Migration to and from Davidson County, North Carolina
Where Davidson 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
9,270
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
9,722
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-452
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 1,841 |
| Forsyth County | North Carolina | 996 |
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 912 |
| Davie County | North Carolina | 372 |
| Rowan County | North Carolina | 353 |
| Wilkes County | North Carolina | 184 |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts | 176 |
| Boston City | Suffolk County, Massachusetts | 176 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 143 |
| Caldwell County | North Carolina | 127 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 2,036 |
| Forsyth County | North Carolina | 1,172 |
| Durham County | North Carolina | 743 |
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 587 |
| Rowan County | North Carolina | 431 |
| Davie County | North Carolina | 374 |
| Stokes County | North Carolina | 308 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 232 |
| Jackson County | North Carolina | 160 |
| Mercer County | West Virginia | 159 |
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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: 37057.