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 2023, at 3,542. Fairfax County had the lowest, at -13,914. The median was 108 and the figure for Virginia was -8,117. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2023
- Under -800
- -800 to -200
- -200 to 0
- 0 to 100
- 100 to 300
- 300 and over
Top 40 counties, 2023
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2023 | Change on 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 3,542 | -34% |
| 2 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 2,044 | -3.1% |
| 3 | Suffolk city Estimated | 1,947 | +6.7% |
| 4 | Hanover County Estimated | 1,306 | +5.7% |
| 5 | New Kent County Estimated | 1,123 | +23.3% |
| 6 | Frederick County Estimated | 1,069 | +31% |
| 7 | Bedford County Estimated | 1,051 | +21.4% |
| 8 | Goochland County Estimated | 1,041 | +57.7% |
| 9 | Stafford County Estimated | 1,026 | +210% |
| 10 | Louisa County Estimated | 979 | +1.9% |
| 10 | Rockingham County Estimated | 979 | +25.5% |
| 12 | James City County Estimated | 960 | -24.5% |
| 13 | Caroline County Estimated | 669 | +33% |
| 14 | Franklin County Estimated | 641 | +123.3% |
| 15 | Augusta County Estimated | 625 | +10.6% |
| 16 | Roanoke County Estimated | 590 | +8.1% |
| 17 | Gloucester County Estimated | 589 | +18.5% |
| 18 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 543 | -24.3% |
| 19 | Washington County Estimated | 531 | +1.1% |
| 20 | Powhatan County Estimated | 514 | +40.1% |
| 21 | Campbell County Estimated | 508 | +535% |
| 22 | Orange County Estimated | 503 | -38.1% |
| 23 | King George County Estimated | 493 | +113.4% |
| 24 | King William County Estimated | 451 | +91.1% |
| 25 | Culpeper County Estimated | 423 | +50.5% |
| 26 | Henry County Estimated | 415 | +169.5% |
| 27 | Warren County Estimated | 403 | +3.3% |
| 28 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 397 | +53.3% |
| 29 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 349 | +5.8% |
| 30 | Fauquier County Estimated | 334 | -37.7% |
| 31 | Carroll County Estimated | 331 | +20.8% |
| 32 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 325 | +306.3% |
| 33 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 313 | +74.9% |
| 34 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 311 | +133.8% |
| 35 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 283 | -22.5% |
| 36 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 268 | -9.8% |
| 37 | Albemarle County Estimated | 266 | -30.7% |
| 38 | Greene County Estimated | 261 | +2,272.7% |
| 39 | Northumberland County Estimated | 251 | -29.9% |
| 40 | Radford city Estimated | 229 | +23.1% |
| 41 | Southampton County Estimated | 221 | +481.6% |
| 42 | Botetourt County Estimated | 212 | -31.8% |
| 43 | Sussex County Estimated | 207 | +387.5% |
| 44 | Russell County Estimated | 203 | +160.3% |
| 45 | Danville city Estimated | 201 | +47.8% |
| 46 | Pulaski County Estimated | 199 | +45.3% |
| 47 | Amelia County Estimated | 197 | +20.9% |
| 48 | Lancaster County Estimated | 196 | +355.8% |
| 49 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 171 | +288.6% |
| 50 | Wythe County Estimated | 170 | +16.4% |
| 51 | Cumberland County Estimated | 166 | +95.3% |
| 51 | Mathews County Estimated | 166 | +591.7% |
| 53 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 164 | +150.6% |
| 54 | Giles County Estimated | 162 | +636.4% |
| 55 | Appomattox County Estimated | 158 | -47% |
| 56 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 157 | -44.1% |
| 57 | Scott County Estimated | 151 | -32.9% |
| 58 | Clarke County Estimated | 150 | -62.5% |
| 59 | Floyd County Estimated | 146 | -24.7% |
| 60 | Falls Church city Estimated | 135 | +250% |
| 61 | Madison County Estimated | 134 | +97.1% |
| 62 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 126 | +37% |
| 63 | Accomack County Estimated | 116 | +248.7% |
| 64 | Charles City County Estimated | 115 | +194.9% |
| 65 | Northampton County Estimated | 113 | +1,355.6% |
| 66 | Bland County Estimated | 108 | +272.4% |
| 66 | Wise County Estimated | 108 | +775% |
| 68 | Grayson County Estimated | 106 | -27.4% |
| 69 | Surry County Estimated | 102 | +240% |
| 70 | Lee County Estimated | 99 | -4.8% |
| 71 | Alleghany County Estimated | 98 | +416.1% |
| 72 | Amherst County Estimated | 96 | -60.2% |
| 73 | Patrick County Estimated | 88 | -45% |
| 74 | Franklin city Estimated | 82 | -41% |
| 75 | Nottoway County Estimated | 79 | +16.2% |
| 76 | Richmond County Estimated | 77 | +42.6% |
| 77 | Buckingham County Estimated | 76 | -38.7% |
| 78 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 73 | +49% |
| 79 | Smyth County Estimated | 71 | -39.3% |
| 80 | Halifax County Estimated | 65 | -54.9% |
| 81 | Galax city Estimated | 64 | -37.9% |
| 82 | Highland County Estimated | 62 | -13.9% |
| 83 | Page County Estimated | 61 | -24.7% |
| 84 | Brunswick County Estimated | 58 | +114.8% |
| 85 | King and Queen County Estimated | 56 | -43.4% |
| 85 | Martinsville city Estimated | 56 | -60.6% |
| 87 | Middlesex County Estimated | 54 | -77.9% |
| 88 | Hopewell city Estimated | 52 | +132.9% |
| 89 | Essex County Estimated | 34 | -71.4% |
| 90 | Tazewell County Estimated | 30 | -78.4% |
| 91 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 28 | +411.1% |
| 92 | Charlotte County Estimated | 26 | +2,700% |
| 93 | Bath County Estimated | 22 | +450% |
| 94 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 20 | -73.3% |
| 95 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 15 | -91.8% |
| 96 | Craig County Estimated | 13 | +316.7% |
| 97 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 7 | +107.8% |
| 97 | Poquoson city Estimated | 7 | +600% |
| 99 | Dickenson County Estimated | 2 | +140% |
| 100 | Greensville County Estimated | -2 | +98.6% |
| 101 | Bristol city Estimated | -10 | -155.6% |
| 102 | Nelson County Estimated | -24 | +65.7% |
| 103 | Lynchburg city Estimated | -37 | +82.8% |
| 104 | Emporia city Estimated | -39 | +50% |
| 105 | Covington city Estimated | -44 | -25.7% |
| 106 | Norton city Estimated | -45 | -400% |
| 107 | Lexington city Estimated | -47 | -104.3% |
| 108 | Staunton city Estimated | -56 | -125.6% |
| 109 | Salem city Estimated | -90 | -131.3% |
| 110 | Buchanan County Estimated | -109 | +62.8% |
| 111 | Fairfax city Estimated | -188 | +37.3% |
| 111 | Prince George County Estimated | -188 | -683.3% |
| 113 | Portsmouth city Estimated | -277 | +63.5% |
| 114 | Petersburg city Estimated | -281 | -339.1% |
| 115 | York County Estimated | -314 | -3,388.9% |
| 116 | Winchester city Estimated | -326 | -4.8% |
| 117 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -427 | +24.7% |
| 118 | Roanoke city Estimated | -566 | +47.7% |
| 119 | Montgomery County Estimated | -644 | -31.7% |
| 120 | Charlottesville city Estimated | -716 | +28.6% |
| 121 | Manassas city Estimated | -719 | +28.2% |
| 122 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | -756 | +34.4% |
| 123 | Richmond city Estimated | -794 | -136.3% |
| 124 | Hampton city Estimated | -1,162 | -2,540.9% |
| 125 | Henrico County Estimated | -1,795 | +4.6% |
| 126 | Loudoun County Estimated | -1,860 | -3.5% |
| 127 | Norfolk city Estimated | -1,998 | +48.2% |
| 128 | Newport News city Estimated | -2,104 | -25% |
| 129 | Alexandria city Estimated | -2,654 | +16.5% |
| 130 | Arlington County Estimated | -3,013 | +18.9% |
| 131 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | -3,813 | +37.2% |
| 132 | Prince William County Estimated | -4,119 | +29% |
| 133 | Fairfax County Estimated | -13,914 | +36.7% |
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, 2023) [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, 2023. 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=2023. 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, 2023. 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=2023.
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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, 2023 [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=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_virginia_by_2023,
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, 2023}},
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=2023. 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 3,542 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?
Fairfax County, with -13,914 in 2023.
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.