Migration to and from Chatham County, Georgia
Where Chatham 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
29,136
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
22,873
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+6,263
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan County | Georgia | 1,181 |
| Asia | 1,055 | |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 980 |
| Effingham County | Georgia | 757 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 663 |
| Clarke County | Georgia | 516 |
| Sedgwick County | Kansas | 463 |
| Dorchester County | South Carolina | 461 |
| Spokane County | Washington | 458 |
| Richmond County | Georgia | 428 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan County | Georgia | 1,455 |
| Effingham County | Georgia | 1,113 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 1,010 |
| Bulloch County | Georgia | 929 |
| Bibb County | Georgia | 897 |
| Clarke County | Georgia | 719 |
| Liberty County | Georgia | 613 |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 481 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 452 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 442 |
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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: 13051.