US counties by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Chattahoochee County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 3135 counties in 2021, at 29.4%. Loving County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 5.8% and the figure for the United States was 5.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Median5.83135 counties
United States5.5History

Top 40 counties, 2021

Chattahoochee County: 29.4 %Chattahoochee County29.4Denali Borough: 29 %Denali Borough29Williamsburg city: 24.5 %Williamsburg city24.5Pulaski County: 24.4 %Pulaski County24.4Union County: 23.2 %Union County23.2Kent County: 21 %Kent County21Fredericksburg city: 21 %Fredericksburg city21Concho County: 20.4 %Concho County20.4Clay County: 20.3 %Clay County20.3Greer County: 20.1 %Greer County20.1Stewart County: 20 %Stewart County20Jones County: 19.4 %Jones County19.4Radford city: 19.4 %Radford city19.4Madison County: 18.3 %Madison County18.3Harrisonburg city: 18.2 %Harrisonburg city18.2Athens County: 17.9 %Athens County17.9Oldham County: 17.2 %Oldham County17.2Charlottesville city: 17.1 %Charlottesville city17.1Lexington city: 17 %Lexington city17Whitman County: 16.7 %Whitman County16.7Lassen County: 16.7 %Lassen County16.7Garza County: 16.2 %Garza County16.2Esmeralda County: 16.1 %Esmeralda County16.1Clarke County: 16.1 %Clarke County16.1Greensville County: 16 %Greensville County16Liberty County: 16 %Liberty County16Luce County: 16 %Luce County16Buena Vista city: 15.9 %Buena Vista city15.9East Carroll Parish: 15.8 %East Carroll Parish15.8Gulf County: 15.7 %Gulf County15.7Geary County: 15.6 %Geary County15.6Mineral County: 15.4 %Mineral County15.4Robertson County: 15.4 %Robertson County15.4Watauga County: 15.4 %Watauga County15.4Lake County: 15.2 %Lake County15.2Calhoun County: 15.2 %Calhoun County15.2Hooker County: 15.2 %Hooker County15.2Albany County: 15.1 %Albany County15.1Kittitas County: 15.1 %Kittitas County15.1Hartley County: 15.1 %Hartley County15.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Chattahoochee County29.4
2Denali Borough29
3Williamsburg city24.5
4Pulaski County24.4
5Union County23.2
6Kent County21
7Fredericksburg city21
8Concho County20.4
9Clay County20.3
10Greer County20.1
11Stewart County20
12Jones County19.4
13Radford city19.4
14Madison County18.3
15Harrisonburg city18.2
16Athens County17.9
17Oldham County17.2
18Charlottesville city17.1
19Lexington city17
20Whitman County16.7
21Lassen County16.7
22Garza County16.2
23Esmeralda County16.1
24Clarke County16.1
25Greensville County16
26Liberty County16
26Luce County16
28Buena Vista city15.9
29East Carroll Parish15.8
30Gulf County15.7
31Geary County15.6
32Mineral County15.4
33Robertson County15.4
34Watauga County15.4
35Lake County15.2
36Calhoun County15.2
37Hooker County15.2
38Albany County15.1
39Kittitas County15.1
40Hartley County15.1
41Petersburg city15
42Martinsville city14.7
43Powell County14.7
43Richmond County14.7
45Coryell County14.5
46Tompkins County14.5
47Long County14.4
48Brooks County14.4
49Tattnall County14.4
50Jeff Davis County14.3
50Somervell County14.3
52Storey County14.2
53Onslow County14.2
54Norton County14.1
55Pawnee County14
56Valley County14
57Terry County14
57Wayne County14
59Childress County14
60Dawson County14
60Forest County14
62Alamosa County13.9
63Prince George County13.9
64Broomfield County13.9
65Franklin County13.7
66Bulloch County13.6
67Gilpin County13.5
68Jackson County13.4
69Washington County13.3
70Monroe County13.3
71Norfolk city13.3
72Benton County13.3
73Brown County13.3
74Kidder County13.2
75Erath County13.2
76Lynchburg city13.2
77Issaquena County13.2
77Liberty County13.2
77Story County13.2
80Meade County13.1
80Motley County13.1
82Johnson County13
83Leavenworth County13
84Jackson County13
85Bryan County13
86Montgomery County13
87Nodaway County13
88Dawes County12.9
89Garden County12.9
90Meagher County12.8
91Sanpete County12.7
92Isabella County12.7
93Coconino County12.7
94Brookings County12.7
94Brown County12.7
94Lumpkin County12.7
97Custer County12.7
97Hamilton County12.7
99Jackson County12.6
100Riley County12.6
101Staunton city12.5
102Orange County12.4
103Hickory County12.4
104McKenzie County12.4
105Catahoula Parish12.4
106Butts County12.3
107Deer Lodge County12.3
108Fairfax city12.3
109Hudspeth County12.3
110Galax city12.2
111Comanche County12.2
112Oktibbeha County12.2
113Adams County12.2
114Richland County12.2
115York County12.2
116Liberty County12.1
116Meigs County12.1
118Bon Homme County12.1
118Grand Forks County12.1
120Union County12.1
121Calhoun County12.1
122Doddridge County12.1
122Monroe County12.1
124Polk County12
125Colonial Heights city12
126Greene County12
126Maries County12
128Lake County11.9
129Baker County11.9
130Thomas County11.9
131Jefferson County11.8
132Payne County11.8
133Johnson County11.8
134Brazos County11.8
134Richmond city11.8
136Bradford County11.8
136Clark County11.8
138Falls Church city11.7
139Alexandria city11.7
140Walker County11.7
141Fannin County11.7
142Albemarle County11.7
143Bristol Bay Borough11.7
144Pierce County11.6
145Jefferson County11.6
145White Pine County11.6
147Pitt County11.6
148McDonough County11.5
148Warren County11.5
150Greenlee County11.5
151Monongalia County11.5
152Dale County11.5
152Manassas Park city11.5
154Kiowa County11.4
155Rusk County11.4
156Nevada County11.4
157Gunnison County11.4
158King County11.4
158Pershing County11.4
160Jack County11.3
160Teller County11.3
162Decatur County11.2
163Latah County11.2
164Granite County11.2
164Mecosta County11.2
164Vernon Parish11.2
167Beckham County11.2
167Decatur County11.2
169Lafayette County11.2
170Union County11.1
171Douglas County11.1
171Dunn County11.1
173Manassas city11.1
174Centre County11.1
174Christian County11.1
174Coke County11.1
177Ellis County11.1
178Hampshire County11
179Tyrrell County11
180Yankton County11
181Boulder County11
182Mason County11
183Boyle County11
183Dundy County11
183Sully County11
186DeKalb County11
187Bee County11
188Asotin County11
188Montgomery County11
190Clear Creek County10.9
190Glades County10.9
192Arlington County10.9
193Routt County10.9
194Bamberg County10.9
194Broadwater County10.9
196Dallas County10.9
197Stafford County10.8
198Denver County10.8
198Elliott County10.8
198Lincoln County10.8
201Stevens County10.8
202Petroleum County10.8
202Trego County10.8
202Tyler County10.8
205Pickens County10.8
205Rio Blanco County10.8
207Falls County10.7
207Graham County10.7
207Platte County10.7
210Hughes County10.7
210Stone County10.7
212Sussex County10.7
213Columbia County10.7
213Hancock County10.7
213Kit Carson County10.7
216Costilla County10.7
217Woods County10.7
218Roosevelt County10.6
219Benton County10.6
219Stanley County10.6
221Winchester city10.6
222Southeast Fairbanks Census Area10.6
223Adair County10.6
224Lynn County10.5
225Baker County10.5
226Wood County10.5
227Allen Parish10.4
227Camp County10.4
229Rockdale County10.4
229Ward County10.4
231Lanier County10.4
231Skagway Municipality10.4
233Noble County10.4
233Sabine County10.4
235Lamar County10.4
236Hopewell city10.4
237Waynesboro city10.3
238Live Oak County10.3
239Churchill County10.3
240Trinity County10.3
241Somerset County10.3
241Walworth County10.3
243Jackson County10.3
244Bristol city10.2
245Okaloosa County10.2
246Alachua County10.2
246Clay County10.2
248Blue Earth County10.2
248Donley County10.2
250Anderson County10.2

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 9 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (US counties by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US counties by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. US counties by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US counties by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/us-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Chattahoochee County, with 29.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Loving County, with 0% in 2021.

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