Migration to and from Cabarrus County, North Carolina
Where Cabarrus 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
16,395
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
15,762
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+633
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 4,327 |
| Buncombe County | North Carolina | 1,173 |
| Rowan County | North Carolina | 1,136 |
| Stanly County | North Carolina | 491 |
| Suffolk County | New York | 474 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 389 |
| Burke County | North Carolina | 361 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 306 |
| Asia | 234 | |
| Union County | North Carolina | 230 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Rowan County | North Carolina | 2,513 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 2,420 |
| Iredell County | North Carolina | 622 |
| Stanly County | North Carolina | 518 |
| Catawba County | North Carolina | 474 |
| Union County | North Carolina | 393 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 359 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 258 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 244 |
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 239 |
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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: 37025.