Migration to and from Lincoln County, Tennessee
Where Lincoln 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
1,590
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,396
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+194
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Rutherford County | Tennessee | 288 |
| Madison County | Alabama | 252 |
| Bedford County | Tennessee | 163 |
| Montgomery County | Tennessee | 95 |
| Hardin County | Tennessee | 70 |
| Weakley County | Tennessee | 61 |
| Lake County | Indiana | 57 |
| Hickman County | Tennessee | 52 |
| Coffee County | Tennessee | 50 |
| Berkeley County | South Carolina | 45 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Madison County | Alabama | 383 |
| Giles County | Tennessee | 214 |
| Franklin County | Tennessee | 133 |
| Tyler County | Texas | 112 |
| Rutherford County | Tennessee | 65 |
| Putnam County | Tennessee | 60 |
| Alameda County | California | 48 |
| Hernando County | Florida | 42 |
| Bedford County | Tennessee | 41 |
| Marshall 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: 47103.