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Migration to and from Robeson County, North Carolina

Where Robeson 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
4,457
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
5,273
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-816
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Cumberland CountyNorth Carolina562
Scotland CountyNorth Carolina274
Wake CountyNorth Carolina191
Richmond CountyNorth Carolina187
Darlington CountySouth Carolina143
Columbus CountyNorth Carolina133
Bladen CountyNorth Carolina131
Central America129
Brunswick CountyNorth Carolina106
Mecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina98

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Cumberland CountyNorth Carolina948
Hoke CountyNorth Carolina389
Stanly CountyNorth Carolina261
Scotland CountyNorth Carolina225
Mecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina193
Pitt CountyNorth Carolina165
Columbus CountyNorth Carolina160
Rutherford CountyNorth Carolina147
Wake CountyNorth Carolina144
Johnston CountyNorth Carolina139

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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: 37155.