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 2020, at 27.41 per 1,000 inhabitants. Emporia city had the lowest, at -25.69 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.23 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was -1.06 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2020
- Under -8.9
- -8.9 to -3.5
- -3.5 to 0
- 0 to 3.9
- 3.9 to 8.4
- 8.4 and over
Top 40 counties, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Kent County Estimated | 27.41 | -3.09 pts |
| 2 | King William County Estimated | 22.79 | +12.72 pts |
| 3 | Goochland County Estimated | 21.83 | -2.03 pts |
| 4 | Orange County Estimated | 19.99 | +10.94 pts |
| 5 | Bristol city Estimated | 19.09 | +8.17 pts |
| 6 | Louisa County Estimated | 18.38 | -3.6 pts |
| 7 | Highland County Estimated | 18.28 | +21.48 pts |
| 8 | Frederick County Estimated | 15.96 | +6.23 pts |
| 9 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 15.26 | +19.06 pts |
| 10 | Suffolk city Estimated | 14.8 | +6.25 pts |
| 11 | Powhatan County Estimated | 14.5 | -2.51 pts |
| 12 | Stafford County Estimated | 12.95 | -5.59 pts |
| 13 | Lancaster County Estimated | 11.49 | +8.39 pts |
| 14 | Northumberland County Estimated | 11.27 | +10.44 pts |
| 15 | Culpeper County Estimated | 11.23 | -1.19 pts |
| 16 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 11.22 | -4.34 pts |
| 17 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 10.67 | -1.53 pts |
| 18 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 10.36 | +12.95 pts |
| 19 | King George County Estimated | 10.08 | +4.27 pts |
| 20 | James City County Estimated | 10.05 | +1.59 pts |
| 21 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 9.7 | +1.18 pts |
| 22 | Salem city Estimated | 9.22 | +5.81 pts |
| 23 | Staunton city Estimated | 9.06 | -3.83 pts |
| 24 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 8.89 | +5.33 pts |
| 25 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 8.64 | +5.89 pts |
| 26 | Greene County Estimated | 8.59 | +3.55 pts |
| 27 | Augusta County Estimated | 8.44 | +5.99 pts |
| 28 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 8.12 | +11.35 pts |
| 29 | Middlesex County Estimated | 8.05 | +13.5 pts |
| 30 | Appomattox County Estimated | 8.01 | +8.01 pts |
| 31 | Madison County Estimated | 7.99 | +9.51 pts |
| 32 | Botetourt County Estimated | 7.98 | +2.22 pts |
| 33 | Loudoun County Estimated | 7.66 | -1.15 pts |
| 34 | Scott County Estimated | 7.55 | +7.08 pts |
| 35 | Bedford County Estimated | 6.9 | +2.43 pts |
| 36 | Hanover County Estimated | 6.85 | +0.2 pts |
| 37 | Radford city Estimated | 6.77 | +2.11 pts |
| 38 | Mathews County Estimated | 6.61 | -2.05 pts |
| 39 | York County Estimated | 6.55 | +3.86 pts |
| 40 | Carroll County Estimated | 5.79 | -2.6 pts |
| 41 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 5.47 | +4 pts |
| 42 | Clarke County Estimated | 5.14 | -1.6 pts |
| 43 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 5.13 | +18.03 pts |
| 44 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 5.12 | -6.21 pts |
| 45 | Wythe County Estimated | 5.07 | +1.82 pts |
| 46 | Buckingham County Estimated | 4.66 | -1.13 pts |
| 47 | Giles County Estimated | 4.56 | +7.12 pts |
| 48 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 4.33 | -0.88 pts |
| 49 | Pulaski County Estimated | 4.21 | +1.18 pts |
| 50 | Smyth County Estimated | 4.18 | +9.68 pts |
| 51 | Poquoson city Estimated | 4.08 | -3.39 pts |
| 52 | Richmond County Estimated | 3.97 | -7.78 pts |
| 53 | Albemarle County Estimated | 3.88 | -0.61 pts |
| 54 | Franklin County Estimated | 3.81 | +3.44 pts |
| 55 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 3.69 | +6.62 pts |
| 56 | Warren County Estimated | 3.62 | +2.45 pts |
| 57 | Page County Estimated | 3.13 | +3.3 pts |
| 58 | Roanoke County Estimated | 2.99 | -0.9 pts |
| 59 | Caroline County Estimated | 2.76 | +6.27 pts |
| 60 | Amherst County Estimated | 2.75 | +3.63 pts |
| 61 | Essex County Estimated | 2.74 | -1.29 pts |
| 62 | Gloucester County Estimated | 2.48 | -2.16 pts |
| 63 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 2.23 | -3.44 pts |
| 64 | Lexington city Estimated | 2.07 | -8.59 pts |
| 65 | Greensville County Estimated | 1.6 | +7.42 pts |
| 66 | Prince George County Estimated | 1.27 | -4.15 pts |
| 67 | Danville city Estimated | 1.23 | +12.7 pts |
| 68 | Charlotte County Estimated | 1.18 | +3.79 pts |
| 69 | Tazewell County Estimated | 1.16 | +6.65 pts |
| 70 | Floyd County Estimated | 1.14 | -0.06 pts |
| 71 | Rockingham County Estimated | 1.09 | -5.95 pts |
| 72 | Patrick County Estimated | 0.91 | -0.39 pts |
| 73 | Nottoway County Estimated | 0.79 | +9.49 pts |
| 74 | Washington County Estimated | 0.6 | +1.84 pts |
| 75 | Amelia County Estimated | 0.54 | -6.06 pts |
| 76 | Russell County Estimated | 0.52 | +1.76 pts |
| 77 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 0.44 | +9.5 pts |
| 78 | Hampton city Estimated | 0.05 | +2.13 pts |
| 79 | Accomack County Estimated | 0 | +7.15 pts |
| 80 | Richmond city Estimated | -0.22 | +0.87 pts |
| 81 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | -0.24 | +15.15 pts |
| 82 | Surry County Estimated | -0.31 | +5.61 pts |
| 83 | Cumberland County Estimated | -0.7 | -7.56 pts |
| 84 | Covington city Estimated | -0.71 | +4.79 pts |
| 85 | Grayson County Estimated | -0.97 | -0.9 pts |
| 86 | Campbell County Estimated | -1.05 | +2.29 pts |
| 87 | Fauquier County Estimated | -1.08 | -6.14 pts |
| 88 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | -1.25 | -0.84 pts |
| 89 | Henry County Estimated | -1.39 | +1.31 pts |
| 90 | Falls Church city Estimated | -1.78 | -2.89 pts |
| 91 | Brunswick County Estimated | -2.17 | +0.78 pts |
| 92 | Henrico County Estimated | -2.49 | -2.27 pts |
| 93 | Bland County Estimated | -2.87 | -6.21 pts |
| 94 | Craig County Estimated | -2.94 | -9.59 pts |
| 95 | Wise County Estimated | -2.97 | +7.44 pts |
| 96 | Norton city Estimated | -3.01 | -6.29 pts |
| 97 | Galax city Estimated | -3.17 | -10.46 pts |
| 98 | Martinsville city Estimated | -3.71 | -2.59 pts |
| 99 | King and Queen County Estimated | -3.73 | -4.01 pts |
| 100 | Prince William County Estimated | -4.12 | -1.71 pts |
| 101 | Alleghany County Estimated | -4.12 | -3.59 pts |
| 102 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | -4.24 | +1.6 pts |
| 103 | Nelson County Estimated | -4.59 | -10.18 pts |
| 104 | Northampton County Estimated | -4.77 | -8.25 pts |
| 105 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | -5 | -1.51 pts |
| 106 | Roanoke city Estimated | -5.54 | -3.48 pts |
| 107 | Arlington County Estimated | -5.67 | +2.77 pts |
| 108 | Southampton County Estimated | -5.7 | -8.63 pts |
| 109 | Halifax County Estimated | -6.44 | -5.12 pts |
| 110 | Franklin city Estimated | -6.88 | +12.49 pts |
| 111 | Petersburg city Estimated | -7.27 | -10.09 pts |
| 112 | Lynchburg city Estimated | -7.97 | -10.32 pts |
| 113 | Sussex County Estimated | -8.54 | -4.23 pts |
| 114 | Lee County Estimated | -8.81 | -4.24 pts |
| 115 | Montgomery County Estimated | -8.82 | -5.15 pts |
| 116 | Hopewell city Estimated | -8.95 | -7.89 pts |
| 117 | Dickenson County Estimated | -9.16 | +0.49 pts |
| 118 | Bath County Estimated | -9.41 | +9.77 pts |
| 119 | Norfolk city Estimated | -9.61 | +0.27 pts |
| 120 | Newport News city Estimated | -11.02 | -7.95 pts |
| 121 | Charles City County Estimated | -12.04 | -12.61 pts |
| 122 | Rappahannock County Estimated | -12.3 | -14.47 pts |
| 123 | Buena Vista city Estimated | -12.42 | -9.03 pts |
| 124 | Fairfax city Estimated | -12.8 | -2.23 pts |
| 125 | Fairfax County Estimated | -13.2 | -0.94 pts |
| 126 | Buchanan County Estimated | -14.17 | -1.24 pts |
| 127 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -15.3 | +3.2 pts |
| 128 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | -15.37 | +3.12 pts |
| 129 | Manassas city Estimated | -15.51 | +1.32 pts |
| 130 | Charlottesville city Estimated | -15.75 | -2.34 pts |
| 131 | Winchester city Estimated | -18.12 | -15.98 pts |
| 132 | Alexandria city Estimated | -19.96 | -3.06 pts |
| 133 | Emporia city Estimated | -25.69 | -25.69 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, 2020) [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, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
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, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2020.
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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, 2020 [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=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 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, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2020. 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 27.41 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Emporia city, with -25.69 per 1,000 inhabitants 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 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.