Migration to and from Russell County, Kentucky
Where Russell 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
931
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
633
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+298
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County | Kentucky | 160 |
| Marion County | Indiana | 99 |
| McCreary County | Kentucky | 95 |
| Casey County | Kentucky | 83 |
| Dubois County | Indiana | 59 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 32 |
| Lincoln County | Kentucky | 31 |
| Hamilton County | Ohio | 31 |
| Rowan County | Kentucky | 29 |
| Montgomery County | New York | 24 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Kentucky | 111 |
| Cumberland County | Tennessee | 77 |
| Pulaski County | Kentucky | 65 |
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 52 |
| Warren County | Kentucky | 39 |
| Barren County | Kentucky | 28 |
| Madison County | Kentucky | 25 |
| Madison County | Indiana | 24 |
| Madison County | Ohio | 20 |
| Shelby County | Kentucky | 19 |
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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: 21207.