# Counties in Virginia by rent-burdened renter households (rent 30 percent or more of income), 2024

All 133 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `rent_burden_30_plus_share`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Renter households whose gross rent (contract rent plus utilities and fuels the renter pays) was 30 percent or more of household income in the past 12 months, as a percentage of renter households for which that ratio can be computed. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B25070: renter-occupied units with gross rent of 30 percent or more of household income, as a percentage of units where it is computed, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b25070.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/rent-burdened-households/virginia-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | King William County | 72.4 |
| 2 | Clarke County | 67.5 |
| 3 | Buchanan County | 66.5 |
| 4 | Poquoson city | 66.4 |
| 5 | Middlesex County | 63.7 |
| 6 | Williamsburg city | 63.3 |
| 7 | Portsmouth city | 59.7 |
| 8 | Hampton city | 57.3 |
| 9 | Chesapeake city | 57 |
| 10 | Suffolk city | 57 |
| 11 | Louisa County | 56.6 |
| 12 | Sussex County | 56.3 |
| 13 | Lee County | 56.2 |
| 14 | Charlottesville city | 55.5 |
| 15 | Colonial Heights city | 55.5 |
| 16 | Winchester city | 55.4 |
| 17 | James City County | 55.3 |
| 18 | Norfolk city | 54.9 |
| 19 | Highland County | 54.8 |
| 20 | Radford city | 54.6 |
| 21 | Virginia Beach city | 54.6 |
| 22 | Franklin city | 53.8 |
| 23 | Hopewell city | 53.4 |
| 24 | Essex County | 52.9 |
| 25 | Prince Edward County | 52.8 |
| 26 | Grayson County | 52.4 |
| 27 | Spotsylvania County | 52.4 |
| 28 | Chesterfield County | 52.2 |
| 29 | Manassas city | 52.2 |
| 30 | Montgomery County | 52.2 |
| 31 | Richmond city | 52.1 |
| 32 | Henrico County | 51.6 |
| 33 | Lynchburg city | 51.6 |
| 34 | Charlotte County | 51.3 |
| 35 | Newport News city | 51.1 |
| 36 | Galax city | 51.1 |
| 37 | Petersburg city | 51.1 |
| 38 | Fairfax city | 51.1 |
| 39 | Prince William County | 50.9 |
| 40 | Salem city | 50.8 |
| 41 | Scott County | 50.6 |
| 42 | Halifax County | 50.4 |
| 43 | Manassas Park city | 50.2 |
| 44 | Albemarle County | 50 |
| 45 | Wythe County | 49.8 |
| 46 | York County | 49.5 |
| 47 | Buena Vista city | 49.2 |
| 48 | Fredericksburg city | 48.8 |
| 49 | Dickenson County | 48.2 |
| 50 | Greensville County | 48.1 |
| 51 | Pittsylvania County | 48 |
| 52 | Henry County | 47.6 |
| 53 | Caroline County | 47.5 |
| 54 | Lexington city | 47.4 |
| 55 | Emporia city | 47.3 |
| 56 | Buckingham County | 47.2 |
| 57 | King George County | 47.1 |
| 58 | Nottoway County | 47 |
| 59 | Covington city | 46.8 |
| 60 | Waynesboro city | 46.4 |
| 61 | Harrisonburg city | 46.4 |
| 62 | King and Queen County | 46.3 |
| 63 | Southampton County | 46.1 |
| 64 | Culpeper County | 45.8 |
| 65 | Staunton city | 45.6 |
| 66 | Fairfax County | 45.5 |
| 67 | Roanoke city | 45.3 |
| 67 | Stafford County | 45.3 |
| 69 | Alexandria city | 45.3 |
| 70 | Brunswick County | 45.3 |
| 71 | Bedford County | 44.9 |
| 72 | Prince George County | 44.8 |
| 73 | Danville city | 44.6 |
| 74 | Smyth County | 44.5 |
| 75 | Hanover County | 44.5 |
| 76 | Powhatan County | 44.3 |
| 77 | Frederick County | 44.2 |
| 78 | Augusta County | 44.1 |
| 79 | Loudoun County | 44.1 |
| 80 | Charles City County | 44 |
| 81 | Westmoreland County | 43.7 |
| 82 | Surry County | 43.5 |
| 83 | Amelia County | 43.5 |
| 84 | Patrick County | 43.3 |
| 85 | Alleghany County | 43.2 |
| 85 | Rockingham County | 43.2 |
| 87 | Mecklenburg County | 43.2 |
| 88 | Dinwiddie County | 43.2 |
| 88 | Falls Church city | 43.2 |
| 88 | Northumberland County | 43.2 |
| 91 | Isle of Wight County | 43.1 |
| 92 | Tazewell County | 43.1 |
| 93 | Rockbridge County | 42.6 |
| 94 | Pulaski County | 42.5 |
| 95 | Roanoke County | 42.3 |
| 96 | Warren County | 42.2 |
| 97 | Mathews County | 42 |
| 98 | Amherst County | 41.9 |
| 99 | Norton city | 41.4 |
| 100 | Bristol city | 41.2 |
| 101 | Accomack County | 40.8 |
| 102 | Fauquier County | 40.2 |
| 103 | Nelson County | 40.1 |
| 104 | Arlington County | 40.1 |
| 105 | Fluvanna County | 39.8 |
| 106 | Martinsville city | 39.7 |
| 107 | Page County | 39.5 |
| 108 | Orange County | 39.4 |
| 109 | Madison County | 39.2 |
| 110 | Craig County | 39.2 |
| 111 | Northampton County | 39 |
| 112 | New Kent County | 38.9 |
| 113 | Lancaster County | 37.8 |
| 114 | Gloucester County | 37.7 |
| 115 | Floyd County | 37.6 |
| 116 | Rappahannock County | 37.3 |
| 117 | Russell County | 36.7 |
| 118 | Shenandoah County | 35.9 |
| 119 | Wise County | 35.3 |
| 120 | Carroll County | 35.1 |
| 121 | Campbell County | 33.8 |
| 122 | Goochland County | 33.7 |
| 123 | Lunenburg County | 33.2 |
| 124 | Botetourt County | 32.9 |
| 125 | Greene County | 32.9 |
| 126 | Appomattox County | 32.6 |
| 127 | Giles County | 32.2 |
| 128 | Franklin County | 31.3 |
| 129 | Washington County | 30.4 |
| 130 | Richmond County | 29.3 |
| 131 | Cumberland County | 26.9 |
| 132 | Bath County | 25.5 |
| 133 | Bland County | 0 |