Migration to and from Ashe County, North Carolina
Where Ashe 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
661
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,098
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-437
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga County | North Carolina | 143 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 93 |
| Europe | 86 | |
| Wilkes County | North Carolina | 62 |
| Alleghany County | North Carolina | 36 |
| Henderson County | North Carolina | 33 |
| York County | South Carolina | 24 |
| Central America | 19 | |
| Grayson County | Virginia | 16 |
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | 15 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga County | North Carolina | 348 |
| Alleghany County | North Carolina | 98 |
| Davidson County | North Carolina | 44 |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts | 43 |
| Boston City | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 43 |
| Monroe County | Indiana | 40 |
| Iredell County | North Carolina | 35 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 33 |
| Santa Cruz County | Arizona | 29 |
| Surry County | North Carolina | 25 |
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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: 37009.