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Migration to and from Lewis County, West Virginia

Where Lewis 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
952
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,264
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-312
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Harrison CountyWest Virginia217
Gilmer CountyWest Virginia183
Upshur CountyWest Virginia171
Monongalia CountyWest Virginia62
Duval CountyFlorida40
Kanawha CountyWest Virginia24
Raleigh CountyWest Virginia23
Berkeley CountyWest Virginia21
Wood CountyWest Virginia20
Calhoun CountyWest Virginia17

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Harrison CountyWest Virginia331
Upshur CountyWest Virginia105
Hancock CountyWest Virginia75
Wayne CountyMichigan58
Williamson CountyTennessee46
Detroit CityWayne County, Michigan42
Dane CountyWisconsin41
Madison CityDane County, Wisconsin41
Wood CountyWest Virginia40
Ohio CountyWest Virginia36

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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: 54041.