Migration to and from Alexandria City, Virginia
Where Alexandria City 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
23,426
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
22,566
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+860
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 2,750 |
| Arlington County | Virginia | 2,663 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 1,452 |
| Prince William County | Virginia | 1,039 |
| Asia | 812 | |
| Africa | 731 | |
| Prince George's County | Maryland | 591 |
| Europe | 586 | |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 424 |
| Durham County | North Carolina | 350 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 4,087 |
| Arlington County | Virginia | 1,960 |
| Prince William County | Virginia | 1,561 |
| Prince George's County | Maryland | 1,381 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 1,308 |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 471 |
| Charlottesville City | Virginia | 369 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 344 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 277 |
| Lynchburg City | Virginia | 256 |
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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: 51510.