Ranking of Virginia Counties By Net Migration in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Migration for Virginia was 11.63K. Among all Virginia counties, Loudoun County had the highest net migration (7.48K), followed by Richmond city (3.31K), and Chesterfield County (2.03K).

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 in 2016
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Rank County Net Migration
1 Loudoun County 7476
2 Richmond city 3308
3 Chesterfield County 2034
4 Stafford County 1650
5 James City County 1278
6 Chesapeake city 1261
7 Hanover County 1197
8 Albemarle County 1069
9 Frederick County 896
10 Prince William County 827
11 Suffolk city 739
12 Rockingham County 720
13 Harrisonburg city 658
14 Louisa County 630
15 Montgomery County 619
16 Alexandria city 610
17 Spotsylvania County 591
18 New Kent County 582
19 Culpeper County 563
20 Augusta County 552
21 Arlington County 534
22 Bedford County 487
23 Henrico County 460
24 Charlottesville city 389
25 King George County 388
26 Powhatan County 362
27 Warren County 355
28 Goochland County 331
29 Hopewell city 307
30 Lynchburg city 301
31 Dinwiddie County 252
32 Orange County 241
33 Roanoke County 219
34 Waynesboro city 194
35 Isle of Wight County 189
35 Fredericksburg city 189
36 Fauquier County 148
37 Gloucester County 143
38 Winchester city 141
39 Middlesex County 138
40 Floyd County 137
41 Rockbridge County 131
42 Giles County 127
42 Shenandoah County 127
43 Nelson County 125
44 Westmoreland County 121
45 Caroline County 101
46 King William County 90
47 Staunton city 87
48 Manassas Park city 83
49 Clarke County 81
50 Greene County 58
50 Madison County 58
51 Salem city 55
52 Buckingham County 54
52 Lancaster County 54
53 Appomattox County 49
54 Northumberland County 45
55 Fluvanna County 44
56 Lexington city 35
56 Radford city 35
57 Amelia County 34
58 Alleghany County 33
59 Amherst County 31
60 Carroll County 30
61 Colonial Heights city 29
62 Page County 24
63 Essex County 17
64 Highland County 16
65 Charles City County 15
66 Richmond County 14
67 Pulaski County 13
68 Mathews County 11
69 Mecklenburg County 10
70 Accomack County 5
71 Craig County 3
71 Lunenburg County 3
72 Campbell County 2
73 Covington city 1
74 Northampton County -2
75 Cumberland County -4
76 Grayson County -7
77 Bristol city -8
78 Washington County -9
78 Williamsburg city -9
79 Franklin County -18
79 King and Queen County -18
80 Bland County -23
80 Rappahannock County -23
81 Fairfax city -24
82 Bath County -29
83 Halifax County -30
84 Charlotte County -32
85 Patrick County -35
86 Norton city -41
87 Southampton County -48
88 Botetourt County -51
88 Wythe County -51
89 Poquoson city -53
90 Nottoway County -62
91 Franklin city -84
92 Galax city -85
93 Scott County -87
93 Buena Vista city -87
94 Surry County -89
95 Danville city -98
96 Henry County -104
97 Dickenson County -111
98 Pittsylvania County -118
99 Prince Edward County -119
100 Emporia city -126
101 Martinsville city -142
102 Brunswick County -158
103 Smyth County -166
104 Falls Church city -196
105 Greensville County -208
106 Sussex County -216
107 York County -240
108 Russell County -332
109 Lee County -412
110 Buchanan County -442
111 Wise County -460
112 Petersburg city -472
113 Prince George County -500
114 Roanoke city -637
115 Tazewell County -639
116 Manassas city -666
117 Hampton city -1323
118 Portsmouth city -1541
119 Newport News city -1897
120 Virginia Beach city -2195
121 Norfolk city -2381
122 Fairfax County -6482