Migration to and from McCreary County, Kentucky
Where McCreary 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
1,215
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,188
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+27
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Comanche County | Oklahoma | 171 |
| Owsley County | Kentucky | 124 |
| Scott County | Tennessee | 123 |
| Wakulla County | Florida | 66 |
| Graves County | Kentucky | 61 |
| Bell County | Kentucky | 56 |
| McCracken County | Kentucky | 53 |
| Pulaski County | Kentucky | 42 |
| Ballard County | Kentucky | 40 |
| Logan County | Kentucky | 40 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Madison County | Kentucky | 207 |
| Pulaski County | Kentucky | 125 |
| Russell County | Kentucky | 95 |
| Douglas County | Kansas | 80 |
| Newport News City | Virginia | 62 |
| Howard County | Texas | 57 |
| Sumter County | Florida | 51 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 40 |
| Scott County | Tennessee | 40 |
| Wayne County | Georgia | 30 |
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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: 21147.