Virginia Net Migration Rate By County in 2017
According to the US Census Bureau estimates, in 2017, the net migration rate per 1,000 population for Virginia was 2.51. Falls Church city had the highest net migration rate per 1,000 population (40.33), followed by Manassas Park city (31.34), and New Kent County (26.22). On the other hand, Bath County had the lowest net migration rate per 1,000 population (-23.28), followed by Buchanan County (-20.39), and Tazewell County (-17.2).
Net migration rate for a county refers to the difference between the number of migrants, both domestic and international, moving to the county and those leaving the county per 1,000 of the county's mid-year population. A positive rate is known as a net immigration rate, and a negative rate is known as a net emigration rate.
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County | Net Migration Rate |
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Accomack | -4.63 |
Albemarle | 10.79 |
Alleghany | -8.51 |
Amelia | 14.28 |
Amherst | 0.63 |
Appomattox | 12.48 |
Arlington | 5.6 |
Augusta | 6.45 |
Bath | -23.28 |
Bedford | 7.02 |
Bland | -13.39 |
Botetourt | 5.43 |
Brunswick | 3.74 |
Buchanan | -20.39 |
Buckingham | 1.47 |
Campbell | -0.5 |
Caroline | 9.22 |
Carroll | 6.07 |
Charles City | 4.41 |
Charlotte | 0.25 |
Chesterfield | 9.84 |
Clarke | 13.9 |
Craig | -9.99 |
Culpeper | 14.13 |
Cumberland | 9.29 |
Dickenson | -14.72 |
Dinwiddie | 5.78 |
Essex | -6.35 |
Fairfax | -4.37 |
Fauquier | 7.57 |
Floyd | 7.82 |
Fluvanna | 9.9 |
Franklin | 4.66 |
Frederick | 18.08 |
Giles | -2.56 |
Gloucester | 7.15 |
Goochland | 10.84 |
Grayson | -6.52 |
Greene | 10.59 |
Greensville | 8.76 |
Halifax | -8.56 |
Hanover | 13.62 |
Henrico | 2.4 |
Henry | -1.49 |
Highland | 4.07 |
Isle of Wight | 8.91 |
James City | 19.92 |
King and Queen | -4.26 |
King George | 11.38 |
King William | 14.13 |
Lancaster | 10.7 |
Lee | -7.94 |
Loudoun | 19.61 |
Louisa | 16.42 |
Lunenburg | 4.62 |
Madison | 11.1 |
Mathews | 1.95 |
Mecklenburg | 3.06 |
Middlesex | -4.96 |
Montgomery | -2.56 |
Nelson | 4.12 |
New Kent | 26.22 |
Northampton | -5.86 |
Northumberland | 13.75 |
Nottoway | -0.45 |
Orange | 14.85 |
Page | 8.64 |
Patrick | 0.73 |
Pittsylvania | -2.52 |
Powhatan | 7.48 |
Prince Edward | -13.68 |
Prince George | -2.39 |
Prince William | 4.45 |
Pulaski | 2.66 |
Rappahannock | 3.79 |
Richmond | 20.53 |
Roanoke | 6.06 |
Rockbridge | 14.47 |
Rockingham | 10.67 |
Russell | -8.41 |
Scott | -2.41 |
Shenandoah | 8.14 |
Smyth | -7.43 |
Southampton | -9.96 |
Spotsylvania | 7.16 |
Stafford | 15.88 |
Surry | -3.67 |
Sussex | -1.23 |
Tazewell | -17.2 |
Warren | 4.14 |
Washington | 4.56 |
Westmoreland | 7.07 |
Wise | -9.35 |
Wythe | 0.69 |
York | -1.24 |
Alexandria city | 0.57 |
Bristol city | -3.28 |
Buena Vista city | 3.08 |
Charlottesville city | 5.51 |
Chesapeake city | 7.18 |
Colonial Heights city | 2.59 |
Covington city | 4.06 |
Danville city | -9.06 |
Emporia city | -3.64 |
Fairfax city | -5.24 |
Falls Church city | 40.33 |
Franklin city | -3.67 |
Fredericksburg city | 1.68 |
Galax city | -5.96 |
Hampton city | -7.73 |
Harrisonburg city | -2.88 |
Hopewell city | -2.31 |
Lexington city | 7.83 |
Lynchburg city | 6.68 |
Manassas city | -13.08 |
Manassas Park city | 31.34 |
Martinsville city | -0.93 |
Newport News city | -9.93 |
Norfolk city | -9.95 |
Norton city | -15.66 |
Petersburg city | -9.59 |
Poquoson city | 10.18 |
Portsmouth city | -6.6 |
Radford city | 9.43 |
Richmond city | 3.87 |
Roanoke city | -3.9 |
Salem city | 9.09 |
Staunton city | 11.56 |
Suffolk city | 5.68 |
Virginia Beach city | -8.1 |
Waynesboro city | 20.16 |
Williamsburg city | 1.67 |
Winchester city | 10.08 |