Migration to and from Ohio County, West Virginia
Where Ohio 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
3,098
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,413
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+685
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall County | West Virginia | 421 |
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 315 |
| Belmont County | Ohio | 223 |
| Franklin County | Indiana | 123 |
| Washington County | Pennsylvania | 103 |
| Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | 94 |
| Jefferson County | Ohio | 82 |
| Barbour County | West Virginia | 82 |
| Berkeley County | South Carolina | 74 |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 70 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Marshall County | West Virginia | 408 |
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 248 |
| Belmont County | Ohio | 236 |
| Preston County | West Virginia | 103 |
| Brooke County | West Virginia | 101 |
| Allen County | Ohio | 88 |
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 83 |
| Washington County | Pennsylvania | 67 |
| Lake County | Illinois | 64 |
| Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | 53 |
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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: 54069.