Migration to and from Lee County, Georgia
Where Lee 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
2,314
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,278
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+36
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dougherty County | Georgia | 825 |
| Europe | 230 | |
| Worth County | Georgia | 209 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 173 |
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 94 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 74 |
| Butts County | Georgia | 71 |
| Calhoun County | Alabama | 45 |
| Sumter County | Georgia | 44 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 34 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dougherty County | Georgia | 609 |
| Liberty County | Georgia | 244 |
| Macon County | Georgia | 114 |
| Sumter County | Georgia | 106 |
| York County | South Carolina | 78 |
| Duval County | Florida | 66 |
| Spotsylvania County | Virginia | 66 |
| Walton County | Florida | 65 |
| Lincoln County | South Dakota | 56 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 47 |
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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: 13177.