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). These are the places where people stay put. This list covers the 133 counties in Virginia that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 133 is 89.2%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bath County, VA, up 52 places to #4.

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YEAR2020 2024

RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020

01▲16Buchanan County, VAVA18,49297.7%+5.7 pts

02▼1Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05896.1%+0.3 pts

03▲8Dickenson County, VAVA13,23695.8%+2.5 pts

04▲52Bath County, VAVA4,07695.4%+7.4 pts

05▼2Russell County, VAVA25,33295.2%+0.9 pts

06▼2Halifax County, VAVA33,44795.1%+1.0 pts

07▼5Covington, VAVA5,68094.9%+0.3 pts

08▲31Greene County, VAVA21,95894.9%+5.0 pts

09▼4Cumberland County, VAVA10,35294.8%+1.0 pts

10▲12Tazewell County, VAVA38,63594.3%+2.8 pts

11▲10Giles County, VAVA16,56494.0%+2.6 pts

12▲8King and Queen County, VAVA6,74394.0%+2.2 pts

13▼7Charlotte County, VAVA11,40194.0%+0.3 pts

14▼2Charles City County, VAVA6,62393.9%+1.4 pts

15▲4Highland County, VAVA2,31893.8%+2.1 pts

16▼2Alleghany County, VAVA14,54693.7%+1.3 pts

17▼1Henry County, VAVA49,24293.4%+1.2 pts

18▼11King William County, VAVA19,61793.4%−0.1 pts

19▲4Surry County, VAVA6,60393.4%+2.0 pts

20▼5Floyd County, VAVA15,78993.2%+0.8 pts

21▲21Southampton County, VAVA18,11093.0%+3.3 pts

22▲13Botetourt County, VAVA34,14492.8%+2.7 pts

23▲5Louisa County, VAVA42,92492.7%+2.0 pts

24▲34Lancaster County, VAVA10,99592.7%+4.8 pts

25▲2Madison County, VAVA14,23792.6%+1.9 pts

26▲20Washington County, VAVA53,89892.5%+3.2 pts

27▼2Wythe County, VAVA27,98392.5%+1.4 pts

28▼20Appomattox County, VAVA17,17292.4%−1.0 pts

29▲40Smyth County, VAVA28,88292.3%+5.0 pts

30▲20Mathews County, VAVA8,52992.3%+3.5 pts

31▲1Grayson County, VAVA15,23092.1%+1.6 pts

32▲2Scott County, VAVA21,20092.1%+1.8 pts

33▼7Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49092.0%+1.2 pts

34▼24Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74791.9%−1.5 pts

35▲22Fauquier County, VAVA76,50391.9%+3.9 pts

36▲51Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71591.8%+6.1 pts

37▲1Essex County, VAVA10,65491.6%+1.6 pts

38▲2Hanover County, VAVA116,42391.6%+1.8 pts

39▼15Patrick County, VAVA17,42491.6%+0.2 pts

40▲34Middlesex County, VAVA10,84191.5%+4.5 pts

41▲8Clarke County, VAVA15,60991.4%+2.6 pts

42▼11Nottoway County, VAVA15,79691.4%+0.8 pts

43▼34Northampton County, VAVA11,87991.1%−2.3 pts

44▲16Amherst County, VAVA31,96291.0%+3.4 pts

45▲34Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83991.0%+4.5 pts

46▼13Franklin County, VAVA55,52690.8%+0.5 pts

47▲34Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89690.8%+4.8 pts

48Gloucester County, VAVA40,09790.8%+1.8 pts

49▲15Lee County, VAVA21,64290.8%+3.3 pts

50▲42Craig County, VAVA4,80090.7%+5.3 pts

51▲1Northumberland County, VAVA12,55790.7%+2.1 pts

52▲19Pulaski County, VAVA33,58690.6%+3.5 pts

53▲24Page County, VAVA23,76290.6%+3.9 pts

54▲22Augusta County, VAVA78,94090.5%+3.8 pts

55▼26Buckingham County, VAVA17,13790.4%−0.2 pts

56▼26Carroll County, VAVA29,29990.3%−0.4 pts

57▲10Bedford County, VAVA83,05990.0%+2.6 pts

58▼40Accomack County, VAVA33,85989.7%−2.1 pts

59▼18Powhatan County, VAVA32,59189.7%−0.1 pts

60▲13Frederick County, VAVA99,95589.6%+2.6 pts

61▼24Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32189.5%−0.6 pts

62▼9Warren County, VAVA42,74089.4%+1.1 pts

63▲35Orange County, VAVA40,08389.4%+4.6 pts

64▼51Nelson County, VAVA14,92089.3%−3.1 pts

65▼10Rockingham County, VAVA89,31689.2%+1.2 pts

66▼7Loudoun County, VAVA449,74989.2%+1.5 pts

67▼24Goochland County, VAVA29,18789.2%−0.4 pts

68▲20King George County, VAVA29,64689.2%+3.5 pts

69▲14Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66389.1%+3.3 pts

70▼26Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97589.1%−0.4 pts

71▼3Roanoke County, VAVA97,15089.1%+1.8 pts

72▼11Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38888.9%+1.4 pts

73▲17Caroline County, VAVA34,41388.8%+3.3 pts

74▼20Culpeper County, VAVA57,66688.8%+0.8 pts

75▼30Brunswick County, VAVA15,72788.8%−0.6 pts

76▼10Prince William County, VAVA502,96688.8%+1.4 pts

77▲34Martinsville, VAVA13,84988.8%+6.0 pts

78▼8Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14888.7%+1.4 pts

79▼14James City County, VAVA83,32688.4%+0.9 pts

80▲2Salem, VAVA25,81688.4%+2.5 pts

81▲26Roanoke, VAVA99,11188.3%+5.2 pts

82▼20Wise County, VAVA34,82488.3%+0.8 pts

83▲14Manassas Park, VAVA16,56088.3%+3.5 pts

84▲5Suffolk, VAVA104,69988.2%+2.7 pts

85▲10New Kent County, VAVA28,02288.1%+2.7 pts

86Emporia, VAVA5,44787.9%+2.2 pts

87▼40Campbell County, VAVA55,62987.8%−1.5 pts

88▲26Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73887.8%+5.8 pts

89▲7Chesapeake, VAVA255,33287.5%+2.4 pts

90▲25Norton, VAVA3,47787.2%+5.7 pts

91▼55Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43987.2%−2.9 pts

92▲10Waynesboro, VAVA23,95187.0%+2.8 pts

93▼8Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87387.0%+1.2 pts

94Henrico County, VAVA342,77587.0%+1.5 pts

95▼44Franklin, VAVA8,47886.8%−1.8 pts

96▼18Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39186.8%+0.2 pts

97▼17Danville, VAVA41,64786.7%+0.2 pts

98▼35Bland County, VAVA6,15186.7%−0.8 pts

99▲2York County, VAVA71,37486.5%+2.1 pts

100▼1Amelia County, VAVA13,63286.4%+1.7 pts

101▲2Portsmouth, VAVA96,77786.3%+2.2 pts

102▼18Winchester, VAVA28,27286.3%+0.5 pts

103▼31Poquoson, VAVA13,29286.2%−0.9 pts

104▼4Stafford County, VAVA170,80386.0%+1.2 pts

105▼1Newport News, VAVA183,23085.8%+2.2 pts

106▲16Greensville County, VAVA11,18185.6%+5.8 pts

107▲6Manassas, VAVA44,33285.6%+3.4 pts

108▼3Bristol, VAVA16,41885.5%+2.0 pts

109▼16Sussex County, VAVA10,75584.9%−0.5 pts

110▼1Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73784.9%+1.9 pts

111▼20Fairfax, VAVA26,77284.3%−1.1 pts

112▼4Hampton, VAVA137,31583.7%+0.7 pts

113▲10Lexington, VAVA7,76983.3%+4.4 pts

114▼2Hopewell, VAVA23,26183.3%+1.1 pts

115▼5Richmond County, VAVA9,29483.1%+0.2 pts

116▲1Staunton, VAVA26,80182.6%+1.2 pts

117▼42Galax, VAVA6,67081.9%−5.1 pts

118▼2Albemarle County, VAVA118,35681.6%+0.2 pts

119▲6Richmond, VAVA237,25781.6%+3.9 pts

120▼1Alexandria, VAVA160,66280.7%+0.6 pts

121▲8Norfolk, VAVA231,01380.5%+5.0 pts

122▼2Buena Vista, VAVA6,67279.8%−0.3 pts

123▼5Falls Church, VAVA15,15979.4%−1.0 pts

124Lynchburg, VAVA81,34779.2%+0.7 pts

125▼4Arlington County, VAVA243,93178.7%−1.4 pts

126Montgomery County, VAVA98,43478.5%+1.2 pts

127Petersburg, VAVA33,73478.5%+1.6 pts

128▲4Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83975.0%+4.3 pts

129▲2Charlottesville, VAVA44,38874.9%+3.3 pts

130▼24Prince George County, VAVA43,93674.4%−9.1 pts

131▼3Radford, VAVA17,24372.8%−3.2 pts

132▲1Williamsburg, VAVA15,86172.2%+7.0 pts

133▼3Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39371.1%−2.3 pts

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES