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

Prince George County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 133 counties in 2024, at 23%. Buchanan County had the lowest, at 1.5%. The median was 7% and the figure for Virginia was 7.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median7133 counties
Virginia7.8History

Top 40 counties, 2024

Prince George County: 23 %Prince George County23Fredericksburg city: 22.9 %Fredericksburg city22.9Williamsburg city: 21.6 %Williamsburg city21.6Radford city: 21.2 %Radford city21.2Petersburg city: 16.2 %Petersburg city16.2Harrisonburg city: 15.9 %Harrisonburg city15.9Lexington city: 15.6 %Lexington city15.6Buena Vista city: 15.5 %Buena Vista city15.5Charlottesville city: 14.7 %Charlottesville city14.7Lynchburg city: 14.4 %Lynchburg city14.4Falls Church city: 13.8 %Falls Church city13.8Greensville County: 13.6 %Greensville County13.6Galax city: 13.2 %Galax city13.2Richmond County: 13.1 %Richmond County13.1Albemarle County: 12.6 %Albemarle County12.6Sussex County: 12.5 %Sussex County12.5Alexandria city: 12.3 %Alexandria city12.3Rappahannock County: 12.1 %Rappahannock County12.1Montgomery County: 11.9 %Montgomery County11.9Arlington County: 11.7 %Arlington County11.7Fairfax city: 11.4 %Fairfax city11.4Hopewell city: 11.3 %Hopewell city11.3Staunton city: 11.3 %Staunton city11.3Norfolk city: 11.2 %Norfolk city11.2York County: 11.1 %York County11.1Stafford County: 10.9 %Stafford County10.9Richmond city: 10.6 %Richmond city10.6Norton city: 10.5 %Norton city10.5Amelia County: 10.4 %Amelia County10.4Bristol city: 10.4 %Bristol city10.4Colonial Heights city: 10.3 %Colonial Heights city10.3Fluvanna County: 10.3 %Fluvanna County10.3New Kent County: 10 %New Kent County10Manassas city: 10 %Manassas city10Waynesboro city: 9.9 %Waynesboro city9.9Winchester city: 9.9 %Winchester city9.9Hampton city: 9.7 %Hampton city9.7Manassas Park city: 9.6 %Manassas Park city9.6Portsmouth city: 9.6 %Portsmouth city9.6Emporia city: 9.2 %Emporia city9.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Prince George County23+2.9 pts
2Fredericksburg city22.9+1.1 pts
3Williamsburg city21.6-1.9 pts
4Radford city21.2-0.5 pts
5Petersburg city16.2-0.1 pts
6Harrisonburg city15.9+0.1 pts
7Lexington city15.6-0.5 pts
8Buena Vista city15.5-3.8 pts
9Charlottesville city14.7-1.4 pts
10Lynchburg city14.4+0.9 pts
11Falls Church city13.8-1.7 pts
12Greensville County13.6+0.1 pts
13Galax city13.2+1.1 pts
14Richmond County13.1-0.3 pts
15Albemarle County12.6+0.5 pts
16Sussex County12.5+1 pts
17Alexandria city12.3+0.1 pts
18Rappahannock County12.1+0.8 pts
19Montgomery County11.9+0.9 pts
20Arlington County11.7-0.1 pts
21Fairfax city11.4-0.2 pts
22Hopewell city11.3+1.4 pts
23Staunton city11.3+0.9 pts
24Norfolk city11.2-0.6 pts
25York County11.1-0.5 pts
26Stafford County10.9+0.3 pts
27Richmond city10.6-0.8 pts
28Norton city10.5-0.9 pts
29Amelia County10.4-0.3 pts
30Bristol city10.4+1.2 pts
31Colonial Heights city10.3+1.2 pts
32Fluvanna County10.3+0.6 pts
33New Kent County10+0.5 pts
34Manassas city10-1.4 pts
35Waynesboro city9.9+0.2 pts
36Winchester city9.9-1 pts
37Hampton city9.7+0.3 pts
38Manassas Park city9.6-1.4 pts
38Portsmouth city9.6+0.2 pts
40Emporia city9.2+0.7 pts
41Franklin city9.2+2 pts
42Goochland County8.9+0.7 pts
43Martinsville city8.7-1.3 pts
44Campbell County8.7+0.8 pts
45Suffolk city8.7+0.4 pts
46Chesapeake city8.6-0.4 pts
47Poquoson city8.6+1 pts
48Brunswick County8.60 pts
49Caroline County8.5-1.4 pts
50Salem city8.5-1.2 pts
51Virginia Beach city8.3-0.2 pts
52Prince Edward County8.2-1.4 pts
53Orange County8.2-0.3 pts
54James City County8.2-1.3 pts
55Newport News city8-0.5 pts
56Isle of Wight County7.8+0.8 pts
57Warren County7.8-0.1 pts
58Buckingham County7.6+0.5 pts
58Roanoke County7.6+0.5 pts
60King George County7.6-0.5 pts
61Spotsylvania County7.5-0.6 pts
62Bland County7.4-1.7 pts
62Powhatan County7.4-0.5 pts
64Danville city7.4+0.6 pts
65Culpeper County7.3-0.1 pts
66Middlesex County7.1-1.3 pts
67Dinwiddie County7-1 pts
68Northumberland County6.80 pts
69Craig County6.7-0.1 pts
70Frederick County6.6-0.2 pts
71Bedford County6.6-0.2 pts
72Clarke County6.5-1 pts
73Henrico County6.5+0.1 pts
74Augusta County6.4+0.4 pts
75Chesterfield County6.3-0.6 pts
76Rockbridge County6.2+0.6 pts
77Rockingham County6.2-0.3 pts
78Fairfax County6.1-0.3 pts
78Prince William County6.1-0.2 pts
80Southampton County5.9+0.6 pts
81Roanoke city5.9-0.3 pts
82Amherst County5.8-0.6 pts
83Mathews County5.8+1.3 pts
84Highland County5.8-1.5 pts
85Loudoun County5.7-0.3 pts
86Lee County5.7-1 pts
87Hanover County5.6+0.1 pts
88Nelson County5.5-0.5 pts
89Accomack County5.5-0.1 pts
90Carroll County5.40 pts
91Patrick County5.4-0 pts
92Essex County5.4-1.2 pts
93Surry County5.4+0.8 pts
94Lancaster County5.3-0.5 pts
95Westmoreland County5.3+1.7 pts
96Grayson County5.3-0.2 pts
97Fauquier County5.3-1 pts
98King William County5.2+0.4 pts
98Mecklenburg County5.2+0.2 pts
100Nottoway County5.2-1.2 pts
101Pittsylvania County5.2+0.9 pts
102King and Queen County5.1+0.8 pts
103Scott County5+0.8 pts
104Gloucester County5+0.7 pts
105Franklin County4.9-0.3 pts
106Pulaski County4.9-0.2 pts
106Wise County4.9-1.3 pts
108Botetourt County4.9+0.5 pts
109Washington County4.9+0.3 pts
110Charles City County4.7+1.1 pts
111Northampton County4.7-0.7 pts
112Shenandoah County4.6+0.4 pts
113Covington city4.5+0.8 pts
114Appomattox County4.50 pts
115Louisa County4.1-0.2 pts
116Floyd County3.9-0.5 pts
117Cumberland County3.8-0.5 pts
118Madison County3.7+0.1 pts
119Wythe County3.7-0.6 pts
120Greene County3.5-3.1 pts
121Page County3.5+0.1 pts
122Henry County3.4+0.2 pts
123Giles County3.3-0.7 pts
123Lunenburg County3.30 pts
125Smyth County3-1.2 pts
126Russell County2.9-0 pts
127Charlotte County2.8-0.4 pts
128Tazewell County2.7-0.2 pts
129Bath County2.7-1.2 pts
130Halifax County2.6+0.6 pts
131Alleghany County2.4+0.2 pts
131Dickenson County2.4-0 pts
133Buchanan County1.5-0.7 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 counties 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. 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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties. 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. Counties 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-counties.

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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, Counties 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-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Prince George County, with 23% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Buchanan County, with 1.5% in 2024.

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