RANKING · 2024 ACS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most rooted, Virginia counties

Virginia counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS) — the places where people stay put. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01Buchanan County, VAVA18,49297.7%+5.7 pts

02Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05896.1%+0.3 pts

03Dickenson County, VAVA13,23695.8%+2.5 pts

04Bath County, VAVA4,07695.4%+7.4 pts

05Russell County, VAVA25,33295.2%+0.9 pts

06Halifax County, VAVA33,44795.1%+1.0 pts

07Covington, VAVA5,68094.9%+0.3 pts

08Greene County, VAVA21,95894.9%+5.0 pts

09Cumberland County, VAVA10,35294.8%+1.0 pts

10Tazewell County, VAVA38,63594.3%+2.8 pts

11Giles County, VAVA16,56494.0%+2.6 pts

12King and Queen County, VAVA6,74394.0%+2.2 pts

13Charlotte County, VAVA11,40194.0%+0.3 pts

14Charles City County, VAVA6,62393.9%+1.4 pts

15Highland County, VAVA2,31893.8%+2.1 pts

16Alleghany County, VAVA14,54693.7%+1.3 pts

17Henry County, VAVA49,24293.4%+1.2 pts

18King William County, VAVA19,61793.4%−0.1 pts

19Surry County, VAVA6,60393.4%+2.0 pts

20Floyd County, VAVA15,78993.2%+0.8 pts

21Southampton County, VAVA18,11093.0%+3.3 pts

22Botetourt County, VAVA34,14492.8%+2.7 pts

23Louisa County, VAVA42,92492.7%+2.0 pts

24Lancaster County, VAVA10,99592.7%+4.8 pts

25Madison County, VAVA14,23792.6%+1.9 pts

26Washington County, VAVA53,89892.5%+3.2 pts

27Wythe County, VAVA27,98392.5%+1.4 pts

28Appomattox County, VAVA17,17292.4%−1.0 pts

29Smyth County, VAVA28,88292.3%+5.0 pts

30Mathews County, VAVA8,52992.3%+3.5 pts

31Grayson County, VAVA15,23092.1%+1.6 pts

32Scott County, VAVA21,20092.1%+1.8 pts

33Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49092.0%+1.2 pts

34Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74791.9%−1.5 pts

35Fauquier County, VAVA76,50391.9%+3.9 pts

36Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71591.8%+6.1 pts

37Essex County, VAVA10,65491.6%+1.6 pts

38Hanover County, VAVA116,42391.6%+1.8 pts

39Patrick County, VAVA17,42491.6%+0.2 pts

40Middlesex County, VAVA10,84191.5%+4.5 pts

41Clarke County, VAVA15,60991.4%+2.6 pts

42Nottoway County, VAVA15,79691.4%+0.8 pts

43Northampton County, VAVA11,87991.1%−2.3 pts

44Amherst County, VAVA31,96291.0%+3.4 pts

45Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83991.0%+4.5 pts

46Franklin County, VAVA55,52690.8%+0.5 pts

47Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89690.8%+4.8 pts

48Gloucester County, VAVA40,09790.8%+1.8 pts

49Lee County, VAVA21,64290.8%+3.3 pts

50Craig County, VAVA4,80090.7%+5.3 pts

51Northumberland County, VAVA12,55790.7%+2.1 pts

52Pulaski County, VAVA33,58690.6%+3.5 pts

53Page County, VAVA23,76290.6%+3.9 pts

54Augusta County, VAVA78,94090.5%+3.8 pts

55Buckingham County, VAVA17,13790.4%−0.2 pts

56Carroll County, VAVA29,29990.3%−0.4 pts

57Bedford County, VAVA83,05990.0%+2.6 pts

58Accomack County, VAVA33,85989.7%−2.1 pts

59Powhatan County, VAVA32,59189.7%−0.1 pts

60Frederick County, VAVA99,95589.6%+2.6 pts

61Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32189.5%−0.6 pts

62Warren County, VAVA42,74089.4%+1.1 pts

63Orange County, VAVA40,08389.4%+4.6 pts

64Nelson County, VAVA14,92089.3%−3.1 pts

65Rockingham County, VAVA89,31689.2%+1.2 pts

66Loudoun County, VAVA449,74989.2%+1.5 pts

67Goochland County, VAVA29,18789.2%−0.4 pts

68King George County, VAVA29,64689.2%+3.5 pts

69Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66389.1%+3.3 pts

70Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97589.1%−0.4 pts

71Roanoke County, VAVA97,15089.1%+1.8 pts

72Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38888.9%+1.4 pts

73Caroline County, VAVA34,41388.8%+3.3 pts

74Culpeper County, VAVA57,66688.8%+0.8 pts

75Brunswick County, VAVA15,72788.8%−0.6 pts

76Prince William County, VAVA502,96688.8%+1.4 pts

77Martinsville, VAVA13,84988.8%+6.0 pts

78Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14888.7%+1.4 pts

79James City County, VAVA83,32688.4%+0.9 pts

80Salem, VAVA25,81688.4%+2.5 pts

81Roanoke, VAVA99,11188.3%+5.2 pts

82Wise County, VAVA34,82488.3%+0.8 pts

83Manassas Park, VAVA16,56088.3%+3.5 pts

84Suffolk, VAVA104,69988.2%+2.7 pts

85New Kent County, VAVA28,02288.1%+2.7 pts

86Emporia, VAVA5,44787.9%+2.2 pts

87Campbell County, VAVA55,62987.8%−1.5 pts

88Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73887.8%+5.8 pts

89Chesapeake, VAVA255,33287.5%+2.4 pts

90Norton, VAVA3,47787.2%+5.7 pts

91Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43987.2%−2.9 pts

92Waynesboro, VAVA23,95187.0%+2.8 pts

93Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87387.0%+1.2 pts

94Henrico County, VAVA342,77587.0%+1.5 pts

95Franklin, VAVA8,47886.8%−1.8 pts

96Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39186.8%+0.2 pts

97Danville, VAVA41,64786.7%+0.2 pts

98Bland County, VAVA6,15186.7%−0.8 pts

99York County, VAVA71,37486.5%+2.1 pts

100Amelia County, VAVA13,63286.4%+1.7 pts

101Portsmouth, VAVA96,77786.3%+2.2 pts

102Winchester, VAVA28,27286.3%+0.5 pts

103Poquoson, VAVA13,29286.2%−0.9 pts

104Stafford County, VAVA170,80386.0%+1.2 pts

105Newport News, VAVA183,23085.8%+2.2 pts

106Greensville County, VAVA11,18185.6%+5.8 pts

107Manassas, VAVA44,33285.6%+3.4 pts

108Bristol, VAVA16,41885.5%+2.0 pts

109Sussex County, VAVA10,75584.9%−0.5 pts

110Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73784.9%+1.9 pts

111Fairfax, VAVA26,77284.3%−1.1 pts

112Hampton, VAVA137,31583.7%+0.7 pts

113Lexington, VAVA7,76983.3%+4.4 pts

114Hopewell, VAVA23,26183.3%+1.1 pts

115Richmond County, VAVA9,29483.1%+0.2 pts

116Staunton, VAVA26,80182.6%+1.2 pts

117Galax, VAVA6,67081.9%−5.1 pts

118Albemarle County, VAVA118,35681.6%+0.2 pts

119Richmond, VAVA237,25781.6%+3.9 pts

120Alexandria, VAVA160,66280.7%+0.6 pts

121Norfolk, VAVA231,01380.5%+5.0 pts

122Buena Vista, VAVA6,67279.8%−0.3 pts

123Falls Church, VAVA15,15979.4%−1.0 pts

124Lynchburg, VAVA81,34779.2%+0.7 pts

125Arlington County, VAVA243,93178.7%−1.4 pts

126Montgomery County, VAVA98,43478.5%+1.2 pts

127Petersburg, VAVA33,73478.5%+1.6 pts

128Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83975.0%+4.3 pts

129Charlottesville, VAVA44,38874.9%+3.3 pts

130Prince George County, VAVA43,93674.4%−9.1 pts

131Radford, VAVA17,24372.8%−3.2 pts

132Williamsburg, VAVA15,86172.2%+7.0 pts

133Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39371.1%−2.3 pts

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