Migration to and from Washington County, Tennessee
Where Washington 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
11,229
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
9,416
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,813
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Carter County | Tennessee | 1,345 |
| Sullivan County | Tennessee | 1,004 |
| Greene County | Tennessee | 600 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 476 |
| Asia | 419 | |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 299 |
| Unicoi County | Tennessee | 288 |
| Hawkins County | Tennessee | 279 |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 243 |
| Rutherford County | Tennessee | 198 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County | Tennessee | 1,514 |
| Carter County | Tennessee | 1,052 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 596 |
| Williamson County | Tennessee | 532 |
| Hamilton County | Tennessee | 434 |
| Canadian County | Oklahoma | 291 |
| Hawkins County | Tennessee | 254 |
| Unicoi County | Tennessee | 223 |
| Glynn County | Georgia | 209 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 204 |
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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: 47179.