Migration to and from Polk County, Georgia
Where Polk 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
2,417
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,856
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+561
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Floyd County | Georgia | 321 |
| Paulding County | Georgia | 251 |
| Haralson County | Georgia | 186 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 178 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 127 |
| Clarke County | Georgia | 113 |
| Gordon County | Georgia | 109 |
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 102 |
| Ben Hill County | Georgia | 71 |
| Merced County | California | 63 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Paulding County | Georgia | 365 |
| Floyd County | Georgia | 363 |
| Thomas County | Georgia | 272 |
| Douglas County | Georgia | 157 |
| Carroll County | Georgia | 96 |
| Jefferson County | Alabama | 57 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 49 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 42 |
| White County | Georgia | 40 |
| Charles County | Maryland | 36 |
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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: 13233.