Migration to and from Jefferson County, Georgia
Where Jefferson 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
869
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
698
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+171
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Emanuel County | Georgia | 229 |
| Columbia County | Georgia | 51 |
| Richmond County | Georgia | 51 |
| Morgan County | Georgia | 47 |
| Glascock County | Georgia | 37 |
| Baldwin County | Georgia | 36 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 34 |
| Johnson County | Georgia | 33 |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 24 |
| McDuffie County | Georgia | 21 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County | Georgia | 157 |
| McDuffie County | Georgia | 129 |
| Catawba County | North Carolina | 71 |
| Hall County | Georgia | 26 |
| Burke County | Georgia | 21 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 21 |
| Aiken County | South Carolina | 21 |
| Laurens County | Georgia | 20 |
| Bulloch County | Georgia | 16 |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 16 |
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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: 13163.