Migration to and from Chatham County, North Carolina
Where Chatham 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
4,828
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,645
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+183
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wake County | North Carolina | 613 |
| Orange County | North Carolina | 594 |
| Durham County | North Carolina | 425 |
| Catawba County | North Carolina | 321 |
| Cabarrus County | North Carolina | 237 |
| Nash County | North Carolina | 183 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 150 |
| Lee County | North Carolina | 142 |
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 141 |
| Washtenaw County | Michigan | 108 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wake County | North Carolina | 846 |
| Orange County | North Carolina | 339 |
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 296 |
| Harnett County | North Carolina | 227 |
| Genesee County | New York | 151 |
| Batavia City | Genesee County, New York | 151 |
| Alamance County | North Carolina | 145 |
| Lee County | North Carolina | 142 |
| Durham County | North Carolina | 136 |
| Moore County | North Carolina | 123 |
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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: 37037.