Migration to and from Fulton County, Georgia
Where Fulton 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
108,182
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
104,138
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+4,044
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 14,716 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 7,352 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 6,416 |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 6,360 |
| Asia | 5,254 | |
| Forsyth County | Georgia | 2,403 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 1,548 |
| Cherokee County | Georgia | 1,431 |
| Europe | 1,393 | |
| Liberty County | Georgia | 1,135 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 14,205 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 10,929 |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 7,292 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 4,421 |
| Forsyth County | Georgia | 3,851 |
| Henry County | Georgia | 1,947 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 1,732 |
| Douglas County | Georgia | 1,619 |
| Cherokee County | Georgia | 1,499 |
| Fayette County | Georgia | 1,477 |
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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: 13121.