Migration to and from La Plata County, Colorado
Where La Plata 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
4,423
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,378
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,045
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Garfield County | Colorado | 353 |
| Larimer County | Colorado | 321 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 241 |
| Montezuma County | Colorado | 205 |
| San Juan County | New Mexico | 154 |
| Towns County | Georgia | 143 |
| Lee County | Florida | 125 |
| Clatsop County | Oregon | 107 |
| Jefferson County | Colorado | 98 |
| Summit County | Colorado | 90 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 279 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 202 |
| Salt Lake County | Utah | 188 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 173 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 160 |
| Jefferson County | Colorado | 116 |
| Mesa County | Colorado | 108 |
| San Juan County | New Mexico | 103 |
| San Diego County | California | 79 |
| Clinton County | Iowa | 76 |
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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: 08067.