Counties sending the most people to Preston County, WV

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November 21, 2022
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Counties sending the most people to Preston County, WV

Stacker compiled a list of counties sending the most people to Preston County, West Virginia using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Counties and county equivalents are ranked by the estimated number of people who moved to Preston County, WV from the county between 2015 and 2019. Ties were broken by gross migration.

#20. Onondaga County, New York
- Migration from Onondaga County, New York to Preston County, West Virginia: 19
- Migration to Onondaga County, New York in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 19 to Preston County, West Virginia

#19. Jefferson County, Kentucky
- Migration from Jefferson County, Kentucky to Preston County, West Virginia: 22
- Migration to Jefferson County, Kentucky in 2015-2019: 11
- Net migration: 11 to Preston County, West Virginia

#18. Washington, D.C.
- Migration from Washington, D.C. to Preston County, West Virginia: 24
- Migration to Washington, D.C. in 2015-2019: 47
- Net migration: 23 to Washington, D.C.

#17. Piscataquis County, Maine
- Migration from Piscataquis County, Maine to Preston County, West Virginia: 26
- Migration to Piscataquis County, Maine in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 26 to Preston County, West Virginia

#16. Kanawha County, West Virginia
- Migration from Kanawha County, West Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 28
- Migration to Kanawha County, West Virginia in 2015-2019: 11
- Net migration: 17 to Preston County, West Virginia

#15. Petersburg city, Virginia
- Migration from Petersburg city, Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 30
- Migration to Petersburg city, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 30 to Preston County, West Virginia

#14. Lewis County, West Virginia
- Migration from Lewis County, West Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 30
- Migration to Lewis County, West Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 30 to Preston County, West Virginia

#13. Grant County, West Virginia
- Migration from Grant County, West Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 30
- Migration to Grant County, West Virginia in 2015-2019: 10
- Net migration: 20 to Preston County, West Virginia

#12. Charlottesville city, Virginia
- Migration from Charlottesville city, Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 36
- Migration to Charlottesville city, Virginia in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 36 to Preston County, West Virginia

#11. Vigo County, Indiana
- Migration from Vigo County, Indiana to Preston County, West Virginia: 38
- Migration to Vigo County, Indiana in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 38 to Preston County, West Virginia

#10. Upshur County, West Virginia
- Migration from Upshur County, West Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 43
- Migration to Upshur County, West Virginia in 2015-2019: 26
- Net migration: 17 to Preston County, West Virginia

#9. Taylor County, West Virginia
- Migration from Taylor County, West Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 54
- Migration to Taylor County, West Virginia in 2015-2019: 28
- Net migration: 26 to Preston County, West Virginia

#8. Kent County, Michigan
- Migration from Kent County, Michigan to Preston County, West Virginia: 59
- Migration to Kent County, Michigan in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 59 to Preston County, West Virginia

#7. Guilford County, North Carolina
- Migration from Guilford County, North Carolina to Preston County, West Virginia: 60
- Migration to Guilford County, North Carolina in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 60 to Preston County, West Virginia

#6. Chippewa County, Michigan
- Migration from Chippewa County, Michigan to Preston County, West Virginia: 61
- Migration to Chippewa County, Michigan in 2015-2019: 0
- Net migration: 61 to Preston County, West Virginia

#5. Union County, Pennsylvania
- Migration from Union County, Pennsylvania to Preston County, West Virginia: 61
- Migration to Union County, Pennsylvania in 2015-2019: 29
- Net migration: 32 to Preston County, West Virginia

#4. Marion County, West Virginia
- Migration from Marion County, West Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 68
- Migration to Marion County, West Virginia in 2015-2019: 59
- Net migration: 9 to Preston County, West Virginia

#3. Randolph County, West Virginia
- Migration from Randolph County, West Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 104
- Migration to Randolph County, West Virginia in 2015-2019: 31
- Net migration: 73 to Preston County, West Virginia

#2. Garrett County, Maryland
- Migration from Garrett County, Maryland to Preston County, West Virginia: 115
- Migration to Garrett County, Maryland in 2015-2019: 66
- Net migration: 49 to Preston County, West Virginia

#1. Monongalia County, West Virginia
- Migration from Monongalia County, West Virginia to Preston County, West Virginia: 344
- Migration to Monongalia County, West Virginia in 2015-2019: 565
- Net migration: 221 to Monongalia County, West Virginia

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