Migration to and from Putnam County, Georgia
Where Putnam 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
1,794
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,276
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+518
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Baldwin County | Georgia | 250 |
| Jones County | Georgia | 227 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 109 |
| Morgan County | Georgia | 105 |
| Rockdale County | Georgia | 101 |
| Asia | 95 | |
| Floyd County | Georgia | 93 |
| McMinn County | Tennessee | 79 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 71 |
| Butts County | Georgia | 56 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Brown County | Indiana | 116 |
| Bibb County | Georgia | 106 |
| Monroe County | Georgia | 86 |
| Greene County | Georgia | 79 |
| Ben Hill County | Georgia | 73 |
| Rockdale County | Georgia | 70 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 66 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 55 |
| Dooly County | Georgia | 54 |
| Douglas County | Colorado | 49 |
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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: 13237.