Migration to and from Ritchie County, West Virginia

Where Ritchie 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
533
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
496
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+37
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Doddridge CountyWest Virginia225
Guernsey CountyOhio67
Gilmer CountyWest Virginia53
Franklin CountyOhio30
Wood CountyWest Virginia28
Huron CountyMichigan17
Pleasants CountyWest Virginia17
Dwight TownshipHuron County, Michigan17
Wetzel CountyWest Virginia15
Calhoun CountyWest Virginia14

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Wood CountyWest Virginia70
Tyler CountyWest Virginia58
Monongalia CountyWest Virginia46
Wirt CountyWest Virginia34
Washington CountyOhio33
Citrus CountyFlorida31
Calhoun CountyWest Virginia29
Grant CountyWest Virginia24
Doddridge CountyWest Virginia20
Raleigh CountyWest Virginia20

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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: 54085.