Migration to and from Effingham County, Illinois
Where Effingham 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
1,995
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,915
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+80
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | Illinois | 266 |
| Sweetwater County | Wyoming | 139 |
| Richland County | Illinois | 131 |
| Wayne County | Illinois | 127 |
| Fayette County | Illinois | 122 |
| Lake County | Illinois | 110 |
| Shelby County | Illinois | 87 |
| Clay County | Illinois | 79 |
| St. Louis County | Missouri | 68 |
| Central America | 62 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | Illinois | 224 |
| Coles County | Illinois | 208 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 111 |
| Highlands County | Florida | 102 |
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 100 |
| St. Clair County | Illinois | 68 |
| Winnebago County | Illinois | 63 |
| Clay County | Illinois | 62 |
| Ford County | Illinois | 61 |
| Lassen County | California | 55 |
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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: 17049.