Migration to and from Athens County, Ohio
Where Athens 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
12,707
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
5,526
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+7,181
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | Ohio | 1,313 |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 663 |
| Montgomery County | Ohio | 475 |
| Hamilton County | Ohio | 472 |
| Fairfield County | Ohio | 440 |
| Asia | 391 | |
| Delaware County | Ohio | 369 |
| Meigs County | Ohio | 366 |
| Summit County | Ohio | 328 |
| Washington County | Ohio | 298 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin County | Ohio | 540 |
| Fairfield County | Ohio | 513 |
| Meigs County | Ohio | 235 |
| Hocking County | Ohio | 197 |
| Hamilton County | Ohio | 179 |
| Washington County | Ohio | 141 |
| Allen County | Ohio | 99 |
| Butler County | Ohio | 98 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 93 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 92 |
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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: 39009.