Bland County, VAVA6,1519.7%−45%

132Radford, VAVA17,2438.5%−67%

133Lexington, VAVA7,7698.2%−52%

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UPDATED 2026-07-15 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES