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

Buena Vista city had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 133 counties in 2021, at 10%. Bath County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 1.9% and the figure for Virginia was 3.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10Buena Vista city
Lowest0Bath County
Median1.9133 counties
Virginia3.2History

Map of counties, 2021

Accomack County: 3.1 %Albemarle County: 4.9 %Alleghany County: 0.5 %Amelia County: 0.1 %Amherst County: 1.7 %Appomattox County: 0.4 %Arlington County: 7 %Augusta County: 1 %Bath County: 0 %Bedford County: 1.8 %Bland County: 0.5 %Botetourt County: 1.1 %Brunswick County: 1.4 %Buchanan County: 1.2 %Buckingham County: 0.3 %Campbell County: 1.9 %Caroline County: 3.3 %Carroll County: 2.4 %Charles City County: 0.4 %Charlotte County: 0.9 %Chesterfield County: 2.2 %Clarke County: 2.6 %Craig County: 0.2 %Culpeper County: 1.5 %Cumberland County: 1.9 %Dickenson County: 0.8 %Dinwiddie County: 0.8 %Essex County: 2.2 %Fairfax County: 3.4 %Fauquier County: 1.9 %Floyd County: 1.7 %Fluvanna County: 1.9 %Franklin County: 1.4 %Frederick County: 1.7 %Giles County: 1.9 %Gloucester County: 0.8 %Goochland County: 0.8 %Grayson County: 2.1 %Greene County: 1.7 %Greensville County: 1 %Halifax County: 1.2 %Hanover County: 1.1 %Henrico County: 1.8 %Henry County: 0.6 %Highland County: 2.6 %Isle of Wight County: 1.8 %James City County: 3.5 %King and Queen County: 1.7 %King George County: 2.6 %King William County: 0.4 %Lancaster County: 1.7 %Lee County: 1.6 %Loudoun County: 2.8 %Louisa County: 1 %Lunenburg County: 0.2 %Madison County: 1.9 %Mathews County: 1.1 %Mecklenburg County: 2.3 %Middlesex County: 1.9 %Montgomery County: 3.8 %Nelson County: 0.6 %New Kent County: 3.1 %Northampton County: 2 %Northumberland County: 2.3 %Nottoway County: 0.7 %Orange County: 2.5 %Page County: 0.6 %Patrick County: 2.8 %Pittsylvania County: 1.9 %Powhatan County: 1 %Prince Edward County: 1.8 %Prince George County: 5.7 %Prince William County: 2.5 %Pulaski County: 1.5 %Rappahannock County: 1.7 %Richmond County: 2.1 %Roanoke County: 2.7 %Rockbridge County: 2 %Rockingham County: 1.5 %Russell County: 1.1 %Scott County: 1.8 %Shenandoah County: 2 %Smyth County: 2.4 %Southampton County: 0.8 %Spotsylvania County: 2.1 %Stafford County: 4.2 %Surry County: 1 %Sussex County: 1.2 %Tazewell County: 1 %Warren County: 1.9 %Washington County: 1.7 %Westmoreland County: 1.3 %Wise County: 1.6 %Wythe County: 0.9 %York County: 6.1 %Alexandria city: 6.5 %Bristol city: 5.8 %Buena Vista city: 10 %Charlottesville city: 4.9 %Chesapeake city: 4.3 %Colonial Heights city: 2.7 %Covington city: 0.9 %Danville city: 2.4 %Emporia city: 2.1 %Fairfax city: 2.7 %Falls Church city: 3.9 %Franklin city: 1.2 %Fredericksburg city: 3.5 %Galax city: 2.8 %Hampton city: 4.1 %Harrisonburg city: 5 %Hopewell city: 2.7 %Lexington city: 9.1 %Lynchburg city: 5.9 %Manassas city: 1.5 %Manassas Park city: 2.5 %Martinsville city: 2 %Newport News city: 4.3 %Norfolk city: 6.8 %Norton city: 0.7 %Petersburg city: 6.3 %Poquoson city: 3.3 %Portsmouth city: 3.1 %Radford city: 3.9 %Richmond city: 3.5 %Roanoke city: 2.5 %Salem city: 1.4 %Staunton city: 2.6 %Suffolk city: 3.2 %Virginia Beach city: 4.5 %Waynesboro city: 1.4 %Williamsburg city: 8.7 %Winchester city: 3.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Buena Vista city: 10 %Buena Vista city10Lexington city: 9.1 %Lexington city9.1Williamsburg city: 8.7 %Williamsburg city8.7Arlington County: 7 %Arlington County7Norfolk city: 6.8 %Norfolk city6.8Alexandria city: 6.5 %Alexandria city6.5Petersburg city: 6.3 %Petersburg city6.3York County: 6.1 %York County6.1Lynchburg city: 5.9 %Lynchburg city5.9Bristol city: 5.8 %Bristol city5.8Prince George County: 5.7 %Prince George County5.7Harrisonburg city: 5 %Harrisonburg city5Charlottesville city: 4.9 %Charlottesville city4.9Albemarle County: 4.9 %Albemarle County4.9Virginia Beach city: 4.5 %Virginia Beach city4.5Newport News city: 4.3 %Newport News city4.3Chesapeake city: 4.3 %Chesapeake city4.3Stafford County: 4.2 %Stafford County4.2Hampton city: 4.1 %Hampton city4.1Falls Church city: 3.9 %Falls Church city3.9Radford city: 3.9 %Radford city3.9Montgomery County: 3.8 %Montgomery County3.8Richmond city: 3.5 %Richmond city3.5James City County: 3.5 %James City County3.5Fredericksburg city: 3.5 %Fredericksburg city3.5Fairfax County: 3.4 %Fairfax County3.4Caroline County: 3.3 %Caroline County3.3Winchester city: 3.3 %Winchester city3.3Poquoson city: 3.3 %Poquoson city3.3Suffolk city: 3.2 %Suffolk city3.2Portsmouth city: 3.1 %Portsmouth city3.1Accomack County: 3.1 %Accomack County3.1New Kent County: 3.1 %New Kent County3.1Galax city: 2.8 %Galax city2.8Loudoun County: 2.8 %Loudoun County2.8Patrick County: 2.8 %Patrick County2.8Fairfax city: 2.7 %Fairfax city2.7Colonial Heights city: 2.7 %Colonial Heights city2.7Hopewell city: 2.7 %Hopewell city2.7Roanoke County: 2.7 %Roanoke County2.7Buena Vista city: 10 %Buena Vista city10Lexington city: 9.1 %Lexington city9.1Williamsburg city: 8.7 %Williamsburg city8.7Arlington County: 7 %Arlington County7Norfolk city: 6.8 %Norfolk city6.8Alexandria city: 6.5 %Alexandria city6.5Petersburg city: 6.3 %Petersburg city6.3York County: 6.1 %York County6.1Lynchburg city: 5.9 %Lynchburg city5.9Bristol city: 5.8 %Bristol city5.8Prince George County: 5.7 %Prince George County5.7Harrisonburg city: 5 %Harrisonburg city5Charlottesville city: 4.9 %Charlottesville city4.9Albemarle County: 4.9 %Albemarle County4.9Virginia Beach city: 4.5 %Virginia Beach city4.5Newport News city: 4.3 %Newport News city4.3Chesapeake city: 4.3 %Chesapeake city4.3Stafford County: 4.2 %Stafford County4.2Hampton city: 4.1 %Hampton city4.1Falls Church city: 3.9 %Falls Church city3.9Radford city: 3.9 %Radford city3.9Montgomery County: 3.8 %Montgomery County3.8Richmond city: 3.5 %Richmond city3.5James City County: 3.5 %James City County3.5Fredericksburg city: 3.5 %Fredericksburg city3.5Fairfax County: 3.4 %Fairfax County3.4Caroline County: 3.3 %Caroline County3.3Winchester city: 3.3 %Winchester city3.3Poquoson city: 3.3 %Poquoson city3.3Suffolk city: 3.2 %Suffolk city3.2Portsmouth city: 3.1 %Portsmouth city3.1Accomack County: 3.1 %Accomack County3.1New Kent County: 3.1 %New Kent County3.1Galax city: 2.8 %Galax city2.8Loudoun County: 2.8 %Loudoun County2.8Patrick County: 2.8 %Patrick County2.8Fairfax city: 2.7 %Fairfax city2.7Colonial Heights city: 2.7 %Colonial Heights city2.7Hopewell city: 2.7 %Hopewell city2.7Roanoke County: 2.7 %Roanoke County2.7
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Buena Vista city10
2Lexington city9.1
3Williamsburg city8.7
4Arlington County7
5Norfolk city6.8
6Alexandria city6.5
7Petersburg city6.3
8York County6.1
9Lynchburg city5.9
10Bristol city5.8
11Prince George County5.7
12Harrisonburg city5
13Charlottesville city4.9
14Albemarle County4.9
15Virginia Beach city4.5
16Newport News city4.3
17Chesapeake city4.3
18Stafford County4.2
19Hampton city4.1
20Falls Church city3.9
21Radford city3.9
22Montgomery County3.8
23Richmond city3.5
24James City County3.5
25Fredericksburg city3.5
26Fairfax County3.4
27Caroline County3.3
27Winchester city3.3
29Poquoson city3.3
30Suffolk city3.2
31Portsmouth city3.1
32Accomack County3.1
33New Kent County3.1
34Galax city2.8
35Loudoun County2.8
36Patrick County2.8
37Fairfax city2.7
38Colonial Heights city2.7
39Hopewell city2.7
39Roanoke County2.7
41King George County2.6
42Highland County2.6
43Staunton city2.6
44Clarke County2.6
45Manassas Park city2.5
45Roanoke city2.5
47Orange County2.5
47Prince William County2.5
49Danville city2.4
50Carroll County2.4
51Smyth County2.4
52Mecklenburg County2.3
53Northumberland County2.3
54Chesterfield County2.2
55Essex County2.2
56Emporia city2.1
57Spotsylvania County2.1
58Grayson County2.1
59Richmond County2.1
60Rockbridge County2
61Northampton County2
62Shenandoah County2
63Martinsville city2
64Campbell County1.9
64Madison County1.9
66Fauquier County1.9
67Giles County1.9
68Fluvanna County1.9
69Cumberland County1.9
69Pittsylvania County1.9
71Middlesex County1.9
71Warren County1.9
73Prince Edward County1.8
74Bedford County1.8
74Henrico County1.8
76Scott County1.8
77Isle of Wight County1.8
78Amherst County1.7
78Greene County1.7
78Rappahannock County1.7
81Washington County1.7
82Frederick County1.7
83King and Queen County1.7
84Floyd County1.7
84Lancaster County1.7
86Wise County1.6
87Lee County1.6
88Manassas city1.5
89Culpeper County1.5
90Rockingham County1.5
91Pulaski County1.5
92Franklin County1.4
93Salem city1.4
94Waynesboro city1.4
95Brunswick County1.4
96Westmoreland County1.3
97Halifax County1.2
98Franklin city1.2
99Buchanan County1.2
100Sussex County1.2
101Russell County1.1
102Botetourt County1.1
103Hanover County1.1
103Mathews County1.1
105Louisa County1
105Surry County1
107Greensville County1
108Powhatan County1
109Augusta County1
110Tazewell County1
111Charlotte County0.9
112Covington city0.9
113Wythe County0.9
114Dickenson County0.8
115Gloucester County0.8
116Goochland County0.8
116Southampton County0.8
118Dinwiddie County0.8
119Norton city0.7
120Nottoway County0.7
121Henry County0.6
122Nelson County0.6
122Page County0.6
124Bland County0.5
125Alleghany County0.5
126Appomattox County0.4
126King William County0.4
128Charles City County0.4
129Buckingham County0.3
130Craig County0.2
130Lunenburg County0.2
132Amelia County0.1
133Bath County0

Other periods

About this ranking

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 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 state 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 (Counties in Virginia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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, Counties in Virginia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/virginia-counties?period=2021. 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. Counties in Virginia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/virginia-counties?period=2021.

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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, Counties in Virginia by residents who moved from another state in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Buena Vista city, with 10% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest residents who moved from another state in the past year?

Bath County, with 0% in 2021.

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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 state 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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