Migration to and from Cherokee County, Oklahoma
Where Cherokee 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
3,944
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,852
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,092
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Muskogee County | Oklahoma | 649 |
| Tulsa County | Oklahoma | 376 |
| Mayes County | Oklahoma | 332 |
| Adair County | Oklahoma | 166 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 165 |
| Oklahoma County | Oklahoma | 163 |
| Wagoner County | Oklahoma | 146 |
| Pontotoc County | Oklahoma | 137 |
| Benton County | Arkansas | 108 |
| Delaware County | Oklahoma | 107 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Tulsa County | Oklahoma | 335 |
| Muskogee County | Oklahoma | 162 |
| Adair County | Oklahoma | 125 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 81 |
| Mayes County | Oklahoma | 81 |
| Oklahoma County | Oklahoma | 63 |
| Polk County | Florida | 51 |
| Rogers County | Oklahoma | 51 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 49 |
| Durham County | North Carolina | 45 |
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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: 40021.