Migration to and from Polk County, North Carolina
Where Polk 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
1,902
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,079
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+823
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dorchester County | South Carolina | 236 |
| Greenwood County | South Carolina | 151 |
| Rutherford County | North Carolina | 108 |
| Perquimans County | North Carolina | 96 |
| Henderson County | North Carolina | 92 |
| Loudoun County | Virginia | 82 |
| Palm Beach County | Florida | 80 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 79 |
| Charleston County | South Carolina | 76 |
| Moore County | North Carolina | 68 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | North Carolina | 319 |
| Rutherford County | North Carolina | 126 |
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 117 |
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 72 |
| McDowell County | North Carolina | 51 |
| McHenry County | Illinois | 37 |
| Robeson County | North Carolina | 28 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 27 |
| Anderson County | South Carolina | 26 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 22 |
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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: 37149.