Ranking of Virginia Counties By Net Domestic Migration in 2016

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2016, the Net Domestic Migration for Virginia was -25.02K. Among all Virginia counties, Loudoun County had the highest net domestic migration (5.03K), followed by Richmond city (2.41K), and Chesterfield County (1.36K).

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 Domestic Migration in 2016
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Rank County Net Dom. Migration
1 Loudoun County 5026
2 Richmond city 2406
3 Chesterfield County 1364
4 Stafford County 1312
5 Hanover County 1097
6 James City County 1073
7 Frederick County 752
8 Chesapeake city 751
9 Rockingham County 616
10 Suffolk city 606
11 Louisa County 602
12 Albemarle County 577
13 New Kent County 573
14 Augusta County 497
15 Culpeper County 452
16 Spotsylvania County 449
17 Bedford County 428
18 King George County 359
19 Powhatan County 348
20 Goochland County 332
21 Warren County 321
22 Hopewell city 248
23 Dinwiddie County 240
24 Orange County 187
25 Middlesex County 138
26 Floyd County 137
27 Gloucester County 131
28 Giles County 127
29 Westmoreland County 125
30 Nelson County 122
31 Rockbridge County 113
32 Waynesboro city 111
33 Fauquier County 102
34 Harrisonburg city 98
35 Caroline County 81
36 Isle of Wight County 80
37 King William County 78
38 Clarke County 75
39 Roanoke County 57
40 Buckingham County 53
41 Shenandoah County 50
42 Northumberland County 45
43 Madison County 40
44 Appomattox County 35
44 Greene County 35
45 Amelia County 33
45 Lancaster County 33
46 Alleghany County 32
47 Charlottesville city 26
48 Lexington city 22
49 Salem city 20
50 Amherst County 18
51 Highland County 16
52 Charles City County 15
52 Page County 15
53 Radford city 14
54 Fluvanna County 12
55 Mathews County 10
56 Mecklenburg County 9
57 Essex County 7
57 Fredericksburg city 7
58 Richmond County 5
58 Colonial Heights city 5
59 Pulaski County 4
60 Craig County 3
60 Montgomery County 3
61 Cumberland County -4
62 Bristol city -7
63 Staunton city -9
64 Covington city -12
65 Franklin County -13
66 Northampton County -16
67 Grayson County -17
68 Washington County -20
69 King and Queen County -22
70 Bland County -23
71 Carroll County -27
72 Rappahannock County -30
73 Halifax County -34
74 Lunenburg County -35
75 Bath County -38
76 Charlotte County -40
76 Patrick County -40
77 Wythe County -48
77 Norton city -48
78 Southampton County -53
79 Poquoson city -59
80 Botetourt County -71
81 Winchester city -72
82 Accomack County -76
83 Manassas Park city -81
84 Williamsburg city -83
85 Nottoway County -84
85 Franklin city -84
86 Campbell County -86
86 Galax city -86
87 Surry County -90
88 Buena Vista city -91
89 Scott County -92
90 Lynchburg city -103
91 Dickenson County -112
92 Henry County -119
93 Emporia city -123
94 Pittsylvania County -138
95 Danville city -149
96 Prince Edward County -158
97 Martinsville city -162
98 Brunswick County -176
99 Smyth County -187
100 Greensville County -210
101 Sussex County -216
102 Falls Church city -259
103 Fairfax city -308
104 Russell County -335
105 Lee County -410
106 Buchanan County -465
107 Wise County -477
108 York County -480
109 Petersburg city -501
110 Prince George County -582
111 Tazewell County -666
112 Manassas city -938
113 Roanoke city -1074
114 Alexandria city -1376
115 Henrico County -1632
116 Hampton city -1659
117 Portsmouth city -1808
118 Arlington County -1936
119 Prince William County -2066
120 Newport News city -2556
121 Norfolk city -3495
122 Virginia Beach city -3719
123 Fairfax County -17592