Virginia Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2021

Updated on January 22, 2024.

According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2021, the net domestic migration rate for Virginia was -0.63. New Kent County had the highest net domestic migration rate (37.58) followed by Louisa County (33.22), and Northumberland County (31.15). On the other hand, Alexandria city had the lowest net domestic migration rate (-37.71), followed by Arlington County (-30.89), and Charlottesville city (-22.99).

Net Domestic migration rate 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) per 1,000 of the mid-year population of the county.

You can also see similar information for other states and also for the US by state. You can also see links at the bottom of the page for the trend of the net domestic migration rate for each county in Virginia.

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.

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Virginia Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2021
Virginia Net Domestic Migration Rate By County in 2021
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County Net Domestic Migration Rate
Accomack 3.39
Albemarle 9.58
Alleghany -0.73
Amelia 8.27
Amherst 5.3
Appomattox 13.58
Arlington -30.89
Augusta 6.76
Bath -13.78
Bedford 13.58
Bland -4.02
Botetourt 15.32
Brunswick 15.79
Buchanan -8.18
Buckingham 12.2
Campbell 0.63
Caroline 16.08
Carroll 5.36
Charles City -7.33
Charlotte 1.73
Chesterfield 11.93
Clarke 11.77
Craig 5.95
Culpeper 14.66
Cumberland 7.33
Dickenson -7.3
Dinwiddie 8.45
Essex 1.42
Fairfax -14.75
Fauquier 12.53
Floyd 8.59
Fluvanna 19.21
Franklin 14.52
Frederick 22.26
Giles -3.78
Gloucester 15.08
Goochland 30.86
Grayson 12.94
Greene 17.92
Greensville 7.55
Halifax 1.98
Hanover 16.19
Henrico -4.36
Henry -0.77
Highland 5.8
Isle of Wight 19.21
James City 20.52
King and Queen 21.42
King George 23.44
King William 15.45
Lancaster 18.45
Lee 4.98
Loudoun 4
Louisa 33.22
Lunenburg 7.43
Madison 8.34
Mathews 13.71
Mecklenburg 8.32
Middlesex 25.53
Montgomery -9.31
Nelson 10.09
New Kent 37.58
Northampton -3.3
Northumberland 31.15
Nottoway 1.6
Orange 24.33
Page 10.66
Patrick 15.55
Pittsylvania 1.31
Powhatan 26.2
Prince Edward 3.56
Prince George -2.77
Prince William -5.37
Pulaski 7.66
Rappahannock 20.19
Richmond 18.81
Roanoke 1.97
Rockbridge 9.54
Rockingham 8.07
Russell -0.04
Scott 5.57
Shenandoah 15.06
Smyth 2.56
Southampton 11.95
Spotsylvania 20.99
Stafford 17.76
Surry 0.15
Sussex 7.87
Tazewell -0.07
Warren 3.25
Washington 4.35
Westmoreland 18.96
Wise -3.09
Wythe 3.72
York 11.81
Alexandria city -37.71
Bristol city -4.36
Buena Vista city 0.15
Charlottesville city -22.99
Chesapeake city 4.07
Colonial Heights city 2.8
Covington city 0.17
Danville city 2.07
Emporia city -3.35
Fairfax city -11.74
Falls Church city -14.78
Franklin city 0.61
Fredericksburg city 8.18
Galax city -2.39
Hampton city 2.34
Harrisonburg city -12.17
Hopewell city 6.59
Lexington city 12.07
Lynchburg city -2.67
Manassas city -11.65
Manassas Park city -8.18
Martinsville city 7.62
Newport News city -11.96
Norfolk city -16.28
Norton city -2.74
Petersburg city -2.7
Poquoson city 13.32
Portsmouth city -4.8
Radford city 25.17
Richmond city -3.76
Roanoke city -11.26
Salem city 3.43
Staunton city -4.97
Suffolk city 15.12
Virginia Beach city -6.76
Waynesboro city 11.81
Williamsburg city 13.17
Winchester city 0.86

Trend of Net Domestic Migration Rate for Counties in Virginia

Use the links below to find the trend of the net domestic migration rate for each county in Virginia.