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Migration to and from Montgomery County, North Carolina

Where Montgomery 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
1,403
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
926
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+477
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Randolph CountyNorth Carolina253
Harnett CountyNorth Carolina147
Anson CountyNorth Carolina112
Mecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina90
Scotland CountyNorth Carolina65
Macon CountyNorth Carolina58
Craven CountyNorth Carolina34
New Hanover CountyNorth Carolina29
Wake CountyNorth Carolina28
Alexander CountyNorth Carolina27

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Stanly CountyNorth Carolina200
Guilford CountyNorth Carolina94
Surry CountyNorth Carolina74
Richmond CountyNorth Carolina61
Cabarrus CountyNorth Carolina43
Randolph CountyNorth Carolina43
Lexington CountySouth Carolina42
Davidson CountyNorth Carolina34
Dorchester CountySouth Carolina34
Moore CountyNorth Carolina33

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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: 37123.