Migration to and from Carter County, Oklahoma
Where Carter 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
2,684
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,636
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+48
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Love County | Oklahoma | 233 |
| Oklahoma County | Oklahoma | 164 |
| South America | 161 | |
| Payne County | Oklahoma | 108 |
| Murray County | Oklahoma | 92 |
| Denton County | Texas | 83 |
| Asia | 79 | |
| Cleveland County | Oklahoma | 75 |
| Haskell County | Oklahoma | 72 |
| Guadalupe County | Texas | 72 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Love County | Oklahoma | 253 |
| Marshall County | Oklahoma | 212 |
| Bryan County | Oklahoma | 131 |
| Harris County | Texas | 123 |
| Parker County | Texas | 93 |
| Pontotoc County | Oklahoma | 91 |
| Johnston County | Oklahoma | 82 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 81 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 78 |
| Cleveland County | Oklahoma | 77 |
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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: 40019.