Citable statement
In ACS 2024, 265,514 people living in Virginia reported living in another U.S. state one year earlier (± 10,659), and 263,931 people living in another state reported living in Virginia a year earlier (± 16,614), both at 90% margin of error.
- Source ·
- U.S. Census Bureau, State-to-State Migration Flows: 2024 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (Table T13). Official release Jan 21, 2026. Margins of error are 90% MOE.
- Status ·
- Latest available as of Sep 7, 2026. No 2025 state-to-state table is published.
- Limitation ·
- Previous-residence counts of people aged 1 and over, not household-goods shipments or permanent relocations. Moves from abroad are excluded from these two totals.
- Cite as ·
- IMMERVEIL, “Virginia interstate migration, ACS 2024”, https://immerveil.fyi/states/virginia — derived from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2024 1-year Table T13.
Net interstate balance
Virginia recorded 1,583 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 19,739, 90% MOE). That balance sits inside its own margin of error, so the table does not establish a net direction.
Difference test: √(MOE_in² + MOE_out²) per Census Bureau statistical-testing guidance. Not a net count of trucks or shipments.
Largest inbound origins
- Maryland → Virginia25,183 ± 4,200
- Florida → Virginia24,818 ± 3,909
- North Carolina → Virginia22,757 ± 3,383
- California → Virginia20,180 ± 4,162
- New York → Virginia16,364 ± 3,786
- Texas → Virginia15,476 ± 4,016
- Pennsylvania → Virginia15,246 ± 3,605
- South Carolina → Virginia12,665 ± 2,634
- New Jersey → Virginia11,018 ± 2,698
- District of Columbia → Virginia9,953 ± 2,300
Largest outbound destinations
- Virginia → Florida28,901 ± 6,694
- Virginia → North Carolina28,409 ± 5,573
- Virginia → Maryland28,004 ± 5,694
- Virginia → California18,100 ± 4,368
- Virginia → Texas17,996 ± 4,841
- Virginia → New York10,310 ± 2,359
- Virginia → Georgia10,298 ± 3,734
- Virginia → Ohio9,082 ± 2,897
- Virginia → South Carolina8,638 ± 2,406
- Virginia → Pennsylvania8,597 ± 2,499
Indexed corridors out of Virginia (13)
- Virginia → Florida28,901 ± 6,694
- Virginia → North Carolina28,409 ± 5,573
- Virginia → Maryland28,004 ± 5,694
- Virginia → California18,100 ± 4,368
- Virginia → Texas17,996 ± 4,841
- Virginia → New York10,310 ± 2,359
- Virginia → Georgia10,298 ± 3,734
- Virginia → Ohio9,082 ± 2,897
- Virginia → South Carolina8,638 ± 2,406
- Virginia → Pennsylvania8,597 ± 2,499
- Virginia → Tennessee7,649 ± 2,023
- Virginia → West Virginia7,315 ± 2,190
- Virginia → District of Columbia7,200 ± 2,204
Indexed corridors into Virginia (14)
- Maryland → Virginia25,183 ± 4,200
- Florida → Virginia24,818 ± 3,909
- North Carolina → Virginia22,757 ± 3,383
- California → Virginia20,180 ± 4,162
- New York → Virginia16,364 ± 3,786
- Texas → Virginia15,476 ± 4,016
- Pennsylvania → Virginia15,246 ± 3,605
- South Carolina → Virginia12,665 ± 2,634
- New Jersey → Virginia11,018 ± 2,698
- District of Columbia → Virginia9,953 ± 2,300
- Georgia → Virginia9,219 ± 3,137
- Illinois → Virginia6,488 ± 1,960
- Tennessee → Virginia6,232 ± 2,345
- Colorado → Virginia5,064 ± 1,519
Largest inbound origin: Maryland. Largest outbound destination: Florida.
Questions this page answers
- Where does Virginia rank among U.S. states for interstate migration?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 7th of 51 for people arriving from another state; 6th of 51 for people leaving for another state. Ranks are competition ranks among the 50 states and DC; ties share a rank.
- Does Virginia gain or lose people to other states?
- Virginia recorded 1,583 more arrivals from other states than departures to them (difference ± 19,739, 90% MOE). That balance sits inside its own margin of error, so the table does not establish a net direction.
- How many people moved into Virginia from another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 265,514 ± 10,659 (90% MOE). Previous-residence, not a count of trucks.
- How many people left Virginia for another U.S. state?
- ACS 2024 1-year: 263,931 ± 16,614 (90% MOE).
- Is this the latest official table?
- Yes. Released 2026-01-21. No 2025 ACS state-to-state table is published.