Migration to and from Nash County, North Carolina
Where Nash 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
7,928
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,955
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,973
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe County | North Carolina | 1,570 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 1,263 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 496 |
| Beaufort County | South Carolina | 412 |
| Pasco County | Florida | 284 |
| Franklin County | North Carolina | 232 |
| Halifax County | North Carolina | 223 |
| Asia | 214 | |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 200 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 170 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wake County | North Carolina | 588 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 497 |
| Edgecombe County | North Carolina | 465 |
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 325 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 304 |
| Chatham County | North Carolina | 183 |
| Watauga County | North Carolina | 134 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 121 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 119 |
| Henderson County | North Carolina | 118 |
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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: 37127.