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 2021, at 4,494. Fairfax County had the lowest, at -16,385. The median was 118 and the figure for Virginia was -3,666. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2021
- Under -700
- -700 to -100
- -100 to 0
- 0 to 100
- 100 to 400
- 400 and over
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 4,494 | +30.1% |
| 2 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 3,038 | +107.1% |
| 3 | Stafford County Estimated | 2,883 | +43.4% |
| 4 | Frederick County Estimated | 2,115 | +46.8% |
| 5 | Hanover County Estimated | 1,823 | +146.7% |
| 6 | Loudoun County Estimated | 1,735 | -45.9% |
| 7 | James City County Estimated | 1,663 | +114.3% |
| 8 | Suffolk city Estimated | 1,465 | +6.3% |
| 9 | Louisa County Estimated | 1,297 | +86.6% |
| 10 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 1,192 | +117.1% |
| 11 | Albemarle County Estimated | 1,122 | +162.1% |
| 12 | Bedford County Estimated | 1,098 | +100% |
| 13 | Fauquier County Estimated | 926 | +1,302.6% |
| 14 | Orange County Estimated | 895 | +20% |
| 15 | New Kent County Estimated | 884 | +38.3% |
| 16 | York County Estimated | 855 | +89.6% |
| 17 | Powhatan County Estimated | 831 | +91.5% |
| 18 | Franklin County Estimated | 813 | +279.9% |
| 19 | Goochland County Estimated | 798 | +51.1% |
| 20 | Culpeper County Estimated | 791 | +32.5% |
| 21 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 755 | +126% |
| 22 | Rockingham County Estimated | 688 | +664.4% |
| 23 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 683 | +80.7% |
| 24 | King George County Estimated | 647 | +136.1% |
| 25 | Gloucester County Estimated | 592 | +536.6% |
| 26 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 540 | +285.7% |
| 27 | Augusta County Estimated | 529 | -17.9% |
| 28 | Botetourt County Estimated | 526 | +96.3% |
| 29 | Caroline County Estimated | 506 | +495.3% |
| 30 | Northumberland County Estimated | 376 | +176.5% |
| 31 | Radford city Estimated | 375 | +204.9% |
| 32 | Greene County Estimated | 374 | +117.4% |
| 33 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 361 | +77.8% |
| 34 | Hampton city Estimated | 306 | +4,271.4% |
| 35 | King William County Estimated | 284 | -28.5% |
| 36 | Middlesex County Estimated | 283 | +232.9% |
| 37 | Patrick County Estimated | 278 | +1,637.5% |
| 38 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 274 | +17.1% |
| 39 | Pulaski County Estimated | 266 | +86% |
| 40 | Page County Estimated | 261 | +248% |
| 41 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 259 | +94.7% |
| 42 | Brunswick County Estimated | 253 | +822.9% |
| 43 | Washington County Estimated | 242 | +656.3% |
| 44 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 239 | +763.9% |
| 45 | Appomattox County Estimated | 226 | +76.6% |
| 45 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 226 | +3,328.6% |
| 47 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 219 | +160.7% |
| 47 | Southampton County Estimated | 219 | +316.8% |
| 49 | Buckingham County Estimated | 209 | +161.3% |
| 50 | Lancaster County Estimated | 208 | +70.5% |
| 51 | Grayson County Estimated | 201 | +1,440% |
| 52 | Roanoke County Estimated | 195 | -30.9% |
| 53 | Clarke County Estimated | 178 | +137.3% |
| 54 | Richmond County Estimated | 175 | +386.1% |
| 55 | Amherst County Estimated | 169 | +94.3% |
| 56 | Poquoson city Estimated | 168 | +236% |
| 57 | Carroll County Estimated | 160 | -8% |
| 58 | Nelson County Estimated | 151 | +322.1% |
| 58 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 151 | +267.8% |
| 60 | Hopewell city Estimated | 150 | +174.6% |
| 61 | King and Queen County Estimated | 142 | +646.2% |
| 62 | Warren County Estimated | 138 | -5.5% |
| 63 | Floyd County Estimated | 136 | +655.6% |
| 64 | Mathews County Estimated | 122 | +110.3% |
| 64 | Scott County Estimated | 122 | -25.2% |
| 66 | Accomack County Estimated | 121 | |
| 67 | Madison County Estimated | 118 | +11.3% |
| 68 | Lee County Estimated | 115 | +155.8% |
| 69 | Amelia County Estimated | 112 | +1,500% |
| 70 | Wythe County Estimated | 108 | -25.5% |
| 71 | Martinsville city Estimated | 96 | +308.7% |
| 72 | Greensville County Estimated | 93 | +416.7% |
| 73 | Lexington city Estimated | 91 | +506.7% |
| 74 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 90 | +34.3% |
| 74 | Sussex County Estimated | 90 | +195.7% |
| 76 | Salem city Estimated | 88 | -62.2% |
| 77 | Danville city Estimated | 86 | +75.5% |
| 78 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 85 | +128.2% |
| 79 | Smyth County Estimated | 77 | -38.9% |
| 80 | Cumberland County Estimated | 73 | +1,142.9% |
| 81 | Halifax County Estimated | 67 | +130.7% |
| 82 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 52 | -77.5% |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 46 | -47.7% |
| 84 | Campbell County Estimated | 40 | +169% |
| 85 | Craig County Estimated | 32 | +313.3% |
| 86 | Nottoway County Estimated | 22 | +83.3% |
| 86 | Winchester city Estimated | 22 | +104.4% |
| 88 | Charlotte County Estimated | 21 | +50% |
| 89 | Essex County Estimated | 15 | -50% |
| 90 | Highland County Estimated | 14 | -65% |
| 91 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 12 | -93.5% |
| 92 | Franklin city Estimated | 4 | +107.4% |
| 92 | Surry County Estimated | 4 | +300% |
| 94 | Russell County Estimated | 2 | -85.7% |
| 95 | Covington city Estimated | 1 | +125% |
| 96 | Tazewell County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 97 | Buena Vista city Estimated | -1 | +98.8% |
| 98 | Alleghany County Estimated | -8 | +86.9% |
| 99 | Norton city Estimated | -10 | +16.7% |
| 100 | Galax city Estimated | -15 | +25% |
| 101 | Emporia city Estimated | -20 | +85.4% |
| 102 | Bland County Estimated | -24 | -33.3% |
| 103 | Northampton County Estimated | -36 | +35.7% |
| 104 | Henry County Estimated | -38 | +45.7% |
| 105 | Charles City County Estimated | -47 | +43.4% |
| 106 | Bath County Estimated | -55 | -41% |
| 107 | Giles County Estimated | -57 | -175% |
| 108 | Bristol city Estimated | -74 | -122.6% |
| 109 | Petersburg city Estimated | -79 | +64.4% |
| 110 | Dickenson County Estimated | -100 | +23.1% |
| 111 | Wise County Estimated | -104 | +6.3% |
| 112 | Prince George County Estimated | -126 | -357.1% |
| 113 | Staunton city Estimated | -127 | -155.9% |
| 114 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -130 | +52.9% |
| 115 | Buchanan County Estimated | -160 | +45.8% |
| 116 | Lynchburg city Estimated | -201 | +69.1% |
| 117 | Falls Church city Estimated | -210 | -707.7% |
| 118 | Fairfax city Estimated | -266 | +11% |
| 119 | Portsmouth city Estimated | -333 | -892.9% |
| 120 | Manassas city Estimated | -489 | +22.9% |
| 121 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | -663 | +19% |
| 122 | Richmond city Estimated | -853 | -1,572.5% |
| 123 | Montgomery County Estimated | -957 | -10% |
| 124 | Charlottesville city Estimated | -1,052 | -41.8% |
| 125 | Roanoke city Estimated | -1,097 | -99.8% |
| 126 | Henrico County Estimated | -1,415 | -70.9% |
| 127 | Newport News city Estimated | -2,248 | -13.7% |
| 128 | Prince William County Estimated | -2,492 | -27.7% |
| 129 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | -3,043 | -59.3% |
| 130 | Norfolk city Estimated | -3,779 | -61.7% |
| 131 | Alexandria city Estimated | -5,881 | -85.4% |
| 132 | Arlington County Estimated | -7,168 | -428.2% |
| 133 | Fairfax County Estimated | -16,385 | -7.8% |
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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.
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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_virginia_by_2021,
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, 2021}},
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=2021. 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 4,494 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Fairfax County, with -16,385 in 2021.
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.