Migration to and from Raleigh County, West Virginia
Where Raleigh 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
4,069
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,855
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+214
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | West Virginia | 753 |
| Mercer County | West Virginia | 456 |
| Nicholas County | West Virginia | 287 |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 218 |
| Clay County | West Virginia | 110 |
| Hamblen County | Tennessee | 101 |
| Wyoming County | West Virginia | 98 |
| Ohio County | West Virginia | 83 |
| Caribbean | 77 | |
| Summers County | West Virginia | 75 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fayette County | West Virginia | 313 |
| Cabell County | West Virginia | 311 |
| Wyoming County | West Virginia | 213 |
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 187 |
| Kanawha County | West Virginia | 186 |
| Calvert County | Maryland | 133 |
| Iredell County | North Carolina | 130 |
| Wayne County | West Virginia | 119 |
| Winnebago County | Wisconsin | 100 |
| Appleton City | Winnebago County, Wisconsin | 100 |
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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: 54081.