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%−5.8 pts

02Manassas Park, VAVA16,56033.2%−24.3 pts

03Petersburg, VAVA33,73432.3%+5.8 pts

04Hampton, VAVA137,31528.0%−5.2 pts

05Danville, VAVA41,64727.3%−0.8 pts

06Page County, VAVA23,76226.2%+3.1 pts

07Martinsville, VAVA13,84925.9%+1.5 pts

08Richmond, VAVA237,25725.9%−10.6 pts

09Norfolk, VAVA231,01325.7%−11.6 pts

10Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73725.3%−10.8 pts

11Suffolk, VAVA104,69925.0%−9.9 pts

12Waynesboro, VAVA23,95124.5%−1.9 pts

13Galax, VAVA6,67024.5%−0.6 pts

14Cumberland County, VAVA10,35224.4%−6.4 pts

15Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71524.4%−0.4 pts

16Chesapeake, VAVA255,33224.4%−12.0 pts

17Warren County, VAVA42,74024.2%−5.9 pts

18Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32124.2%−2.9 pts

19Roanoke, VAVA99,11123.6%−7.3 pts

20Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05823.6%−3.1 pts

21Amelia County, VAVA13,63223.4%−4.4 pts

22Nottoway County, VAVA15,79623.3%−7.6 pts

23Brunswick County, VAVA15,72723.1%−5.4 pts

24Caroline County, VAVA34,41323.0%−7.3 pts

25Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89622.9%−2.5 pts

26Newport News, VAVA183,23022.8%−8.1 pts

27Lancaster County, VAVA10,99522.4%−4.2 pts

28Poquoson, VAVA13,29222.3%−2.1 pts

29Prince William County, VAVA502,96622.2%−16.1 pts

30Nelson County, VAVA14,92022.0%−0.5 pts

31Norton, VAVA3,47721.8%+7.1 pts

32Culpeper County, VAVA57,66621.7%−13.3 pts

33Alexandria, VAVA160,66221.6%−8.1 pts

34Northumberland County, VAVA12,55721.6%−5.3 pts

35Gloucester County, VAVA40,09721.5%−5.8 pts

36Essex County, VAVA10,65421.4%−10.0 pts

37Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39121.3%−4.0 pts

38Fauquier County, VAVA76,50321.3%−8.5 pts

39Staunton, VAVA26,80121.3%−6.4 pts

40Fairfax, VAVA26,77221.2%−10.0 pts

41Bath County, VAVA4,07621.2%+2.1 pts

42Northampton County, VAVA11,87921.1%−11.8 pts

43Charlottesville, VAVA44,38821.0%−9.3 pts

44Winchester, VAVA28,27220.9%−10.3 pts

45Buena Vista, VAVA6,67220.9%−3.2 pts

46Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97520.8%−4.3 pts

47Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43920.7%−7.5 pts

48Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83920.6%−5.7 pts

49Manassas, VAVA44,33220.6%−11.8 pts

50Halifax County, VAVA33,44720.5%−5.7 pts

51Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87320.4%−9.9 pts

52King and Queen County, VAVA6,74320.1%−9.3 pts

53Southampton County, VAVA18,11020.0%−9.1 pts

54Middlesex County, VAVA10,84120.0%−2.2 pts

55Surry County, VAVA6,60320.0%−3.9 pts

56Louisa County, VAVA42,92420.0%−7.7 pts

57Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38820.0%−12.2 pts

58Hopewell, VAVA23,26119.8%−6.3 pts

59Bristol, VAVA16,41819.6%−3.2 pts

60Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14819.6%−6.9 pts

61Charles City County, VAVA6,62319.6%−9.6 pts

62Albemarle County, VAVA118,35619.5%−7.3 pts

63Scott County, VAVA21,20019.4%+3.6 pts

64Salem, VAVA25,81619.3%−4.5 pts

65Prince George County, VAVA43,93619.3%+1.1 pts

66Franklin, VAVA8,47819.1%−6.2 pts

67Wise County, VAVA34,82419.1%+2.1 pts

68Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73819.1%−5.5 pts

69James City County, VAVA83,32619.0%−8.7 pts

70Franklin County, VAVA55,52619.0%−4.9 pts

71Falls Church, VAVA15,15918.9%−10.1 pts

72Arlington County, VAVA243,93118.8%−8.5 pts

73Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39318.7%−9.5 pts

74Pulaski County, VAVA33,58618.7%−4.1 pts

75Stafford County, VAVA170,80318.7%−13.1 pts

76Henrico County, VAVA342,77518.7%−9.7 pts

77Greene County, VAVA21,95818.4%−9.3 pts

78Emporia, VAVA5,44718.4%−11.4 pts

79Lynchburg, VAVA81,34718.4%−6.8 pts

80Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49018.3%−7.2 pts

81Accomack County, VAVA33,85918.2%−9.7 pts

82Madison County, VAVA14,23718.1%−6.4 pts

83Appomattox County, VAVA17,17217.9%+2.1 pts

84Buckingham County, VAVA17,13717.9%−5.6 pts

85Frederick County, VAVA99,95517.9%−12.5 pts

86Tazewell County, VAVA38,63517.7%+1.0 pts

87Floyd County, VAVA15,78917.6%−1.2 pts

88Botetourt County, VAVA34,14417.6%−3.3 pts

89Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74717.6%−8.3 pts

90Loudoun County, VAVA449,74917.5%−19.9 pts

91King William County, VAVA19,61717.4%−11.3 pts

92Amherst County, VAVA31,96217.3%−3.2 pts

93Campbell County, VAVA55,62917.3%−3.0 pts

94Orange County, VAVA40,08317.3%−14.9 pts

95Powhatan County, VAVA32,59117.2%−8.5 pts

96Buchanan County, VAVA18,49217.1%−0.0 pts

97Richmond County, VAVA9,29416.9%−6.1 pts

98Clarke County, VAVA15,60916.9%−9.3 pts

99Roanoke County, VAVA97,15016.8%−4.3 pts

100Grayson County, VAVA15,23016.7%+2.1 pts

101New Kent County, VAVA28,02216.5%−6.5 pts

102Goochland County, VAVA29,18716.5%−7.4 pts

103Mathews County, VAVA8,52916.4%−5.0 pts

104Covington, VAVA5,68016.4%−3.7 pts

105Charlotte County, VAVA11,40116.3%−10.4 pts

106Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66316.2%−11.0 pts

107Hanover County, VAVA116,42316.1%−8.4 pts

108Sussex County, VAVA10,75516.0%−9.0 pts

109Bedford County, VAVA83,05915.8%−6.5 pts

110Carroll County, VAVA29,29915.8%−2.9 pts

111Lee County, VAVA21,64215.8%−3.6 pts

112Augusta County, VAVA78,94015.7%−7.2 pts

113Rockingham County, VAVA89,31615.6%−7.8 pts

114Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83915.6%−9.1 pts

115Washington County, VAVA53,89815.5%−4.4 pts

116Henry County, VAVA49,24215.3%−5.9 pts

117Greensville County, VAVA11,18115.1%−10.1 pts

118Wythe County, VAVA27,98315.1%−1.2 pts

119Highland County, VAVA2,31814.9%−6.1 pts

120Montgomery County, VAVA98,43414.8%−6.3 pts

121Alleghany County, VAVA14,54614.8%−2.9 pts

122King George County, VAVA29,64614.6%−10.9 pts

123Williamsburg, VAVA15,86114.3%−7.7 pts

124York County, VAVA71,37414.0%−10.1 pts

125Craig County, VAVA4,80014.0%−0.8 pts

126Russell County, VAVA25,33213.9%−3.1 pts

127Smyth County, VAVA28,88213.5%−3.9 pts

128Patrick County, VAVA17,42413.2%−3.3 pts

129Dickenson County, VAVA13,23612.8%−4.1 pts

130Giles County, VAVA16,56411.4%−7.7 pts

131Bland County, VAVA6,1519.7%−7.9 pts

132Radford, VAVA17,2438.5%−17.2 pts

133Lexington, VAVA7,7698.2%−8.7 pts

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES