Migration to and from Roanoke County, Virginia
Where Roanoke 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
8,185
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
7,150
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,035
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke City | Virginia | 1,997 |
| Salem City | Virginia | 656 |
| Bedford County | Virginia | 482 |
| Botetourt County | Virginia | 391 |
| Danville City | Virginia | 259 |
| Montgomery County | Virginia | 251 |
| Asia | 238 | |
| Franklin County | Virginia | 221 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Louisiana | 206 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 204 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke City | Virginia | 1,460 |
| Salem City | Virginia | 746 |
| Bedford County | Virginia | 326 |
| Nassau County | Florida | 310 |
| Rockingham County | Virginia | 221 |
| Brevard County | Florida | 194 |
| Botetourt County | Virginia | 190 |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 189 |
| Montgomery County | Virginia | 170 |
| Washington County | Virginia | 146 |
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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: 51161.