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Migration to and from Surry County, North Carolina

Where Surry 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
2,693
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,153
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+540
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Yadkin CountyNorth Carolina270
Stokes CountyNorth Carolina227
Carroll CountyVirginia223
Wilkes CountyNorth Carolina118
Stanly CountyNorth Carolina110
Forsyth CountyNorth Carolina108
Harrison CountyMississippi100
Allen CountyIndiana90
Alleghany CountyNorth Carolina86
Sampson CountyNorth Carolina86

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Wake CountyNorth Carolina149
Swain CountyNorth Carolina147
Yadkin CountyNorth Carolina135
Mecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina132
Forsyth CountyNorth Carolina115
Stokes CountyNorth Carolina103
Pitt CountyNorth Carolina89
Chatham CountyGeorgia88
Carroll CountyVirginia77
Gloucester CountyNew Jersey68

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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: 37171.