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 2021, at 37.56 per 1,000 inhabitants. Alexandria city had the lowest, at -37.43 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 5.66 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was -0.42 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2021
- Under -9.6
- -9.6 to -3.5
- -3.5 to 0
- 0 to 6.5
- 6.5 to 14
- 14 and over
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Kent County Estimated | 37.56 | +10.16 pts |
| 2 | Louisa County Estimated | 33.77 | +15.39 pts |
| 3 | Goochland County Estimated | 31.66 | +9.83 pts |
| 4 | Northumberland County Estimated | 31.48 | +20.21 pts |
| 5 | Powhatan County Estimated | 26.94 | +12.44 pts |
| 6 | Middlesex County Estimated | 26.46 | +18.42 pts |
| 7 | Orange County Estimated | 24.32 | +4.33 pts |
| 8 | King George County Estimated | 23.8 | +13.72 pts |
| 9 | Radford city Estimated | 23 | +16.24 pts |
| 10 | Frederick County Estimated | 22.76 | +6.8 pts |
| 11 | King and Queen County Estimated | 21.43 | +25.16 pts |
| 12 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 21.34 | +10.67 pts |
| 13 | James City County Estimated | 20.98 | +10.93 pts |
| 14 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 20.46 | +32.77 pts |
| 15 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 19.6 | +14.48 pts |
| 16 | Richmond County Estimated | 19.44 | +15.47 pts |
| 17 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 19.36 | +8.14 pts |
| 18 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 19.33 | +10.44 pts |
| 19 | Lancaster County Estimated | 19.05 | +7.56 pts |
| 20 | Stafford County Estimated | 18.05 | +5.11 pts |
| 21 | Greene County Estimated | 17.98 | +9.39 pts |
| 22 | Hanover County Estimated | 16.42 | +9.57 pts |
| 23 | Caroline County Estimated | 16.24 | +13.48 pts |
| 24 | Brunswick County Estimated | 15.92 | +18.09 pts |
| 25 | Patrick County Estimated | 15.78 | +14.87 pts |
| 26 | King William County Estimated | 15.71 | -7.08 pts |
| 27 | Botetourt County Estimated | 15.55 | +7.57 pts |
| 28 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 15.33 | +6.69 pts |
| 29 | Suffolk city Estimated | 15.32 | +0.52 pts |
| 30 | Gloucester County Estimated | 15.2 | +12.71 pts |
| 31 | Culpeper County Estimated | 14.85 | +3.62 pts |
| 32 | Franklin County Estimated | 14.85 | +11.04 pts |
| 33 | Mathews County Estimated | 14.29 | +7.68 pts |
| 34 | Appomattox County Estimated | 13.88 | +5.87 pts |
| 35 | Bedford County Estimated | 13.73 | +6.84 pts |
| 36 | Poquoson city Estimated | 13.39 | +9.3 pts |
| 37 | Grayson County Estimated | 13.12 | +14.09 pts |
| 38 | Fauquier County Estimated | 12.59 | +13.67 pts |
| 39 | Buckingham County Estimated | 12.37 | +7.71 pts |
| 40 | Lexington city Estimated | 12.33 | +10.26 pts |
| 41 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 12.21 | +1.84 pts |
| 42 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 12.21 | +2.5 pts |
| 43 | Southampton County Estimated | 12.17 | +17.87 pts |
| 44 | York County Estimated | 12.1 | +5.55 pts |
| 45 | Clarke County Estimated | 11.96 | +6.82 pts |
| 46 | Page County Estimated | 10.98 | +7.85 pts |
| 47 | Nelson County Estimated | 10.21 | +14.8 pts |
| 48 | Albemarle County Estimated | 9.9 | +6.02 pts |
| 49 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 9.66 | +5.97 pts |
| 50 | Floyd County Estimated | 8.78 | +7.64 pts |
| 51 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 8.55 | +9.81 pts |
| 52 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 8.54 | +4.21 pts |
| 53 | Madison County Estimated | 8.48 | +0.49 pts |
| 54 | Amelia County Estimated | 8.43 | +7.89 pts |
| 55 | Sussex County Estimated | 8.32 | +16.86 pts |
| 56 | Rockingham County Estimated | 8.18 | +7.08 pts |
| 57 | Greensville County Estimated | 8.15 | +6.56 pts |
| 58 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 8.01 | +8.25 pts |
| 59 | Pulaski County Estimated | 7.87 | +3.66 pts |
| 60 | Cumberland County Estimated | 7.53 | +8.23 pts |
| 61 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 7.51 | +2.05 pts |
| 62 | Martinsville city Estimated | 7.11 | +10.82 pts |
| 63 | Augusta County Estimated | 6.81 | -1.63 pts |
| 64 | Craig County Estimated | 6.55 | +9.49 pts |
| 65 | Hopewell city Estimated | 6.51 | +15.46 pts |
| 66 | Highland County Estimated | 6.24 | -12.04 pts |
| 67 | Scott County Estimated | 5.66 | -1.88 pts |
| 68 | Carroll County Estimated | 5.49 | -0.3 pts |
| 69 | Amherst County Estimated | 5.39 | +2.64 pts |
| 70 | Lee County Estimated | 5.21 | +14.02 pts |
| 71 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 4.75 | +2.52 pts |
| 72 | Washington County Estimated | 4.49 | +3.9 pts |
| 73 | Loudoun County Estimated | 4.07 | -3.58 pts |
| 74 | Wythe County Estimated | 3.82 | -1.25 pts |
| 75 | Accomack County Estimated | 3.62 | +3.62 pts |
| 76 | Salem city Estimated | 3.46 | -5.76 pts |
| 77 | Warren County Estimated | 3.37 | -0.24 pts |
| 78 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 3.36 | -11.89 pts |
| 79 | Smyth County Estimated | 2.59 | -1.59 pts |
| 80 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 2.53 | -2.6 pts |
| 81 | Hampton city Estimated | 2.23 | +2.17 pts |
| 82 | Danville city Estimated | 2.03 | +0.8 pts |
| 83 | Roanoke County Estimated | 2.01 | -0.97 pts |
| 84 | Halifax County Estimated | 1.98 | +8.42 pts |
| 85 | Charlotte County Estimated | 1.82 | +0.64 pts |
| 86 | Essex County Estimated | 1.42 | -1.33 pts |
| 87 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 1.41 | +6.41 pts |
| 88 | Nottoway County Estimated | 1.41 | +0.62 pts |
| 89 | Winchester city Estimated | 0.78 | +18.91 pts |
| 90 | Campbell County Estimated | 0.72 | +1.77 pts |
| 91 | Surry County Estimated | 0.61 | +0.92 pts |
| 92 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 0.55 | -7.57 pts |
| 93 | Franklin city Estimated | 0.49 | +7.37 pts |
| 94 | Covington city Estimated | 0.17 | +0.88 pts |
| 95 | Russell County Estimated | 0.08 | -0.45 pts |
| 96 | Tazewell County Estimated | 0 | -1.16 pts |
| 97 | Buena Vista city Estimated | -0.15 | +12.27 pts |
| 98 | Alleghany County Estimated | -0.53 | +3.59 pts |
| 99 | Henry County Estimated | -0.75 | +0.63 pts |
| 100 | Galax city Estimated | -2.24 | +0.93 pts |
| 101 | Petersburg city Estimated | -2.36 | +4.91 pts |
| 102 | Lynchburg city Estimated | -2.54 | +5.43 pts |
| 103 | Norton city Estimated | -2.73 | +0.28 pts |
| 104 | Wise County Estimated | -2.9 | +0.08 pts |
| 105 | Prince George County Estimated | -2.93 | -4.2 pts |
| 106 | Northampton County Estimated | -2.96 | +1.81 pts |
| 107 | Portsmouth city Estimated | -3.4 | -3.84 pts |
| 108 | Giles County Estimated | -3.42 | -7.97 pts |
| 109 | Emporia city Estimated | -3.53 | +22.16 pts |
| 110 | Richmond city Estimated | -3.76 | -3.54 pts |
| 111 | Bland County Estimated | -3.86 | -0.99 pts |
| 112 | Henrico County Estimated | -4.23 | -1.74 pts |
| 113 | Bristol city Estimated | -4.3 | -23.39 pts |
| 114 | Staunton city Estimated | -4.93 | -13.99 pts |
| 115 | Prince William County Estimated | -5.15 | -1.03 pts |
| 116 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | -6.63 | -2.39 pts |
| 117 | Charles City County Estimated | -7.04 | +5 pts |
| 118 | Dickenson County Estimated | -7.16 | +2.01 pts |
| 119 | Manassas Park city Estimated | -7.59 | +7.71 pts |
| 120 | Buchanan County Estimated | -7.97 | +6.19 pts |
| 121 | Montgomery County Estimated | -9.65 | -0.83 pts |
| 122 | Fairfax city Estimated | -10.96 | +1.84 pts |
| 123 | Roanoke city Estimated | -11.04 | -5.51 pts |
| 124 | Manassas city Estimated | -11.44 | +4.06 pts |
| 125 | Newport News city Estimated | -12.13 | -1.11 pts |
| 126 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | -12.86 | +2.51 pts |
| 127 | Bath County Estimated | -13.29 | -3.88 pts |
| 128 | Fairfax County Estimated | -14.3 | -1.11 pts |
| 129 | Falls Church city Estimated | -14.39 | -12.6 pts |
| 130 | Norfolk city Estimated | -15.98 | -6.37 pts |
| 131 | Charlottesville city Estimated | -22.83 | -7.08 pts |
| 132 | Arlington County Estimated | -30.35 | -24.68 pts |
| 133 | Alexandria city Estimated | -37.43 | -17.46 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, 2021) [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, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2021. 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, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2021.
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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, 2021 [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=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 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, 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-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2021. 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 37.56 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net domestic migration rate, July to June?
Alexandria city, with -37.43 per 1,000 inhabitants 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 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.