Migration to and from Albemarle County, Virginia
Where Albemarle County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
14,974
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
11,054
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,920
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville City | Virginia | 2,747 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 809 |
| Asia | 589 | |
| Loudoun County | Virginia | 568 |
| Fluvanna County | Virginia | 297 |
| Nelson County | Virginia | 257 |
| Henrico County | Virginia | 233 |
| Chesterfield County | Virginia | 232 |
| Arlington County | Virginia | 208 |
| Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 204 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Charlottesville City | Virginia | 2,486 |
| Fluvanna County | Virginia | 681 |
| Greene County | Virginia | 389 |
| Lake County | Illinois | 323 |
| Waynesboro City | Virginia | 305 |
| Chesterfield County | Virginia | 247 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 227 |
| Rockingham County | Virginia | 227 |
| Augusta County | Virginia | 198 |
| Orange County | Virginia | 190 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 51003.