Counties in Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June
Loudoun County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 133 counties in 2016, at 5,026. Fairfax County had the lowest, at -17,592. The median was -4 and the figure for Virginia was -25,020. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under -200
- -200 to -100
- -100 to 0
- 0 to 200
- 200 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loudoun County Estimated | 5,026 | -4.3% |
| 2 | Richmond city Estimated | 2,406 | +31.4% |
| 3 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 1,364 | +102.7% |
| 4 | Stafford County Estimated | 1,312 | +132.6% |
| 5 | Hanover County Estimated | 1,097 | -10.7% |
| 6 | James City County Estimated | 1,073 | +58.3% |
| 7 | Frederick County Estimated | 752 | +68.2% |
| 8 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 751 | +1,931.7% |
| 9 | Rockingham County Estimated | 616 | +68.3% |
| 10 | Suffolk city Estimated | 606 | +1.7% |
| 11 | Louisa County Estimated | 602 | +154% |
| 12 | Albemarle County Estimated | 577 | -13.5% |
| 13 | New Kent County Estimated | 573 | +70% |
| 14 | Augusta County Estimated | 497 | +16.4% |
| 15 | Culpeper County Estimated | 452 | +2,758.8% |
| 16 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 449 | +101.3% |
| 17 | Bedford County Estimated | 428 | -24.8% |
| 18 | King George County Estimated | 359 | +1,221.9% |
| 19 | Powhatan County Estimated | 348 | +168.4% |
| 20 | Goochland County Estimated | 332 | -0.3% |
| 21 | Warren County Estimated | 321 | +120.2% |
| 22 | Hopewell city Estimated | 248 | +367.9% |
| 23 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 240 | +600% |
| 24 | Orange County Estimated | 187 | -18.3% |
| 25 | Middlesex County Estimated | 138 | +76.9% |
| 26 | Floyd County Estimated | 137 | +104.5% |
| 27 | Gloucester County Estimated | 131 | +281.9% |
| 28 | Giles County Estimated | 127 | +537.9% |
| 29 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 125 | -34.2% |
| 30 | Nelson County Estimated | 122 | +630.4% |
| 31 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 113 | +1,155.6% |
| 32 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 111 | -35.5% |
| 33 | Fauquier County Estimated | 102 | +96.2% |
| 34 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 98 | +117.3% |
| 35 | Caroline County Estimated | 81 | +678.6% |
| 36 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 80 | -67.3% |
| 37 | King William County Estimated | 78 | -7.1% |
| 38 | Clarke County Estimated | 75 | +241.5% |
| 39 | Roanoke County Estimated | 57 | +119.2% |
| 40 | Buckingham County Estimated | 53 | -45.4% |
| 41 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 50 | -67.9% |
| 42 | Northumberland County Estimated | 45 | -10% |
| 43 | Madison County Estimated | 40 | +81.8% |
| 44 | Appomattox County Estimated | 35 | -73.7% |
| 44 | Greene County Estimated | 35 | +40% |
| 46 | Amelia County Estimated | 33 | -50.7% |
| 46 | Lancaster County Estimated | 33 | -19.5% |
| 48 | Alleghany County Estimated | 32 | +126% |
| 49 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 26 | -87.1% |
| 50 | Lexington city Estimated | 22 | -60% |
| 51 | Salem city Estimated | 20 | +233.3% |
| 52 | Amherst County Estimated | 18 | +105.2% |
| 53 | Highland County Estimated | 16 | +172.7% |
| 54 | Charles City County Estimated | 15 | -68.8% |
| 54 | Page County Estimated | 15 | +121.1% |
| 56 | Radford city Estimated | 14 | +112.3% |
| 57 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 12 | -88.6% |
| 58 | Mathews County Estimated | 10 | -88.2% |
| 59 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 9 | +200% |
| 60 | Essex County Estimated | 7 | -36.4% |
| 60 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 7 | +101.3% |
| 62 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 5 | -50% |
| 62 | Richmond County Estimated | 5 | +115.2% |
| 64 | Pulaski County Estimated | 4 | -96% |
| 65 | Craig County Estimated | 3 | +112.5% |
| 65 | Montgomery County Estimated | 3 | +100.4% |
| 67 | Cumberland County Estimated | -4 | +96.6% |
| 68 | Bristol city Estimated | -7 | +75% |
| 69 | Staunton city Estimated | -9 | +81.3% |
| 70 | Covington city Estimated | -12 | +42.9% |
| 71 | Franklin County Estimated | -13 | -113.3% |
| 72 | Northampton County Estimated | -16 | -118.4% |
| 73 | Grayson County Estimated | -17 | -118.7% |
| 74 | Washington County Estimated | -20 | +85.4% |
| 75 | King and Queen County Estimated | -22 | -257.1% |
| 76 | Bland County Estimated | -23 | -360% |
| 77 | Carroll County Estimated | -27 | -113.6% |
| 78 | Rappahannock County Estimated | -30 | -151.7% |
| 79 | Halifax County Estimated | -34 | -30.8% |
| 80 | Lunenburg County Estimated | -35 | +77.1% |
| 81 | Bath County Estimated | -38 | +26.9% |
| 82 | Charlotte County Estimated | -40 | -122.2% |
| 82 | Patrick County Estimated | -40 | +48.7% |
| 84 | Norton city Estimated | -48 | +59.3% |
| 84 | Wythe County Estimated | -48 | -134.5% |
| 86 | Southampton County Estimated | -53 | +53.9% |
| 87 | Poquoson city Estimated | -59 | -690% |
| 88 | Botetourt County Estimated | -71 | -120.1% |
| 89 | Winchester city Estimated | -72 | +71.4% |
| 90 | Accomack County Estimated | -76 | -38.2% |
| 91 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -81 | +54.5% |
| 92 | Williamsburg city Estimated | -83 | -179% |
| 93 | Franklin city Estimated | -84 | -320% |
| 93 | Nottoway County Estimated | -84 | -184.8% |
| 95 | Campbell County Estimated | -86 | -138.9% |
| 95 | Galax city Estimated | -86 | -352.6% |
| 97 | Surry County Estimated | -90 | -1.1% |
| 98 | Buena Vista city Estimated | -91 | |
| 99 | Scott County Estimated | -92 | +14.8% |
| 100 | Lynchburg city Estimated | -103 | -123% |
| 101 | Dickenson County Estimated | -112 | -60% |
| 102 | Henry County Estimated | -119 | -58.7% |
| 103 | Emporia city Estimated | -123 | -59.7% |
| 104 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | -138 | +18.8% |
| 105 | Danville city Estimated | -149 | +31.3% |
| 106 | Prince Edward County Estimated | -158 | -198.1% |
| 107 | Martinsville city Estimated | -162 | -723.1% |
| 108 | Brunswick County Estimated | -176 | -509.3% |
| 109 | Smyth County Estimated | -187 | -163.4% |
| 110 | Greensville County Estimated | -210 | -165.6% |
| 111 | Sussex County Estimated | -216 | -10,700% |
| 112 | Falls Church city Estimated | -259 | -234.9% |
| 113 | Fairfax city Estimated | -308 | +17% |
| 114 | Russell County Estimated | -335 | -225.2% |
| 115 | Lee County Estimated | -410 | -521.2% |
| 116 | Buchanan County Estimated | -465 | -51.5% |
| 117 | Wise County Estimated | -477 | -169.5% |
| 118 | York County Estimated | -480 | -169.1% |
| 119 | Petersburg city Estimated | -501 | -44.4% |
| 120 | Prince George County Estimated | -582 | -244.4% |
| 121 | Tazewell County Estimated | -666 | -79% |
| 122 | Manassas city Estimated | -938 | -91.8% |
| 123 | Roanoke city Estimated | -1,074 | -73.8% |
| 124 | Alexandria city Estimated | -1,376 | +39% |
| 125 | Henrico County Estimated | -1,632 | -148.4% |
| 126 | Hampton city Estimated | -1,659 | +26.6% |
| 127 | Portsmouth city Estimated | -1,808 | -836.8% |
| 128 | Arlington County Estimated | -1,936 | +6.8% |
| 129 | Prince William County Estimated | -2,066 | -171.8% |
| 130 | Newport News city Estimated | -2,556 | -1.3% |
| 131 | Norfolk city Estimated | -3,495 | -6.2% |
| 132 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | -3,719 | -11.7% |
| 133 | Fairfax County Estimated | -17,592 | +3.1% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Estimated moves into an area from elsewhere in the same country minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.
More on how it is measured
- United States: states and counties.
- Canada: provinces and territories, net interprovincial migration (Statistics Canada).
- United Kingdom: local authorities, counting moves between any two UK local authorities, including across the borders of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (ONS internal migration).
- A negative value means more people left than arrived.
Sums to zero, or close to it, for each country as a whole, so there is no national value.
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. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_virginia_by_2016,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021: Counties in Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June, 2016}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest net domestic migration, July to June?
Loudoun County, with 5,026 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Fairfax County, with -17,592 in 2016.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.