Migration to and from Owsley County, Kentucky
Where Owsley 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
153
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
456
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-303
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Breathitt County | Kentucky | 36 |
| Lee County | Kentucky | 30 |
| Madison County | Kentucky | 20 |
| Owen County | Kentucky | 14 |
| Bourbon County | Kentucky | 13 |
| Clay County | Kentucky | 9 |
| Jackson County | Kentucky | 9 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 7 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 5 |
| Mercer County | Kentucky | 5 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Boyle County | Kentucky | 124 |
| McCreary County | Kentucky | 124 |
| Lee County | Kentucky | 92 |
| Jackson County | Kentucky | 23 |
| Martin County | Kentucky | 22 |
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 20 |
| Rowan County | Kentucky | 15 |
| Union County | Kentucky | 7 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 6 |
| Leslie County | Kentucky | 6 |
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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: 21189.