Migration to and from Knox County, Kentucky
Where Knox 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
1,087
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,341
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,254
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Whitley County | Kentucky | 193 |
| Pulaski County | Kentucky | 110 |
| Grant County | Indiana | 63 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 62 |
| Laurel County | Kentucky | 54 |
| Knott County | Kentucky | 52 |
| Floyd County | Kentucky | 47 |
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 40 |
| Perry County | Kentucky | 33 |
| Gordon County | Georgia | 32 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Whitley County | Kentucky | 877 |
| Marion County | Florida | 324 |
| Laurel County | Kentucky | 267 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 193 |
| Bell County | Kentucky | 92 |
| Dearborn County | Indiana | 67 |
| Clark County | Kentucky | 64 |
| Madison County | Kentucky | 48 |
| Jefferson County | Alabama | 39 |
| Harlan County | Kentucky | 34 |
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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: 21121.