Migration to and from Pender County, North Carolina
Where Pender 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
5,449
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,961
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,488
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 1,217 |
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 434 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 393 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 199 |
| Jefferson County | Ohio | 198 |
| Duplin County | North Carolina | 171 |
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 141 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 134 |
| Asia | 125 | |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 120 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 935 |
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 401 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 319 |
| Brunswick County | North Carolina | 187 |
| Duplin County | North Carolina | 130 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 91 |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 86 |
| Escambia County | Florida | 84 |
| Warren County | North Carolina | 74 |
| Travis County | Texas | 70 |
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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: 37141.