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 2017, at 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants. Emporia city had the lowest, at -0.36 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 1 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 4 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2017
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2017 | Change on 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria city Estimated | 11.71 | -1.09 pts |
| 2 | Fairfax city Estimated | 11.51 | -0.69 pts |
| 3 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 10.31 | -0.22 pts |
| 4 | Arlington County Estimated | 9.83 | -0.89 pts |
| 5 | Fairfax County Estimated | 9.07 | -0.65 pts |
| 6 | Manassas Park city Estimated | 8.92 | -1.15 pts |
| 7 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 7.24 | -0.54 pts |
| 8 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 7.2 | +0.77 pts |
| 9 | Henrico County Estimated | 6.07 | -0.37 pts |
| 10 | Prince William County Estimated | 6.01 | -0.36 pts |
| 11 | Winchester city Estimated | 5.94 | -1.77 pts |
| 12 | Loudoun County Estimated | 5.87 | -0.58 pts |
| 13 | Manassas city Estimated | 5.73 | -0.85 pts |
| 14 | Montgomery County Estimated | 5.61 | -0.69 pts |
| 15 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 4.65 | -0.43 pts |
| 16 | Roanoke city Estimated | 4.61 | +0.22 pts |
| 17 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 4.28 | +0.44 pts |
| 18 | Richmond city Estimated | 4.16 | +0.12 pts |
| 19 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 4.08 | -0.9 pts |
| 20 | Falls Church city Estimated | 4.01 | -0.58 pts |
| 21 | Staunton city Estimated | 3.99 | +0.02 pts |
| 22 | Albemarle County Estimated | 3.91 | -0.73 pts |
| 23 | Hopewell city Estimated | 3.68 | +1.05 pts |
| 24 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 3.4 | +0.32 pts |
| 25 | Newport News city Estimated | 3.26 | -0.38 pts |
| 26 | Norfolk city Estimated | 3.12 | -1.4 pts |
| 27 | York County Estimated | 3 | -0.53 pts |
| 28 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 2.87 | -0.13 pts |
| 29 | Accomack County Estimated | 2.62 | +0.16 pts |
| 30 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 2.57 | -0.81 pts |
| 31 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 2.32 | +0.63 pts |
| 32 | Culpeper County Estimated | 2.28 | +0.06 pts |
| 33 | James City County Estimated | 2.25 | -0.54 pts |
| 34 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 2.24 | -0.55 pts |
| 35 | Covington city Estimated | 2.12 | -0.17 pts |
| 36 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 1.96 | -0.03 pts |
| 37 | Hampton city Estimated | 1.94 | -0.53 pts |
| 38 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 1.86 | -0.3 pts |
| 39 | Martinsville city Estimated | 1.86 | +0.34 pts |
| 40 | Carroll County Estimated | 1.84 | -0.07 pts |
| 41 | Frederick County Estimated | 1.79 | +0.07 pts |
| 42 | Lancaster County Estimated | 1.77 | -0.18 pts |
| 43 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 1.67 | -0.13 pts |
| 44 | Campbell County Estimated | 1.66 | +0.07 pts |
| 45 | Roanoke County Estimated | 1.63 | -0.1 pts |
| 46 | Bath County Estimated | 1.61 | -0.42 pts |
| 47 | Stafford County Estimated | 1.51 | -0.87 pts |
| 48 | King George County Estimated | 1.49 | +0.36 pts |
| 49 | Greene County Estimated | 1.44 | +0.24 pts |
| 50 | Prince George County Estimated | 1.42 | -0.73 pts |
| 51 | Orange County Estimated | 1.4 | -0.13 pts |
| 52 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 1.33 | +0.53 pts |
| 53 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 1.32 | -0.05 pts |
| 54 | Salem city Estimated | 1.26 | -0.12 pts |
| 55 | Norton city Estimated | 1.26 | -0.49 pts |
| 56 | Nottoway County Estimated | 1.23 | -0.19 pts |
| 57 | Danville city Estimated | 1.21 | -0.01 pts |
| 58 | Rockingham County Estimated | 1.18 | -0.14 pts |
| 59 | Madison County Estimated | 1.14 | -0.24 pts |
| 60 | Richmond County Estimated | 1.13 | +0.11 pts |
| 61 | Lexington city Estimated | 1.12 | -0.7 pts |
| 62 | Buchanan County Estimated | 1.09 | +0.07 pts |
| 63 | Brunswick County Estimated | 1.09 | +0.01 pts |
| 64 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 1.08 | +0.14 pts |
| 65 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 1.05 | -0.03 pts |
| 66 | Radford city Estimated | 1.03 | -0.18 pts |
| 67 | King and Queen County Estimated | 1 | +0.43 pts |
| 68 | Suffolk city Estimated | 0.99 | -0.51 pts |
| 69 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 0.99 | -0.24 pts |
| 70 | Hanover County Estimated | 0.96 | -0 pts |
| 71 | Bedford County Estimated | 0.95 | +0.19 pts |
| 72 | Northampton County Estimated | 0.92 | -0.24 pts |
| 73 | Augusta County Estimated | 0.92 | +0.18 pts |
| 74 | Essex County Estimated | 0.91 | +0.01 pts |
| 75 | Warren County Estimated | 0.89 | +0.02 pts |
| 76 | Appomattox County Estimated | 0.83 | -0.07 pts |
| 77 | Charlotte County Estimated | 0.74 | +0.09 pts |
| 78 | Smyth County Estimated | 0.71 | +0.04 pts |
| 79 | Petersburg city Estimated | 0.67 | -0.24 pts |
| 80 | King William County Estimated | 0.66 | -0.07 pts |
| 81 | Clarke County Estimated | 0.63 | +0.21 pts |
| 82 | Louisa County Estimated | 0.62 | -0.18 pts |
| 83 | Botetourt County Estimated | 0.57 | -0.03 pts |
| 84 | Fauquier County Estimated | 0.55 | -0.12 pts |
| 85 | Caroline County Estimated | 0.53 | -0.14 pts |
| 86 | Page County Estimated | 0.46 | +0.08 pts |
| 87 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 0.46 | -0.15 pts |
| 88 | Grayson County Estimated | 0.44 | -0.18 pts |
| 89 | Poquoson city Estimated | 0.42 | -0.08 pts |
| 90 | Wise County Estimated | 0.39 | -0.05 pts |
| 91 | Amherst County Estimated | 0.38 | -0.03 pts |
| 92 | Nelson County Estimated | 0.34 | +0.13 pts |
| 93 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 0.33 | +0.29 pts |
| 94 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 0.32 | -0.11 pts |
| 95 | Henry County Estimated | 0.31 | +0.02 pts |
| 96 | Tazewell County Estimated | 0.29 | -0.35 pts |
| 97 | Greensville County Estimated | 0.26 | +0.09 pts |
| 98 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.06 pts |
| 99 | Southampton County Estimated | 0.22 | -0.05 pts |
| 100 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.2 | -0.06 pts |
| 101 | New Kent County Estimated | 0.19 | -0.25 pts |
| 102 | Washington County Estimated | 0.18 | -0.02 pts |
| 103 | Surry County Estimated | 0.15 | 0 pts |
| 104 | Gloucester County Estimated | 0.13 | -0.19 pts |
| 105 | Halifax County Estimated | 0.11 | 0 pts |
| 106 | Patrick County Estimated | 0.11 | -0.17 pts |
| 107 | Powhatan County Estimated | 0.1 | -0.39 pts |
| 108 | Scott County Estimated | 0.09 | -0.13 pts |
| 109 | Goochland County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.13 pts |
| 110 | Sussex County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.09 pts |
| 111 | Amelia County Estimated | 0.08 | -0 pts |
| 112 | Dickenson County Estimated | 0.07 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Buckingham County Estimated | 0.06 | -0 pts |
| 114 | Bristol city Estimated | 0.06 | +0.12 pts |
| 115 | Bland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Charles City County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Franklin city Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Galax city Estimated | 0 | -0.15 pts |
| 115 | Giles County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Highland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Mathews County Estimated | 0 | -0.11 pts |
| 115 | Northumberland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 115 | Russell County Estimated | 0 | -0.11 pts |
| 125 | Franklin County Estimated | -0.04 | +0.05 pts |
| 126 | Floyd County Estimated | -0.13 | -0.13 pts |
| 127 | Alleghany County Estimated | -0.13 | -0.2 pts |
| 128 | Wythe County Estimated | -0.14 | -0.04 pts |
| 129 | Lee County Estimated | -0.17 | -0.08 pts |
| 130 | Middlesex County Estimated | -0.19 | -0.19 pts |
| 131 | Craig County Estimated | -0.2 | -0.2 pts |
| 132 | Westmoreland County Estimated | -0.34 | -0.11 pts |
| 133 | Emporia city Estimated | -0.36 | +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.Citation styles
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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.
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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_virginia_by_2017,
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, 2017}},
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=2017. 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 11.71 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Emporia city, with -0.36 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2017.
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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