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 2021, at 5.89 per 1,000 inhabitants. Prince George County had the lowest, at -0.49 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 0.35 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Virginia was 1.65 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2021
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2021 | Change on 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairfax city Estimated | 5.89 | -1.64 pts |
| 2 | Alexandria city Estimated | 4.75 | -2.72 pts |
| 3 | Manassas city Estimated | 4.14 | +0.35 pts |
| 4 | Arlington County Estimated | 4.05 | -1.95 pts |
| 5 | Manassas Park city Estimated | 3.8 | -1.31 pts |
| 6 | Fairfax County Estimated | 3.72 | -1.81 pts |
| 7 | Harrisonburg city Estimated | 3.35 | -3.08 pts |
| 8 | Fredericksburg city Estimated | 3.33 | -0.69 pts |
| 9 | Prince William County Estimated | 2.86 | -0.73 pts |
| 10 | Charlottesville city Estimated | 2.69 | -1.79 pts |
| 11 | Montgomery County Estimated | 2.61 | -0.81 pts |
| 12 | Henrico County Estimated | 2.38 | -1.33 pts |
| 13 | Loudoun County Estimated | 2.35 | -0.9 pts |
| 14 | Williamsburg city Estimated | 2.26 | -0.25 pts |
| 15 | Richmond city Estimated | 2.12 | -0.39 pts |
| 16 | Martinsville city Estimated | 2 | +0.95 pts |
| 17 | Winchester city Estimated | 2 | -1.7 pts |
| 18 | Albemarle County Estimated | 1.88 | -0.43 pts |
| 19 | Lexington city Estimated | 1.76 | +1.21 pts |
| 20 | Falls Church city Estimated | 1.58 | -0.96 pts |
| 21 | Accomack County Estimated | 1.47 | -0.14 pts |
| 22 | Staunton city Estimated | 1.4 | -1.16 pts |
| 23 | Norfolk city Estimated | 1.37 | -0.55 pts |
| 24 | Roanoke city Estimated | 1.34 | -1.65 pts |
| 25 | Newport News city Estimated | 1.26 | -0.72 pts |
| 26 | Lunenburg County Estimated | 1.25 | -0.62 pts |
| 27 | Richmond County Estimated | 1.22 | +0.34 pts |
| 28 | Rockingham County Estimated | 1.12 | +0.36 pts |
| 29 | Stafford County Estimated | 1.1 | +0.26 pts |
| 30 | Mecklenburg County Estimated | 1.09 | +0.89 pts |
| 31 | Culpeper County Estimated | 1.01 | -0.59 pts |
| 32 | Prince Edward County Estimated | 1.01 | -0.57 pts |
| 33 | Chesterfield County Estimated | 0.97 | -0.19 pts |
| 34 | Lynchburg city Estimated | 0.9 | -2.15 pts |
| 35 | Isle of Wight County Estimated | 0.9 | -1.05 pts |
| 36 | Shenandoah County Estimated | 0.88 | +0.08 pts |
| 37 | Carroll County Estimated | 0.86 | -0.37 pts |
| 38 | Virginia Beach city Estimated | 0.85 | -0.57 pts |
| 39 | Salem city Estimated | 0.83 | +0.04 pts |
| 40 | Rappahannock County Estimated | 0.81 | -0.01 pts |
| 41 | Warren County Estimated | 0.78 | +0.26 pts |
| 42 | Frederick County Estimated | 0.77 | -0 pts |
| 43 | James City County Estimated | 0.77 | -0.55 pts |
| 44 | Middlesex County Estimated | 0.75 | +0.84 pts |
| 45 | Chesapeake city Estimated | 0.74 | -0.37 pts |
| 46 | Spotsylvania County Estimated | 0.65 | +0.05 pts |
| 47 | Louisa County Estimated | 0.62 | +0.31 pts |
| 48 | Roanoke County Estimated | 0.61 | -0.41 pts |
| 49 | York County Estimated | 0.61 | -1.13 pts |
| 50 | Portsmouth city Estimated | 0.58 | -0.87 pts |
| 51 | Hampton city Estimated | 0.57 | -0.65 pts |
| 52 | Nelson County Estimated | 0.54 | +0.2 pts |
| 53 | Madison County Estimated | 0.5 | -0.1 pts |
| 54 | Danville city Estimated | 0.49 | -0.36 pts |
| 55 | Bath County Estimated | 0.48 | -0.72 pts |
| 56 | Suffolk city Estimated | 0.46 | -0 pts |
| 57 | Grayson County Estimated | 0.46 | +0.2 pts |
| 58 | Amherst County Estimated | 0.45 | +0.13 pts |
| 59 | Appomattox County Estimated | 0.43 | -0.07 pts |
| 60 | Petersburg city Estimated | 0.42 | +0.16 pts |
| 61 | Cumberland County Estimated | 0.41 | +0.41 pts |
| 62 | Northampton County Estimated | 0.41 | -0.18 pts |
| 63 | King William County Estimated | 0.39 | -0.01 pts |
| 64 | Augusta County Estimated | 0.39 | -0.22 pts |
| 65 | Page County Estimated | 0.38 | +0.13 pts |
| 66 | Campbell County Estimated | 0.38 | -0.72 pts |
| 67 | Fauquier County Estimated | 0.35 | +0.06 pts |
| 68 | Hanover County Estimated | 0.35 | -0.27 pts |
| 69 | Smyth County Estimated | 0.34 | -0.19 pts |
| 70 | Floyd County Estimated | 0.32 | +0.39 pts |
| 71 | Dinwiddie County Estimated | 0.32 | +0.25 pts |
| 72 | Waynesboro city Estimated | 0.31 | -2.39 pts |
| 73 | Wise County Estimated | 0.28 | +0.04 pts |
| 74 | Lancaster County Estimated | 0.27 | -0.95 pts |
| 75 | Franklin County Estimated | 0.27 | +0.38 pts |
| 76 | Botetourt County Estimated | 0.27 | -0.09 pts |
| 77 | Bedford County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.37 pts |
| 78 | King George County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.48 pts |
| 79 | Caroline County Estimated | 0.26 | -0.1 pts |
| 80 | Buchanan County Estimated | 0.25 | -0.66 pts |
| 81 | Orange County Estimated | 0.24 | -0.59 pts |
| 82 | Tazewell County Estimated | 0.22 | +0.03 pts |
| 83 | Colonial Heights city Estimated | 0.22 | -0.3 pts |
| 84 | Hopewell city Estimated | 0.22 | -1.74 pts |
| 85 | Brunswick County Estimated | 0.19 | -0.68 pts |
| 86 | Fluvanna County Estimated | 0.18 | -0.33 pts |
| 87 | Henry County Estimated | 0.18 | +0.02 pts |
| 88 | Greensville County Estimated | 0.18 | -0.09 pts |
| 89 | Charlotte County Estimated | 0.17 | -0.33 pts |
| 90 | Poquoson city Estimated | 0.16 | -0.17 pts |
| 91 | Buena Vista city Estimated | 0.15 | -0.31 pts |
| 92 | Greene County Estimated | 0.14 | -0.81 pts |
| 93 | Dickenson County Estimated | 0.14 | +0.14 pts |
| 94 | Radford city Estimated | 0.12 | -0.54 pts |
| 95 | Goochland County Estimated | 0.12 | +0.16 pts |
| 96 | Pulaski County Estimated | 0.12 | -0.06 pts |
| 97 | Halifax County Estimated | 0.12 | +0.09 pts |
| 98 | Essex County Estimated | 0.09 | -0.64 pts |
| 99 | Lee County Estimated | 0.09 | +0.09 pts |
| 100 | Amelia County Estimated | 0.08 | -0 pts |
| 101 | Clarke County Estimated | 0.07 | -0.34 pts |
| 102 | Nottoway County Estimated | 0.06 | -0.86 pts |
| 103 | Buckingham County Estimated | 0.06 | 0 pts |
| 104 | Washington County Estimated | 0.06 | -0.04 pts |
| 105 | Westmoreland County Estimated | 0.05 | +0.33 pts |
| 106 | Gloucester County Estimated | 0.05 | -0 pts |
| 107 | Pittsylvania County Estimated | 0.05 | -0.08 pts |
| 108 | Scott County Estimated | 0.05 | -0.05 pts |
| 109 | New Kent County Estimated | 0.04 | -0.17 pts |
| 110 | Russell County Estimated | 0.04 | +0.04 pts |
| 111 | Wythe County Estimated | 0.04 | +0.11 pts |
| 112 | Powhatan County Estimated | 0.03 | -0.03 pts |
| 113 | Alleghany County Estimated | 0 | +0.07 pts |
| 113 | Bland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Bristol city Estimated | 0 | +0.06 pts |
| 113 | Charles City County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Covington city Estimated | 0 | -1.6 pts |
| 113 | Craig County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Emporia city Estimated | 0 | +0.19 pts |
| 113 | Franklin city Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Giles County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Highland County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 113 | King and Queen County Estimated | 0 | -0.43 pts |
| 113 | Mathews County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Norton city Estimated | 0 | -0.5 pts |
| 113 | Patrick County Estimated | 0 | +0.17 pts |
| 113 | Rockbridge County Estimated | 0 | -0.83 pts |
| 113 | Southampton County Estimated | 0 | -0.23 pts |
| 113 | Surry County Estimated | 0 | 0 pts |
| 113 | Sussex County Estimated | 0 | -0.09 pts |
| 131 | Northumberland County Estimated | -0.08 | -0.08 pts |
| 132 | Galax city Estimated | -0.15 | +0.17 pts |
| 133 | Prince George County Estimated | -0.49 | -1.06 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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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, 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 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, 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-international-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 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, 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2021.
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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_virginia_by_2021,
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, 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-international-migration-rate-july-june/virginia-counties?period=2021. 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 5.89 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest net international migration rate, July to June?
Prince George County, with -0.49 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 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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