Migration to and from Decatur County, Tennessee
Where Decatur 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
441
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
224
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+217
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Henderson County | Tennessee | 150 |
| Cumberland County | Tennessee | 69 |
| Montgomery County | Tennessee | 43 |
| Madison County | Tennessee | 34 |
| Asia | 31 | |
| Davidson County | Tennessee | 23 |
| Haywood County | Tennessee | 23 |
| Morgan County | Alabama | 14 |
| Perry County | Tennessee | 11 |
| George County | Mississippi | 9 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Chester County | Tennessee | 85 |
| Henderson County | Tennessee | 37 |
| Washington County | Tennessee | 37 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 15 |
| Franklin County | Tennessee | 13 |
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 10 |
| Wilson County | Tennessee | 9 |
| Overton County | Tennessee | 6 |
| Walker County | Georgia | 5 |
| McNairy County | Tennessee | 5 |
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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: 47039.