Migration to and from McDowell County, West Virginia
Where McDowell 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
544
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,546
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,002
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Mingo County | West Virginia | 59 |
| Mercer County | West Virginia | 50 |
| Nicholas County | West Virginia | 48 |
| Berkeley County | West Virginia | 46 |
| Cabell County | West Virginia | 42 |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 40 |
| Taylor County | West Virginia | 22 |
| Fayette County | West Virginia | 21 |
| Pocahontas County | West Virginia | 21 |
| Baltimore City | Maryland | 16 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Mercer County | West Virginia | 434 |
| Cambria County | Pennsylvania | 127 |
| Conemaugh Township | Cambria County, Pennsylvania | 127 |
| Yazoo County | Mississippi | 103 |
| Tazewell County | Virginia | 82 |
| Bristol City | Virginia | 68 |
| Harford County | Maryland | 67 |
| Iredell County | North Carolina | 54 |
| Coos County | New Hampshire | 41 |
| Berlin City | Coos County, New Hampshire | 41 |
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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: 54047.