Migration to and from Breathitt County, Kentucky
Where Breathitt 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
627
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
751
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-124
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Boyle County | Kentucky | 84 |
| Knott County | Kentucky | 63 |
| Clay County | Kentucky | 49 |
| Peoria County | Illinois | 42 |
| Sedgwick County | Kansas | 42 |
| Perry County | Kentucky | 38 |
| Wolfe County | Kentucky | 31 |
| Clark County | Kentucky | 29 |
| Sumter County | Florida | 26 |
| Orange County | Florida | 19 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Montgomery County | Kentucky | 240 |
| Perry County | Kentucky | 82 |
| Knott County | Kentucky | 60 |
| Rowan County | Kentucky | 59 |
| Wolfe County | Kentucky | 58 |
| Orange County | North Carolina | 53 |
| Owsley County | Kentucky | 36 |
| Scott County | Kentucky | 26 |
| Menifee County | Kentucky | 25 |
| Pickaway County | Ohio | 25 |
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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: 21025.