Migration to and from Stafford County, Virginia
Where Stafford 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
16,460
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
13,589
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,871
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Prince William County | Virginia | 2,407 |
| Spotsylvania County | Virginia | 1,548 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 1,184 |
| Fredericksburg City | Virginia | 555 |
| Asia | 486 | |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 359 |
| King George County | Virginia | 306 |
| Culpeper County | Virginia | 303 |
| Oceania and At Sea | 289 | |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 281 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Spotsylvania County | Virginia | 1,081 |
| Fredericksburg City | Virginia | 820 |
| San Bernardino County | California | 569 |
| San Diego County | California | 531 |
| Prince William County | Virginia | 530 |
| Chesterfield County | Virginia | 337 |
| Westmoreland County | Virginia | 289 |
| Brevard County | Florida | 263 |
| Richmond City | Virginia | 230 |
| Harnett County | North Carolina | 224 |
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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: 51179.