Migration to and from Boone County, West Virginia
Where Boone 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
598
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
853
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-255
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | West Virginia | 147 |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 137 |
| Shenandoah County | Virginia | 68 |
| Bergen County | New Jersey | 47 |
| Hackensack City | Bergen County, New Jersey | 47 |
| Wyoming County | West Virginia | 29 |
| Logan County | West Virginia | 27 |
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 24 |
| Asia | 21 | |
| Wood County | West Virginia | 15 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 209 |
| Braxton County | West Virginia | 90 |
| Cabell County | West Virginia | 90 |
| Brooke County | West Virginia | 72 |
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 71 |
| Wyoming County | West Virginia | 69 |
| Burke County | North Carolina | 30 |
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 26 |
| Logan County | West Virginia | 24 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 22 |
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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: 54005.