Migration to and from Bristol City, Virginia
Where Bristol 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
1,942
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,363
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+579
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County | Virginia | 566 |
| Sullivan County | Tennessee | 455 |
| Webster County | Kentucky | 142 |
| Scott County | Virginia | 101 |
| Pasco County | Florida | 95 |
| McDowell County | West Virginia | 68 |
| Smyth County | Virginia | 54 |
| York County | Virginia | 53 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 46 |
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 40 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County | Tennessee | 448 |
| Washington County | Virginia | 218 |
| Chesapeake City | Virginia | 73 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 71 |
| Washington County | Tennessee | 65 |
| Montgomery County | Virginia | 56 |
| York County | Virginia | 46 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 45 |
| Hamilton County | Ohio | 44 |
| Smyth County | Virginia | 34 |
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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: 51520.