Migration to and from Metcalfe County, Kentucky
Where Metcalfe 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
686
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
537
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+149
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Barren County | Kentucky | 285 |
| Green County | Kentucky | 72 |
| San Bernardino County | California | 44 |
| Clay County | Kentucky | 44 |
| Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | 34 |
| Sheboygan Falls City | Sheboygan County, Wisconsin | 34 |
| Graham County | North Carolina | 21 |
| Mercer County | Kentucky | 20 |
| Jessamine County | Kentucky | 18 |
| Warren County | Kentucky | 15 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Kentucky | 130 |
| Montgomery County | Kentucky | 53 |
| Barren County | Kentucky | 44 |
| Monroe County | Kentucky | 43 |
| Overton County | Tennessee | 28 |
| Hamilton County | Ohio | 27 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 25 |
| Alachua County | Florida | 20 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 19 |
| Green County | Kentucky | 13 |
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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: 21169.