Migration to and from Chesterfield County, Virginia
Where Chesterfield 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
25,865
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
22,448
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,417
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond City | Virginia | 3,271 |
| Henrico County | Virginia | 2,547 |
| Powhatan County | Virginia | 817 |
| Petersburg City | Virginia | 648 |
| Hanover County | Virginia | 456 |
| Mecklenburg County | Virginia | 444 |
| Asia | 434 | |
| Colonial Heights City | Virginia | 416 |
| Hopewell City | Virginia | 360 |
| Stafford County | Virginia | 337 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond City | Virginia | 3,962 |
| Henrico County | Virginia | 2,006 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 991 |
| Prince George County | Virginia | 737 |
| Powhatan County | Virginia | 682 |
| Dinwiddie County | Virginia | 591 |
| Petersburg City | Virginia | 558 |
| Colonial Heights City | Virginia | 547 |
| Hanover County | Virginia | 510 |
| Hopewell City | Virginia | 427 |
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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: 51041.