Migration to and from Clayton County, Georgia
Where Clayton 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
27,830
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
22,790
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+5,040
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | Georgia | 7,292 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 2,400 |
| Henry County | Georgia | 1,639 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 1,494 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 941 |
| Fayette County | Georgia | 672 |
| Riverside County | California | 628 |
| Chatham County | Georgia | 481 |
| Africa | 439 | |
| Meriwether County | Georgia | 396 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | Georgia | 6,360 |
| Henry County | Georgia | 3,219 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 1,692 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 1,385 |
| Douglas County | Georgia | 1,236 |
| Fayette County | Georgia | 728 |
| Rockdale County | Georgia | 573 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 320 |
| Houston County | Georgia | 301 |
| Coweta County | Georgia | 296 |
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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: 13063.