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Migration to and from Alexander County, North Carolina

Where Alexander 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
2,364
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,237
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+127
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Catawba CountyNorth Carolina796
Iredell CountyNorth Carolina239
Snohomish CountyWashington113
Europe98
Caldwell CountyNorth Carolina93
Oceania and At Sea74
Kings CountyNew York69
Brooklyn BoroughKings County, New York69
Burke CountyNorth Carolina53
McDowell CountyNorth Carolina48

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Catawba CountyNorth Carolina548
Caldwell CountyNorth Carolina159
Watauga CountyNorth Carolina142
Buncombe CountyNorth Carolina116
Pitt CountyNorth Carolina108
Wake CountyNorth Carolina86
Avery CountyNorth Carolina81
Iredell CountyNorth Carolina72
Burke CountyNorth Carolina56
Pulaski CountyMissouri42

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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: 37003.