Migration to and from Henderson County, North Carolina
Where Henderson 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
8,292
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
5,191
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,101
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County | North Carolina | 2,012 |
| Haywood County | North Carolina | 391 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 328 |
| Polk County | North Carolina | 319 |
| South America | 262 | |
| Washington County | Tennessee | 173 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 170 |
| Transylvania County | North Carolina | 163 |
| Broward County | Florida | 119 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 119 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buncombe County | North Carolina | 824 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 295 |
| Rutherford County | North Carolina | 283 |
| Brunswick County | North Carolina | 209 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 176 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 162 |
| Transylvania County | North Carolina | 158 |
| Hoke County | North Carolina | 137 |
| Catawba County | North Carolina | 112 |
| Iredell County | North Carolina | 106 |
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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: 37089.