Migration to and from Craighead County, Arkansas
Where Craighead 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
9,684
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
7,231
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,453
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Greene County | Arkansas | 999 |
| St. Francis County | Arkansas | 885 |
| Poinsett County | Arkansas | 594 |
| Mississippi County | Arkansas | 495 |
| Asia | 437 | |
| Lonoke County | Arkansas | 404 |
| Independence County | Arkansas | 369 |
| Saline County | Arkansas | 319 |
| Jackson County | Arkansas | 305 |
| Europe | 248 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Greene County | Arkansas | 1,042 |
| Poinsett County | Arkansas | 559 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 322 |
| Jackson County | Arkansas | 319 |
| Mississippi County | Arkansas | 281 |
| Faulkner County | Arkansas | 255 |
| Washington County | Arkansas | 236 |
| Pulaski County | Arkansas | 235 |
| Saline County | Arkansas | 209 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 194 |
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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: 05031.