Migration to and from Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
Where Fairbanks North Star Borough 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
10,763
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
12,430
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,667
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | 1,095 |
| Asia | 724 | |
| Mecklenburg County | North Carolina | 385 |
| Geary County | Kansas | 252 |
| Bethel Census Area | Alaska | 236 |
| Wyandotte County | Kansas | 214 |
| Okaloosa County | Florida | 202 |
| Whatcom County | Washington | 190 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 173 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | 172 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 746 |
| Rogers City | Hennepin County, Minnesota | 742 |
| Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | 475 |
| Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | 337 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 317 |
| Cascade County | Montana | 256 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 233 |
| Muscogee County | Georgia | 229 |
| Elko County | Nevada | 225 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 221 |
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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: 02090.