Counties in Virginia by net domestic migration, July to June
Chesterfield County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 133 counties in 2020, at 3,453. Fairfax County had the lowest, at -15,196. The median was 36 and the figure for Virginia was -9,130. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2020
- Under -300
- -300 to -100
- -100 to 0
- 0 to 100
- 100 to 200
- 200 and over
Top 40 counties, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 3,453 | +15.3% |
| 2 | Loudoun County Estimated | 3,207 | -11.3% |
| 3 | Stafford County Estimated | 2,010 | -28.6% |
| 4 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 1,467 | -11.1% |
| 5 | Frederick County Estimated | 1,441 | +66.6% |
| 6 | Suffolk city Estimated | 1,378 | +75.8% |
| 7 | James City County Estimated | 776 | +19.9% |
| 8 | Orange County Estimated | 746 | +124% |
| 9 | Hanover County Estimated | 739 | +3.6% |
| 10 | Louisa County Estimated | 695 | -14.7% |
| 11 | Augusta County Estimated | 644 | +246.2% |
| 12 | New Kent County Estimated | 639 | -7.4% |
| 13 | Culpeper County Estimated | 597 | -8% |
| 14 | Bedford County Estimated | 549 | +55.1% |
| 14 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 549 | -60.3% |
| 16 | Goochland County Estimated | 528 | -6.5% |
| 17 | York County Estimated | 451 | +145.1% |
| 18 | Powhatan County Estimated | 434 | -13.4% |
| 19 | Albemarle County Estimated | 428 | -12.8% |
| 20 | King William County Estimated | 397 | +130.8% |
| 21 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 378 | +215% |
| 22 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 334 | +151.1% |
| 23 | Bristol city Estimated | 328 | +77.3% |
| 24 | Roanoke County Estimated | 282 | -23% |
| 25 | King George County Estimated | 274 | +75.6% |
| 26 | Botetourt County Estimated | 268 | +38.9% |
| 27 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 234 | +503.4% |
| 28 | Salem city Estimated | 233 | +170.9% |
| 29 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 231 | +505.3% |
| 30 | Staunton city Estimated | 227 | -28.8% |
| 31 | Franklin County Estimated | 214 | +919% |
| 32 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 203 | -27.2% |
| 33 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 186 | +351.4% |
| 34 | Carroll County Estimated | 174 | -30.7% |
| 35 | Greene County Estimated | 172 | +72% |
| 36 | Scott County Estimated | 163 | +1,530% |
| 37 | Warren County Estimated | 146 | +210.6% |
| 38 | Wythe County Estimated | 145 | +55.9% |
| 39 | Pulaski County Estimated | 143 | +38.8% |
| 40 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 140 | -54.4% |
| 41 | Northumberland County Estimated | 136 | +1,260% |
| 42 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 133 | -16.9% |
| 43 | Appomattox County Estimated | 128 | |
| 44 | Smyth County Estimated | 126 | +175.4% |
| 45 | Radford city Estimated | 123 | +46.4% |
| 46 | Lancaster County Estimated | 122 | +269.7% |
| 47 | Madison County Estimated | 106 | +630% |
| 48 | Gloucester County Estimated | 93 | -46.6% |
| 49 | Rockingham County Estimated | 90 | -84.4% |
| 50 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 88 | +139.6% |
| 51 | Amherst County Estimated | 87 | +410.7% |
| 52 | Caroline County Estimated | 85 | +178.7% |
| 52 | Middlesex County Estimated | 85 | +246.6% |
| 54 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 84 | +225.4% |
| 55 | Buckingham County Estimated | 80 | -19.2% |
| 56 | Giles County Estimated | 76 | +276.7% |
| 57 | Clarke County Estimated | 75 | -23.5% |
| 57 | Page County Estimated | 75 | +1,975% |
| 59 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 67 | +272.2% |
| 60 | Mathews County Estimated | 58 | -23.7% |
| 61 | Poquoson city Estimated | 50 | -45.1% |
| 62 | Danville city Estimated | 49 | +110.6% |
| 62 | Prince George County Estimated | 49 | -76.4% |
| 64 | Tazewell County Estimated | 47 | +120.9% |
| 65 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 42 | +104.9% |
| 66 | Highland County Estimated | 40 | +671.4% |
| 67 | Richmond County Estimated | 36 | -66% |
| 68 | Washington County Estimated | 32 | +147.8% |
| 69 | Essex County Estimated | 30 | -31.8% |
| 70 | Floyd County Estimated | 18 | -5.3% |
| 70 | Greensville County Estimated | 18 | +127.3% |
| 72 | Patrick County Estimated | 16 | -30.4% |
| 73 | Lexington city Estimated | 15 | -80.5% |
| 74 | Charlotte County Estimated | 14 | +145.2% |
| 74 | Russell County Estimated | 14 | +142.4% |
| 76 | Nottoway County Estimated | 12 | +109% |
| 77 | Amelia County Estimated | 7 | -91.9% |
| 77 | Hampton city Estimated | 7 | +102.5% |
| 79 | Accomack County Estimated | 0 | +100% |
| 80 | Surry County Estimated | -2 | +94.7% |
| 81 | Covington city Estimated | -4 | +87.1% |
| 82 | Cumberland County Estimated | -7 | -110.3% |
| 82 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | -7 | +98.4% |
| 84 | Norton city Estimated | -12 | -192.3% |
| 85 | Craig County Estimated | -15 | -144.1% |
| 85 | Grayson County Estimated | -15 | -1,400% |
| 87 | Bland County Estimated | -18 | -185.7% |
| 88 | Galax city Estimated | -20 | -143.5% |
| 89 | Falls Church city Estimated | -26 | -262.5% |
| 89 | King and Queen County Estimated | -26 | -1,400% |
| 91 | Brunswick County Estimated | -35 | +27.1% |
| 92 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | -36 | -200% |
| 93 | Bath County Estimated | -39 | +51.9% |
| 94 | Martinsville city Estimated | -46 | -228.6% |
| 95 | Richmond city Estimated | -51 | +79.7% |
| 96 | Franklin city Estimated | -54 | +64.9% |
| 97 | Northampton County Estimated | -56 | -236.6% |
| 98 | Campbell County Estimated | -58 | +68.6% |
| 99 | Alleghany County Estimated | -61 | -662.5% |
| 100 | Nelson County Estimated | -68 | -181.9% |
| 101 | Henry County Estimated | -70 | +48.9% |
| 102 | Fauquier County Estimated | -77 | -121.4% |
| 103 | Buena Vista city Estimated | -80 | -263.6% |
| 104 | Charles City County Estimated | -83 | -2,175% |
| 105 | Rappahannock County Estimated | -90 | -662.5% |
| 106 | Sussex County Estimated | -94 | -95.8% |
| 107 | Southampton County Estimated | -101 | -294.2% |
| 108 | Wise County Estimated | -111 | +71.7% |
| 109 | Dickenson County Estimated | -130 | +6.5% |
| 110 | Emporia city Estimated | -137 | |
| 111 | Hopewell city Estimated | -201 | -737.5% |
| 112 | Lee County Estimated | -206 | -90.7% |
| 113 | Halifax County Estimated | -218 | -384.4% |
| 114 | Petersburg city Estimated | -222 | -358.1% |
| 115 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -276 | +17.4% |
| 116 | Buchanan County Estimated | -295 | -7.7% |
| 117 | Fairfax city Estimated | -299 | -21.5% |
| 118 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | -301 | -42% |
| 119 | Winchester city Estimated | -505 | -741.7% |
| 120 | Roanoke city Estimated | -549 | -169.1% |
| 121 | Manassas city Estimated | -634 | +8% |
| 122 | Lynchburg city Estimated | -651 | -440.8% |
| 123 | Charlottesville city Estimated | -742 | -16.9% |
| 124 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | -819 | +17.3% |
| 125 | Henrico County Estimated | -828 | -1,050% |
| 126 | Montgomery County Estimated | -870 | -139.7% |
| 127 | Arlington County Estimated | -1,357 | +32.3% |
| 128 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | -1,910 | +27.4% |
| 129 | Prince William County Estimated | -1,952 | -72.7% |
| 130 | Newport News city Estimated | -1,977 | -259.5% |
| 131 | Norfolk city Estimated | -2,337 | +3% |
| 132 | Alexandria city Estimated | -3,172 | -18.2% |
| 133 | Fairfax County Estimated | -15,196 | -7.7% |
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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.
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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_virginia_by_2020,
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, 2020}},
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=2020. 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?
Chesterfield County, with 3,453 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Fairfax County, with -15,196 in 2020.
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.