Migration to and from Portsmouth City, Virginia
Where Portsmouth 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
9,192
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
10,154
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-962
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake City | Virginia | 1,476 |
| Norfolk City | Virginia | 1,102 |
| Newport News City | Virginia | 712 |
| Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 600 |
| Suffolk City | Virginia | 567 |
| San Diego County | California | 343 |
| Hampton City | Virginia | 200 |
| Europe | 168 | |
| Petersburg City | Virginia | 153 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 144 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Chesapeake City | Virginia | 1,386 |
| Norfolk City | Virginia | 1,256 |
| Suffolk City | Virginia | 1,170 |
| Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 813 |
| Newport News City | Virginia | 682 |
| Isle of Wight County | Virginia | 489 |
| Richmond City | Virginia | 262 |
| Pasquotank County | North Carolina | 248 |
| Hampton City | Virginia | 196 |
| Duval County | Florida | 184 |
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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: 51740.