Migration to and from Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Where Pocahontas 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
316
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
757
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-441
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Watauga County | North Carolina | 38 |
| Logan County | Ohio | 26 |
| Pulaski County | Arkansas | 25 |
| Colfax County | New Mexico | 24 |
| Bibb County | Georgia | 21 |
| Parker County | Texas | 19 |
| Fayette County | West Virginia | 16 |
| Berkeley County | West Virginia | 12 |
| Harrison County | West Virginia | 11 |
| Pendleton County | West Virginia | 11 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 209 |
| Greenville County | South Carolina | 101 |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 67 |
| Guilford County | North Carolina | 51 |
| Davidson County | North Carolina | 44 |
| Berkeley County | West Virginia | 31 |
| Wood County | West Virginia | 27 |
| Lake County | Illinois | 25 |
| Greenbrier County | West Virginia | 25 |
| Randolph County | West Virginia | 22 |
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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: 54075.