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Counties in Virginia by housing units, 2024

Fairfax County had the highest housing units of 133 counties in 2024, at 430,047. Norton city had the lowest, at 1,764. The median was 11,955 and the figure for Virginia was 3.68 million. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest430,047Fairfax County
Lowest1,764Norton city
Median11,955133 counties
Virginia3,684,756History

Map of counties, 2024

Accomack County: 22,052 countAlbemarle County: 49,159 countAlleghany County: 7,913 countAmelia County: 5,815 countAmherst County: 14,364 countAppomattox County: 7,459 countArlington County: 121,970 countAugusta County: 33,111 countBath County: 3,228 countBedford County: 37,484 countBland County: 3,210 countBotetourt County: 15,069 countBrunswick County: 7,957 countBuchanan County: 10,321 countBuckingham County: 7,284 countCampbell County: 25,533 countCaroline County: 12,920 countCarroll County: 16,696 countCharles City County: 3,270 countCharlotte County: 5,973 countChesterfield County: 145,709 countClarke County: 6,553 countCraig County: 2,398 countCulpeper County: 19,773 countCumberland County: 4,736 countDickenson County: 7,362 countDinwiddie County: 11,982 countEssex County: 5,811 countFairfax County: 430,047 countFauquier County: 28,621 countFloyd County: 7,977 countFluvanna County: 11,495 countFranklin County: 28,408 countFrederick County: 37,288 countGiles County: 8,338 countGloucester County: 17,309 countGoochland County: 11,208 countGrayson County: 8,961 countGreene County: 8,852 countGreensville County: 4,026 countHalifax County: 17,443 countHanover County: 44,589 countHenrico County: 144,916 countHenry County: 25,404 countHighland County: 1,864 countIsle of Wight County: 17,125 countJames City County: 34,726 countKing and Queen County: 3,511 countKing George County: 10,679 countKing William County: 7,730 countLancaster County: 7,496 countLee County: 10,851 countLoudoun County: 147,003 countLouisa County: 18,366 countLunenburg County: 5,908 countMadison County: 6,140 countMathews County: 5,493 countMecklenburg County: 19,315 countMiddlesex County: 7,153 countMontgomery County: 42,794 countNelson County: 9,995 countNew Kent County: 9,795 countNorthampton County: 7,550 countNorthumberland County: 9,044 countNottoway County: 6,749 countOrange County: 16,131 countPage County: 11,955 countPatrick County: 10,023 countPittsylvania County: 29,443 countPowhatan County: 12,021 countPrince Edward County: 9,209 countPrince George County: 13,532 countPrince William County: 161,852 countPulaski County: 17,056 countRappahannock County: 3,865 countRichmond County: 3,970 countRoanoke County: 42,331 countRockbridge County: 11,361 countRockingham County: 36,550 countRussell County: 12,761 countScott County: 11,780 countShenandoah County: 21,395 countSmyth County: 15,080 countSouthampton County: 7,810 countSpotsylvania County: 55,427 countStafford County: 54,659 countSurry County: 3,451 countSussex County: 4,706 countTazewell County: 19,768 countWarren County: 17,064 countWashington County: 25,570 countWestmoreland County: 11,448 countWise County: 16,627 countWythe County: 14,030 countYork County: 28,506 countAlexandria city: 80,844 countBristol city: 8,641 countBuena Vista city: 2,949 countCharlottesville city: 21,610 countChesapeake city: 96,816 countColonial Heights city: 8,114 countCovington city: 3,035 countDanville city: 22,376 countEmporia city: 2,726 countFairfax city: 9,313 countFalls Church city: 6,585 countFranklin city: 3,910 countFredericksburg city: 12,419 countGalax city: 3,214 countHampton city: 62,588 countHarrisonburg city: 18,667 countHopewell city: 10,448 countLexington city: 2,808 countLynchburg city: 34,208 countManassas city: 14,505 countManassas Park city: 5,569 countMartinsville city: 7,035 countNewport News city: 82,052 countNorfolk city: 103,524 countNorton city: 1,764 countPetersburg city: 18,075 countPoquoson city: 4,971 countPortsmouth city: 43,318 countRadford city: 6,459 countRichmond city: 114,293 countRoanoke city: 49,106 countSalem city: 11,112 countStaunton city: 12,397 countSuffolk city: 40,499 countVirginia Beach city: 191,294 countWaynesboro city: 10,510 countWilliamsburg city: 5,799 countWinchester city: 12,541 count
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  • 18K to 37K
  • 37K and over
count, 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Fairfax County: 430,047 countFairfax County430,047Virginia Beach city: 191,294 countVirginia Beach city191,294Prince William County: 161,852 countPrince William County161,852Loudoun County: 147,003 countLoudoun County147,003Chesterfield County: 145,709 countChesterfield County145,709Henrico County: 144,916 countHenrico County144,916Arlington County: 121,970 countArlington County121,970Richmond city: 114,293 countRichmond city114,293Norfolk city: 103,524 countNorfolk city103,524Chesapeake city: 96,816 countChesapeake city96,816Newport News city: 82,052 countNewport News city82,052Alexandria city: 80,844 countAlexandria city80,844Hampton city: 62,588 countHampton city62,588Spotsylvania County: 55,427 countSpotsylvania County55,427Stafford County: 54,659 countStafford County54,659Albemarle County: 49,159 countAlbemarle County49,159Roanoke city: 49,106 countRoanoke city49,106Hanover County: 44,589 countHanover County44,589Portsmouth city: 43,318 countPortsmouth city43,318Montgomery County: 42,794 countMontgomery County42,794Roanoke County: 42,331 countRoanoke County42,331Suffolk city: 40,499 countSuffolk city40,499Bedford County: 37,484 countBedford County37,484Frederick County: 37,288 countFrederick County37,288Rockingham County: 36,550 countRockingham County36,550James City County: 34,726 countJames City County34,726Lynchburg city: 34,208 countLynchburg city34,208Augusta County: 33,111 countAugusta County33,111Pittsylvania County: 29,443 countPittsylvania County29,443Fauquier County: 28,621 countFauquier County28,621York County: 28,506 countYork County28,506Franklin County: 28,408 countFranklin County28,408Washington County: 25,570 countWashington County25,570Campbell County: 25,533 countCampbell County25,533Henry County: 25,404 countHenry County25,404Danville city: 22,376 countDanville city22,376Accomack County: 22,052 countAccomack County22,052Charlottesville city: 21,610 countCharlottesville city21,610Shenandoah County: 21,395 countShenandoah County21,395Culpeper County: 19,773 countCulpeper County19,773Fairfax County: 430,047 countFairfax County430,047Virginia Beach city: 191,294 countVirginia Beach city191,294Prince William County: 161,852 countPrince William County161,852Loudoun County: 147,003 countLoudoun County147,003Chesterfield County: 145,709 countChesterfield County145,709Henrico County: 144,916 countHenrico County144,916Arlington County: 121,970 countArlington County121,970Richmond city: 114,293 countRichmond city114,293Norfolk city: 103,524 countNorfolk city103,524Chesapeake city: 96,816 countChesapeake city96,816Newport News city: 82,052 countNewport News city82,052Alexandria city: 80,844 countAlexandria city80,844Hampton city: 62,588 countHampton city62,588Spotsylvania County: 55,427 countSpotsylvania County55,427Stafford County: 54,659 countStafford County54,659Albemarle County: 49,159 countAlbemarle County49,159Roanoke city: 49,106 countRoanoke city49,106Hanover County: 44,589 countHanover County44,589Portsmouth city: 43,318 countPortsmouth city43,318Montgomery County: 42,794 countMontgomery County42,794Roanoke County: 42,331 countRoanoke County42,331Suffolk city: 40,499 countSuffolk city40,499Bedford County: 37,484 countBedford County37,484Frederick County: 37,288 countFrederick County37,288Rockingham County: 36,550 countRockingham County36,550James City County: 34,726 countJames City County34,726Lynchburg city: 34,208 countLynchburg city34,208Augusta County: 33,111 countAugusta County33,111Pittsylvania County: 29,443 countPittsylvania County29,443Fauquier County: 28,621 countFauquier County28,621York County: 28,506 countYork County28,506Franklin County: 28,408 countFranklin County28,408Washington County: 25,570 countWashington County25,570Campbell County: 25,533 countCampbell County25,533Henry County: 25,404 countHenry County25,404Danville city: 22,376 countDanville city22,376Accomack County: 22,052 countAccomack County22,052Charlottesville city: 21,610 countCharlottesville city21,610Shenandoah County: 21,395 countShenandoah County21,395Culpeper County: 19,773 countCulpeper County19,773
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Fairfax County430,047+0.4%
2Virginia Beach city191,294+0.3%
3Prince William County161,852+1%
4Loudoun County147,003+1.5%
5Chesterfield County145,709+2.2%
6Henrico County144,916+1.4%
7Arlington County121,970+1%
8Richmond city114,293+1.3%
9Norfolk city103,524+1%
10Chesapeake city96,816+0.9%
11Newport News city82,052+0.2%
12Alexandria city80,844+0.3%
13Hampton city62,588+0.1%
14Spotsylvania County55,427+2.6%
15Stafford County54,659+1.5%
16Albemarle County49,159+1.7%
17Roanoke city49,106+0.4%
18Hanover County44,589+1.4%
19Portsmouth city43,318+0.2%
20Montgomery County42,794+1.3%
21Roanoke County42,331+0.2%
22Suffolk city40,499+2.1%
23Bedford County37,484+0.3%
24Frederick County37,288+1.8%
25Rockingham County36,550+1.3%
26James City County34,726+0.9%
27Lynchburg city34,208+0.6%
28Augusta County33,111+0.7%
29Pittsylvania County29,443-0.1%
30Fauquier County28,621+0.6%
31York County28,506+1%
32Franklin County28,408+0.2%
33Washington County25,570+0.3%
34Campbell County25,533+0.7%
35Henry County25,404-0.2%
36Danville city22,376+0.3%
37Accomack County22,052+0.7%
38Charlottesville city21,610+0.2%
39Shenandoah County21,395+0.4%
40Culpeper County19,773+1.2%
41Tazewell County19,768-0.2%
42Mecklenburg County19,315+0.7%
43Harrisonburg city18,667+0.1%
44Louisa County18,366+1.8%
45Petersburg city18,075+0.3%
46Halifax County17,443+0.4%
47Gloucester County17,309+0.6%
48Isle of Wight County17,125+1.8%
49Warren County17,064+0.8%
50Pulaski County17,056+0.1%
51Carroll County16,696+0.3%
52Wise County16,627-0.2%
53Orange County16,131+1.5%
54Smyth County15,0800%
55Botetourt County15,069+0.4%
56Manassas city14,505+0.5%
57Amherst County14,364+0.4%
58Wythe County14,030+0.1%
59Prince George County13,532+0.7%
60Caroline County12,920+1.8%
61Russell County12,761-0.1%
62Winchester city12,541+0.6%
63Fredericksburg city12,419+0.9%
64Staunton city12,397+0.4%
65Powhatan County12,021+1.5%
66Dinwiddie County11,982+0.7%
67Page County11,955+0.6%
68Scott County11,7800%
69Fluvanna County11,495+1.5%
70Westmoreland County11,448+1.3%
71Rockbridge County11,361+0.4%
72Goochland County11,208+2.7%
73Salem city11,112+0.1%
74Lee County10,851-0.1%
75King George County10,679+1.3%
76Waynesboro city10,510+1.1%
77Hopewell city10,448+0.1%
78Buchanan County10,321-0.2%
79Patrick County10,023+0.2%
80Nelson County9,995+0.5%
81New Kent County9,795+3.2%
82Fairfax city9,313-0%
83Prince Edward County9,209+0.4%
84Northumberland County9,044+0.4%
85Grayson County8,9610%
86Greene County8,852+1.9%
87Bristol city8,641-0.2%
88Giles County8,338+0.3%
89Colonial Heights city8,114-0.1%
90Floyd County7,977+0.4%
91Brunswick County7,957+0.3%
92Alleghany County7,913-0%
93Southampton County7,810+0.5%
94King William County7,730+1.6%
95Northampton County7,550+1.3%
96Lancaster County7,496+0.2%
97Appomattox County7,459+1.1%
98Dickenson County7,362+0.1%
99Buckingham County7,284+0.7%
100Middlesex County7,153+0.2%
101Martinsville city7,035+0.1%
102Nottoway County6,749+1%
103Falls Church city6,585+3.5%
104Clarke County6,553+1.2%
105Radford city6,4590%
106Madison County6,140+0.5%
107Charlotte County5,9730%
108Lunenburg County5,908+0.1%
109Amelia County5,815+0.8%
110Essex County5,811+0.4%
111Williamsburg city5,799+0.6%
112Manassas Park city5,569+0.8%
113Mathews County5,493+0.1%
114Poquoson city4,971+0.5%
115Cumberland County4,736+0.9%
116Sussex County4,706+0.7%
117Greensville County4,026+0.3%
118Richmond County3,970+0.3%
119Franklin city3,910+0.3%
120Rappahannock County3,865+0.4%
121King and Queen County3,511+0.7%
122Surry County3,451+0.4%
123Charles City County3,2700%
124Bath County3,228-3.2%
125Galax city3,2140%
126Bland County3,210+0.2%
127Covington city3,035-0.1%
128Buena Vista city2,949+0.2%
129Lexington city2,808+6.2%
130Emporia city2,726-3.5%
131Craig County2,3980%
132Highland County1,864+1.4%
133Norton city1,764+0.9%

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All housing units, occupied and vacant: houses, apartments, mobile homes and rooms intended as separate living quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25001: total housing units. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25001.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest housing units?

Fairfax County, with 430,047 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units?

Norton city, with 1,764 in 2024.

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