Migration to and from Amherst County, Virginia
Where Amherst 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
2,688
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,933
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+755
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg City | Virginia | 397 |
| Campbell County | Virginia | 207 |
| Appomattox County | Virginia | 133 |
| Charlottesville City | Virginia | 128 |
| Nelson County | Virginia | 120 |
| Blair County | Pennsylvania | 116 |
| Frankstown Township | Blair County, Pennsylvania | 116 |
| Buckingham County | Virginia | 105 |
| Central America | 81 | |
| Albemarle County | Virginia | 79 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg City | Virginia | 268 |
| Bedford County | Virginia | 264 |
| Campbell County | Virginia | 253 |
| Augusta County | Virginia | 166 |
| Robertson County | Tennessee | 91 |
| Georgetown County | South Carolina | 65 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 42 |
| Oklahoma County | Oklahoma | 35 |
| Harris County | Texas | 35 |
| Madison County | Virginia | 35 |
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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: 51009.