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Cities in Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024

Fredericksburg, VA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 39 cities in 2024, at 22.9%. Vienna, VA had the lowest, at 3.5%. The median was 9.9% and the figure for Virginia was 7.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.9Fredericksburg, VA
Lowest3.5Vienna, VA
Median9.939 cities
Virginia7.8History

All cities, 2024

Fredericksburg, VA: 22.9 %Fredericksburg, VA22.9Williamsburg, VA: 21.6 %Williamsburg, VA21.6Radford, VA: 21.2 %Radford, VA21.2Blacksburg, VA: 21.1 %Blacksburg, VA21.1Petersburg, VA: 16.2 %Petersburg, VA16.2Harrisonburg, VA: 15.9 %Harrisonburg, VA15.9Charlottesville, VA: 14.7 %Charlottesville, VA14.7Lynchburg, VA: 14.4 %Lynchburg, VA14.4Falls Church, VA: 13.8 %Falls Church, VA13.8Alexandria, VA: 12.3 %Alexandria, VA12.3Fairfax, VA: 11.4 %Fairfax, VA11.4Hopewell, VA: 11.3 %Hopewell, VA11.3Staunton, VA: 11.3 %Staunton, VA11.3Norfolk, VA: 11.2 %Norfolk, VA11.2Richmond, VA: 10.6 %Richmond, VA10.6Bristol, VA: 10.4 %Bristol, VA10.4Colonial Heights, VA: 10.3 %Colonial Heights, VA10.3Manassas, VA: 10 %Manassas, VA10Waynesboro, VA: 9.9 %Waynesboro, VA9.9Winchester, VA: 9.9 %Winchester, VA9.9Hampton, VA: 9.7 %Hampton, VA9.7Manassas Park, VA: 9.6 %Manassas Park, VA9.6Portsmouth, VA: 9.6 %Portsmouth, VA9.6Front Royal, VA: 9.5 %Front Royal, VA9.5Martinsville, VA: 8.7 %Martinsville, VA8.7Suffolk, VA: 8.7 %Suffolk, VA8.7Chesapeake, VA: 8.6 %Chesapeake, VA8.6Poquoson, VA: 8.6 %Poquoson, VA8.6Salem, VA: 8.5 %Salem, VA8.5Virginia Beach, VA: 8.3 %Virginia Beach, VA8.3Newport News, VA: 8 %Newport News, VA8Danville, VA: 7.4 %Danville, VA7.4Culpeper, VA: 7.1 %Culpeper, VA7.1Herndon, VA: 5.9 %Herndon, VA5.9Roanoke, VA: 5.9 %Roanoke, VA5.9Leesburg, VA: 5.8 %Leesburg, VA5.8Warrenton, VA: 4.6 %Warrenton, VA4.6Christiansburg, VA: 4.1 %Christiansburg, VA4.1Vienna, VA: 3.5 %Vienna, VA3.5Fredericksburg, VA: 22.9 %Fredericksburg, VA22.9Williamsburg, VA: 21.6 %Williamsburg, VA21.6Radford, VA: 21.2 %Radford, VA21.2Blacksburg, VA: 21.1 %Blacksburg, VA21.1Petersburg, VA: 16.2 %Petersburg, VA16.2Harrisonburg, VA: 15.9 %Harrisonburg, VA15.9Charlottesville, VA: 14.7 %Charlottesville, VA14.7Lynchburg, VA: 14.4 %Lynchburg, VA14.4Falls Church, VA: 13.8 %Falls Church, VA13.8Alexandria, VA: 12.3 %Alexandria, VA12.3Fairfax, VA: 11.4 %Fairfax, VA11.4Hopewell, VA: 11.3 %Hopewell, VA11.3Staunton, VA: 11.3 %Staunton, VA11.3Norfolk, VA: 11.2 %Norfolk, VA11.2Richmond, VA: 10.6 %Richmond, VA10.6Bristol, VA: 10.4 %Bristol, VA10.4Colonial Heights, VA: 10.3 %Colonial Heights, VA10.3Manassas, VA: 10 %Manassas, VA10Waynesboro, VA: 9.9 %Waynesboro, VA9.9Winchester, VA: 9.9 %Winchester, VA9.9Hampton, VA: 9.7 %Hampton, VA9.7Manassas Park, VA: 9.6 %Manassas Park, VA9.6Portsmouth, VA: 9.6 %Portsmouth, VA9.6Front Royal, VA: 9.5 %Front Royal, VA9.5Martinsville, VA: 8.7 %Martinsville, VA8.7Suffolk, VA: 8.7 %Suffolk, VA8.7Chesapeake, VA: 8.6 %Chesapeake, VA8.6Poquoson, VA: 8.6 %Poquoson, VA8.6Salem, VA: 8.5 %Salem, VA8.5Virginia Beach, VA: 8.3 %Virginia Beach, VA8.3Newport News, VA: 8 %Newport News, VA8Danville, VA: 7.4 %Danville, VA7.4Culpeper, VA: 7.1 %Culpeper, VA7.1Herndon, VA: 5.9 %Herndon, VA5.9Roanoke, VA: 5.9 %Roanoke, VA5.9Leesburg, VA: 5.8 %Leesburg, VA5.8Warrenton, VA: 4.6 %Warrenton, VA4.6Christiansburg, VA: 4.1 %Christiansburg, VA4.1Vienna, VA: 3.5 %Vienna, VA3.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Fredericksburg, VA22.9+1.1 pts
2Williamsburg, VA21.6-1.9 pts
3Radford, VA21.2-0.5 pts
4Blacksburg, VA21.1+2.4 pts
5Petersburg, VA16.2-0.1 pts
6Harrisonburg, VA15.9+0.1 pts
7Charlottesville, VA14.7-1.4 pts
8Lynchburg, VA14.4+0.9 pts
9Falls Church, VA13.8-1.7 pts
10Alexandria, VA12.3+0.1 pts
11Fairfax, VA11.4-0.2 pts
12Hopewell, VA11.3+1.4 pts
13Staunton, VA11.3+0.9 pts
14Norfolk, VA11.2-0.6 pts
15Richmond, VA10.6-0.8 pts
16Bristol, VA10.4+1.2 pts
17Colonial Heights, VA10.3+1.2 pts
18Manassas, VA10-1.4 pts
19Waynesboro, VA9.9+0.2 pts
20Winchester, VA9.9-1 pts
21Hampton, VA9.7+0.3 pts
22Manassas Park, VA9.6-1.4 pts
22Portsmouth, VA9.6+0.2 pts
24Front Royal, VA9.5-0.9 pts
25Martinsville, VA8.7-1.3 pts
26Suffolk, VA8.7+0.4 pts
27Chesapeake, VA8.6-0.4 pts
28Poquoson, VA8.6+1 pts
29Salem, VA8.5-1.2 pts
30Virginia Beach, VA8.3-0.2 pts
31Newport News, VA8-0.5 pts
32Danville, VA7.4+0.6 pts
33Culpeper, VA7.1+0.3 pts
34Herndon, VA5.9-0.4 pts
34Roanoke, VA5.9-0.3 pts
36Leesburg, VA5.8-1.2 pts
37Warrenton, VA4.6-0.3 pts
38Christiansburg, VA4.1-0.5 pts
39Vienna, VA3.5-0.2 pts

Other periods

About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/virginia-cities. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/virginia-cities.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Virginia by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/virginia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Fredericksburg, VA, with 22.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Vienna, VA, with 3.5% in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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