Migration to and from Haywood County, North Carolina
Where Haywood 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
3,973
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,053
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+920
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County | North Carolina | 896 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 291 |
| Jackson County | North Carolina | 210 |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 120 |
| Madison County | North Carolina | 117 |
| Jefferson County | Tennessee | 113 |
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 81 |
| Chautauqua County | Kansas | 79 |
| Halifax County | North Carolina | 78 |
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 73 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | North Carolina | 391 |
| Buncombe County | North Carolina | 349 |
| Jackson County | North Carolina | 199 |
| Chatham County | Georgia | 169 |
| York County | South Carolina | 164 |
| Catawba County | North Carolina | 145 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 99 |
| Tippecanoe County | Indiana | 72 |
| Lexington County | South Carolina | 71 |
| Rutherford County | North Carolina | 68 |
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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: 37087.