Migration to and from Williamsburg City, Virginia
Where Williamsburg 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
4,388
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,173
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,215
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 504 |
| James City County | Virginia | 270 |
| York County | Virginia | 211 |
| Hampton City | Virginia | 179 |
| Asia | 158 | |
| Europe | 98 | |
| Arlington County | Virginia | 96 |
| Virginia Beach City | Virginia | 96 |
| South America | 95 | |
| Henrico County | Virginia | 89 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| James City County | Virginia | 805 |
| Newport News City | Virginia | 255 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 172 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 147 |
| Richmond City | Virginia | 132 |
| Loudoun County | Virginia | 121 |
| Gloucester County | Virginia | 115 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 100 |
| Bedford County | Virginia | 64 |
| Henrico County | Virginia | 63 |
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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: 51830.