Migration to and from Rhea County, Tennessee
Where Rhea 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
1,736
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,004
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-268
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 455 |
| Bledsoe County | Tennessee | 166 |
| Cumberland County | Tennessee | 162 |
| Lake County | Florida | 87 |
| Putnam County | Tennessee | 80 |
| Dyer County | Tennessee | 67 |
| Asia | 53 | |
| Meigs County | Tennessee | 45 |
| Clark County | Washington | 38 |
| Davidson County | Tennessee | 37 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 387 |
| McMinn County | Tennessee | 253 |
| Catoosa County | Georgia | 119 |
| Meigs County | Tennessee | 109 |
| Cumberland County | Tennessee | 107 |
| Harris County | Texas | 95 |
| Bledsoe County | Tennessee | 68 |
| Bradley County | Tennessee | 60 |
| Cecil County | Maryland | 53 |
| Forsyth County | North Carolina | 53 |
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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: 47143.