Migration to and from Galax City, Virginia
Where Galax 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
644
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
448
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+196
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria City | Virginia | 204 |
| Carroll County | Virginia | 127 |
| Grayson County | Virginia | 42 |
| South America | 25 | |
| Yadkin County | North Carolina | 25 |
| Newport News City | Virginia | 16 |
| Radford City | Virginia | 16 |
| Laurel County | Kentucky | 14 |
| Windham County | Vermont | 14 |
| Henrico County | Virginia | 14 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Carroll County | Virginia | 158 |
| Summit County | Ohio | 51 |
| Grayson County | Virginia | 41 |
| Henry County | Virginia | 36 |
| King George County | Virginia | 28 |
| Alexandria City | Virginia | 26 |
| Anderson County | South Carolina | 20 |
| Montgomery County | Virginia | 14 |
| Russell County | Virginia | 11 |
| Radford City | Virginia | 11 |
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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: 51640.