Migration to and from Garfield County, Colorado
Where Garfield 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
4,379
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,584
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-205
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pitkin County | Colorado | 342 |
| Mesa County | Colorado | 313 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 263 |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 250 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 220 |
| Central America | 171 | |
| Eagle County | Colorado | 162 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 151 |
| Fremont County | Colorado | 132 |
| Ada County | Idaho | 132 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa County | Colorado | 451 |
| La Plata County | Colorado | 353 |
| Eagle County | Colorado | 330 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 270 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 226 |
| Pitkin County | Colorado | 197 |
| Larimer County | Colorado | 155 |
| Grand County | Colorado | 151 |
| Summit County | Colorado | 114 |
| Douglas County | Colorado | 103 |
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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: 08045.