Prince William County, Virginia

Between the 2022 and 2023 tax filing seasons, 16,076 returns moved into Prince William County and 18,061 moved out, a net loss of 1,985 returns, or 9.8 for every 1,000 returns filed there.

Within 150 miles

Farther away

ArrivalsDeparturesThicker line, more returns

Of the 12 Virginia counties with at least 40 listed origin and 40 listed destination counties, Prince William has the lowest net migration rate. One county, Fairfax County, supplied 26% of all arriving returns. On balance, Prince William gains the most returns from Fairfax County and loses the most to Stafford County. Movers from other states made up 39% of arrivals, below the 45% median of the 285 such counties nationwide.

The biggest two-way exchanges

Moves in both directions combined, largest first.

Moved out toMoved in fromNet
Fairfax County2,8054,212+1,407
Stafford1,370582−788
City of Manassas687709+22
Loudoun609671+62
City of Alexandria496692+196
Fauquier609267−342
Arlington415442+27
Spotsylvania576223−353
Prince George’s, MD347396+49
City of Manassas Park318336+18
Montgomery, MD205232+27
District of Columbia171197+26

Beyond the main partners

In 2022–23, 87 counties sent 20 or more returns each (78% of arrivals from within the US) and 127 received 20 or more (80% of departures). Of those listed arrivals, 83% came from within 150 miles; the most distant listed origin was Honolulu, HI, 4,820 miles away.

Arrivals: the next 20 origins
County	Returns	People	Miles
San Diego, CA	169	415	2,218
Onslow, NC	122	310	272
City of Fairfax	103	162	14
City of Fredericksburg	91	153	28
Los Angeles, CA	90	164	2,269
City of Virginia Beach	89	176	155
City of Richmond	84	100	81
Chesterfield	80	142	92
Culpeper	78	158	30
Anne Arundel, MD	74	139	53
Honolulu, HI	70	192	4,820
Henrico	68	121	88
Baltimore County, MD	67	131	69
Harris, TX	66	128	1,188
Charles, MD	63	115	30
Warren	63	91	42
Queens, NY	59	115	236
City of Norfolk	53	72	140
Maricopa, AZ	51	86	1,979
Bexar, TX	51	107	1,359

Departures: the next 20 destinations
County	Returns	People	Miles
Culpeper	214	454	30
City of Richmond	158	196	81
Frederick	151	302	55
City of Fredericksburg	147	248	28
Warren	141	256	42
San Diego, CA	119	273	2,218
Henrico	115	189	88
Harris, TX	109	189	1,188
City of Virginia Beach	108	196	155
Onslow, NC	93	240	272
Hillsborough, FL	90	182	798
Chesterfield	90	167	92
Los Angeles, CA	89	125	2,269
Anne Arundel, MD	89	140	53
Wake, NC	86	160	211
Orange	86	158	42
Berkeley, WV	82	142	60
City of Fairfax	80	125	14
Charles, MD	77	140	30
Bexar, TX	77	159	1,359

Other states in the exchange

Arrivals from

Departures to

Four filing years

InOut

Prince William shows a net loss in every year shown; arrivals peaked in 2019–20 and departures in 2020–21. Earlier net rates per 1,000: −2.8 in 2019–20, −7.9 in 2020–21, −8.7 in 2021–22.

Income reported by movers and stayers

$76,713 Arriving
$80,869 Leaving
$104,607 Staying

Average adjusted gross income per return: non-moving returns reported the most, arriving returns the least.