Migration to and from Fayette County, Kentucky
Where Fayette 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
29,315
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
22,351
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+6,964
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 1,730 |
| Jessamine County | Kentucky | 1,573 |
| Madison County | Kentucky | 1,091 |
| Asia | 1,047 | |
| Orange County | Florida | 796 |
| Scott County | Kentucky | 660 |
| Boone County | Kentucky | 581 |
| Harris County | Texas | 572 |
| Franklin County | Kentucky | 536 |
| Bourbon County | Kentucky | 520 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jessamine County | Kentucky | 1,874 |
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 1,698 |
| Scott County | Kentucky | 1,045 |
| Madison County | Kentucky | 551 |
| Franklin County | Kentucky | 498 |
| Boyle County | Kentucky | 434 |
| Orange County | Florida | 429 |
| Daviess County | Kentucky | 318 |
| Lee County | Florida | 303 |
| Hardin County | Kentucky | 303 |
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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: 21067.