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Migration to and from Mason County, West Virginia

Where Mason 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
555
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
864
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-309
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Marion CountyWest Virginia73
Meigs CountyOhio51
Lake CountyIndiana41
Barbour CountyWest Virginia33
Morgan CountyWest Virginia28
Cabell CountyWest Virginia27
Logan CountyWest Virginia27
Hancock CountyWest Virginia21
Hampshire CountyWest Virginia20
Monroe CountyWest Virginia20

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Gallia CountyOhio188
Cabell CountyWest Virginia173
Meigs CountyOhio121
Nueces CountyTexas70
Kanawha CountyWest Virginia46
Cochise CountyArizona43
McCreary CountyKentucky33
Morrow CountyOhio30
Randolph CountyWest Virginia26
Mecklenburg CountyNorth Carolina19

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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: 54053.