Migration to and from Montrose County, Colorado
Where Montrose 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
2,657
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,871
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-214
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kern County | California | 274 |
| Delta County | Colorado | 248 |
| Europe | 232 | |
| Jefferson County | Colorado | 164 |
| Mesa County | Colorado | 121 |
| Montezuma County | Colorado | 103 |
| Douglas County | Colorado | 97 |
| Ouray County | Colorado | 96 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 68 |
| La Plata County | Colorado | 67 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Delta County | Colorado | 406 |
| Grand County | Utah | 348 |
| Eagle County | Colorado | 217 |
| Mesa County | Colorado | 183 |
| Jefferson County | Colorado | 120 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 96 |
| Butte County | California | 94 |
| Fremont County | Colorado | 93 |
| Cleveland County | Oklahoma | 80 |
| Larimer County | Colorado | 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: 08085.