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Migration to and from Lee County, North Carolina

Where Lee 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
3,387
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,709
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-322
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Wake CountyNorth Carolina402
Central America212
Harnett CountyNorth Carolina171
Cumberland CountyNorth Carolina170
Durham CountyNorth Carolina145
Chatham CountyNorth Carolina142
Alamance CountyNorth Carolina105
Jackson CountyMichigan94
Summit TownshipJackson County, Michigan94
Moore CountyNorth Carolina81

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Harnett CountyNorth Carolina616
Moore CountyNorth Carolina323
Wake CountyNorth Carolina292
Hillsborough CountyFlorida185
Pima CountyArizona167
Guilford CountyNorth Carolina153
Fairfax CountyVirginia148
El Paso CountyTexas145
Chatham CountyNorth Carolina142
Kanawha CountyWest Virginia123

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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: 37105.