Every county in Virginia
130 countiesRanked by units under contract. 69 of 130 publish a wait figure; the rest are suppressed (fewer than 11 families), missing, or non-reporting, and are shown as "no data" rather than as a zero.
| County | Units | Households | Wait (mo, those admitted) | ELI need met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond city | 10,335 | 9,213 | 28 | 45.8% |
| Norfolk city | 9,113 | 7,684 | 32 | 41.7% |
| Fairfax County | 8,260 | 7,668 | 4 | 27.3% |
| Newport News city | 6,629 | 5,704 | 16 | 47.3% |
| Hampton city | 4,421 | 3,839 | 28 | 43.4% |
| Roanoke city | 4,324 | 3,583 | 12 | 42.5% |
| Alexandria city | 4,232 | 3,219 | 28 | 33.1% |
| Henrico County | 4,024 | 3,618 | 20 | 34.5% |
| Portsmouth city | 3,850 | 3,004 | 69 | 45.6% |
| Virginia Beach city | 3,537 | 3,430 | 10 | 29.4% |
| Chesapeake city | 2,996 | 2,442 | 40 | 39.6% |
| Arlington County | 2,933 | 2,622 | 30 | 24.2% |
| Danville city | 2,609 | 2,147 | 14 | 62.3% |
| Prince William County | 2,551 | 2,086 | 30 | 21.9% |
| Lynchburg city | 2,501 | 2,103 | 30 | 50.3% |
| Suffolk city | 1,792 | 1,592 | 35 | 42.6% |
| Petersburg city | 1,551 | 1,399 | 24 | 41.2% |
| Chesterfield County | 1,425 | 1,234 | 18 | 17.7% |
| Harrisonburg city | 1,402 | 1,116 | no data | 28.7% |
| Charlottesville city | 1,267 | 1,078 | 45 | 24.8% |
| Wise County | 1,245 | 1,040 | 5 | 61.8% |
| Bristol city | 1,071 | 869 | 16 | 69.6% |
| Spotsylvania County | 1,036 | 908 | 7 | 25.1% |
| Hopewell city | 1,020 | 953 | 22 | 45.1% |
| Loudoun County | 1,005 | 833 | 7 | 15.6% |
| Roanoke County | 893 | 774 | 12 | 28.4% |
| Albemarle County | 879 | 694 | 28 | 21.8% |
| Fredericksburg city | 843 | 786 | 3 | 40.8% |
| Montgomery County | 821 | 756 | 15 | 11.1% |
| Waynesboro city | 715 | 622 | 9 | 42.2% |
| Stafford County | 705 | 618 | 3 | 22.7% |
| Lee County | 625 | 480 | 4 | 41% |
| Staunton city | 622 | 575 | 14 | 44.9% |
| Smyth County | 616 | 564 | 9 | 39% |
| Franklin city | 574 | 468 | 31 | 98.7% |
| Martinsville city | 538 | 431 | 4 | 54.8% |
| Wythe County | 534 | 482 | 41 | 38.4% |
| Tazewell County | 475 | 408 | 13 | 30.4% |
| Pulaski County | 449 | 413 | 95 | 31.2% |
| Hanover County | 441 | 407 | 35 | 18.9% |
| Accomack County | 402 | 333 | 7 | 23.2% |
| Alleghany County | 393 | 364 | no data | 60% |
| Washington County | 380 | 252 | 24 | 19.4% |
| Dickenson County | 341 | 304 | 2 | 49.6% |
| Radford city | 330 | 295 | no data | 16.8% |
| Bedford County | 325 | 296 | no data | 19.9% |
| Isle of Wight County | 324 | 280 | 59 | 27.5% |
| Culpeper County | 319 | 291 | no data | 30.1% |
| Norton city | 319 | 307 | 8 | 62.5% |
| Northampton County | 318 | 280 | 9 | 48.7% |
| Scott County | 318 | 291 | 7 | 43.1% |
| York County | 306 | 267 | no data | 21.1% |
| Shenandoah County | 278 | 261 | no data | 32.7% |
| Augusta County | 275 | 240 | 39 | 14.1% |
| Winchester city | 267 | 234 | 8 | 19.6% |
| Galax city | 260 | 230 | 10 | 68.8% |
| Franklin County | 256 | 230 | no data | 15.5% |
| James City County | 248 | 200 | 62 | 10.6% |
| Colonial Heights city | 245 | 217 | 2 | 25.7% |
| Pittsylvania County | 243 | 179 | 21 | 10.4% |
| Carroll County | 237 | 209 | 7 | 29.4% |
| Manassas city | 230 | 201 | 14 | 16.1% |
| Warren County | 230 | 209 | no data | 26.8% |
| Fauquier County | 218 | 197 | no data | 12.7% |
| Salem city | 217 | 156 | 4 | 19.7% |
| Gloucester County | 210 | 191 | 1 | 24.8% |
| Henry County | 204 | 146 | 8 | 8.3% |
| Manassas Park city | 201 | 185 | no data | 56% |
| Russell County | 198 | 182 | 15 | 21.1% |
| Emporia city | 190 | 174 | no data | 62.8% |
| Westmoreland County | 188 | 161 | no data | 18.2% |
| Campbell County | 183 | 154 | 104 | 15.3% |
| Halifax County | 183 | 168 | no data | 15% |
| Prince Edward County | 181 | 163 | 46 | 17.3% |
| Sussex County | 176 | 151 | no data | 47.3% |
| Williamsburg city | 174 | 158 | 36 | 32.9% |
| Lancaster County | 147 | 135 | no data | 35.8% |
| Prince George County | 146 | 132 | no data | 14.4% |
| Frederick County | 142 | 128 | no data | 7.7% |
| Louisa County | 132 | 125 | 2 | 15.8% |
| Greene County | 130 | 110 | 2 | 51.6% |
| Lexington city | 130 | 119 | no data | 23.4% |
| Rockbridge County | 129 | 102 | no data | 28.8% |
| Grayson County | 124 | 110 | 7 | 34.5% |
| Appomattox County | 113 | 100 | no data | 16.4% |
| Buchanan County | 103 | 90 | no data | 15.1% |
| Buena Vista city | 103 | 95 | no data | 67.8% |
| Orange County | 103 | 89 | no data | 9.8% |
| Giles County | 100 | 90 | no data | 20.3% |
| Mecklenburg County | 99 | 90 | no data | 5.4% |
| Buckingham County | 95 | 91 | 46 | 16.7% |
| Fairfax city | 95 | 85 | no data | 8.4% |
| Amherst County | 88 | 74 | no data | 7.5% |
| Brunswick County | 85 | 73 | no data | 14.8% |
| Dinwiddie County | 83 | 75 | no data | 7.8% |
| Falls Church city | 83 | 79 | 5 | 34.2% |
| Caroline County | 46 | 44 | no data | 9.5% |
| Nelson County | 46 | 40 | no data | 6.7% |
| Essex County | 45 | 39 | no data | 7.3% |
| Southampton County | 45 | 36 | 29 | 9.2% |
| Fluvanna County | 44 | 36 | 11 | 13% |
| Greensville County | 44 | 39 | no data | 26.7% |
| King William County | 40 | 38 | no data | 17.1% |
| Middlesex County | 39 | 39 | no data | 33.3% |
| Northumberland County | 38 | 34 | no data | 33.8% |
| Patrick County | 36 | 31 | no data | 5.4% |
| Covington city | 32 | 21 | 11 | 20% |
| Page County | 31 | 27 | no data | 3.5% |
| Nottoway County | 29 | 28 | no data | 8.3% |
| Madison County | 25 | 22 | no data | 28% |
| King George County | 23 | 19 | no data | 4.3% |
| Clarke County | 21 | 19 | no data | 4.4% |
| Goochland County | 19 | 16 | no data | 5.5% |
| Floyd County | 18 | 15 | no data | 25.9% |
| Cumberland County | 14 | 13 | no data | 9% |
| Rockingham County | 12 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Craig County | 11 | 0 | no data | no data |
| King and Queen County | 9 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Poquoson city | 9 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Richmond County | 9 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Surry County | 9 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Botetourt County | 8 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Mathews County | 4 | 0 | no data | no data |
| New Kent County | 4 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Powhatan County | 4 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Rappahannock County | 4 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Amelia County | 2 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Bath County | 1 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Charlotte County | 1 | 0 | no data | no data |
| Lunenburg County | 1 | 0 | no data | no data |
The wait is the time households who were admitted spent waiting. Everyone still on a list is absent from HUD's file entirely, so the real wait is longer than any figure here. Need is from HUD CHAS (2017-2021 ACS); supply is from the HUD Picture file (2025). See the methodology.
Generated 2026-07-13 02:52 UTC
Source: HUD Picture of Subsidized Households (2025 snapshot, 2009-2025 trend) joined to HUD CHAS 2017-2021 ACS for the eligible-household denominator