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 2018, at 6.76 per 1,000 inhabitants. Galax city had the lowest, at -0.63 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.41 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 2.02 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Map of counties, 2018
- Under -0.2
- -0.2 to -0.14
- -0.14 to 0
- 0 to 0.3
- 0.3 to 1
- 1 and over
Top 40 counties, 2018
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2018 | Change on 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandria city Estimated | 6.76 | -4.95 pts |
| 2 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 6.7 | -3.61 pts |
| 3 | Fairfax city Estimated | 6.66 | -4.84 pts |
| 4 | Arlington County Estimated | 5.26 | -4.58 pts |
| 5 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 4.75 | -2.45 pts |
| 6 | Fairfax County Estimated | 4.63 | -4.44 pts |
| 7 | Manassas Park city Estimated | 4.2 | -4.72 pts |
| 8 | Winchester city Estimated | 3.75 | -2.19 pts |
| 9 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 3.73 | -3.51 pts |
| 10 | Hopewell city Estimated | 3.64 | -0.04 pts |
| 11 | Manassas city Estimated | 3.48 | -2.25 pts |
| 12 | Henrico County Estimated | 3.26 | -2.8 pts |
| 13 | Prince William County Estimated | 3.17 | -2.84 pts |
| 14 | Loudoun County Estimated | 2.95 | -2.92 pts |
| 15 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 2.73 | -1.92 pts |
| 16 | Montgomery County Estimated | 2.7 | -2.91 pts |
| 17 | Staunton city Estimated | 2.65 | -1.34 pts |
| 18 | Roanoke city Estimated | 2.54 | -2.07 pts |
| 19 | Richmond city Estimated | 2.41 | -1.75 pts |
| 20 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 2.15 | -2.12 pts |
| 21 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 2.07 | -2.02 pts |
| 22 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 2.06 | -0.81 pts |
| 23 | Falls Church city Estimated | 1.88 | -2.13 pts |
| 24 | Accomack County Estimated | 1.68 | -0.94 pts |
| 25 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 1.67 | -0.65 pts |
| 26 | Albemarle County Estimated | 1.63 | -2.28 pts |
| 27 | King George County Estimated | 1.58 | +0.09 pts |
| 28 | Newport News city Estimated | 1.54 | -1.72 pts |
| 29 | Lancaster County Estimated | 1.49 | -0.27 pts |
| 30 | Culpeper County Estimated | 1.48 | -0.81 pts |
| 31 | Frederick County Estimated | 1.46 | -0.32 pts |
| 32 | Covington city Estimated | 1.41 | -0.7 pts |
| 33 | James City County Estimated | 1.38 | -0.86 pts |
| 34 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 1.34 | -0.33 pts |
| 35 | York County Estimated | 1.29 | -1.71 pts |
| 36 | Martinsville city Estimated | 1.26 | -0.6 pts |
| 37 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 1.06 | -2.35 pts |
| 38 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 1.01 | -0.85 pts |
| 39 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 0.98 | -0.98 pts |
| 40 | Hampton city Estimated | 0.88 | -1.06 pts |
| 41 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 0.86 | -1.38 pts |
| 42 | Buchanan County Estimated | 0.84 | -0.26 pts |
| 43 | Greene County Estimated | 0.81 | -0.63 pts |
| 44 | Orange County Estimated | 0.8 | -0.6 pts |
| 45 | Roanoke County Estimated | 0.79 | -0.85 pts |
| 46 | Danville city Estimated | 0.76 | -0.45 pts |
| 47 | Essex County Estimated | 0.73 | -0.18 pts |
| 48 | Campbell County Estimated | 0.68 | -0.98 pts |
| 49 | Norfolk city Estimated | 0.67 | -2.45 pts |
| 50 | Carroll County Estimated | 0.67 | -1.17 pts |
| 51 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 0.65 | -1.92 pts |
| 52 | Salem city Estimated | 0.63 | -0.63 pts |
| 53 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 0.61 | -0.71 pts |
| 54 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 0.59 | -0.46 pts |
| 55 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 0.58 | -0.75 pts |
| 56 | Clarke County Estimated | 0.55 | -0.07 pts |
| 57 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 0.54 | -0.54 pts |
| 58 | Madison County Estimated | 0.53 | -0.61 pts |
| 59 | Augusta County Estimated | 0.53 | -0.39 pts |
| 60 | Rockingham County Estimated | 0.52 | -0.66 pts |
| 61 | Page County Estimated | 0.5 | +0.04 pts |
| 62 | Bedford County Estimated | 0.5 | -0.45 pts |
| 63 | Richmond County Estimated | 0.45 | -0.69 pts |
| 64 | Appomattox County Estimated | 0.44 | -0.39 pts |
| 65 | Brunswick County Estimated | 0.43 | -0.66 pts |
| 66 | Charlotte County Estimated | 0.42 | -0.33 pts |
| 67 | Hanover County Estimated | 0.41 | -0.55 pts |
| 68 | Radford city Estimated | 0.39 | -0.64 pts |
| 69 | Smyth County Estimated | 0.39 | -0.32 pts |
| 70 | Stafford County Estimated | 0.38 | -1.12 pts |
| 71 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 0.37 | -0.61 pts |
| 72 | Fauquier County Estimated | 0.36 | -0.19 pts |
| 73 | Warren County Estimated | 0.33 | -0.56 pts |
| 74 | Amherst County Estimated | 0.31 | -0.06 pts |
| 75 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 0.31 | -0.15 pts |
| 76 | King William County Estimated | 0.3 | -0.37 pts |
| 77 | Caroline County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.27 pts |
| 78 | Norton city Estimated | 0.25 | -1.01 pts |
| 79 | Northampton County Estimated | 0.25 | -0.67 pts |
| 80 | Bath County Estimated | 0.23 | -1.38 pts |
| 81 | Botetourt County Estimated | 0.21 | -0.36 pts |
| 82 | Nelson County Estimated | 0.2 | -0.14 pts |
| 83 | Nottoway County Estimated | 0.19 | -1.03 pts |
| 84 | Grayson County Estimated | 0.19 | -0.25 pts |
| 85 | Louisa County Estimated | 0.17 | -0.45 pts |
| 86 | Wise County Estimated | 0.16 | -0.23 pts |
| 87 | King and Queen County Estimated | 0.14 | -0.85 pts |
| 88 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 0.13 | -0.13 pts |
| 89 | Tazewell County Estimated | 0.12 | -0.17 pts |
| 90 | Southampton County Estimated | 0.11 | -0.11 pts |
| 91 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 0.1 | -0.21 pts |
| 92 | Suffolk city Estimated | 0.1 | -0.89 pts |
| 93 | Henry County Estimated | 0.1 | -0.21 pts |
| 94 | Sussex County Estimated | 0.09 | 0 pts |
| 95 | Greensville County Estimated | 0.09 | -0.17 pts |
| 96 | Poquoson city Estimated | 0.08 | -0.33 pts |
| 97 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.26 pts |
| 98 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.03 | -0.18 pts |
| 99 | Amelia County Estimated | 0 | -0.08 pts |
| 99 | Bland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Buckingham County Estimated | 0 | -0.06 pts |
| 99 | Charles City County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Dickenson County Estimated | 0 | -0.07 pts |
| 99 | Franklin city Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Giles County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Highland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Mathews County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Northumberland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Patrick County Estimated | 0 | -0.11 pts |
| 99 | Powhatan County Estimated | 0 | -0.1 pts |
| 99 | Russell County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Surry County Estimated | 0 | -0.15 pts |
| 114 | Gloucester County Estimated | -0.03 | -0.16 pts |
| 115 | Halifax County Estimated | -0.03 | -0.14 pts |
| 116 | Washington County Estimated | -0.04 | -0.22 pts |
| 117 | Goochland County Estimated | -0.04 | -0.13 pts |
| 118 | Scott County Estimated | -0.05 | -0.14 pts |
| 119 | Lee County Estimated | -0.08 | +0.08 pts |
| 120 | New Kent County Estimated | -0.14 | -0.32 pts |
| 121 | Franklin County Estimated | -0.14 | -0.11 pts |
| 122 | Wythe County Estimated | -0.17 | -0.04 pts |
| 123 | Bristol city Estimated | -0.18 | -0.24 pts |
| 124 | Middlesex County Estimated | -0.19 | -0 pts |
| 125 | Floyd County Estimated | -0.19 | -0.06 pts |
| 126 | Craig County Estimated | -0.2 | -0 pts |
| 127 | Alleghany County Estimated | -0.2 | -0.07 pts |
| 128 | Lexington city Estimated | -0.28 | -1.4 pts |
| 129 | Prince George County Estimated | -0.39 | -1.81 pts |
| 130 | Westmoreland County Estimated | -0.39 | -0.05 pts |
| 131 | Emporia city Estimated | -0.55 | -0.19 pts |
| 132 | Petersburg city Estimated | -0.55 | -1.23 pts |
| 133 | Galax city Estimated | -0.63 | -0.63 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
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, 2018) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html
MLA 9
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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.
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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_virginia_by_2018,
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, 2018}},
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=2018. 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 6.76 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Galax city, with -0.63 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2018.
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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