Migration to and from Fayette County, Tennessee
Where Fayette 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
2,419
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,038
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+381
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 1,060 |
| Washita County | Oklahoma | 164 |
| Marshall County | Mississippi | 146 |
| Washington County | Oregon | 56 |
| Hardeman County | Tennessee | 56 |
| Jefferson County | Arkansas | 51 |
| DeSoto County | Mississippi | 49 |
| Carter County | Tennessee | 49 |
| Crawford County | Arkansas | 48 |
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 48 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 719 |
| Hardeman County | Tennessee | 329 |
| Craighead County | Arkansas | 151 |
| Tipton County | Tennessee | 91 |
| Desha County | Arkansas | 88 |
| Gibson County | Tennessee | 78 |
| Poinsett County | Arkansas | 75 |
| Rutherford County | Tennessee | 68 |
| Madison County | Tennessee | 46 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 41 |
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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: 47047.