Counties sending the most people to Amherst County, VA

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November 21, 2022
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Counties sending the most people to Amherst County, VA

Stacker compiled a list of counties sending the most people to Amherst County, Virginia using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties and county equivalents are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Amherst County, VA from the county between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#20. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Migration from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to Amherst County, Virginia: 32
- Migration to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 32 to Amherst County, Virginia

#19. Henrico County, Virginia
- Migration from Henrico County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 35
- Migration to Henrico County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 9
- Net migration: 26 to Amherst County, Virginia

#18. Augusta County, Virginia
- Migration from Augusta County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 36
- Migration to Augusta County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 42
- Net migration: 6 to Augusta County, Virginia

#17. Pennington County, South Dakota
- Migration from Pennington County, South Dakota to Amherst County, Virginia: 38
- Migration to Pennington County, South Dakota in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 38 to Amherst County, Virginia

#16. Waynesboro city, Virginia
- Migration from Waynesboro city, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 51
- Migration to Waynesboro city, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 51 to Amherst County, Virginia

#15. Amelia County, Virginia
- Migration from Amelia County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 52
- Migration to Amelia County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 52 to Amherst County, Virginia

#14. Danville city, Virginia
- Migration from Danville city, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 57
- Migration to Danville city, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 57 to Amherst County, Virginia

#13. Rockbridge County, Virginia
- Migration from Rockbridge County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 60
- Migration to Rockbridge County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 60 to Amherst County, Virginia

#12. Pittsylvania County, Virginia
- Migration from Pittsylvania County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 69
- Migration to Pittsylvania County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 69 to Amherst County, Virginia

#11. Bedford County, Virginia
- Migration from Bedford County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 75
- Migration to Bedford County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 327
- Net migration: 252 to Bedford County, Virginia

#10. Chesterfield County, Virginia
- Migration from Chesterfield County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 77
- Migration to Chesterfield County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 16
- Net migration: 61 to Amherst County, Virginia

#9. Gillespie County, Texas
- Migration from Gillespie County, Texas to Amherst County, Virginia: 83
- Migration to Gillespie County, Texas in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 83 to Amherst County, Virginia

#8. Albemarle County, Virginia
- Migration from Albemarle County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 84
- Migration to Albemarle County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 84 to Amherst County, Virginia

#7. Charlottesville city, Virginia
- Migration from Charlottesville city, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 93
- Migration to Charlottesville city, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 93 to Amherst County, Virginia

#6. Appomattox County, Virginia
- Migration from Appomattox County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 109
- Migration to Appomattox County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 46
- Net migration: 63 to Amherst County, Virginia

#5. Buckingham County, Virginia
- Migration from Buckingham County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 112
- Migration to Buckingham County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 22
- Net migration: 90 to Amherst County, Virginia

#4. New Hanover County, North Carolina
- Migration from New Hanover County, North Carolina to Amherst County, Virginia: 142
- Migration to New Hanover County, North Carolina in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 142 to Amherst County, Virginia

#3. Nelson County, Virginia
- Migration from Nelson County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 156
- Migration to Nelson County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 45
- Net migration: 111 to Amherst County, Virginia

#2. Campbell County, Virginia
- Migration from Campbell County, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 261
- Migration to Campbell County, Virginia in 2015-2019: 270
- Net migration: 9 to Campbell County, Virginia

#1. Lynchburg city, Virginia
- Migration from Lynchburg city, Virginia to Amherst County, Virginia: 427
- Migration to Lynchburg city, Virginia in 2015-2019: 315
- Net migration: 112 to Amherst County, Virginia

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