Migration to and from Spencer County, Kentucky
Where Spencer 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
1,390
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,126
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+264
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 582 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 106 |
| Merrimack County | New Hampshire | 98 |
| Bow Town | Merrimack County, New Hampshire | 98 |
| Shelby County | Kentucky | 88 |
| Bullitt County | Kentucky | 85 |
| Kenton County | Kentucky | 81 |
| Central America | 50 | |
| Salt Lake County | Utah | 41 |
| Dubuque County | Iowa | 36 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Kentucky | 294 |
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 204 |
| Bullitt County | Kentucky | 170 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 71 |
| Grayson County | Kentucky | 44 |
| Anderson County | Kentucky | 41 |
| Oldham County | Kentucky | 33 |
| Warren County | Kentucky | 31 |
| Elliott County | Kentucky | 30 |
| Franklin County | Kentucky | 30 |
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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: 21215.