Migration to and from Mercer County, West Virginia
Where Mercer 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
3,589
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,726
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+863
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| McDowell County | West Virginia | 434 |
| Tazewell County | Virginia | 282 |
| Bibb County | Georgia | 272 |
| Davidson County | North Carolina | 159 |
| Summers County | West Virginia | 151 |
| Wyoming County | West Virginia | 127 |
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | 121 |
| Lancaster Township | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | 121 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 110 |
| Marion County | West Virginia | 102 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 456 |
| Tazewell County | Virginia | 243 |
| Marion County | West Virginia | 111 |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 102 |
| Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | 86 |
| West Mifflin Borough | Allegheny County, Pennsylvania | 86 |
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 83 |
| Summers County | West Virginia | 75 |
| DeSoto County | Mississippi | 72 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 70 |
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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: 54055.