Migration to and from Fairfield County, Connecticut
Where Fairfield 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
43,563
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
48,084
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-4,521
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Westchester County | New York | 4,675 |
| New Haven County | Connecticut | 4,130 |
| New York County | New York | 3,718 |
| South America | 2,371 | |
| Europe | 2,352 | |
| Bronx County | New York | 2,071 |
| Asia | 1,933 | |
| Queens County | New York | 1,931 |
| Hartford County | Connecticut | 1,744 |
| Kings County | New York | 1,203 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| New Haven County | Connecticut | 7,763 |
| Hartford County | Connecticut | 3,016 |
| Westchester County | New York | 2,023 |
| New York County | New York | 1,999 |
| Litchfield County | Connecticut | 1,852 |
| Palm Beach County | Florida | 934 |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | 828 |
| Fulton County | Georgia | 818 |
| Tolland County | Connecticut | 729 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 658 |
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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: 09001.