Migration to and from Swain County, North Carolina
Where Swain 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
1,003
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,376
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-373
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Suffolk County | New York | 149 |
| Brookhaven Town | Suffolk County, New York | 149 |
| Surry County | North Carolina | 147 |
| Jackson County | North Carolina | 82 |
| Nome Census Area | Alaska | 55 |
| Broward County | Florida | 53 |
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 30 |
| Nicholas County | West Virginia | 30 |
| Lake County | Florida | 27 |
| Cabarrus County | North Carolina | 24 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | North Carolina | 550 |
| Canyon County | Idaho | 118 |
| Macon County | North Carolina | 82 |
| Dare County | North Carolina | 78 |
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 67 |
| Tazewell County | Illinois | 63 |
| Vance County | North Carolina | 55 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 39 |
| Wichita County | Texas | 31 |
| Gallatin County | Montana | 28 |
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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: 37173.