Who's moving to and from Norfolk city, Virginia?

More left than arrived in 2022–23: 18,835 people in, 21,144 out. Most were moving between Virginia counties.

See where they went ↓
Net change
−2,309 people
−574 households
Arrivals' income
$51.9k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return
Leavers' income
$55.4k
avg income reported on the second-year tax return

Where people leaving Norfolk city went in Virginia

Orange lines show departures · thicker line = more people

Moves to and from other Virginia counties, 2022–23. Out-of-state moves, like San Diego County, CA, are listed below.

Where did newcomers come from?

About 5 in 10 already lived in Virginia. People, 2022–23.

  1. Virginia Beach city4,175
  2. Chesapeake city1,839
  3. Portsmouth city863
  4. Hampton city557
  5. Newport News city472
  6. San Diego County, CA403
  7. Suffolk city380
  8. Smaller moves from many other places (each under 20 households)5,686

Where did people go?

About 5 in 10 who left stayed in Virginia. People, 2022–23.

  1. Virginia Beach city4,324
  2. Chesapeake city2,251
  3. Portsmouth city1,041
  4. Hampton city645
  5. Suffolk city601
  6. Newport News city503
  7. San Diego County, CA476
  8. Smaller moves to many other places (each under 20 households)6,032

Not counted above

Arrived from abroad
537 people
Left for abroad
553 people

Moves abroad are never included in net change.

Is Norfolk usually growing from moves?

No. More households have left than arrived every year since 2013–14.

Net migration · households (tax returns)
13–1414–1515–1616–1717–1818–1919–2020–2121–22−57422–23††‡†
Net migration of Norfolk city (Net migration · households (tax returns))
YearValue
2013–14−1,087
2014–15 †−226
2015–16−1,453
2016–17 †−2,376
2017–18−731
2018–19 ‡−900
2019–20−1,154
2020–21−1,395
2021–22−1,266
2022–23 †−574

The IRS changed its processing in 2014–15, 2016–17 and 2022–23. Compare years between the dotted lines. ‡ County disclosure-method change in 2018–19: small counts began being deleted rather than reassigned to similar categories. County figures across this break may not be comparable.

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Moved Where. “Who's moving to and from Norfolk city, Virginia?” movedwhere.com/county/norfolk-city-va. Data: IRS Statistics of Income migration data, 2022–23.