Migration to and from Otero County, Colorado
Where Otero 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
1,199
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,114
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+85
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pueblo County | Colorado | 208 |
| Campbell County | Tennessee | 103 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 71 |
| Otero County | New Mexico | 62 |
| Rice County | Kansas | 60 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 59 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 55 |
| Crowley County | Colorado | 53 |
| Lowndes County | Mississippi | 49 |
| San Diego County | California | 42 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma County | Oklahoma | 84 |
| Pueblo County | Colorado | 83 |
| Larimer County | Colorado | 82 |
| Del Norte County | California | 71 |
| Crowley County | Colorado | 67 |
| Sequoyah County | Oklahoma | 57 |
| Tulsa County | Oklahoma | 43 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 40 |
| Pitkin County | Colorado | 40 |
| Conejos County | Colorado | 35 |
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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: 08089.