Migration to and from Fayette County, West Virginia
Where Fayette 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
1,481
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,485
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,004
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 313 |
| Nicholas County | West Virginia | 90 |
| Randolph County | West Virginia | 85 |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 58 |
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 56 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 46 |
| Greenbrier County | West Virginia | 46 |
| Caroline County | Maryland | 45 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 45 |
| Maury County | Tennessee | 41 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 753 |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 149 |
| Boone County | West Virginia | 147 |
| Pickens County | South Carolina | 120 |
| Sampson County | North Carolina | 109 |
| Orleans Parish | Louisiana | 102 |
| Berkeley County | West Virginia | 99 |
| Mercer County | West Virginia | 99 |
| Brevard County | Florida | 60 |
| Wood County | West Virginia | 60 |
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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: 54019.