Migration to and from Dawson County, Georgia
Where Dawson 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
1,907
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,554
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+353
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | Georgia | 569 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 202 |
| Hall County | Georgia | 117 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 112 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 102 |
| Cherokee County | Georgia | 93 |
| Hamilton County | Indiana | 83 |
| Harrison County | Mississippi | 83 |
| Davidson County | Tennessee | 49 |
| Brown County | Wisconsin | 48 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lumpkin County | Georgia | 336 |
| Forsyth County | Georgia | 240 |
| Gilmer County | Georgia | 154 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 93 |
| Stephens County | Georgia | 83 |
| Kaufman County | Texas | 52 |
| Cherokee County | Georgia | 50 |
| Clarke County | Georgia | 49 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 41 |
| Carroll County | Georgia | 40 |
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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: 13085.