Migration to and from Santa Cruz County, Arizona
Where Santa Cruz 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
2,577
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,601
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+976
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Central America | 875 | |
| Pima County | Arizona | 626 |
| Navajo County | Arizona | 205 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 110 |
| Apache County | Arizona | 92 |
| Montrose County | Colorado | 72 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 61 |
| Cochise County | Arizona | 54 |
| Valencia County | New Mexico | 49 |
| Norfolk City | Virginia | 44 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pima County | Arizona | 947 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 132 |
| Pinal County | Arizona | 112 |
| Cochise County | Arizona | 106 |
| San Diego County | California | 83 |
| Graham County | Arizona | 45 |
| Stutsman County | North Dakota | 34 |
| Merced County | California | 29 |
| Alachua County | Florida | 19 |
| Coconino County | Arizona | 16 |
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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: 04023.