Migration to and from Bell County, Kentucky
Where Bell 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
1,538
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,040
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+498
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson County | Kentucky | 249 |
| Hardin County | Kentucky | 163 |
| Bath County | Kentucky | 137 |
| Knox County | Kentucky | 92 |
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 74 |
| Whitley County | Kentucky | 60 |
| Harlan County | Kentucky | 52 |
| Boyle County | Kentucky | 51 |
| Newport News City | Virginia | 41 |
| Claiborne County | Tennessee | 38 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Claiborne County | Tennessee | 170 |
| Pulaski County | Kentucky | 81 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 73 |
| Mercer County | Kentucky | 58 |
| McCreary County | Kentucky | 56 |
| St. Lucie County | Florida | 50 |
| Sarasota County | Florida | 39 |
| Washoe County | Nevada | 34 |
| Adair County | Kentucky | 31 |
| Boyle County | Kentucky | 28 |
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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: 21013.