Migration to and from Monongalia County, West Virginia
Where Monongalia 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
15,822
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
8,676
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+7,146
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Marion County | West Virginia | 588 |
| Asia | 566 | |
| Preston County | West Virginia | 531 |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 433 |
| Westmoreland County | Pennsylvania | 300 |
| Putnam County | West Virginia | 300 |
| Jefferson County | West Virginia | 254 |
| Ohio County | West Virginia | 248 |
| Greene County | Pennsylvania | 245 |
| Upshur County | West Virginia | 245 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 399 |
| Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | 388 |
| Marion County | West Virginia | 367 |
| Preston County | West Virginia | 334 |
| Ohio County | West Virginia | 315 |
| Orange County | California | 160 |
| Johnston County | North Carolina | 137 |
| Queens County | New York | 129 |
| Queens Borough | Queens County, New York | 129 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 128 |
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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: 54061.