Migration to and from Durham County, North Carolina
Where Durham 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
34,877
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
30,196
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+4,681
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wake County | North Carolina | 4,673 |
| Orange County | North Carolina | 2,544 |
| Asia | 1,340 | |
| Central America | 899 | |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 798 |
| Davidson County | North Carolina | 743 |
| Granville County | North Carolina | 625 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 569 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 538 |
| New York County | New York | 401 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wake County | North Carolina | 6,396 |
| Orange County | North Carolina | 2,251 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 1,001 |
| Forsyth County | North Carolina | 801 |
| Alamance County | North Carolina | 792 |
| Granville County | North Carolina | 679 |
| King County | Washington | 586 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 555 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 453 |
| Chatham County | North Carolina | 425 |
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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: 37063.