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

Prince George County had the highest residents who moved from another state in the past year of 133 counties in 2023, at 12.1%. Bath County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 2% and the figure for Virginia was 3.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Accomack County: 3.8 %Albemarle County: 5 %Alleghany County: 0.3 %Amelia County: 1.4 %Amherst County: 1.3 %Appomattox County: 0.3 %Arlington County: 7.9 %Augusta County: 1.3 %Bath County: 0 %Bedford County: 1.5 %Bland County: 0.6 %Botetourt County: 1.4 %Brunswick County: 1.1 %Buchanan County: 0.6 %Buckingham County: 0.3 %Campbell County: 1.9 %Caroline County: 2.8 %Carroll County: 2.6 %Charles City County: 0.4 %Charlotte County: 1.1 %Chesterfield County: 2.2 %Clarke County: 1.6 %Craig County: 0 %Culpeper County: 1.6 %Cumberland County: 1.6 %Dickenson County: 0.5 %Dinwiddie County: 1.5 %Essex County: 2 %Fairfax County: 3.3 %Fauquier County: 1.8 %Floyd County: 2.7 %Fluvanna County: 2.2 %Franklin County: 2.1 %Frederick County: 1.6 %Giles County: 2 %Gloucester County: 1.2 %Goochland County: 1.3 %Grayson County: 2.9 %Greene County: 1.4 %Greensville County: 0.6 %Halifax County: 0.9 %Hanover County: 0.9 %Henrico County: 1.9 %Henry County: 1.4 %Highland County: 3.1 %Isle of Wight County: 1.9 %James City County: 4.3 %King and Queen County: 1 %King George County: 2.1 %King William County: 0.7 %Lancaster County: 1.5 %Lee County: 2.6 %Loudoun County: 2.6 %Louisa County: 0.9 %Lunenburg County: 0.6 %Madison County: 1.8 %Mathews County: 0 %Mecklenburg County: 2.2 %Middlesex County: 2.1 %Montgomery County: 4 %Nelson County: 1.1 %New Kent County: 2.6 %Northampton County: 2.6 %Northumberland County: 2.1 %Nottoway County: 0.7 %Orange County: 3.2 %Page County: 1.1 %Patrick County: 2.9 %Pittsylvania County: 2 %Powhatan County: 1.6 %Prince Edward County: 2 %Prince George County: 12.1 %Prince William County: 2.2 %Pulaski County: 1.4 %Rappahannock County: 2.2 %Richmond County: 2.5 %Roanoke County: 2.2 %Rockbridge County: 1.3 %Rockingham County: 1.4 %Russell County: 1.3 %Scott County: 1.4 %Shenandoah County: 1.8 %Smyth County: 2.5 %Southampton County: 0.7 %Spotsylvania County: 2.1 %Stafford County: 4.5 %Surry County: 0.5 %Sussex County: 0.6 %Tazewell County: 0.9 %Warren County: 2.1 %Washington County: 2 %Westmoreland County: 1.2 %Wise County: 2.7 %Wythe County: 1.7 %York County: 6.1 %Alexandria city: 6.8 %Bristol city: 4.4 %Buena Vista city: 11.4 %Charlottesville city: 4.5 %Chesapeake city: 3.7 %Colonial Heights city: 2.4 %Covington city: 0.5 %Danville city: 2.7 %Emporia city: 1.7 %Fairfax city: 2.5 %Falls Church city: 5.9 %Franklin city: 1.7 %Fredericksburg city: 5.2 %Galax city: 2.4 %Hampton city: 3.9 %Harrisonburg city: 3.7 %Hopewell city: 0.5 %Lexington city: 9.7 %Lynchburg city: 5.2 %Manassas city: 1.6 %Manassas Park city: 1.6 %Martinsville city: 2.6 %Newport News city: 3.3 %Norfolk city: 5.3 %Norton city: 1.4 %Petersburg city: 6.8 %Poquoson city: 1.8 %Portsmouth city: 3.3 %Radford city: 4.2 %Richmond city: 3.1 %Roanoke city: 2.2 %Salem city: 1.5 %Staunton city: 2.4 %Suffolk city: 2.7 %Virginia Beach city: 4.8 %Waynesboro city: 1.9 %Williamsburg city: 10.1 %Winchester city: 3.5 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Prince George County: 12.1 %Prince George County12.1Buena Vista city: 11.4 %Buena Vista city11.4Williamsburg city: 10.1 %Williamsburg city10.1Lexington city: 9.7 %Lexington city9.7Arlington County: 7.9 %Arlington County7.9Alexandria city: 6.8 %Alexandria city6.8Petersburg city: 6.8 %Petersburg city6.8York County: 6.1 %York County6.1Falls Church city: 5.9 %Falls Church city5.9Norfolk city: 5.3 %Norfolk city5.3Lynchburg city: 5.2 %Lynchburg city5.2Fredericksburg city: 5.2 %Fredericksburg city5.2Albemarle County: 5 %Albemarle County5Virginia Beach city: 4.8 %Virginia Beach city4.8Charlottesville city: 4.5 %Charlottesville city4.5Stafford County: 4.5 %Stafford County4.5Bristol city: 4.4 %Bristol city4.4James City County: 4.3 %James City County4.3Radford city: 4.2 %Radford city4.2Montgomery County: 4 %Montgomery County4Hampton city: 3.9 %Hampton city3.9Accomack County: 3.8 %Accomack County3.8Chesapeake city: 3.7 %Chesapeake city3.7Harrisonburg city: 3.7 %Harrisonburg city3.7Winchester city: 3.5 %Winchester city3.5Fairfax County: 3.3 %Fairfax County3.3Newport News city: 3.3 %Newport News city3.3Portsmouth city: 3.3 %Portsmouth city3.3Orange County: 3.2 %Orange County3.2Richmond city: 3.1 %Richmond city3.1Highland County: 3.1 %Highland County3.1Patrick County: 2.9 %Patrick County2.9Grayson County: 2.9 %Grayson County2.9Caroline County: 2.8 %Caroline County2.8Floyd County: 2.7 %Floyd County2.7Danville city: 2.7 %Danville city2.7Suffolk city: 2.7 %Suffolk city2.7Wise County: 2.7 %Wise County2.7New Kent County: 2.6 %New Kent County2.6Northampton County: 2.6 %Northampton County2.6Prince George County: 12.1 %Prince George County12.1Buena Vista city: 11.4 %Buena Vista city11.4Williamsburg city: 10.1 %Williamsburg city10.1Lexington city: 9.7 %Lexington city9.7Arlington County: 7.9 %Arlington County7.9Alexandria city: 6.8 %Alexandria city6.8Petersburg city: 6.8 %Petersburg city6.8York County: 6.1 %York County6.1Falls Church city: 5.9 %Falls Church city5.9Norfolk city: 5.3 %Norfolk city5.3Lynchburg city: 5.2 %Lynchburg city5.2Fredericksburg city: 5.2 %Fredericksburg city5.2Albemarle County: 5 %Albemarle County5Virginia Beach city: 4.8 %Virginia Beach city4.8Charlottesville city: 4.5 %Charlottesville city4.5Stafford County: 4.5 %Stafford County4.5Bristol city: 4.4 %Bristol city4.4James City County: 4.3 %James City County4.3Radford city: 4.2 %Radford city4.2Montgomery County: 4 %Montgomery County4Hampton city: 3.9 %Hampton city3.9Accomack County: 3.8 %Accomack County3.8Chesapeake city: 3.7 %Chesapeake city3.7Harrisonburg city: 3.7 %Harrisonburg city3.7Winchester city: 3.5 %Winchester city3.5Fairfax County: 3.3 %Fairfax County3.3Newport News city: 3.3 %Newport News city3.3Portsmouth city: 3.3 %Portsmouth city3.3Orange County: 3.2 %Orange County3.2Richmond city: 3.1 %Richmond city3.1Highland County: 3.1 %Highland County3.1Patrick County: 2.9 %Patrick County2.9Grayson County: 2.9 %Grayson County2.9Caroline County: 2.8 %Caroline County2.8Floyd County: 2.7 %Floyd County2.7Danville city: 2.7 %Danville city2.7Suffolk city: 2.7 %Suffolk city2.7Wise County: 2.7 %Wise County2.7New Kent County: 2.6 %New Kent County2.6Northampton County: 2.6 %Northampton County2.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Prince George County12.1+3.2 pts
2Buena Vista city11.4+0.3 pts
3Williamsburg city10.1+0.4 pts
4Lexington city9.7+0.5 pts
5Arlington County7.9+0.4 pts
6Alexandria city6.8+0.3 pts
7Petersburg city6.8+1.2 pts
8York County6.1+0.9 pts
9Falls Church city5.9+1.9 pts
10Norfolk city5.3-0.4 pts
11Lynchburg city5.2+0.1 pts
12Fredericksburg city5.2+0.2 pts
13Albemarle County5+0.2 pts
14Virginia Beach city4.8+0.2 pts
15Charlottesville city4.5-0.4 pts
16Stafford County4.5+0.1 pts
17Bristol city4.4-1.1 pts
18James City County4.3+0.3 pts
19Radford city4.2+0.4 pts
20Montgomery County40 pts
21Hampton city3.9-0.3 pts
22Accomack County3.8+0.3 pts
23Chesapeake city3.7-0.4 pts
23Harrisonburg city3.7-0.9 pts
25Winchester city3.5+0.1 pts
26Fairfax County3.3-0.2 pts
27Newport News city3.3-0 pts
28Portsmouth city3.30 pts
29Orange County3.2+0.2 pts
30Richmond city3.1-0.1 pts
31Highland County3.1+0.3 pts
32Patrick County2.9+0.6 pts
33Grayson County2.9+0.8 pts
34Caroline County2.80 pts
35Floyd County2.7+0.7 pts
36Danville city2.7+0.4 pts
36Suffolk city2.7-0.4 pts
38Wise County2.7+0.2 pts
39New Kent County2.6+0.7 pts
39Northampton County2.6-0 pts
41Loudoun County2.6-0.1 pts
42Martinsville city2.6+0.4 pts
43Carroll County2.6+0.4 pts
44Lee County2.6-0.1 pts
45Richmond County2.5+0.7 pts
46Smyth County2.50 pts
47Fairfax city2.5-0.2 pts
48Galax city2.4-0.3 pts
49Staunton city2.4+0.1 pts
50Colonial Heights city2.4-0.1 pts
51Roanoke city2.2-0.1 pts
52Fluvanna County2.2+0.1 pts
52Rappahannock County2.2+0.5 pts
54Chesterfield County2.2-0 pts
54Prince William County2.2-0.2 pts
56Mecklenburg County2.2-0.3 pts
57Roanoke County2.2-0.4 pts
58Franklin County2.1-0 pts
58King George County2.1+0.4 pts
60Spotsylvania County2.10 pts
61Warren County2.1+0.5 pts
62Northumberland County2.1-0.7 pts
63Middlesex County2.1+0.4 pts
64Prince Edward County20 pts
65Giles County2+0.1 pts
66Essex County2-0.1 pts
67Pittsylvania County20 pts
68Washington County2-0.1 pts
69Henrico County1.9-0.1 pts
69Isle of Wight County1.90 pts
71Campbell County1.9+0.2 pts
72Waynesboro city1.9+0.3 pts
73Poquoson city1.8-0.4 pts
73Shenandoah County1.8-0.1 pts
75Madison County1.8-0.1 pts
76Fauquier County1.8+0.1 pts
77Franklin city1.7+0.3 pts
78Emporia city1.7-0.1 pts
78Wythe County1.7+0.3 pts
80Cumberland County1.6-0.1 pts
80Powhatan County1.6-0.1 pts
82Culpeper County1.60 pts
83Clarke County1.6-0.2 pts
84Manassas city1.6+0.2 pts
85Manassas Park city1.6-1 pts
86Frederick County1.6-0 pts
87Dinwiddie County1.5+0.6 pts
88Salem city1.5+0.1 pts
89Bedford County1.5-0.3 pts
89Lancaster County1.5-0.3 pts
91Botetourt County1.4+0.4 pts
91Rockingham County1.4+0.1 pts
93Greene County1.4-0.1 pts
94Amelia County1.4+1.3 pts
95Henry County1.4+0.5 pts
95Pulaski County1.4+0.3 pts
97Norton city1.4+0.7 pts
98Scott County1.4-0.4 pts
99Augusta County1.3+0.2 pts
100Amherst County1.3-0.4 pts
100Rockbridge County1.3+0.1 pts
100Russell County1.3+0.4 pts
103Goochland County1.3+0.1 pts
104Gloucester County1.20 pts
105Westmoreland County1.20 pts
106Charlotte County1.1+0.1 pts
107Brunswick County1.1-0.7 pts
108Page County1.1-0.2 pts
109Nelson County1.1+0.1 pts
110King and Queen County1-1.2 pts
111Halifax County0.9-0.1 pts
112Tazewell County0.9-0 pts
113Hanover County0.9+0.2 pts
114Louisa County0.9-0.1 pts
115King William County0.7+0.3 pts
115Nottoway County0.7+0.4 pts
117Southampton County0.7-0.5 pts
118Bland County0.6-0 pts
118Buchanan County0.6-0.4 pts
120Sussex County0.6-0.5 pts
121Lunenburg County0.6-0.2 pts
122Greensville County0.6-0.2 pts
123Dickenson County0.5-0.4 pts
124Covington city0.5+0.1 pts
124Hopewell city0.5-1.9 pts
126Surry County0.5-0.2 pts
127Charles City County0.4-0 pts
128Buckingham County0.3+0.1 pts
129Alleghany County0.3-0.1 pts
129Appomattox County0.3-0.1 pts
131Craig County0-0 pts
132Mathews County00 pts
133Bath County00 pts

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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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/virginia-counties?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/virginia-counties?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-state/virginia-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Prince George County, with 12.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Bath County, with 0% in 2023.

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