Migration to and from Putnam County, West Virginia
Where Putnam 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
1,932
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,755
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-823
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 660 |
| Cabell County | West Virginia | 240 |
| Wayne County | West Virginia | 102 |
| Marion County | West Virginia | 78 |
| Clay County | West Virginia | 70 |
| Garrard County | Kentucky | 67 |
| Lincoln County | West Virginia | 60 |
| Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | 59 |
| Preston County | West Virginia | 43 |
| Riley County | Kansas | 40 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 592 |
| Cabell County | West Virginia | 586 |
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 300 |
| Wayne County | West Virginia | 116 |
| Clay County | Florida | 101 |
| Marshall County | West Virginia | 86 |
| Vermilion County | Illinois | 76 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 73 |
| Fayette County | Kentucky | 53 |
| Jessamine County | Kentucky | 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: 54079.