Migration to and from Shelby County, Kentucky
Where Shelby 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
3,226
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,501
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-275
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 716 |
| Spencer County | Kentucky | 294 |
| Henry County | Kentucky | 241 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 193 |
| Franklin County | Kentucky | 114 |
| Canyon County | Idaho | 90 |
| Boone County | Kentucky | 72 |
| Fremont County | Colorado | 57 |
| Central America | 56 | |
| Letcher County | Kentucky | 56 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 836 |
| Franklin County | Kentucky | 368 |
| Daviess County | Kentucky | 327 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 203 |
| Henry County | Kentucky | 172 |
| Jay County | Indiana | 143 |
| Oldham County | Kentucky | 109 |
| Spencer County | Kentucky | 88 |
| Warren County | Kentucky | 84 |
| Hinds County | Mississippi | 84 |
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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: 21211.