Migration to and from DeKalb County, Alabama
Where DeKalb County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
2,392
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,170
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+222
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall County | Alabama | 371 |
| Jackson County | Alabama | 365 |
| Frederick County | Maryland | 143 |
| Central America | 118 | |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 96 |
| Spalding County | Georgia | 90 |
| Elmore County | Alabama | 78 |
| Etowah County | Alabama | 78 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 60 |
| Dade County | Georgia | 59 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cherokee County | Alabama | 373 |
| Marshall County | Alabama | 189 |
| Kent County | Delaware | 100 |
| Calhoun County | Alabama | 86 |
| Jackson County | Alabama | 75 |
| Walker County | Georgia | 71 |
| Lee County | Alabama | 67 |
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 66 |
| Franklin County | Alabama | 63 |
| Baldwin County | Alabama | 60 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 01049.