Migration to and from Guilford County, North Carolina
Where Guilford 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
39,795
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
30,122
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+9,673
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | North Carolina | 2,704 |
| Davidson County | North Carolina | 2,036 |
| Alamance County | North Carolina | 1,529 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 1,360 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 1,327 |
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 1,081 |
| Durham County | North Carolina | 1,001 |
| Asia | 714 | |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 687 |
| Africa | 574 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | North Carolina | 2,311 |
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 2,143 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 1,911 |
| Davidson County | North Carolina | 1,841 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 1,358 |
| Rockingham County | North Carolina | 1,197 |
| Alamance County | North Carolina | 948 |
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 654 |
| Durham County | North Carolina | 569 |
| Lee County | Florida | 474 |
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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: 37081.