Migration to and from Wayne County, Tennessee
Where Wayne 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
942
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
884
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+58
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Limestone County | Alabama | 145 |
| Asia | 90 | |
| Warren County | Tennessee | 64 |
| Davidson County | Tennessee | 59 |
| Lauderdale County | Alabama | 46 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 38 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 31 |
| Jackson County | Michigan | 29 |
| Lawrence County | Tennessee | 29 |
| Lewis County | Tennessee | 29 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale County | Tennessee | 101 |
| Hardeman County | Tennessee | 80 |
| Putnam County | Tennessee | 79 |
| Lauderdale County | Alabama | 71 |
| Morgan County | Tennessee | 68 |
| Lawrence County | Tennessee | 44 |
| Greene County | Tennessee | 39 |
| Johnson County | Tennessee | 39 |
| McNairy County | Tennessee | 32 |
| Weakley County | Tennessee | 29 |
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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: 47181.