Migration to and from Yancey County, North Carolina
Where Yancey 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
826
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
626
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+200
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Madison County | North Carolina | 138 |
| Mitchell County | North Carolina | 101 |
| Buncombe County | North Carolina | 67 |
| Henderson County | North Carolina | 57 |
| Cullman County | Alabama | 44 |
| Wilson County | North Carolina | 42 |
| Hancock County | Mississippi | 23 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 23 |
| Boulder County | Colorado | 21 |
| Marion County | Indiana | 21 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell County | North Carolina | 141 |
| Watauga County | North Carolina | 73 |
| Buncombe County | North Carolina | 52 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 48 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 39 |
| Jefferson County | Florida | 37 |
| Henderson County | North Carolina | 20 |
| New Hanover County | North Carolina | 20 |
| Unicoi County | Tennessee | 19 |
| Larimer County | Colorado | 15 |
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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: 37199.