Migration to and from Wayne County, North Carolina
Where Wayne 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
8,563
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
8,164
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+399
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lenoir County | North Carolina | 542 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 486 |
| Vernon Parish | Louisiana | 346 |
| Europe | 313 | |
| Asia | 293 | |
| Duplin County | North Carolina | 267 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 210 |
| Brunswick County | North Carolina | 190 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 190 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 170 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lenoir County | North Carolina | 565 |
| Pitt County | North Carolina | 367 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 326 |
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 316 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 289 |
| Ector County | Texas | 259 |
| Elmore County | Idaho | 230 |
| San Bernardino County | California | 210 |
| Duplin County | North Carolina | 204 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 198 |
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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: 37191.