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

Williamsburg, VA had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 39 cities in 2024, at 8.9%. Manassas Park, VA had the lowest, at 0.8%. The median was 3.3% and the figure for Virginia was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Williamsburg, VA: 8.9 %Williamsburg, VA8.9Blacksburg, VA: 7.4 %Blacksburg, VA7.4Alexandria, VA: 6.8 %Alexandria, VA6.8Falls Church, VA: 5.9 %Falls Church, VA5.9Lynchburg, VA: 5.8 %Lynchburg, VA5.8Fredericksburg, VA: 5.6 %Fredericksburg, VA5.6Norfolk, VA: 5.4 %Norfolk, VA5.4Petersburg, VA: 4.9 %Petersburg, VA4.9Bristol, VA: 4.8 %Bristol, VA4.8Virginia Beach, VA: 4.8 %Virginia Beach, VA4.8Hampton, VA: 4.3 %Hampton, VA4.3Charlottesville, VA: 4.1 %Charlottesville, VA4.1Chesapeake, VA: 4 %Chesapeake, VA4Winchester, VA: 4 %Winchester, VA4Harrisonburg, VA: 3.8 %Harrisonburg, VA3.8Herndon, VA: 3.7 %Herndon, VA3.7Colonial Heights, VA: 3.6 %Colonial Heights, VA3.6Leesburg, VA: 3.5 %Leesburg, VA3.5Radford, VA: 3.4 %Radford, VA3.4Portsmouth, VA: 3.3 %Portsmouth, VA3.3Newport News, VA: 3.2 %Newport News, VA3.2Staunton, VA: 3.1 %Staunton, VA3.1Danville, VA: 3 %Danville, VA3Richmond, VA: 2.9 %Richmond, VA2.9Suffolk, VA: 2.7 %Suffolk, VA2.7Fairfax, VA: 2.7 %Fairfax, VA2.7Vienna, VA: 2.6 %Vienna, VA2.6Hopewell, VA: 2.5 %Hopewell, VA2.5Roanoke, VA: 2.2 %Roanoke, VA2.2Front Royal, VA: 2.1 %Front Royal, VA2.1Poquoson, VA: 2 %Poquoson, VA2Martinsville, VA: 1.9 %Martinsville, VA1.9Waynesboro, VA: 1.8 %Waynesboro, VA1.8Christiansburg, VA: 1.7 %Christiansburg, VA1.7Warrenton, VA: 1.7 %Warrenton, VA1.7Manassas, VA: 1.6 %Manassas, VA1.6Culpeper, VA: 1.5 %Culpeper, VA1.5Salem, VA: 1.5 %Salem, VA1.5Manassas Park, VA: 0.8 %Manassas Park, VA0.8Williamsburg, VA: 8.9 %Williamsburg, VA8.9Blacksburg, VA: 7.4 %Blacksburg, VA7.4Alexandria, VA: 6.8 %Alexandria, VA6.8Falls Church, VA: 5.9 %Falls Church, VA5.9Lynchburg, VA: 5.8 %Lynchburg, VA5.8Fredericksburg, VA: 5.6 %Fredericksburg, VA5.6Norfolk, VA: 5.4 %Norfolk, VA5.4Petersburg, VA: 4.9 %Petersburg, VA4.9Bristol, VA: 4.8 %Bristol, VA4.8Virginia Beach, VA: 4.8 %Virginia Beach, VA4.8Hampton, VA: 4.3 %Hampton, VA4.3Charlottesville, VA: 4.1 %Charlottesville, VA4.1Chesapeake, VA: 4 %Chesapeake, VA4Winchester, VA: 4 %Winchester, VA4Harrisonburg, VA: 3.8 %Harrisonburg, VA3.8Herndon, VA: 3.7 %Herndon, VA3.7Colonial Heights, VA: 3.6 %Colonial Heights, VA3.6Leesburg, VA: 3.5 %Leesburg, VA3.5Radford, VA: 3.4 %Radford, VA3.4Portsmouth, VA: 3.3 %Portsmouth, VA3.3Newport News, VA: 3.2 %Newport News, VA3.2Staunton, VA: 3.1 %Staunton, VA3.1Danville, VA: 3 %Danville, VA3Richmond, VA: 2.9 %Richmond, VA2.9Suffolk, VA: 2.7 %Suffolk, VA2.7Fairfax, VA: 2.7 %Fairfax, VA2.7Vienna, VA: 2.6 %Vienna, VA2.6Hopewell, VA: 2.5 %Hopewell, VA2.5Roanoke, VA: 2.2 %Roanoke, VA2.2Front Royal, VA: 2.1 %Front Royal, VA2.1Poquoson, VA: 2 %Poquoson, VA2Martinsville, VA: 1.9 %Martinsville, VA1.9Waynesboro, VA: 1.8 %Waynesboro, VA1.8Christiansburg, VA: 1.7 %Christiansburg, VA1.7Warrenton, VA: 1.7 %Warrenton, VA1.7Manassas, VA: 1.6 %Manassas, VA1.6Culpeper, VA: 1.5 %Culpeper, VA1.5Salem, VA: 1.5 %Salem, VA1.5Manassas Park, VA: 0.8 %Manassas Park, VA0.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Williamsburg, VA8.9-1.3 pts
2Blacksburg, VA7.4+1 pts
3Alexandria, VA6.80 pts
4Falls Church, VA5.90 pts
5Lynchburg, VA5.8+0.6 pts
6Fredericksburg, VA5.6+0.4 pts
7Norfolk, VA5.4+0.1 pts
8Petersburg, VA4.9-1.8 pts
9Bristol, VA4.8+0.5 pts
10Virginia Beach, VA4.80 pts
11Hampton, VA4.3+0.3 pts
12Charlottesville, VA4.1-0.4 pts
13Chesapeake, VA4+0.2 pts
13Winchester, VA4+0.4 pts
15Harrisonburg, VA3.8+0.1 pts
16Herndon, VA3.7+0.1 pts
17Colonial Heights, VA3.6+1.2 pts
18Leesburg, VA3.5-0.6 pts
19Radford, VA3.4-0.8 pts
20Portsmouth, VA3.30 pts
21Newport News, VA3.2-0.1 pts
22Staunton, VA3.1+0.7 pts
23Danville, VA3+0.3 pts
24Richmond, VA2.9-0.2 pts
25Suffolk, VA2.70 pts
26Fairfax, VA2.7+0.2 pts
27Vienna, VA2.6+0.2 pts
28Hopewell, VA2.5+2 pts
29Roanoke, VA2.2-0 pts
30Front Royal, VA2.1-0.1 pts
31Poquoson, VA2+0.2 pts
32Martinsville, VA1.9-0.7 pts
33Waynesboro, VA1.8-0 pts
34Christiansburg, VA1.7-0.9 pts
35Warrenton, VA1.7-0.8 pts
36Manassas, VA1.6-0 pts
37Culpeper, VA1.5-0.3 pts
38Salem, VA1.50 pts
39Manassas Park, VA0.8-0.8 pts

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People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US state one year earlier, 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. For the nation it is everyone who changed state.

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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/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 state 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 state 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-state/virginia-cities (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Williamsburg, VA, with 8.9% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Manassas Park, VA, with 0.8% in 2024.

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