Migration to and from Thomas County, Georgia
Where Thomas 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
3,893
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,593
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,300
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Grady County | Georgia | 331 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 280 |
| Polk County | Georgia | 272 |
| Hall County | Georgia | 186 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 175 |
| Sumter County | Georgia | 172 |
| Leon County | Florida | 158 |
| Sarasota County | Florida | 121 |
| Colquitt County | Georgia | 112 |
| Montgomery County | Tennessee | 109 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dougherty County | Georgia | 289 |
| Marion County | Florida | 200 |
| Broward County | Florida | 147 |
| Grady County | Georgia | 129 |
| Berrien County | Georgia | 123 |
| Hertford County | North Carolina | 114 |
| Leon County | Florida | 109 |
| Houston County | Georgia | 89 |
| Colquitt County | Georgia | 86 |
| Lowndes County | Georgia | 84 |
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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: 13275.