Migration to and from Webster County, West Virginia
Where Webster 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
196
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
549
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-353
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Gilmer County | West Virginia | 62 |
| Harrison County | West Virginia | 33 |
| Nicholas County | West Virginia | 25 |
| Fayette County | Pennsylvania | 19 |
| North Union Township | Fayette County, Pennsylvania | 19 |
| Rockingham County | Virginia | 10 |
| Polk County | Florida | 6 |
| Barbour County | West Virginia | 6 |
| Ohio County | West Virginia | 6 |
| Taylor County | West Virginia | 5 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Upshur County | West Virginia | 167 |
| Nicholas County | West Virginia | 152 |
| Randolph County | West Virginia | 123 |
| Wetzel County | West Virginia | 39 |
| Greenbrier County | West Virginia | 22 |
| Wyoming County | West Virginia | 22 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 9 |
| Braxton County | West Virginia | 7 |
| Marion County | West Virginia | 5 |
| Mason County | West Virginia | 3 |
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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: 54101.