Migration to and from Jefferson County, Alabama
Where Jefferson 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
32,246
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
32,392
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-146
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Alabama | 3,930 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Alabama | 1,489 |
| St. Clair County | Alabama | 1,342 |
| Walker County | Alabama | 959 |
| Houston County | Alabama | 799 |
| Asia | 787 | |
| Madison County | Alabama | 770 |
| Mobile County | Alabama | 770 |
| Montgomery County | Alabama | 768 |
| Lee County | Alabama | 539 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Alabama | 4,924 |
| Tuscaloosa County | Alabama | 1,850 |
| St. Clair County | Alabama | 1,774 |
| Lee County | Alabama | 976 |
| Madison County | Alabama | 969 |
| Lauderdale County | Alabama | 760 |
| Walker County | Alabama | 685 |
| Limestone County | Alabama | 679 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 658 |
| Blount County | Alabama | 647 |
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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: 01073.