Migration to and from Columbia County, Georgia
Where Columbia 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
13,356
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
13,578
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-222
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond County | Georgia | 2,875 |
| Asia | 1,025 | |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 877 |
| Aiken County | South Carolina | 406 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 356 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 340 |
| Europe | 338 | |
| Prince William County | Virginia | 322 |
| San Diego County | California | 296 |
| Montgomery County | Tennessee | 273 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond County | Georgia | 2,312 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 1,065 |
| Aiken County | South Carolina | 485 |
| Bulloch County | Georgia | 311 |
| Harris County | Texas | 297 |
| Clarke County | Georgia | 295 |
| Bryan County | Georgia | 293 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 248 |
| Bell County | Texas | 248 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 216 |
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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: 13073.