Migration to and from Effingham County, Georgia
Where Effingham 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
4,043
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,503
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+540
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | Georgia | 1,113 |
| Douglas County | Georgia | 294 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 236 |
| Appling County | Georgia | 197 |
| Hancock County | Ohio | 186 |
| Osceola County | Florida | 174 |
| Bulloch County | Georgia | 159 |
| Bryan County | Georgia | 123 |
| Echols County | Georgia | 110 |
| Clark County | Illinois | 94 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Chatham County | Georgia | 757 |
| Bulloch County | Georgia | 332 |
| Marlboro County | South Carolina | 256 |
| Bryan County | Georgia | 205 |
| Screven County | Georgia | 125 |
| Sacramento County | California | 85 |
| Glynn County | Georgia | 81 |
| Beaufort County | South Carolina | 79 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 77 |
| Liberty County | Georgia | 75 |
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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: 13103.