 The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was 8 @,@ 382 @,@ 993 on July 1 , 2015 , a 4 @.@ 77 % increase since the 2010 United States Census . This includes an increase from net migration of 381 @,@ 969 people into the Commonwealth since the 2010 census . Immigration from outside the United States resulted in a net increase of 159 @,@ 627 people , and migration within the country produced a net increase of 155 @,@ 205 people . Outside of Virginia , the top birth state for Virginians was New York , with the Northeast accounting for the largest number of migrants into the state by region . The center of population is located in Louisa County outside of Richmond . 
