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

Williamsburg city had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 133 counties in 2022, at 23.1%. Russell County had the lowest, at 2.2%. The median was 7.1% and the figure for Virginia was 8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median7.1133 counties
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Top 40 counties, 2022

Williamsburg city: 23.1 %Williamsburg city23.1Radford city: 20.7 %Radford city20.7Fredericksburg city: 20.4 %Fredericksburg city20.4Buena Vista city: 19.9 %Buena Vista city19.9Harrisonburg city: 17.9 %Harrisonburg city17.9Charlottesville city: 17.2 %Charlottesville city17.2Lexington city: 16.5 %Lexington city16.5Prince George County: 16.5 %Prince George County16.5Petersburg city: 14.4 %Petersburg city14.4Lynchburg city: 14 %Lynchburg city14Falls Church city: 13 %Falls Church city13Fairfax city: 12.7 %Fairfax city12.7Greensville County: 12.2 %Greensville County12.2Albemarle County: 12 %Albemarle County12Martinsville city: 12 %Martinsville city12Alexandria city: 12 %Alexandria city12Norfolk city: 11.8 %Norfolk city11.8Richmond County: 11.8 %Richmond County11.8Arlington County: 11.6 %Arlington County11.6Rappahannock County: 11.6 %Rappahannock County11.6Hopewell city: 11.5 %Hopewell city11.5Winchester city: 11.5 %Winchester city11.5Richmond city: 11.4 %Richmond city11.4Prince Edward County: 11.4 %Prince Edward County11.4Staunton city: 11.3 %Staunton city11.3Galax city: 11.2 %Galax city11.2Manassas Park city: 11 %Manassas Park city11Manassas city: 10.9 %Manassas city10.9Colonial Heights city: 10.9 %Colonial Heights city10.9Sussex County: 10.8 %Sussex County10.8York County: 10.7 %York County10.7Salem city: 10.7 %Salem city10.7Montgomery County: 10.6 %Montgomery County10.6Stafford County: 10.5 %Stafford County10.5Northumberland County: 10.3 %Northumberland County10.3Amelia County: 10.1 %Amelia County10.1Middlesex County: 10 %Middlesex County10Hampton city: 9.7 %Hampton city9.7Waynesboro city: 9.7 %Waynesboro city9.7Suffolk city: 9.6 %Suffolk city9.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Williamsburg city23.1-1.4 pts
2Radford city20.7+1.4 pts
3Fredericksburg city20.4-0.6 pts
4Buena Vista city19.9+4.1 pts
5Harrisonburg city17.9-0.4 pts
6Charlottesville city17.20 pts
7Lexington city16.5-0.6 pts
7Prince George County16.5+2.6 pts
9Petersburg city14.4-0.6 pts
10Lynchburg city14+0.8 pts
11Falls Church city13+1.3 pts
12Fairfax city12.7+0.5 pts
13Greensville County12.2-3.8 pts
14Albemarle County12+0.4 pts
15Martinsville city12-2.8 pts
16Alexandria city12+0.3 pts
17Norfolk city11.8-1.5 pts
17Richmond County11.8-2.9 pts
19Arlington County11.6+0.7 pts
19Rappahannock County11.6+1.8 pts
21Hopewell city11.5+1.2 pts
21Winchester city11.5+0.9 pts
23Richmond city11.4-0.4 pts
24Prince Edward County11.4+1.7 pts
25Staunton city11.3-1.2 pts
26Galax city11.2-1.1 pts
27Manassas Park city11-0.4 pts
28Manassas city10.9-0.2 pts
29Colonial Heights city10.9-1.1 pts
30Sussex County10.8+0.2 pts
31York County10.7-1.5 pts
32Salem city10.7+0.8 pts
33Montgomery County10.6+0.6 pts
34Stafford County10.5+0.4 pts
35Northumberland County10.3+0.5 pts
36Amelia County10.1+0.5 pts
37Middlesex County10+0.9 pts
38Hampton city9.7+0.3 pts
39Waynesboro city9.7-0.7 pts
40Suffolk city9.6+0.6 pts
41Bland County9.6+0.6 pts
42Bristol city9.6-0.7 pts
43Portsmouth city9.5+0.4 pts
44Chesapeake city9.5-0.3 pts
45Fluvanna County9.5+1.1 pts
46New Kent County9.4-0.3 pts
47Caroline County9.3+0.8 pts
47Norton city9.3-0.5 pts
49James City County9+0.5 pts
50King George County8.9-0.7 pts
51Newport News city8.6-0.5 pts
52Virginia Beach city8.4+0.4 pts
53Poquoson city8.4-0.4 pts
54Brunswick County8.3+0.5 pts
55Emporia city8.1-1.5 pts
56Orange County8.1-0.2 pts
57Roanoke County8-0.3 pts
58Powhatan County7.9-0.2 pts
59Spotsylvania County7.8+0.6 pts
60Dinwiddie County7.5-0.3 pts
61Greene County7.4+0.7 pts
62Campbell County7.3+0.6 pts
63Frederick County7.3-0.8 pts
64Clarke County7.2-1 pts
65Isle of Wight County7.2+0.4 pts
66Southampton County7.1+0.7 pts
67Culpeper County7.1-0.3 pts
68Goochland County7-1 pts
69Chesterfield County6.9+0.4 pts
70Warren County6.9-0.4 pts
71Roanoke city6.8-0.9 pts
72Bedford County6.8-0.3 pts
73Highland County6.7+0.5 pts
74Amherst County6.6-0.8 pts
75Henrico County6.60 pts
76Prince William County6.5+0.2 pts
77Craig County6.5-1 pts
78Fairfax County6.5+0.2 pts
79Augusta County6.4+0.3 pts
80Franklin city6.4+2.9 pts
81Fauquier County6.2-1 pts
82Loudoun County6.2-0.2 pts
83Rockingham County5.9+0.1 pts
84Lee County5.9+1.4 pts
85Westmoreland County5.8-0.5 pts
86Northampton County5.7+1.2 pts
87Surry County5.7+1 pts
88Wise County5.6+1.4 pts
89Hanover County5.5-0.6 pts
90Lancaster County5.5+0.4 pts
91Essex County5.5+0.1 pts
92Danville city5.4-0.1 pts
93King and Queen County5.3+0.3 pts
93Rockbridge County5.3-1.2 pts
95Washington County5.3+0.1 pts
96Buckingham County5.3-1.2 pts
97Franklin County5.2+1 pts
98Accomack County5.1+0.5 pts
99Pulaski County5.1-0.6 pts
100Nelson County5.1+1.3 pts
100Patrick County5.1+0.1 pts
102Smyth County4.8-0.2 pts
103Grayson County4.8-0.5 pts
104Louisa County4.8-0.2 pts
105Nottoway County4.7-1.3 pts
106Madison County4.60 pts
107Shenandoah County4.5-0.6 pts
108Mecklenburg County4.5+0.5 pts
109Pittsylvania County4.4+0.1 pts
110Cumberland County4.3-0.4 pts
111Gloucester County4.30 pts
112Carroll County4.1-0.5 pts
113Botetourt County4-0.6 pts
113Wythe County4-0.2 pts
115Appomattox County3.9+0.4 pts
116Scott County3.8-0.5 pts
117Giles County3.7-0.1 pts
118Charles City County3.6-1.4 pts
119Mathews County3.4-1 pts
120Floyd County3.4-0 pts
121King William County3.4+0.3 pts
122Covington city3.3-0.9 pts
122Page County3.3-0.6 pts
122Tazewell County3.3+0.2 pts
125Lunenburg County3.2+1.2 pts
126Charlotte County3.1-1 pts
127Dickenson County3.1+0.6 pts
128Henry County3+0.2 pts
129Bath County3-0.4 pts
130Buchanan County2.8-1.3 pts
131Alleghany County2.6-0.1 pts
132Halifax County2.2-0.5 pts
133Russell County2.2-0.6 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/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 (Counties 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, Counties 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-counties?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, 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-counties?period=2022.

Harvard

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, 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-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2022}},
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Williamsburg city, with 23.1% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Russell County, with 2.2% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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