Migration to and from Wetzel County, West Virginia
Where Wetzel 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
708
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
716
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-8
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Marion County | West Virginia | 147 |
| Greene County | Pennsylvania | 98 |
| Freeport Township | Greene County, Pennsylvania | 98 |
| Tyler County | West Virginia | 89 |
| Webster County | West Virginia | 39 |
| Barbour County | West Virginia | 37 |
| Monongalia County | West Virginia | 29 |
| Asia | 21 | |
| Genesee County | Michigan | 17 |
| Richfield Township | Genesee County, Michigan | 17 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Preston County | West Virginia | 94 |
| Tyler County | West Virginia | 50 |
| Marion County | West Virginia | 46 |
| Ohio County | West Virginia | 43 |
| Raleigh County | West Virginia | 36 |
| Mercer County | Ohio | 35 |
| Lawrence County | Pennsylvania | 32 |
| Ellwood City Borough | Lawrence County, Pennsylvania | 32 |
| Harrison County | West Virginia | 30 |
| Nicholas County | West Virginia | 28 |
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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: 54103.