How Virginia Compares

Virginia

67.3%

National

64.4%

4.6% above

State Ranking

Rank	State	Value
#25	Maryland	67.6%
#26	Louisiana	67.4%
#27	Arizona	67.4%
#28	Virginia	67.3%
#29	Ohio	67.2%
#30	Kansas	67.2%
#31	Illinois	67.1%

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Highest Homeownership Counties in Virginia

#	County	Homeownership
1	Powhatan County	93.2%
2	New Kent County	92.6%
3	Highland County	88.9%
4	King William County	88.9%
5	Fluvanna County	88.7%
6	Middlesex County	87.4%
7	Bland County	86.5%
8	Charles City County	86.3%
9	Northumberland County	86.1%
10	Botetourt County	85.5%

Lowest Homeownership Counties in Virginia

#	County	Homeownership
133	Emporia city	38.1%
132	Petersburg city	38.6%
131	Harrisonburg city	39.5%
130	Fredericksburg city	39.7%
129	Arlington County	41.3%
128	Alexandria city	42.1%
127	Radford city	42.3%
126	Richmond city	43.5%
125	Winchester city	43.6%
124	Charlottesville city	44.2%

Homeownership Rate in Virginia

Virginia has a homeownership rate of 67.3%, ranking #28 of 52 among all 52 states and territories. This is 4.6% above the national value of 64.4%.

Across Virginia's 133 counties, homeownership rate ranges from 38.1% to 93.2%. The county with the highest value is Powhatan County at 93.2%.

Percentage of occupied housing units that are owner-occupied.

About this data

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (2024). All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.