Migration to and from Chowan County, North Carolina
Where Chowan 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
1,111
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,152
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-41
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County | California | 228 |
| Perquimans County | North Carolina | 183 |
| Pasquotank County | North Carolina | 154 |
| Gates County | North Carolina | 123 |
| Caroline County | Maryland | 112 |
| Loudoun County | Virginia | 112 |
| Pittsylvania County | Virginia | 25 |
| Bradford County | Pennsylvania | 23 |
| Tuscarora Township | Bradford County, Pennsylvania | 23 |
| Hertford County | North Carolina | 16 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bertie County | North Carolina | 206 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 200 |
| Suffolk City | Virginia | 127 |
| Bladen County | North Carolina | 87 |
| Camden County | North Carolina | 78 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 72 |
| Watauga County | North Carolina | 59 |
| Pasquotank County | North Carolina | 47 |
| Mitchell County | North Carolina | 45 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 26 |
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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: 37041.