Counties in Virginia by homeownership rate (US, housing units)

New Kent County had the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units) of 133 counties in 2022, at 92.4%. Petersburg city had the lowest, at 37.4%. The median was 74.2% and the figure for Virginia was 66.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest92.4New Kent County
Lowest37.4Petersburg city
Median74.2133 counties
Virginia66.9History

Top 40 counties, 2022

CSVChart (SVG)

New Kent CountyNew Kent County: 92.4 %92.4Powhatan CountyPowhatan County: 91.2 %91.2Northumberland CountyNorthumberland County: 88.9 %88.9Fluvanna CountyFluvanna County: 88.4 %88.4Botetourt CountyBotetourt County: 86.7 %86.7Highland CountyHighland County: 86.4 %86.4Floyd CountyFloyd County: 86.3 %86.3King William CountyKing William County: 86.1 %86.1Bland CountyBland County: 85.2 %85.2Charles City CountyCharles City County: 84.7 %84.7Goochland CountyGoochland County: 84.5 %84.5Amelia CountyAmelia County: 84.4 %84.4Middlesex CountyMiddlesex County: 84.3 %84.3Bedford CountyBedford County: 84.3 %84.3Mathews CountyMathews County: 83.8 %83.8Alleghany CountyAlleghany County: 83.2 %83.2Hanover CountyHanover County: 83 %83Lancaster CountyLancaster County: 82.2 %82.2Poquoson cityPoquoson city: 82.1 %82.1Caroline CountyCaroline County: 81.7 %81.7Buchanan CountyBuchanan County: 81.6 %81.6Craig CountyCraig County: 80.9 %80.9Grayson CountyGrayson County: 80.8 %80.8Franklin CountyFranklin County: 80 %80Louisa CountyLouisa County: 79.9 %79.9Stafford CountyStafford County: 79.6 %79.6Madison CountyMadison County: 79.2 %79.2Gloucester CountyGloucester County: 79.1 %79.1Nelson CountyNelson County: 79 %79Patrick CountyPatrick County: 78.9 %78.9Spotsylvania CountySpotsylvania County: 78.9 %78.9Augusta CountyAugusta County: 78.7 %78.7Dinwiddie CountyDinwiddie County: 78.6 %78.6Scott CountyScott County: 78.5 %78.5Carroll CountyCarroll County: 78.4 %78.4Orange CountyOrange County: 78.3 %78.3Isle of Wight CountyIsle of Wight County: 78.3 %78.3Rockbridge CountyRockbridge County: 78.2 %78.2Greene CountyGreene County: 78.2 %78.2Surry CountySurry County: 77.9 %77.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1New Kent County92.4+2.4 pts
2Powhatan County91.2-0.3 pts
3Northumberland County88.9-0.2 pts
4Fluvanna County88.4+2.5 pts
5Botetourt County86.7+0.8 pts
6Highland County86.4+3 pts
7Floyd County86.3+0.6 pts
8King William County86.1-0.9 pts
9Bland County85.2+1.8 pts
10Charles City County84.70 pts
11Goochland County84.5-1.4 pts
12Amelia County84.4+1.6 pts
13Middlesex County84.3-0.1 pts
14Bedford County84.3+0.4 pts
15Mathews County83.8-0.3 pts
16Alleghany County83.2+2.6 pts
17Hanover County83+0.2 pts
18Lancaster County82.2+1.8 pts
19Poquoson city82.1+0.2 pts
20Caroline County81.7+0.2 pts
21Buchanan County81.60 pts
22Craig County80.9+3.2 pts
23Grayson County80.8-1.2 pts
24Franklin County80-0.5 pts
25Louisa County79.9-1.2 pts
26Stafford County79.6+1.5 pts
27Madison County79.2-3.1 pts
28Gloucester County79.1-0.6 pts
29Nelson County79+2.2 pts
30Patrick County78.9+0.7 pts
31Spotsylvania County78.9+0.4 pts
32Augusta County78.7+0.2 pts
33Dinwiddie County78.6+1.9 pts
34Scott County78.5-1.8 pts
35Carroll County78.4+0.6 pts
36Orange County78.3-0.5 pts
37Isle of Wight County78.3+0.4 pts
38Rockbridge County78.2+1.8 pts
39Greene County78.2-1.7 pts
40Surry County77.9+4.4 pts
41Clarke County77.9+1.6 pts
42Appomattox County77.8+0.8 pts
43Giles County77.7+1.4 pts
44King and Queen County77.7-4.9 pts
45James City County77.6+0.5 pts
46Cumberland County77.6+0.5 pts
47Fauquier County77.5+0.9 pts
48Frederick County77.5+1.6 pts
49Loudoun County77.4-0.1 pts
50Chesterfield County77.4+0.8 pts
51Pittsylvania County77.4+0.8 pts
52Dickenson County77.2+0.3 pts
53Southampton County77+1 pts
54Westmoreland County76.6+1.1 pts
55Amherst County75.7+0.3 pts
55Roanoke County75.7+0.5 pts
57Buckingham County75.5+1.4 pts
58Wythe County75.3-1.5 pts
59Rockingham County75.2-0.7 pts
60Covington city75.2-0.3 pts
60King George County75.2+0.3 pts
62Washington County75.2-0.6 pts
63Russell County74.8-1.3 pts
64Rappahannock County74.6+1.3 pts
65Culpeper County74.3+0.8 pts
66Warren County74.2-1.1 pts
67Prince William County74.2+0.3 pts
68Campbell County74.1+1.1 pts
69Manassas city74+3.1 pts
70Chesapeake city73.3+0.7 pts
71Brunswick County73.2-2.4 pts
72Henry County73.2+0.8 pts
73Shenandoah County72.8+0.5 pts
74Halifax County72.7-1.4 pts
75Tazewell County72.6-1.6 pts
76Lee County72.2+2 pts
76York County72.2-0.4 pts
78Page County71.7+0.8 pts
79Nottoway County71.30 pts
80Bath County71.1-6.7 pts
81Prince George County70.9+0.5 pts
82Mecklenburg County70.9-0.3 pts
83Galax city70.6+2 pts
84Suffolk city70.4+0.7 pts
85Wise County70.3-0.5 pts
86Pulaski County70.3+1 pts
87Lunenburg County69.8+1.1 pts
88Greensville County69.7-3.8 pts
89Sussex County69.4-2.8 pts
90Charlotte County69.1+0.8 pts
91Richmond County68.6+1.1 pts
92Fairfax County68.60 pts
93Smyth County68.5-0 pts
94Fairfax city68.3-2 pts
95Albemarle County67.2+1.2 pts
96Accomack County66.90 pts
97Colonial Heights city66.4+0.4 pts
98Essex County65.4-1.3 pts
99Henrico County64.6+0.1 pts
100Virginia Beach city64.6-0.4 pts
101Northampton County64.3+1.6 pts
102Salem city64-1.4 pts
103Manassas Park city63.4+2 pts
104Bristol city63+0.4 pts
105Prince Edward County61-0.7 pts
106Staunton city59.5+0.8 pts
107Buena Vista city57.7+3 pts
108Waynesboro city56.9-2.9 pts
109Portsmouth city56.1+0.4 pts
110Franklin city55.6+3.8 pts
111Falls Church city55.6-1.8 pts
112Hampton city55.6-0 pts
113Montgomery County54.9-0.4 pts
114Martinsville city54.5-3.2 pts
115Hopewell city53.6+3.8 pts
116Norton city53-2.8 pts
117Lexington city52.8-1 pts
118Roanoke city52.1+0.2 pts
119Williamsburg city50.9-0.7 pts
120Danville city49.5-1.5 pts
121Lynchburg city48.7-0.4 pts
122Newport News city47.6+0.1 pts
123Radford city45.70 pts
124Norfolk city44.8+1.2 pts
125Winchester city43.9-1.3 pts
126Richmond city43.2-0.2 pts
127Alexandria city42.7-0.2 pts
128Charlottesville city42.4+1 pts
129Arlington County42.2-0 pts
130Emporia city40-0.4 pts
131Fredericksburg city38.5-0.7 pts
132Harrisonburg city38.1-1.4 pts
133Petersburg city37.4+1.5 pts

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About this ranking

Owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of all occupied housing units. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts households (occupied housing units), not people. The ACS five-year rate differs from the quarterly homeownership rate of the Census Bureau Housing Vacancies and Homeownership survey (CPS/HVS), the usual national headline figure. EU home ownership rates count people living in owner-occupied dwellings, so they are not comparable. Calculated from counts in ACS table B25003, which are stored as inputs.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25003: owner-occupied housing units as a percentage of occupied housing units, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b25003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Which county has the highest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

New Kent County, with 92.4% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest homeownership rate (US, housing units)?

Petersburg city, with 37.4% in 2022.

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