Migration to and from Sampson County, North Carolina
Where Sampson 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
3,273
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,504
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+769
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Harnett County | North Carolina | 591 |
| Duplin County | North Carolina | 412 |
| Central America | 403 | |
| Bladen County | North Carolina | 186 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 128 |
| Fayette County | West Virginia | 109 |
| Rutherford County | North Carolina | 90 |
| Union County | North Carolina | 87 |
| Wayne County | North Carolina | 78 |
| Indiana County | Pennsylvania | 71 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Harnett County | North Carolina | 446 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 217 |
| Bladen County | North Carolina | 158 |
| Wilson County | North Carolina | 149 |
| Brunswick County | North Carolina | 130 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 129 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 114 |
| Surry County | North Carolina | 86 |
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 79 |
| Pender County | North Carolina | 74 |
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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: 37163.