Migration to and from Jefferson County, West Virginia
Where Jefferson 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
3,991
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,529
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-538
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | West Virginia | 681 |
| Loudoun County | Virginia | 362 |
| Frederick County | Maryland | 308 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 141 |
| Grayson County | Virginia | 130 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 127 |
| Frederick County | Virginia | 126 |
| Washington County | Maryland | 107 |
| Europe | 84 | |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 76 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley County | West Virginia | 1,457 |
| Loudoun County | Virginia | 396 |
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 254 |
| Frederick County | Maryland | 170 |
| Carroll County | Maryland | 156 |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 151 |
| Washington County | Maryland | 125 |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 99 |
| Frederick County | Virginia | 82 |
| Denton County | Texas | 73 |
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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: 54037.