Migration to and from Rockdale County, Georgia
Where Rockdale 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
11,156
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
7,496
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,660
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 2,247 |
| Newton County | Georgia | 1,472 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 741 |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 573 |
| Hartford County | Connecticut | 363 |
| Hartford Town | Hartford County, Connecticut | 363 |
| Paulding County | Georgia | 355 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 302 |
| Kings County | New York | 279 |
| Brooklyn Borough | Kings County, New York | 279 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Newton County | Georgia | 1,493 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 1,132 |
| Henry County | Georgia | 790 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 479 |
| Clarke County | Georgia | 450 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 373 |
| Walton County | Georgia | 242 |
| Clayton County | Georgia | 176 |
| Barrow County | Georgia | 136 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 123 |
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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: 13247.