Migration to and from Carter County, Tennessee
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
3,902
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,453
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+449
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County | Tennessee | 1,052 |
| Sullivan County | Tennessee | 446 |
| Johnson County | Tennessee | 146 |
| Clarke County | Georgia | 135 |
| Brevard County | Florida | 107 |
| Becker County | Minnesota | 105 |
| White Earth Township | Becker County, Minnesota | 105 |
| Manatee County | Florida | 102 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 88 |
| Winnebago County | Wisconsin | 85 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Washington County | Tennessee | 1,345 |
| Sullivan County | Tennessee | 684 |
| Cheatham County | Tennessee | 219 |
| Sevier County | Tennessee | 152 |
| Coryell County | Texas | 100 |
| Broward County | Florida | 59 |
| Orange County | California | 55 |
| Johnson County | Tennessee | 51 |
| Fayette County | Tennessee | 49 |
| Walker County | Georgia | 46 |
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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: 47019.