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). 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 87.4%.

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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 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS