Migration to and from Moore County, North Carolina
Where Moore 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
9,033
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
6,270
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,763
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 761 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 497 |
| Kershaw County | South Carolina | 399 |
| Leavenworth County | Kansas | 357 |
| Lee County | North Carolina | 323 |
| Richmond County | North Carolina | 308 |
| Snohomish County | Washington | 259 |
| Hoke County | North Carolina | 222 |
| Europe | 207 | |
| Kings County | New York | 195 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wake County | North Carolina | 392 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 314 |
| Hoke County | North Carolina | 273 |
| Okaloosa County | Florida | 218 |
| Harnett County | North Carolina | 214 |
| Richmond County | North Carolina | 208 |
| Randolph County | North Carolina | 182 |
| Washington County | Oregon | 157 |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 149 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 132 |
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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: 37125.