Migration to and from Wayne County, Georgia
Where Wayne 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
1,474
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,054
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-580
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County | Georgia | 279 |
| Jeff Davis County | Georgia | 199 |
| Lee County | Florida | 94 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 80 |
| Chatham County | Georgia | 77 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 53 |
| Sevier County | Tennessee | 53 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 52 |
| Ware County | Georgia | 42 |
| Glynn County | Georgia | 38 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Liberty County | Georgia | 339 |
| Glynn County | Georgia | 276 |
| Long County | Georgia | 135 |
| Wayne County | Michigan | 92 |
| Dearborn Heights City | Wayne County, Michigan | 92 |
| Bulloch County | Georgia | 75 |
| Wood County | West Virginia | 69 |
| Polk County | Tennessee | 64 |
| Escambia County | Florida | 60 |
| Ware County | Georgia | 50 |
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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: 13305.