Migration to and from Anchorage Municipality, Alaska
Where Anchorage Municipality 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
21,069
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
28,182
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-7,113
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | 1,763 |
| Asia | 1,182 | |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | 728 |
| Bethel Census Area | Alaska | 596 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 526 |
| Aleutians East Borough | Alaska | 476 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | 475 |
| Europe | 443 | |
| Juneau City and Borough | Alaska | 369 |
| King County | Washington | 332 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | 3,515 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | 1,095 |
| Kenai Peninsula Borough | Alaska | 662 |
| Orange County | Florida | 614 |
| King County | Washington | 539 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 467 |
| Salt Lake County | Utah | 392 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 364 |
| San Diego County | California | 328 |
| Greene County | Missouri | 314 |
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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: 02020.