Migration to and from Carter County, Kentucky
Where Carter 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
967
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,726
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-759
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Casey County | Kentucky | 246 |
| Boyd County | Kentucky | 109 |
| Greenup County | Kentucky | 82 |
| Asia | 62 | |
| Shelby County | Indiana | 38 |
| Floyd County | Georgia | 24 |
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 24 |
| Lincoln County | Nebraska | 23 |
| Lawrence County | Ohio | 23 |
| Carroll County | Kentucky | 21 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Boyd County | Kentucky | 448 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 193 |
| Rowan County | Kentucky | 143 |
| Montgomery County | Ohio | 138 |
| Daviess County | Kentucky | 113 |
| Montgomery County | Kentucky | 94 |
| Elliott County | Kentucky | 48 |
| Christian County | Kentucky | 47 |
| Scott County | Kentucky | 42 |
| Greenup County | Kentucky | 36 |
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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: 21043.