Migration to and from Aiken County, South Carolina
Where Aiken 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
11,551
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
8,443
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,108
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond County | Georgia | 885 |
| Edgefield County | South Carolina | 665 |
| Pima County | Arizona | 612 |
| Lexington County | South Carolina | 570 |
| Columbia County | Georgia | 485 |
| Barnwell County | South Carolina | 403 |
| Hartford County | Connecticut | 312 |
| Hartford Town | Hartford County, Connecticut | 312 |
| Suffolk County | New York | 274 |
| Brookhaven Town | Suffolk County, New York | 274 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond County | Georgia | 747 |
| Edgefield County | South Carolina | 541 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 434 |
| Columbia County | Georgia | 406 |
| Anderson County | South Carolina | 370 |
| Berkeley County | South Carolina | 253 |
| Duval County | Florida | 248 |
| Lexington County | South Carolina | 212 |
| Hamilton County | Florida | 176 |
| Pickens County | South Carolina | 159 |
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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: 45003.