Ranking of Virginia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2022

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2022, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Virginia was 1.79. Among all Virginia counties, New Kent County had the highest net migration rate (37.82), followed by Highland County (31.26), and Northumberland County (29.45).

The chart below shows the top 10 counties, and the table below shows the ranking of all Virginia counties.

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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2022
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Highland
Northumberland
Clarke
Middlesex
Goochland
Louisa
Orange
Isle of Wight
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Ranking of Virginia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2022
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 New Kent County 37.82
2 Highland County 31.26
3 Northumberland County 29.45
4 Clarke County 27.17
5 Middlesex County 26.59
6 Goochland County 26.4
7 Louisa County 26.2
8 Orange County 22.33
9 Isle of Wight County 20.54
10 Suffolk city 20.19
11 Appomattox County 18.25
12 James City County 18.21
13 Chesterfield County 17.49
14 Franklin city 17.3
15 Caroline County 17.17
16 Spotsylvania County 16.87
17 Williamsburg city 16.51
18 Galax city 15.69
19 Martinsville city 15.5
20 King and Queen County 15.08
21 Mecklenburg County 15.05
22 Salem city 14.48
23 King William County 13.81
24 Floyd County 13.55
25 Amelia County 13.02
26 Gloucester County 12.83
27 Warren County 12.64
28 Staunton city 12.63
29 Powhatan County 12.35
30 Fluvanna County 12.3
31 Essex County 12.07
32 Rockingham County 11.87
33 Hanover County 11.54
34 Bedford County 11.51
35 Radford city 11.25
36 Scott County 10.52
37 Frederick County 10.22
38 Dinwiddie County 10.19
39 Cumberland County 10.17
40 Carroll County 10.04
41 Washington County 9.98
42 Rappahannock County 9.95
43 Grayson County 9.65
44 Botetourt County 9.6
45 King George County 9.42
46 Patrick County 9.2
47 Albemarle County 8.91
47 Richmond County 8.91
48 Fauquier County 8.7
49 Amherst County 8.52
50 Culpeper County 8.29
51 Rockbridge County 8.14
52 Augusta County 8.09
53 Madison County 8.01
54 Fredericksburg city 7.77
55 Roanoke County 7.47
56 Buckingham County 7.43
57 Waynesboro city 6.62
58 Shenandoah County 6.33
59 Franklin County 6.27
60 Lunenburg County 6.24
61 Charles City County 6.22
62 Colonial Heights city 6.2
63 Stafford County 5.79
64 Fairfax city 5.77
65 Nottoway County 5.4
66 Wythe County 5.29
67 Bland County 4.7
67 Lee County 4.7
67 Pittsylvania County 4.7
68 Smyth County 4.64
69 Page County 4.58
70 Pulaski County 4.48
71 Surry County 4.45
72 Norton city 4.43
73 Lancaster County 4.41
74 Halifax County 4.39
75 Tazewell County 4.27
75 Danville city 4.27
76 Westmoreland County 4.06
77 Richmond city 4.04
78 Russell County 3.18
79 Henry County 3.14
80 Mathews County 3.06
80 Montgomery County 3.06
81 Loudoun County 2.59
82 Brunswick County 2.45
83 Prince George County 2.37
84 Southampton County 2.06
85 Campbell County 2.03
86 Northampton County 1.91
87 Hampton city 1.5
88 York County 1.46
89 Giles County 1.27
90 Chesapeake city 1.19
91 Greene County 1.09
92 Lexington city 1.07
93 Bath County 0.98
94 Bristol city 0.71
94 Poquoson city 0.71
95 Prince Edward County 0.64
96 Accomack County 0.51
97 Henrico County 0.48
98 Petersburg city 0.3
99 Dickenson County 0.07
100 Charlotte County 0
101 Lynchburg city -0.1
102 Wise County -0.59
103 Craig County -0.61
104 Falls Church city -0.9
105 Alleghany County -2.01
106 Buena Vista city -2.27
107 Nelson County -2.64
108 Prince William County -3.88
109 Arlington County -4.36
110 Covington city -5.27
111 Portsmouth city -6.32
112 Newport News city -6.64
113 Hopewell city -6.71
114 Alexandria city -6.93
115 Sussex County -7.08
116 Roanoke city -7.21
117 Winchester city -7.89
118 Fairfax County -8.01
119 Manassas city -10.11
120 Virginia Beach city -10.44
121 Harrisonburg city -11.55
122 Greensville County -11.65
123 Norfolk city -12.39
124 Emporia city -13.45
125 Buchanan County -14.33
126 Charlottesville city -14.89
127 Manassas Park city -24.87