Migration to and from Lincoln County, Colorado
Where Lincoln 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
258
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
372
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-114
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | Colorado | 89 |
| Kit Carson County | Colorado | 27 |
| Weld County | Colorado | 24 |
| Wayne County | Michigan | 19 |
| Inkster City | Wayne County, Michigan | 19 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 12 |
| Kiowa County | Colorado | 11 |
| Las Animas County | Colorado | 10 |
| Adams County | Colorado | 9 |
| La Plata County | Colorado | 8 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | Colorado | 49 |
| Wallace County | Kansas | 45 |
| Adams County | Colorado | 43 |
| Kit Carson County | Colorado | 43 |
| Broomfield County | Colorado | 36 |
| Routt County | Colorado | 27 |
| Fremont County | Colorado | 26 |
| Washington County | Colorado | 25 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 11 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 11 |
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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: 08073.