Migration to and from Stokes County, North Carolina
Where Stokes 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
2,352
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,908
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+444
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | North Carolina | 1,056 |
| Davidson County | North Carolina | 308 |
| Catawba County | North Carolina | 152 |
| Surry County | North Carolina | 103 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 102 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 82 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 64 |
| Cabarrus County | North Carolina | 60 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 39 |
| Rockingham County | North Carolina | 34 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Forsyth County | North Carolina | 411 |
| Wyoming County | West Virginia | 278 |
| Surry County | North Carolina | 227 |
| Union County | North Carolina | 215 |
| Rockingham County | North Carolina | 171 |
| Pulaski County | Missouri | 98 |
| Davidson County | North Carolina | 89 |
| Watauga County | North Carolina | 60 |
| Duval County | Florida | 47 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 34 |
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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: 37169.