Virginia Net Domestic Migration By County in 2023
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2023, the net domestic migration for Virginia was -6,985. Chesterfield County had the highest net domestic migration (3,635) followed by Spotsylvania County (2,102), and Suffolk city (2,013). On the other hand, Fairfax County had the lowest net domestic migration (-13,405), followed by Virginia Beach city (-4,026), and Prince William County (-3,991).
Net Domestic Migration for a given county refers to the the difference between number of people moving to the county from other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico) and number of people moving out of the county to other parts of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico).
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Hover over or click on the chart to see this information for each county. The data can also be filtered, sorted, and explored further in a table below.
| County | Net Domestic Migration |
|---|---|
| Accomack | 121 |
| Albemarle | 299 |
| Alleghany | 102 |
| Amelia | 203 |
| Amherst | 99 |
| Appomattox | 163 |
| Arlington | -2979 |
| Augusta | 641 |
| Bath | 22 |
| Bedford | 1085 |
| Bland | 113 |
| Botetourt | 214 |
| Brunswick | 59 |
| Buchanan | -104 |
| Buckingham | 77 |
| Campbell | 525 |
| Caroline | 692 |
| Carroll | 344 |
| Charles City | 120 |
| Charlotte | 28 |
| Chesterfield | 3635 |
| Clarke | 154 |
| Craig | 13 |
| Culpeper | 438 |
| Cumberland | 167 |
| Dickenson | 4 |
| Dinwiddie | 409 |
| Essex | 35 |
| Fairfax | -13405 |
| Fauquier | 350 |
| Floyd | 150 |
| Fluvanna | 371 |
| Franklin | 669 |
| Frederick | 1113 |
| Giles | 167 |
| Gloucester | 614 |
| Goochland | 1097 |
| Grayson | 110 |
| Greene | 270 |
| Greensville | -9 |
| Halifax | 70 |
| Hanover | 1346 |
| Henrico | -1760 |
| Henry | 431 |
| Highland | 61 |
| Isle of Wight | 564 |
| James City | 1003 |
| King and Queen | 60 |
| King George | 511 |
| King William | 470 |
| Lancaster | 205 |
| Lee | 106 |
| Loudoun | -1762 |
| Louisa | 1018 |
| Lunenburg | 75 |
| Madison | 139 |
| Mathews | 174 |
| Mecklenburg | 295 |
| Middlesex | 56 |
| Montgomery | -623 |
| Nelson | -22 |
| New Kent | 1172 |
| Northampton | 117 |
| Northumberland | 261 |
| Nottoway | 86 |
| Orange | 526 |
| Page | 67 |
| Patrick | 94 |
| Pittsylvania | 158 |
| Powhatan | 521 |
| Prince Edward | 175 |
| Prince George | -211 |
| Prince William | -3991 |
| Pulaski | 206 |
| Rappahannock | 24 |
| Richmond | 80 |
| Roanoke | 612 |
| Rockbridge | 18 |
| Rockingham | 1012 |
| Russell | 209 |
| Scott | 155 |
| Shenandoah | 328 |
| Smyth | 74 |
| Southampton | 227 |
| Spotsylvania | 2102 |
| Stafford | 1029 |
| Surry | 105 |
| Sussex | 212 |
| Tazewell | 31 |
| Warren | 414 |
| Washington | 548 |
| Westmoreland | 340 |
| Wise | 105 |
| Wythe | 178 |
| York | -308 |
| Alexandria city | -2570 |
| Bristol city | -8 |
| Buena Vista city | 33 |
| Charlottesville city | -694 |
| Chesapeake city | 235 |
| Colonial Heights city | 147 |
| Covington city | -43 |
| Danville city | 212 |
| Emporia city | -36 |
| Fairfax city | -189 |
| Falls Church city | 140 |
| Franklin city | 87 |
| Fredericksburg city | 16 |
| Galax city | 68 |
| Hampton city | -1071 |
| Harrisonburg city | -736 |
| Hopewell city | 54 |
| Lexington city | -50 |
| Lynchburg city | -44 |
| Manassas city | -697 |
| Manassas Park city | -415 |
| Martinsville city | 61 |
| Newport News city | -1977 |
| Norfolk city | -3214 |
| Norton city | -44 |
| Petersburg city | -286 |
| Poquoson city | 11 |
| Portsmouth city | -316 |
| Radford city | 231 |
| Richmond city | -717 |
| Roanoke city | -576 |
| Salem city | -88 |
| Staunton city | -53 |
| Suffolk city | 2013 |
| Virginia Beach city | -4026 |
| Waynesboro city | 325 |
| Williamsburg city | 273 |
| Winchester city | -310 |