RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 133 SHOWN OF 133

Most rooted, Virginia counties · 2020

Virginia counties ranked by the share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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 –

01Lunenburg County, VAVA12,05895.8%–

02Covington, VAVA5,68094.7%–

03Russell County, VAVA25,33294.2%–

04Halifax County, VAVA33,44794.1%–

05Cumberland County, VAVA10,35293.8%–

06Charlotte County, VAVA11,40193.7%–

07King William County, VAVA19,61793.5%–

08Appomattox County, VAVA17,17293.4%–

09Northampton County, VAVA11,87993.4%–

10Mecklenburg County, VAVA30,74793.4%–

11Dickenson County, VAVA13,23693.3%–

12Charles City County, VAVA6,62392.5%–

13Nelson County, VAVA14,92092.5%–

14Alleghany County, VAVA14,54692.5%–

15Floyd County, VAVA15,78992.4%–

16Henry County, VAVA49,24292.2%–

17Buchanan County, VAVA18,49292.0%–

18Accomack County, VAVA33,85991.8%–

19Highland County, VAVA2,31891.8%–

20King and Queen County, VAVA6,74391.8%–

21Giles County, VAVA16,56491.4%–

22Tazewell County, VAVA38,63591.4%–

23Surry County, VAVA6,60391.4%–

24Patrick County, VAVA17,42491.4%–

25Wythe County, VAVA27,98391.1%–

26Pittsylvania County, VAVA59,49090.8%–

27Madison County, VAVA14,23790.8%–

28Louisa County, VAVA42,92490.7%–

29Buckingham County, VAVA17,13790.7%–

30Carroll County, VAVA29,29990.7%–

31Nottoway County, VAVA15,79690.6%–

32Grayson County, VAVA15,23090.5%–

33Franklin County, VAVA55,52690.4%–

34Scott County, VAVA21,20090.3%–

35Botetourt County, VAVA34,14490.1%–

36Rappahannock County, VAVA7,43990.1%–

37Isle of Wight County, VAVA41,32190.1%–

38Essex County, VAVA10,65490.0%–

39Greene County, VAVA21,95889.9%–

40Hanover County, VAVA116,42389.8%–

41Powhatan County, VAVA32,59189.8%–

42Southampton County, VAVA18,11089.8%–

43Goochland County, VAVA29,18789.7%–

44Fluvanna County, VAVA28,97589.5%–

45Brunswick County, VAVA15,72789.4%–

46Washington County, VAVA53,89889.3%–

47Campbell County, VAVA55,62989.3%–

48Gloucester County, VAVA40,09788.9%–

49Clarke County, VAVA15,60988.8%–

50Mathews County, VAVA8,52988.8%–

51Franklin, VAVA8,47888.6%–

52Northumberland County, VAVA12,55788.6%–

53Warren County, VAVA42,74088.3%–

54Culpeper County, VAVA57,66688.1%–

55Rockingham County, VAVA89,31688.0%–

56Bath County, VAVA4,07688.0%–

57Fauquier County, VAVA76,50387.9%–

58Lancaster County, VAVA10,99587.9%–

59Loudoun County, VAVA449,74987.7%–

60Amherst County, VAVA31,96287.6%–

61Spotsylvania County, VAVA155,38887.6%–

62Wise County, VAVA34,82487.5%–

63Bland County, VAVA6,15187.5%–

64Lee County, VAVA21,64287.5%–

65James City County, VAVA83,32687.4%–

66Prince William County, VAVA502,96687.4%–

67Bedford County, VAVA83,05987.4%–

68Roanoke County, VAVA97,15087.3%–

69Smyth County, VAVA28,88287.3%–

70Chesterfield County, VAVA397,14887.3%–

71Pulaski County, VAVA33,58687.1%–

72Poquoson, VAVA13,29287.1%–

73Frederick County, VAVA99,95587.1%–

74Middlesex County, VAVA10,84187.0%–

75Galax, VAVA6,67087.0%–

76Augusta County, VAVA78,94086.7%–

77Page County, VAVA23,76286.6%–

78Prince Edward County, VAVA22,39186.6%–

79Shenandoah County, VAVA45,83986.5%–

80Danville, VAVA41,64786.5%–

81Dinwiddie County, VAVA28,89686.0%–

82Salem, VAVA25,81685.9%–

83Rockbridge County, VAVA22,66385.8%–

84Winchester, VAVA28,27285.8%–

85Fairfax County, VAVA1,167,87385.8%–

86Emporia, VAVA5,44785.7%–

87Westmoreland County, VAVA19,71585.7%–

88King George County, VAVA29,64685.6%–

89Suffolk, VAVA104,69985.5%–

90Caroline County, VAVA34,41385.5%–

91Fairfax, VAVA26,77285.5%–

92Craig County, VAVA4,80085.5%–

93Sussex County, VAVA10,75585.4%–

94Henrico County, VAVA342,77585.4%–

95New Kent County, VAVA28,02285.4%–

96Chesapeake, VAVA255,33285.2%–

97Manassas Park, VAVA16,56084.8%–

98Orange County, VAVA40,08384.8%–

99Amelia County, VAVA13,63284.8%–

100Stafford County, VAVA170,80384.8%–

101York County, VAVA71,37484.5%–

102Waynesboro, VAVA23,95184.2%–

103Portsmouth, VAVA96,77784.1%–

104Newport News, VAVA183,23083.6%–

105Bristol, VAVA16,41883.5%–

106Prince George County, VAVA43,93683.5%–

107Roanoke, VAVA99,11183.1%–

108Hampton, VAVA137,31583.1%–

109Virginia Beach, VAVA453,73783.0%–

110Richmond County, VAVA9,29482.9%–

111Martinsville, VAVA13,84982.8%–

112Hopewell, VAVA23,26182.2%–

113Manassas, VAVA44,33282.1%–

114Colonial Heights, VAVA18,73882.1%–

115Norton, VAVA3,47781.6%–

116Albemarle County, VAVA118,35681.4%–

117Staunton, VAVA26,80181.4%–

118Falls Church, VAVA15,15980.3%–

119Alexandria, VAVA160,66280.1%–

120Buena Vista, VAVA6,67280.1%–

121Arlington County, VAVA243,93180.0%–

122Greensville County, VAVA11,18179.9%–

123Lexington, VAVA7,76979.0%–

124Lynchburg, VAVA81,34778.5%–

125Richmond, VAVA237,25777.7%–

126Montgomery County, VAVA98,43477.3%–

127Petersburg, VAVA33,73476.9%–

128Radford, VAVA17,24376.0%–

129Norfolk, VAVA231,01375.5%–

130Fredericksburg, VAVA30,39373.4%–

131Charlottesville, VAVA44,38871.6%–

132Harrisonburg, VAVA50,83970.7%–

133Williamsburg, VAVA15,86165.2%–

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UPDATED 2026-08-08 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS