Migration to and from Roanoke City, Virginia
Where Roanoke 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
9,012
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
9,049
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-37
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke County | Virginia | 1,460 |
| Douglas County | Georgia | 512 |
| Franklin County | Virginia | 503 |
| Bedford County | Virginia | 406 |
| Salem City | Virginia | 325 |
| James City County | Virginia | 307 |
| Botetourt County | Virginia | 282 |
| Montgomery County | Virginia | 264 |
| Bergen County | New Jersey | 221 |
| Hackensack City | Bergen County, New Jersey | 221 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Roanoke County | Virginia | 1,997 |
| Botetourt County | Virginia | 518 |
| Salem City | Virginia | 513 |
| Bedford County | Virginia | 430 |
| Franklin County | Virginia | 408 |
| Berkeley County | South Carolina | 315 |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 212 |
| Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 197 |
| Norfolk City | Virginia | 178 |
| Montgomery County | Virginia | 175 |
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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: 51770.