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

Williamsburg, VA had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 39 cities in 2022, at 23.1%. Vienna, VA had the lowest, at 4.2%. The median was 10.9% and the figure for Virginia was 8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest23.1Williamsburg, VA
Lowest4.2Vienna, VA
Median10.939 cities
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All cities, 2022

Williamsburg, VA: 23.1 %Williamsburg, VA23.1Radford, VA: 20.7 %Radford, VA20.7Fredericksburg, VA: 20.4 %Fredericksburg, VA20.4Blacksburg, VA: 18 %Blacksburg, VA18Harrisonburg, VA: 17.9 %Harrisonburg, VA17.9Charlottesville, VA: 17.2 %Charlottesville, VA17.2Petersburg, VA: 14.4 %Petersburg, VA14.4Lynchburg, VA: 14 %Lynchburg, VA14Falls Church, VA: 13 %Falls Church, VA13Fairfax, VA: 12.7 %Fairfax, VA12.7Martinsville, VA: 12 %Martinsville, VA12Alexandria, VA: 12 %Alexandria, VA12Norfolk, VA: 11.8 %Norfolk, VA11.8Hopewell, VA: 11.5 %Hopewell, VA11.5Winchester, VA: 11.5 %Winchester, VA11.5Richmond, VA: 11.4 %Richmond, VA11.4Staunton, VA: 11.3 %Staunton, VA11.3Manassas Park, VA: 11 %Manassas Park, VA11Manassas, VA: 10.9 %Manassas, VA10.9Colonial Heights, VA: 10.9 %Colonial Heights, VA10.9Salem, VA: 10.7 %Salem, VA10.7Hampton, VA: 9.7 %Hampton, VA9.7Waynesboro, VA: 9.7 %Waynesboro, VA9.7Suffolk, VA: 9.6 %Suffolk, VA9.6Bristol, VA: 9.6 %Bristol, VA9.6Portsmouth, VA: 9.5 %Portsmouth, VA9.5Chesapeake, VA: 9.5 %Chesapeake, VA9.5Newport News, VA: 8.6 %Newport News, VA8.6Virginia Beach, VA: 8.4 %Virginia Beach, VA8.4Poquoson, VA: 8.4 %Poquoson, VA8.4Culpeper, VA: 7.9 %Culpeper, VA7.9Front Royal, VA: 7.1 %Front Royal, VA7.1Leesburg, VA: 6.9 %Leesburg, VA6.9Roanoke, VA: 6.8 %Roanoke, VA6.8Danville, VA: 5.4 %Danville, VA5.4Herndon, VA: 5 %Herndon, VA5Warrenton, VA: 4.7 %Warrenton, VA4.7Christiansburg, VA: 4.6 %Christiansburg, VA4.6Vienna, VA: 4.2 %Vienna, VA4.2Williamsburg, VA: 23.1 %Williamsburg, VA23.1Radford, VA: 20.7 %Radford, VA20.7Fredericksburg, VA: 20.4 %Fredericksburg, VA20.4Blacksburg, VA: 18 %Blacksburg, VA18Harrisonburg, VA: 17.9 %Harrisonburg, VA17.9Charlottesville, VA: 17.2 %Charlottesville, VA17.2Petersburg, VA: 14.4 %Petersburg, VA14.4Lynchburg, VA: 14 %Lynchburg, VA14Falls Church, VA: 13 %Falls Church, VA13Fairfax, VA: 12.7 %Fairfax, VA12.7Martinsville, VA: 12 %Martinsville, VA12Alexandria, VA: 12 %Alexandria, VA12Norfolk, VA: 11.8 %Norfolk, VA11.8Hopewell, VA: 11.5 %Hopewell, VA11.5Winchester, VA: 11.5 %Winchester, VA11.5Richmond, VA: 11.4 %Richmond, VA11.4Staunton, VA: 11.3 %Staunton, VA11.3Manassas Park, VA: 11 %Manassas Park, VA11Manassas, VA: 10.9 %Manassas, VA10.9Colonial Heights, VA: 10.9 %Colonial Heights, VA10.9Salem, VA: 10.7 %Salem, VA10.7Hampton, VA: 9.7 %Hampton, VA9.7Waynesboro, VA: 9.7 %Waynesboro, VA9.7Suffolk, VA: 9.6 %Suffolk, VA9.6Bristol, VA: 9.6 %Bristol, VA9.6Portsmouth, VA: 9.5 %Portsmouth, VA9.5Chesapeake, VA: 9.5 %Chesapeake, VA9.5Newport News, VA: 8.6 %Newport News, VA8.6Virginia Beach, VA: 8.4 %Virginia Beach, VA8.4Poquoson, VA: 8.4 %Poquoson, VA8.4Culpeper, VA: 7.9 %Culpeper, VA7.9Front Royal, VA: 7.1 %Front Royal, VA7.1Leesburg, VA: 6.9 %Leesburg, VA6.9Roanoke, VA: 6.8 %Roanoke, VA6.8Danville, VA: 5.4 %Danville, VA5.4Herndon, VA: 5 %Herndon, VA5Warrenton, VA: 4.7 %Warrenton, VA4.7Christiansburg, VA: 4.6 %Christiansburg, VA4.6Vienna, VA: 4.2 %Vienna, VA4.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Williamsburg, VA23.1-1.4 pts
2Radford, VA20.7+1.4 pts
3Fredericksburg, VA20.4-0.6 pts
4Blacksburg, VA18+1.9 pts
5Harrisonburg, VA17.9-0.4 pts
6Charlottesville, VA17.20 pts
7Petersburg, VA14.4-0.6 pts
8Lynchburg, VA14+0.8 pts
9Falls Church, VA13+1.3 pts
10Fairfax, VA12.7+0.5 pts
11Martinsville, VA12-2.8 pts
12Alexandria, VA12+0.3 pts
13Norfolk, VA11.8-1.5 pts
14Hopewell, VA11.5+1.2 pts
14Winchester, VA11.5+0.9 pts
16Richmond, VA11.4-0.4 pts
17Staunton, VA11.3-1.2 pts
18Manassas Park, VA11-0.4 pts
19Manassas, VA10.9-0.2 pts
20Colonial Heights, VA10.9-1.1 pts
21Salem, VA10.7+0.8 pts
22Hampton, VA9.7+0.3 pts
23Waynesboro, VA9.7-0.7 pts
24Suffolk, VA9.6+0.6 pts
25Bristol, VA9.6-0.7 pts
26Portsmouth, VA9.5+0.4 pts
27Chesapeake, VA9.5-0.3 pts
28Newport News, VA8.6-0.5 pts
29Virginia Beach, VA8.4+0.4 pts
30Poquoson, VA8.4-0.4 pts
31Culpeper, VA7.9+0.3 pts
32Front Royal, VA7.1-1 pts
33Leesburg, VA6.90 pts
34Roanoke, VA6.8-0.9 pts
35Danville, VA5.4-0.1 pts
36Herndon, VA5+1.6 pts
37Warrenton, VA4.7-2.1 pts
38Christiansburg, VA4.6-1.1 pts
39Vienna, VA4.2+0.3 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/virginia-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/virginia-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/virginia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Williamsburg, VA, with 23.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Vienna, VA, with 4.2% in 2022.

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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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