Counties in Virginia by net domestic migration rate, July to June
New Kent County had the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June of 133 counties in 2016, at 27.68 per 1,000 inhabitants. Manassas city had the lowest, at -22.7 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was -0.23 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was -2.98 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under -12
- -12 to -3.3
- -3.3 to 0
- 0 to 2.2
- 2.2 to 6.9
- 6.9 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Kent County Estimated | 27.68 | +11 pts |
| 2 | Louisa County Estimated | 17.28 | +10.37 pts |
| 3 | Goochland County Estimated | 14.75 | -0.26 pts |
| 4 | James City County Estimated | 14.6 | +5.25 pts |
| 5 | King George County Estimated | 13.96 | +15.22 pts |
| 6 | Loudoun County Estimated | 13.23 | -1.04 pts |
| 7 | Middlesex County Estimated | 12.88 | +5.57 pts |
| 8 | Powhatan County Estimated | 12.31 | +30.31 pts |
| 9 | Hopewell city Estimated | 11.07 | +8.68 pts |
| 10 | Richmond city Estimated | 10.77 | +2.42 pts |
| 11 | Hanover County Estimated | 10.58 | -1.41 pts |
| 12 | Stafford County Estimated | 9.22 | +5.19 pts |
| 13 | Culpeper County Estimated | 9.05 | +9.39 pts |
| 14 | Frederick County Estimated | 8.94 | +3.56 pts |
| 15 | Floyd County Estimated | 8.77 | +4.46 pts |
| 16 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 8.48 | +10.19 pts |
| 17 | Nelson County Estimated | 8.25 | +9.81 pts |
| 18 | Warren County Estimated | 8.24 | +48.52 pts |
| 19 | Rockingham County Estimated | 7.8 | +3.12 pts |
| 20 | Giles County Estimated | 7.55 | +9.28 pts |
| 21 | Highland County Estimated | 7.26 | +17.18 pts |
| 22 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 7.1 | -3.76 pts |
| 23 | Suffolk city Estimated | 6.83 | +0.02 pts |
| 24 | Augusta County Estimated | 6.66 | +0.9 pts |
| 25 | Bedford County Estimated | 5.5 | -1.86 pts |
| 26 | Albemarle County Estimated | 5.45 | -0.94 pts |
| 27 | Orange County Estimated | 5.3 | -1.23 pts |
| 28 | Clarke County Estimated | 5.25 | +8.96 pts |
| 29 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 5.13 | -2.9 pts |
| 30 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 5.04 | +4.63 pts |
| 31 | King William County Estimated | 4.77 | -0.41 pts |
| 32 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 4.05 | +2.03 pts |
| 33 | Northumberland County Estimated | 3.69 | -0.4 pts |
| 34 | Gloucester County Estimated | 3.53 | +5.48 pts |
| 35 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 3.43 | +1.71 pts |
| 36 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 3.18 | +3.35 pts |
| 37 | Buckingham County Estimated | 3.11 | -2.6 pts |
| 38 | Lexington city Estimated | 3.07 | -4.62 pts |
| 39 | Madison County Estimated | 3.06 | +1.37 pts |
| 40 | Lancaster County Estimated | 3.05 | -0.73 pts |
| 41 | Caroline County Estimated | 2.7 | +3.17 pts |
| 42 | Amelia County Estimated | 2.58 | -2.68 pts |
| 43 | Appomattox County Estimated | 2.26 | -6.37 pts |
| 44 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 2.2 | -4.6 pts |
| 45 | Charles City County Estimated | 2.13 | -4.72 pts |
| 46 | Alleghany County Estimated | 2.08 | +10 pts |
| 47 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 1.84 | +12.63 pts |
| 48 | Greene County Estimated | 1.82 | +0.51 pts |
| 49 | Fauquier County Estimated | 1.49 | +0.72 pts |
| 50 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 1.17 | -2.48 pts |
| 51 | Mathews County Estimated | 1.14 | -8.5 pts |
| 52 | Radford city Estimated | 0.81 | +7.38 pts |
| 53 | Salem city Estimated | 0.79 | +1.38 pts |
| 54 | Page County Estimated | 0.63 | +3.63 pts |
| 55 | Essex County Estimated | 0.63 | -0.36 pts |
| 56 | Roanoke County Estimated | 0.61 | +0.33 pts |
| 57 | Craig County Estimated | 0.58 | +5.24 pts |
| 58 | Richmond County Estimated | 0.57 | +4.31 pts |
| 59 | Amherst County Estimated | 0.56 | +11.34 pts |
| 60 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 0.56 | -3.82 pts |
| 61 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 0.46 | -3.57 pts |
| 62 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.19 pts |
| 63 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 0.29 | -0.29 pts |
| 64 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 0.25 | +19.98 pts |
| 65 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.12 | -2.79 pts |
| 66 | Montgomery County Estimated | 0.03 | +7.43 pts |
| 67 | Franklin County Estimated | -0.23 | -1.97 pts |
| 68 | Washington County Estimated | -0.37 | +2.15 pts |
| 69 | Staunton city Estimated | -0.37 | +1.61 pts |
| 70 | Bristol city Estimated | -0.41 | +1.22 pts |
| 71 | Cumberland County Estimated | -0.41 | +11.73 pts |
| 72 | Carroll County Estimated | -0.9 | -7.55 pts |
| 73 | Halifax County Estimated | -0.97 | -0.23 pts |
| 74 | Grayson County Estimated | -1.07 | -6.78 pts |
| 75 | Lynchburg city Estimated | -1.29 | -6.98 pts |
| 76 | Northampton County Estimated | -1.33 | -8.55 pts |
| 77 | Campbell County Estimated | -1.55 | -0.9 pts |
| 78 | Wythe County Estimated | -1.66 | -6.43 pts |
| 79 | Covington city Estimated | -2.11 | +1.55 pts |
| 80 | Botetourt County Estimated | -2.13 | -12.78 pts |
| 81 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | -2.23 | +0.5 pts |
| 82 | Patrick County Estimated | -2.23 | +2.08 pts |
| 83 | Henry County Estimated | -2.3 | -0.86 pts |
| 84 | Accomack County Estimated | -2.31 | -0.64 pts |
| 85 | Winchester city Estimated | -2.6 | +6.58 pts |
| 86 | Lunenburg County Estimated | -2.84 | +9.49 pts |
| 87 | Southampton County Estimated | -2.93 | +3.4 pts |
| 88 | King and Queen County Estimated | -3.11 | -5.09 pts |
| 89 | Charlotte County Estimated | -3.29 | -1.81 pts |
| 90 | Bland County Estimated | -3.53 | -2.77 pts |
| 91 | Danville city Estimated | -3.56 | +1.59 pts |
| 92 | Rappahannock County Estimated | -4.06 | -11.92 pts |
| 93 | Scott County Estimated | -4.15 | +0.67 pts |
| 94 | Prince William County Estimated | -4.55 | -2.85 pts |
| 95 | Poquoson city Estimated | -4.93 | -5.76 pts |
| 96 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -4.97 | +6.13 pts |
| 97 | Henrico County Estimated | -5.02 | -2.98 pts |
| 98 | Nottoway County Estimated | -5.4 | -11.76 pts |
| 99 | Williamsburg city Estimated | -5.59 | -12.73 pts |
| 100 | Smyth County Estimated | -5.98 | -3.72 pts |
| 101 | Prince Edward County Estimated | -6.84 | -13.82 pts |
| 102 | York County Estimated | -7.07 | -17.4 pts |
| 103 | Dickenson County Estimated | -7.41 | -2.83 pts |
| 104 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | -8.24 | -0.84 pts |
| 105 | Arlington County Estimated | -8.4 | +0.72 pts |
| 106 | Bath County Estimated | -8.57 | +2.99 pts |
| 107 | Alexandria city Estimated | -8.86 | +5.9 pts |
| 108 | Franklin city Estimated | -10.15 | -7.76 pts |
| 109 | Brunswick County Estimated | -10.52 | -13.08 pts |
| 110 | Roanoke city Estimated | -10.79 | -4.58 pts |
| 111 | Norton city Estimated | -11.99 | +16.96 pts |
| 112 | Russell County Estimated | -12.12 | -8.44 pts |
| 113 | Wise County Estimated | -12.13 | -7.68 pts |
| 114 | Hampton city Estimated | -12.2 | +4.29 pts |
| 115 | Martinsville city Estimated | -12.31 | -14.26 pts |
| 116 | Galax city Estimated | -12.83 | -10.05 pts |
| 117 | Fairfax city Estimated | -13.23 | +2.7 pts |
| 118 | Surry County Estimated | -13.6 | -0.37 pts |
| 119 | Buena Vista city Estimated | -13.97 | -13.97 pts |
| 120 | Newport News city Estimated | -14.14 | -0.23 pts |
| 121 | Norfolk city Estimated | -14.19 | -0.85 pts |
| 122 | Prince George County Estimated | -15.25 | -25.89 pts |
| 123 | Fairfax County Estimated | -15.39 | +0.56 pts |
| 124 | Tazewell County Estimated | -15.64 | -7.02 pts |
| 125 | Petersburg city Estimated | -15.84 | -5.02 pts |
| 126 | Lee County Estimated | -16.8 | -14.12 pts |
| 127 | Greensville County Estimated | -18.02 | -45.42 pts |
| 128 | Sussex County Estimated | -18.69 | -18.52 pts |
| 129 | Portsmouth city Estimated | -18.86 | -16.86 pts |
| 130 | Falls Church city Estimated | -18.89 | -32.99 pts |
| 131 | Buchanan County Estimated | -20.67 | -7.3 pts |
| 132 | Emporia city Estimated | -22.25 | -8.47 pts |
| 133 | Manassas city Estimated | -22.7 | -10.85 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Net domestic migration into a US state or county from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year per 1,000 residents, using the average of the population estimates at the two July 1 endpoints.
Sums to zero for the United States 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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, July to June, 2016) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
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Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, 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-rate-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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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 rate, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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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Questions
Which county has the highest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
New Kent County, with 27.68 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Manassas city, with -22.7 per 1,000 inhabitants 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 rate per 1,000 residents, 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.