Counties in Virginia by net international migration rate, July to June
Fairfax city had the highest net international migration rate, July to June of 133 counties in 2020, at 7.53 per 1,000 inhabitants. Galax city had the lowest, at -0.32 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.6 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 2.42 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2020
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2020 | Change on 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax city Estimated | 7.53 | -2.13 pts |
| 2 | Alexandria city Estimated | 7.46 | -1.86 pts |
| 3 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 6.44 | -1.22 pts |
| 4 | Arlington County Estimated | 6.01 | -1.62 pts |
| 5 | Fairfax County Estimated | 5.53 | -1.62 pts |
| 6 | Manassas Park city Estimated | 5.1 | -1.44 pts |
| 7 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 4.48 | -1.29 pts |
| 8 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 4.02 | -0.62 pts |
| 9 | Manassas city Estimated | 3.79 | -1 pts |
| 10 | Henrico County Estimated | 3.71 | -1.08 pts |
| 11 | Winchester city Estimated | 3.7 | -0.67 pts |
| 12 | Prince William County Estimated | 3.59 | -1.06 pts |
| 13 | Montgomery County Estimated | 3.42 | -1.02 pts |
| 14 | Loudoun County Estimated | 3.25 | -0.99 pts |
| 15 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 3.05 | -0.82 pts |
| 16 | Roanoke city Estimated | 2.99 | -0.82 pts |
| 17 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 2.7 | -0.74 pts |
| 18 | Staunton city Estimated | 2.55 | -0.76 pts |
| 19 | Falls Church city Estimated | 2.54 | -0.29 pts |
| 20 | Richmond city Estimated | 2.52 | -0.62 pts |
| 21 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 2.51 | -0.75 pts |
| 22 | Albemarle County Estimated | 2.31 | -0.71 pts |
| 23 | Newport News city Estimated | 1.98 | -0.32 pts |
| 24 | Hopewell city Estimated | 1.96 | +0.41 pts |
| 25 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 1.94 | -0.42 pts |
| 26 | Norfolk city Estimated | 1.92 | -0.26 pts |
| 27 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 1.88 | -0.82 pts |
| 28 | York County Estimated | 1.74 | -0.17 pts |
| 29 | Accomack County Estimated | 1.61 | -0.21 pts |
| 30 | Culpeper County Estimated | 1.6 | -0.28 pts |
| 31 | Covington city Estimated | 1.6 | 0 pts |
| 32 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 1.57 | -0.27 pts |
| 33 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 1.46 | -0.39 pts |
| 34 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 1.43 | -0.23 pts |
| 35 | James City County Estimated | 1.32 | -0.16 pts |
| 36 | Carroll County Estimated | 1.23 | -0.24 pts |
| 37 | Lancaster County Estimated | 1.22 | -0.18 pts |
| 38 | Hampton city Estimated | 1.21 | -0.13 pts |
| 39 | Bath County Estimated | 1.21 | +0.26 pts |
| 40 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 1.16 | -0.2 pts |
| 41 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 1.1 | -0.06 pts |
| 42 | Campbell County Estimated | 1.1 | -0.21 pts |
| 43 | Martinsville city Estimated | 1.05 | -0.55 pts |
| 44 | Roanoke County Estimated | 1.02 | -0.3 pts |
| 45 | Greene County Estimated | 0.95 | -0.26 pts |
| 46 | Nottoway County Estimated | 0.92 | +0.01 pts |
| 47 | Buchanan County Estimated | 0.91 | -0.17 pts |
| 48 | Richmond County Estimated | 0.88 | -0 pts |
| 49 | Brunswick County Estimated | 0.87 | +0.13 pts |
| 50 | Danville city Estimated | 0.85 | +0.03 pts |
| 51 | Stafford County Estimated | 0.84 | -0.17 pts |
| 52 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 0.83 | -0.17 pts |
| 53 | Orange County Estimated | 0.83 | -0.09 pts |
| 54 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 0.82 | +0.14 pts |
| 55 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 0.8 | +0.13 pts |
| 56 | Salem city Estimated | 0.79 | -0.12 pts |
| 57 | Frederick County Estimated | 0.78 | +0.04 pts |
| 58 | Rockingham County Estimated | 0.75 | -0.1 pts |
| 59 | King George County Estimated | 0.74 | +0.36 pts |
| 60 | Essex County Estimated | 0.73 | -0.19 pts |
| 61 | Radford city Estimated | 0.66 | -0.23 pts |
| 62 | Bedford County Estimated | 0.63 | -0.03 pts |
| 63 | Hanover County Estimated | 0.62 | -0.06 pts |
| 64 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 0.6 | -0.05 pts |
| 65 | Madison County Estimated | 0.6 | -0.46 pts |
| 66 | Augusta County Estimated | 0.6 | -0.19 pts |
| 67 | Northampton County Estimated | 0.6 | -0.34 pts |
| 68 | Prince George County Estimated | 0.57 | +0.15 pts |
| 69 | Lexington city Estimated | 0.55 | +0.41 pts |
| 70 | Smyth County Estimated | 0.53 | -0.1 pts |
| 71 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 0.52 | +0.06 pts |
| 72 | Warren County Estimated | 0.52 | -0.25 pts |
| 73 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 0.51 | -0.23 pts |
| 74 | Charlotte County Estimated | 0.51 | -0.17 pts |
| 75 | Norton city Estimated | 0.5 | -0.25 pts |
| 76 | Appomattox County Estimated | 0.5 | -0.19 pts |
| 77 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 0.47 | 0 pts |
| 78 | Suffolk city Estimated | 0.46 | -0.05 pts |
| 79 | King and Queen County Estimated | 0.43 | -0.28 pts |
| 80 | Clarke County Estimated | 0.41 | -0.07 pts |
| 81 | King William County Estimated | 0.4 | -0.18 pts |
| 82 | Botetourt County Estimated | 0.36 | -0.12 pts |
| 83 | Caroline County Estimated | 0.36 | -0 pts |
| 84 | Nelson County Estimated | 0.34 | +0.14 pts |
| 85 | Poquoson city Estimated | 0.33 | +0.08 pts |
| 86 | Louisa County Estimated | 0.32 | -0.17 pts |
| 87 | Amherst County Estimated | 0.32 | -0.06 pts |
| 88 | Fauquier County Estimated | 0.29 | +0.03 pts |
| 89 | Greensville County Estimated | 0.27 | 0 pts |
| 90 | Petersburg city Estimated | 0.26 | -0.06 pts |
| 91 | Grayson County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.19 pts |
| 92 | Page County Estimated | 0.25 | +0.04 pts |
| 93 | Wise County Estimated | 0.24 | -0.08 pts |
| 94 | Southampton County Estimated | 0.23 | +0.06 pts |
| 95 | New Kent County Estimated | 0.21 | +0.13 pts |
| 96 | Tazewell County Estimated | 0.2 | 0 pts |
| 97 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 0.2 | -0.03 pts |
| 98 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.18 | 0 pts |
| 99 | Henry County Estimated | 0.16 | -0.02 pts |
| 100 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 0.13 | +0.02 pts |
| 101 | Washington County Estimated | 0.09 | -0.04 pts |
| 102 | Scott County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.19 pts |
| 103 | Sussex County Estimated | 0.09 | 0 pts |
| 104 | Amelia County Estimated | 0.08 | -0 pts |
| 105 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.03 pts |
| 106 | Powhatan County Estimated | 0.07 | -0 pts |
| 107 | Buckingham County Estimated | 0.06 | -0 pts |
| 108 | Gloucester County Estimated | 0.05 | -0.05 pts |
| 109 | Halifax County Estimated | 0.03 | -0.03 pts |
| 110 | Bland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Charles City County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Craig County Estimated | 0 | +0.2 pts |
| 110 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Dickenson County Estimated | 0 | -0.07 pts |
| 110 | Franklin city Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Giles County Estimated | 0 | +0.06 pts |
| 110 | Highland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Lee County Estimated | 0 | +0.08 pts |
| 110 | Mathews County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Northumberland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Russell County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 110 | Surry County Estimated | 0 | -0.16 pts |
| 123 | Goochland County Estimated | -0.04 | -0.04 pts |
| 124 | Bristol city Estimated | -0.06 | -0.06 pts |
| 125 | Floyd County Estimated | -0.06 | +0.06 pts |
| 126 | Alleghany County Estimated | -0.07 | +0.07 pts |
| 127 | Wythe County Estimated | -0.07 | +0.07 pts |
| 128 | Middlesex County Estimated | -0.09 | +0.09 pts |
| 129 | Franklin County Estimated | -0.11 | -0.04 pts |
| 130 | Patrick County Estimated | -0.17 | -0 pts |
| 131 | Emporia city Estimated | -0.19 | +0.37 pts |
| 132 | Westmoreland County Estimated | -0.28 | +0.11 pts |
| 133 | Galax city Estimated | -0.32 | -0 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, 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 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, 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2020. 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, 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2020.
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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_virginia_by_2020,
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, 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2020. 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?
Fairfax city, with 7.53 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Galax city, with -0.32 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 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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