Migration to and from Houston County, Alabama
Where Houston 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
4,622
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
6,875
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-2,253
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dale County | Alabama | 510 |
| Henry County | Alabama | 243 |
| Coffee County | Alabama | 191 |
| Geneva County | Alabama | 145 |
| Jackson County | Florida | 137 |
| Bay County | Florida | 124 |
| Asia | 118 | |
| Utah County | Utah | 117 |
| Shelby County | Alabama | 111 |
| Jefferson County | Alabama | 103 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Alabama | 799 |
| Dale County | Alabama | 673 |
| Elmore County | Alabama | 515 |
| Lucas County | Ohio | 420 |
| Seminole County | Florida | 351 |
| Geneva County | Alabama | 287 |
| Madison County | Alabama | 230 |
| Santa Rosa County | Florida | 226 |
| Etowah County | Alabama | 143 |
| Henry County | Alabama | 128 |
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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: 01069.