Southern West Virginia News

In 2019, 466 people moved to Fayette County from within the state, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 413 people migrated to Fayette County from elsewhere in the state.

The number of people moving to Fayette County is offset by the 750 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 729 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw their numbers shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Years	Inflow	Outflow	Domestic Migration
2017-2018	424	788	-364
2018-2019	413	729	-316
2019-2020	466	750	-284