Migration to and from Mercer County, Kentucky
Where Mercer 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
1,452
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,512
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-60
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson County | Kentucky | 268 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 183 |
| Jessamine County | Kentucky | 125 |
| Woodford County | Kentucky | 105 |
| Garrard County | Kentucky | 85 |
| Asia | 79 | |
| Boyle County | Kentucky | 61 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 59 |
| Bell County | Kentucky | 58 |
| Gallatin County | Kentucky | 46 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Boyle County | Kentucky | 240 |
| Washington County | Kentucky | 164 |
| Lincoln County | Kentucky | 116 |
| Union County | Tennessee | 91 |
| Okaloosa County | Florida | 87 |
| Franklin County | Kentucky | 85 |
| Anderson County | Kentucky | 79 |
| Madison County | Kentucky | 54 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 44 |
| Laurel County | Kentucky | 38 |
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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: 21167.