Migration to and from Buchanan County, Virginia
Where Buchanan 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
984
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,028
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-44
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Tazewell County | Virginia | 128 |
| Santa Fe County | New Mexico | 81 |
| Lexington City | Virginia | 73 |
| Cecil County | Maryland | 64 |
| Orange County | California | 50 |
| Orange County | Florida | 47 |
| Pike County | Kentucky | 46 |
| Mercer County | West Virginia | 42 |
| Sussex County | Virginia | 35 |
| Dickenson County | Virginia | 34 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Floyd County | Kentucky | 127 |
| Carroll County | Virginia | 102 |
| Washington County | Virginia | 96 |
| Wise County | Virginia | 73 |
| Russell County | Virginia | 60 |
| Charlotte County | Virginia | 53 |
| Tazewell County | Virginia | 45 |
| Washington County | Tennessee | 44 |
| Rockbridge County | Virginia | 40 |
| Dickenson County | Virginia | 39 |
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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: 51027.