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Counties in Virginia ranked

4.7%of income goes to home energy in Lunenburg County, the highest of 95 Virginia counties

Arlington County is lowest at 0.8%, a gap of 5.9 times. The median Virginia county sits at 3.1%, against 3.3% for the median U.S. county. Source for Virginia: DOE LEAD 2022.

Virginia county map

Virginia counties, shaded by quintile of the selected measureWaynesboro city: no page, no dataLunenburg County: 4.7%Brunswick County: 4.2%Winchester city: no page, no dataFredericksburg city: no page, no dataFluvanna County: 2.3%Bristol city: no page, no dataFairfax County: 1.2%Galax city: no page, no dataLexington city: no page, no dataPulaski County: 3.0%Radford city: no page, no dataJames City County: 1.8%Emporia city: no page, no dataNorton city: no page, no dataHopewell city: no page, no dataHarrisonburg city: no page, no dataAppomattox County: 3.2%Franklin County: 2.7%Petersburg city: no page, no dataStafford County: 1.9%Williamsburg city: no page, no dataColonial Heights city: no page, no dataManassas city: no page, no dataSalem city: no page, no dataClarke County: 2.3%Powhatan County: 2.2%Henry County: 4.4%Buckingham County: 4.0%Charlotte County: 4.6%Smyth County: 3.8%Spotsylvania County: 2.2%Surry County: 3.8%Cumberland County: 3.9%Prince George County: 2.6%Patrick County: 3.6%Lee County: 4.0%Louisa County: 2.5%Henrico County: 1.9%Goochland County: 2.0%Nelson County: 2.8%Richmond County: 3.3%Albemarle County: 1.8%Northumberland County: 3.0%Nottoway County: 4.4%Hampton city: no page, no dataMontgomery County: 2.3%New Kent County: 2.1%Falls Church city: no page, no dataPrince Edward County: 3.5%Fauquier County: 2.1%Arlington County: 0.8%Campbell County: 2.9%Bedford County: 2.4%Accomack County: 3.4%Grayson County: 4.4%Isle of Wight County: 2.6%Shenandoah County: 3.4%Dickenson County: 4.2%Pittsylvania County: 4.0%York County: 1.9%Sussex County: 3.7%King William County: 2.8%Lancaster County: 3.2%Southampton County: 3.8%Covington city: no page, no dataBland County: 3.2%Augusta County: 3.1%Alleghany County: 3.6%Northampton County: 3.0%Orange County: 2.4%Buena Vista city: no page, no dataAmherst County: 2.8%Lynchburg city: no page, no dataChesterfield County: 2.0%Buchanan County: 4.4%Tazewell County: 3.9%Amelia County: 3.9%Floyd County: 3.2%Greensville County: 4.1%Halifax County: 4.5%Hanover County: 2.0%Wise County: 4.1%Norfolk city: no page, no dataWashington County: 2.7%Poquoson city: no page, no dataSuffolk city: no page, no dataDanville city: no page, no dataNewport News city: no page, no dataWarren County: 2.9%Carroll County: 3.7%Botetourt County: 2.4%Dinwiddie County: 3.2%Scott County: 3.9%Staunton city: no page, no dataRoanoke County: 2.1%Caroline County: 2.6%Culpeper County: 2.7%Essex County: 3.8%Rappahannock County: 2.5%Craig County: 3.0%Greene County: 2.2%Wythe County: 3.3%Alexandria city: no page, no dataPortsmouth city: no page, no dataVirginia Beach city: no page, no dataChesapeake city: no page, no dataGiles County: 3.1%Bath County: 3.9%Mecklenburg County: 4.0%Frederick County: 2.2%Madison County: 3.2%Mathews County: 2.6%Middlesex County: 3.0%Gloucester County: 2.6%Manassas Park city: no page, no dataKing George County: 2.3%Martinsville city: no page, no dataCharlottesville city: no page, no dataPrince William County: 1.6%Highland County: 4.0%Russell County: 3.9%Westmoreland County: 3.5%Page County: 4.0%Charles City County: 3.1%Loudoun County: 1.3%Rockingham County: 2.7%Rockbridge County: 3.5%King and Queen County: 3.1%
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Virginia counties, darker = higher. Click one for its page.

Highest energy burden in Virginia

Lunenburg County leads Virginia on burden at 4.7% of income and Charlotte County follows at 4.6%. For lower-income homes the top is Southampton County: 11.4% of income, against 8.6% in the median Virginia county.

home energy burden, % of income, top 10 Virginia counties

  • Lunenburg County4.7
  • Charlotte County4.6
  • Halifax County4.5
  • Nottoway County4.4
  • Grayson County4.4
  • Henry County4.4
  • Buchanan County4.4
  • Dickenson County4.2
  • Brunswick County4.2
  • Wise County4.1
  • Virginia median county3.1
Virginia counties with the lowest home energy burden
Lowest burden in VirginiaShare of income (VA)Residents (VA)
Arlington County0.8%235,463
Fairfax County1.2%1,144,474
Loudoun County1.3%427,082
Prince William County1.6%484,625
Albemarle County1.8%113,683

Storm reports and FEMA risk in Virginia

NOAA logged 152 damaging-wind, tornado, tropical, ice, winter and heat reports in Rappahannock County from 2015 to 2025, 2,052 for every 100,000 residents: the most in Virginia. FEMA scores Fairfax County highest at 94.7 (relatively high). In Virginia these are weather reports and an index, not outage counts.

Virginia top 5: Storm reports per 100,000 residents
Top 5 in Virginiareports 2015-2025 (VA)Residents (VA)Rank (VA)
Rappahannock County2,0527,4091st
Nelson County1,21114,7772nd
Madison County1,19913,9313rd
Charlotte County1,17611,4754th
Richmond County1,1169,0475th
Virginia top 5: FEMA risk score
Top 5 in Virginiascore 0-100 (VA)Residents (VA)Rank (VA)
Fairfax County94.71,144,4741st
Chesterfield County84.8371,6102nd
Henrico County83.4334,4343rd
Prince William County83.2484,6254th
Accomack County81.033,3265th

Flood claims and flood insurance in Virginia

Mathews County has the most NFIP flood claims per 1,000 homes in Virginia: 7.3 from 2015 to 2025, against 1.1 in the median Virginia county. Mathews County has the highest share of homes with flood insurance (20.2%, median county 0.6%). Claims are a record of insured losses, not outage counts.

Virginia top 5: Flood claims per 1,000 homes
Top 5 in Virginiaclaims 2015-2025 (VA)Residents (VA)Rank (VA)
Mathews County7.38,5171st
Buchanan County6.719,8572nd
Tazewell County4.539,9333rd
Accomack County4.533,3264th
Bland County4.06,2115th
Virginia top 5: Flood insurance penetration
Top 5 in Virginia% of homes insured (VA)Residents (VA)Rank (VA)
Mathews County20.2%8,5171st
Accomack County13.4%33,3262nd
York County11.0%70,5903rd
Gloucester County8.0%39,2284th
Northumberland County6.2%12,0855th

FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP, as of 8 Sep 2026. Flood claims by county.

Outliers: Virginia counties far from the state median

10 county-measure pairs sit 3 or more scaled median-absolute-deviation units from the Virginia median. Most extreme: Mathews County, share of homes with flood insurance 20.2% against a median of 0.6%.

Virginia outliers by deviation from the state median
CountyMeasureValueVirginia medianDeviations
Mathews CountyFlood insurance penetration20.2%0.6%+35.8
Accomack CountyFlood insurance penetration13.4%0.6%+23.4
York CountyFlood insurance penetration11.0%0.6%+19.1
Gloucester CountyFlood insurance penetration8.0%0.6%+13.5
Northumberland CountyFlood insurance penetration6.2%0.6%+10.2
Lancaster CountyFlood insurance penetration6.1%0.6%+10.1
Mathews CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes7.31.1+8.6
Northampton CountyFlood insurance penetration5.0%0.6%+8.1
Buchanan CountyFlood claims per 1,000 homes6.71.1+7.7
Rappahannock CountyStorm reports per 100,000 residents2,052372+6.6

Old homes, electric heat and utilities in Virginia

Alleghany County has the oldest stock: 65% of homes date from before 1980. Electric heat is most common in Buchanan County at 90% of homes, and Pittsylvania County lists 5 utilities, the most in Virginia.

Virginia top 5: Homes built before 1980
Top 5 in Virginia% of homes (VA)Residents (VA)Rank (VA)
Alleghany County65%14,9621st
Henry County62%50,3652nd
Pulaski County62%33,7713rd
Giles County62%16,6104th
Tazewell County61%39,9335th
Virginia top 5: Homes heated by electricity
Top 5 in Virginia% of homes (VA)Residents (VA)Rank (VA)
Buchanan County90%19,8571st
Russell County89%25,6352nd
Wise County88%35,7273rd
Scott County88%21,5044th
King William County87%18,2325th

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All 95 Virginia counties, sortable

95 Virginia counties, all measures
Accomack County33,3263.4%9.1%22281.046%62%24.513.4%74
Albemarle County113,6831.8%7.4%27378.131%66%40.50.4%310
Alleghany County14,9623.6%9.5%40838.165%65%13.71.5%61
Amelia County13,3423.9%10.4%66712.033%72%2no data0.1%89
Amherst County31,3852.8%8.0%48721.055%86%3no data0.3%153
Appomattox County16,4243.2%9.0%7985.149%74%4no data0.1%131
Arlington County235,4630.8%4.8%5366.853%51%12.31.9%124
Augusta County77,7133.1%8.1%26468.638%52%30.60.5%205
Bath County4,1233.9%10.8%under 5,000 residents5.456%57%1no data0.7%66
Bedford County80,2542.4%7.5%22451.234%82%30.30.3%180
Bland County6,2113.2%7.9%85313.047%74%14.01.1%53
Botetourt County33,8752.4%8.2%33718.145%67%21.50.9%114
Brunswick County15,8684.2%9.6%41628.149%68%3no data0.1%66
Buchanan County19,8574.4%8.8%35350.653%90%26.71.5%70
Buckingham County16,9144.0%10.1%75719.038%71%4no data0.1%128
Campbell County55,3982.9%7.4%35232.050%83%40.80.1%195
Caroline County31,5412.6%7.5%40320.737%78%2no data0.4%127
Carroll County29,1583.7%8.7%43945.149%72%20.60.2%128
Charles City County6,6863.1%10.4%6589.335%81%1no data0.5%44
Charlotte County11,4754.6%11.2%1,17617.451%56%3no data0.0%135
Chesterfield County371,6102.0%7.0%4784.830%67%20.50.5%175
Clarke County15,0602.3%8.5%7376.950%52%4no data0.8%111
Craig County4,8813.0%7.5%under 5,000 residents6.253%65%11.91.3%47
Culpeper County53,5632.7%8.9%28846.232%48%20.60.2%154
Cumberland County9,7453.9%9.1%68819.745%69%3no data0.2%67
Dickenson County13,9204.2%9.2%56817.949%85%21.10.3%79
Dinwiddie County28,0833.2%9.8%26419.340%75%3no data0.2%74
Essex County10,6043.8%10.8%62218.648%81%21.22.9%66
Fairfax County1,144,4741.2%5.3%4194.744%42%21.11.1%470
Fauquier County73,9352.1%8.2%42547.736%52%30.40.4%314
Floyd County15,5603.2%9.2%5786.642%64%11.60.2%90
Fluvanna County27,7642.3%9.0%29213.522%78%3no data0.3%81
Franklin County54,9582.7%8.4%35542.736%77%20.40.3%195
Frederick County93,3552.2%7.1%18644.725%50%20.50.3%174
Giles County16,6103.1%7.7%45216.662%78%12.61.1%75
Gloucester County39,2282.6%7.7%13822.637%82%13.18.0%54
Goochland County25,6132.0%8.7%46115.524%79%3no data0.5%118
Grayson County15,3234.4%9.7%58724.757%52%1no data0.2%90
Greene County20,8502.2%7.2%6099.327%75%41.40.6%127
Greensville County11,3044.1%9.7%33617.855%69%2no data0.2%38
Halifax County33,8114.5%10.5%69547.061%68%30.60.1%235
Hanover County111,6522.0%7.8%13053.532%70%20.30.4%145
Henrico County334,4341.9%7.0%4683.443%59%11.01.1%153
Henry County50,3654.4%9.3%54463.662%78%30.90.2%274
Highland County2,2654.0%8.3%under 5,000 residents2.560%39%1no data0.8%85
Isle of Wight County39,4442.6%9.4%18037.933%62%21.11.5%71
James City County80,0461.8%6.0%7253.318%50%10.72.8%58
King George County27,4682.3%7.5%54212.826%81%20.70.5%149
King William County18,2322.8%8.6%4558.329%87%2no data0.9%83
King and Queen County6,6763.1%10.2%83916.236%79%2no data1.0%56
Lancaster County10,8763.2%10.2%55232.348%77%22.36.1%60
Lee County22,0424.0%9.2%32257.353%82%2no data0.3%71
Loudoun County427,0821.3%6.5%8678.113%32%20.60.9%368
Louisa County39,0122.5%8.2%32832.227%71%3no data0.0%128
Lunenburg County11,9904.7%11.3%60119.860%51%3no data0.1%72
Madison County13,9313.2%10.0%1,1998.450%52%2no data0.6%167
Mathews County8,5172.6%8.0%42312.259%79%17.320.2%36
Mecklenburg County30,4314.0%10.5%33854.347%68%3no data0.3%103
Middlesex County10,7743.0%10.1%47323.847%82%11.04.0%51
Montgomery County99,1592.3%7.2%12447.539%75%21.60.5%123
Nelson County14,7772.8%11.0%1,21134.136%63%4no data0.4%179
New Kent County24,1392.1%8.6%23614.128%76%1no data1.1%57
Northampton County12,1153.0%9.1%33044.552%65%10.95.0%40
Northumberland County12,0853.0%11.1%58840.036%75%23.06.2%71
Nottoway County15,5974.4%11.3%46829.060%60%2no data0.1%73
Orange County37,2082.4%8.3%52425.633%70%30.60.5%195
Page County23,7504.0%9.2%64437.957%55%3no data0.9%153
Patrick County17,6063.6%10.0%57920.948%66%20.80.1%102
Pittsylvania County60,1484.0%9.3%46663.849%69%50.10.1%280
Powhatan County31,0742.2%8.2%22221.126%81%2no data0.4%69
Prince Edward County21,9323.5%8.6%52432.449%75%31.30.2%115
Prince George County42,8732.6%6.8%20513.929%78%30.70.6%88
Prince William County484,6251.6%6.0%4183.225%41%21.51.3%197
Pulaski County33,7713.0%8.1%21645.962%73%13.10.5%73
Rappahannock County7,4092.5%9.3%2,0526.948%49%2no data0.8%152
Richmond County9,0473.3%9.2%1,11610.459%76%21.81.5%101
Roanoke County96,7932.1%6.8%17752.255%48%22.40.7%171
Rockbridge County22,5783.5%9.4%66433.350%57%20.90.9%150
Rockingham County84,7392.7%7.5%27575.042%65%40.40.7%233
Russell County25,6353.9%8.6%22236.551%89%20.90.4%57
Scott County21,5043.9%9.2%28442.058%88%40.60.5%61
Shenandoah County44,6303.4%7.9%31859.849%61%30.70.5%142
Smyth County29,5853.8%8.6%35857.859%70%13.11.0%106
Southampton County17,9883.8%11.4%43929.850%73%3no data1.7%79
Spotsylvania County143,8762.2%7.0%13652.917%58%20.60.8%195
Stafford County160,5201.9%6.5%11365.020%56%41.00.8%182
Surry County6,5523.8%11.3%7944.747%65%21.91.0%52
Sussex County10,7933.7%10.3%64913.252%76%4no data0.8%70
Tazewell County39,9333.9%9.0%25360.261%80%24.50.7%101
Warren County41,1042.9%8.0%35331.643%64%31.10.8%145
Washington County53,9132.7%7.2%13246.648%81%21.30.5%71
Westmoreland County18,6833.5%10.3%38537.447%78%21.62.3%72
Wise County35,7274.1%8.6%24650.452%88%33.11.1%88
Wythe County28,2193.3%7.9%17448.753%67%11.10.7%49
York County70,5901.9%5.8%7244.727%47%10.911.0%51

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Virginia: click a header to sort. Per-capita storm rates start at 5,000 residents.

Sources

Virginia sources with periods and retrieval dates
SourcePeriodRetrieved
DOE LEAD (VA)20222 Oct 2026
FEMA NRI (VA)Dec 20252 Oct 2026
NOAA Storm Events (VA)2015 to 20252 Oct 2026
Census ACS (VA)2019 to 20232 Oct 2026
EIA-861 (VA)20241 Oct 2026

Virginia LEAD figures are group estimates, not bills. Methodology.

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Questions

Which Virginia county has the highest home energy burden?

Lunenburg County: 4.7% of income, against 3.1% for the median Virginia county (DOE LEAD 2022).

Which Virginia county has the lowest energy burden?

Arlington County at 0.8% of income.

How does Virginia compare with the whole country?

The median Virginia county has a burden of 3.1% and the median U.S. county 3.3%, across 95 Virginia counties and 3,053 U.S. counties with data.

Where do storms cause the most trouble in Virginia?

Rappahannock County has the most NOAA storm reports per 100,000 residents: 2,052 between 2015 and 2025.

Which Virginia county has the highest FEMA risk score?

Fairfax County: 94.7, rated relatively high by FEMA (Dec 2025).

Where are the oldest homes in Virginia?

Alleghany County: 65% of homes were built before 1980; the median Virginia county is at 47% (Census ACS 2023).

Which Virginia county relies most on electric heat?

Buchanan County: 90% of homes heat with electricity, against 70% in the median county.

Which Virginia county has the most flood claims per home?

Mathews County: 7.3 NFIP claims per 1,000 homes from 2015 to 2025; the median Virginia county has 1.1 (FEMA OpenFEMA).

Are storm reports the same as power outages in Virginia?

No: in Virginia they are weather reports, not outage counts.

Where can Virginia households get help with bills?

See the Virginia help page. Highest burden: Lunenburg County.

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