Counties in Virginia by net international migration rate, July to June
Alexandria city had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 133 counties in 2016, at 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitants. Emporia city had the lowest, at -0.54 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1.02 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 4.37 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2016
- Under -0.1
- -0.1 to 0
- 0 to 0.6
- 0.6 to 1.8
- 1.8 and over
Top 40 counties, 2016
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2016 | Change on 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria city Estimated | 12.79 | -3.55 pts |
| 2 | Fairfax city Estimated | 12.2 | +0.31 pts |
| 3 | Arlington County Estimated | 10.72 | -0.29 pts |
| 4 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 10.52 | +1.52 pts |
| 5 | Manassas Park city Estimated | 10.07 | -1.09 pts |
| 6 | Fairfax County Estimated | 9.72 | -0.68 pts |
| 7 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 7.78 | -1.32 pts |
| 8 | Winchester city Estimated | 7.7 | +0.13 pts |
| 9 | Manassas city Estimated | 6.58 | +0.57 pts |
| 10 | Loudoun County Estimated | 6.45 | -0.5 pts |
| 11 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 6.44 | +2 pts |
| 12 | Henrico County Estimated | 6.43 | +0.51 pts |
| 13 | Prince William County Estimated | 6.37 | -0.54 pts |
| 14 | Montgomery County Estimated | 6.29 | -0.66 pts |
| 15 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 5.08 | -0.12 pts |
| 16 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 4.98 | -2.09 pts |
| 17 | Albemarle County Estimated | 4.64 | +0.81 pts |
| 18 | Falls Church city Estimated | 4.59 | +0.7 pts |
| 19 | Norfolk city Estimated | 4.52 | -1.53 pts |
| 20 | Roanoke city Estimated | 4.39 | -1.01 pts |
| 21 | Richmond city Estimated | 4.04 | +0.49 pts |
| 22 | Staunton city Estimated | 3.97 | +1.99 pts |
| 23 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 3.83 | -0.13 pts |
| 24 | Newport News city Estimated | 3.64 | -0.46 pts |
| 25 | York County Estimated | 3.53 | -1.21 pts |
| 26 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 3.38 | -0.56 pts |
| 27 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 3.08 | +1.63 pts |
| 28 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 3 | +1.97 pts |
| 29 | James City County Estimated | 2.79 | +0.45 pts |
| 30 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 2.79 | +0.13 pts |
| 31 | Hopewell city Estimated | 2.63 | -0.39 pts |
| 32 | Hampton city Estimated | 2.47 | -0.28 pts |
| 33 | Accomack County Estimated | 2.46 | +0.55 pts |
| 34 | Stafford County Estimated | 2.37 | -1.06 pts |
| 35 | Covington city Estimated | 2.29 | -0.16 pts |
| 36 | Culpeper County Estimated | 2.22 | +0.2 pts |
| 37 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 2.16 | -0.38 pts |
| 38 | Prince George County Estimated | 2.15 | -2.84 pts |
| 39 | Bath County Estimated | 2.03 | +1.14 pts |
| 40 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 1.99 | -0.4 pts |
| 41 | Lancaster County Estimated | 1.94 | +0.01 pts |
| 42 | Carroll County Estimated | 1.91 | +0.74 pts |
| 43 | Lexington city Estimated | 1.81 | +0.14 pts |
| 44 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 1.79 | +0.65 pts |
| 45 | Norton city Estimated | 1.75 | +1.01 pts |
| 46 | Roanoke County Estimated | 1.73 | -0.76 pts |
| 47 | Frederick County Estimated | 1.71 | +0.33 pts |
| 48 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 1.69 | -0.22 pts |
| 49 | Campbell County Estimated | 1.59 | +0.14 pts |
| 50 | Orange County Estimated | 1.53 | +0.19 pts |
| 51 | Martinsville city Estimated | 1.52 | +0.17 pts |
| 52 | Suffolk city Estimated | 1.5 | -0.42 pts |
| 53 | Nottoway County Estimated | 1.41 | +0.71 pts |
| 54 | Salem city Estimated | 1.38 | +0.2 pts |
| 55 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 1.38 | -2.12 pts |
| 56 | Madison County Estimated | 1.38 | -0.46 pts |
| 57 | Rockingham County Estimated | 1.32 | +0.2 pts |
| 58 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 1.22 | +0.68 pts |
| 59 | Danville city Estimated | 1.22 | -0.54 pts |
| 60 | Radford city Estimated | 1.21 | -0.06 pts |
| 61 | Greene County Estimated | 1.19 | -0.32 pts |
| 62 | Northampton County Estimated | 1.16 | +0.33 pts |
| 63 | King George County Estimated | 1.13 | -0.88 pts |
| 64 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 1.09 | -0.49 pts |
| 65 | Brunswick County Estimated | 1.08 | +0.13 pts |
| 66 | Richmond County Estimated | 1.03 | +0.69 pts |
| 67 | Buchanan County Estimated | 1.02 | +0.11 pts |
| 68 | Hanover County Estimated | 0.96 | -0.13 pts |
| 69 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 0.95 | -0 pts |
| 70 | Petersburg city Estimated | 0.92 | -1.2 pts |
| 71 | Appomattox County Estimated | 0.9 | +0.06 pts |
| 72 | Essex County Estimated | 0.9 | -0 pts |
| 73 | Warren County Estimated | 0.87 | +0.37 pts |
| 74 | Louisa County Estimated | 0.8 | +0.4 pts |
| 75 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 0.8 | -0.13 pts |
| 76 | Bedford County Estimated | 0.76 | -0.03 pts |
| 77 | Augusta County Estimated | 0.74 | +0.29 pts |
| 78 | King William County Estimated | 0.73 | +0.24 pts |
| 79 | Smyth County Estimated | 0.67 | +0.26 pts |
| 80 | Fauquier County Estimated | 0.67 | -0.18 pts |
| 81 | Caroline County Estimated | 0.67 | -0.14 pts |
| 82 | Charlotte County Estimated | 0.66 | -0.16 pts |
| 83 | Tazewell County Estimated | 0.63 | +0.52 pts |
| 84 | Grayson County Estimated | 0.63 | +0.38 pts |
| 85 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 0.61 | +0.61 pts |
| 86 | Botetourt County Estimated | 0.6 | +0.03 pts |
| 87 | King and Queen County Estimated | 0.57 | +0.42 pts |
| 88 | Poquoson city Estimated | 0.5 | +0.17 pts |
| 89 | Powhatan County Estimated | 0.5 | +0.07 pts |
| 90 | New Kent County Estimated | 0.43 | -0.06 pts |
| 91 | Wise County Estimated | 0.43 | +0.03 pts |
| 92 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 0.42 | -0.43 pts |
| 93 | Clarke County Estimated | 0.42 | +0.77 pts |
| 94 | Amherst County Estimated | 0.41 | +0.03 pts |
| 95 | Page County Estimated | 0.38 | +0.17 pts |
| 96 | Gloucester County Estimated | 0.32 | -0.59 pts |
| 97 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 0.32 | +0.16 pts |
| 98 | Henry County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.06 pts |
| 99 | Patrick County Estimated | 0.28 | 0 pts |
| 100 | Southampton County Estimated | 0.28 | +0.11 pts |
| 101 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.26 | +0.09 pts |
| 102 | Scott County Estimated | 0.23 | +0.05 pts |
| 103 | Nelson County Estimated | 0.2 | -0.27 pts |
| 104 | Washington County Estimated | 0.2 | -0.07 pts |
| 105 | Greensville County Estimated | 0.17 | -0.43 pts |
| 106 | Surry County Estimated | 0.15 | 0 pts |
| 107 | Galax city Estimated | 0.15 | +0.88 pts |
| 108 | Halifax County Estimated | 0.11 | +0.03 pts |
| 109 | Mathews County Estimated | 0.11 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Russell County Estimated | 0.11 | -0.11 pts |
| 111 | Amelia County Estimated | 0.08 | -0.16 pts |
| 112 | Dickenson County Estimated | 0.07 | +0.07 pts |
| 113 | Alleghany County Estimated | 0.06 | +0.26 pts |
| 114 | Buckingham County Estimated | 0.06 | -0 pts |
| 115 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 0.03 | -0.06 pts |
| 116 | Bland County Estimated | 0 | +0.3 pts |
| 116 | Charles City County Estimated | 0 | -0.14 pts |
| 116 | Craig County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 116 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 116 | Floyd County Estimated | 0 | +0.06 pts |
| 116 | Franklin city Estimated | 0 | +0.12 pts |
| 116 | Giles County Estimated | 0 | +0.06 pts |
| 116 | Highland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 116 | Middlesex County Estimated | 0 | -0.28 pts |
| 116 | Northumberland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 116 | Sussex County Estimated | 0 | -0.43 pts |
| 127 | Goochland County Estimated | -0.04 | -0.22 pts |
| 128 | Bristol city Estimated | -0.06 | -0.12 pts |
| 129 | Lee County Estimated | -0.08 | +0.08 pts |
| 130 | Franklin County Estimated | -0.09 | +0.07 pts |
| 131 | Wythe County Estimated | -0.1 | -0.07 pts |
| 132 | Westmoreland County Estimated | -0.23 | 0 pts |
| 133 | Emporia city Estimated | -0.54 | -0.18 pts |
Other periods
About this ranking
Net international migration 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.
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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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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APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international 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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international 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-international-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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016.
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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international 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-international-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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2016. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Population Estimates Program: net international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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 international migration rate, July to June?
Alexandria city, with 12.79 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Emporia city, with -0.54 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 international migration rate per 1,000 residents, 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.
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