Migration to and from Macon County, North Carolina
Where Macon 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
2,799
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,434
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,365
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| McDowell County | North Carolina | 186 |
| Jackson County | North Carolina | 169 |
| Rabun County | Georgia | 121 |
| Madison County | Alabama | 118 |
| Bryan County | Georgia | 109 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 91 |
| Swain County | North Carolina | 82 |
| Pickens County | South Carolina | 71 |
| Haywood County | North Carolina | 63 |
| Converse County | Wyoming | 58 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | North Carolina | 114 |
| Buncombe County | North Carolina | 90 |
| Pasquotank County | North Carolina | 83 |
| Martin County | North Carolina | 65 |
| Duval County | Florida | 62 |
| Montgomery County | North Carolina | 58 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 55 |
| Cherokee County | North Carolina | 48 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 46 |
| Harnett County | North Carolina | 45 |
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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: 37113.