Migration to and from Charlottesville City, Virginia
Where Charlottesville 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
8,950
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
9,813
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-863
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | Virginia | 2,486 |
| Arlington County | Virginia | 441 |
| Alexandria City | Virginia | 369 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 304 |
| Washington County | Virginia | 294 |
| Asia | 287 | |
| Lynchburg City | Virginia | 181 |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | 180 |
| Africa | 170 | |
| James City County | Virginia | 168 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle County | Virginia | 2,747 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 329 |
| Suffolk County | New York | 301 |
| Brookhaven Town | Suffolk County, New York | 301 |
| Richmond City | Virginia | 293 |
| Hampton City | Virginia | 289 |
| Louisa County | Virginia | 213 |
| New York County | New York | 206 |
| Manhattan Borough | New York County, New York | 206 |
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | 189 |
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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: 51540.