Roanoke, Virginia Natural Population Increase Vs Net Migration

According to recent data from the US Census Bureau, in 2020, the natural population increase for Roanoke, Virginia (-291) was 177% less than the net migration for Roanoke, Virginia (378). You can see similar information for other Virginia counties.

The chart and table below shows the natural population increase, the net migration, the net domestic migration, and the net international migration for Roanoke, Virginia from 2011 to 2020.

Natural Population Increase refers to the number of births minus the number of deaths in a year.

Net Migration 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 in a year.