Ranking of Virginia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2024

Updated on June 21, 2025.

Based on the US Census Vintage data estimates, in 2024, the Net Migration Rate per 1K for Virginia was 7. Among all Virginia counties, Goochland County had the highest net migration rate (37.99), followed by New Kent County (36.68), and Louisa County (27.91).

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 2024
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New Kent
Louisa
Fairfax city
Lancaster
Caroline
Westmoreland
Lexington city
Cumberland
Poquoson city
Ranking of Virginia Counties By Net Migration Rate per 1K in 2024
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Rank County Net Migration Rate
1 Goochland County 37.99
2 New Kent County 36.68
3 Louisa County 27.91
4 Fairfax city 24.61
5 Lancaster County 23.65
6 Caroline County 22.97
7 Westmoreland County 22.7
8 Lexington city 22.66
9 Cumberland County 22.17
10 Poquoson city 21.68
11 Fredericksburg city 20.3
12 Petersburg city 20.03
13 Staunton city 18.85
14 Frederick County 18.7
15 Covington city 17.56
16 Suffolk city 17.32
17 Waynesboro city 16.87
18 Culpeper County 16.53
19 Clarke County 16.32
20 Radford city 15.35
21 Orange County 14.79
22 Greene County 14.74
23 Nelson County 14.36
24 Mecklenburg County 14.35
25 Prince Edward County 14.32
26 Grayson County 14.3
27 Colonial Heights city 13.85
28 King George County 13.56
29 Stafford County 13.53
30 Arlington County 13.36
31 Rockingham County 13.3
32 Essex County 13.05
33 Spotsylvania County 12.94
34 Albemarle County 12.61
35 Middlesex County 12.52
36 Dinwiddie County 12.47
37 Buckingham County 12.43
38 Richmond County 12.41
39 Prince George County 12
40 Falls Church city 11.53
41 Warren County 11.39
42 Manassas Park city 11.25
43 Mathews County 11.18
44 Giles County 11.09
45 Amelia County 10.91
46 Hanover County 10.75
47 Salem city 10.7
48 Martinsville city 10.59
49 Richmond city 10.56
50 Madison County 10.5
51 Franklin city 10.43
52 Appomattox County 10.36
53 Chesterfield County 10.12
54 Bedford County 10.05
55 Augusta County 9.73
56 Fluvanna County 9.4
57 Craig County 9.32
58 Lee County 9.28
59 Carroll County 9.14
60 Scott County 9.11
61 Alexandria city 9.04
62 Powhatan County 8.93
63 Washington County 8.86
64 Halifax County 8.85
65 Northumberland County 8.8
66 Isle of Wight County 8.7
67 Rappahannock County 8.44
68 Nottoway County 8.33
69 Shenandoah County 8.23
70 Rockbridge County 8.22
71 King William County 7.94
72 Campbell County 7.92
73 Smyth County 7.89
74 Bath County 7.86
75 James City County 7.58
76 Henrico County 7.48
77 Loudoun County 7.3
78 Franklin County 7.13
79 Fairfax County 6.98
80 Lunenburg County 6.64
81 Page County 6.5
82 Brunswick County 6.47
83 Norton city 6.31
84 Fauquier County 6.27
85 Amherst County 6.17
86 Accomack County 6.06
87 Roanoke County 6.02
88 Hopewell city 5.93
89 Gloucester County 5.69
90 Roanoke city 5.6
91 Northampton County 5.33
92 Alleghany County 5.25
93 Pulaski County 5.18
94 Henry County 5.11
95 York County 5
96 King and Queen County 4.3
97 Patrick County 4.03
98 Danville city 3.97
99 Highland County 3.83
100 Buena Vista city 3.65
101 Pittsylvania County 3.36
102 Prince William County 3.18
103 Surry County 3.04
104 Lynchburg city 2.91
105 Botetourt County 2.9
106 Floyd County 2.74
107 Greensville County 2.69
108 Wythe County 2.6
109 Southampton County 2.5
110 Tazewell County 2.33
111 Hampton city 1.75
112 Sussex County 1.67
113 Bland County 1.61
114 Russell County 1.53
115 Wise County 1.51
116 Manassas city 1.29
117 Winchester city 0.68
118 Chesapeake city 0.61
119 Montgomery County -0.17
120 Virginia Beach city -1.34
121 Charles City County -3.33
122 Dickenson County -3.85
123 Newport News city -4.57
124 Williamsburg city -4.6
125 Portsmouth city -4.63
126 Norfolk city -5.1
127 Buchanan County -5.32
128 Charlotte County -5.65
129 Galax city -6.94
130 Bristol city -8.37
131 Harrisonburg city -9.42
132 Charlottesville city -10.15
133 Emporia city -11.4