Migration to and from District of Columbia, District of Columbia
Where District of Columbia 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
81,147
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
71,241
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+9,906
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County | Maryland | 5,604 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 4,380 |
| Arlington County | Virginia | 2,881 |
| Asia | 2,745 | |
| Europe | 2,676 | |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 2,217 |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | 1,538 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 1,511 |
| New York County | New York | 1,308 |
| Alexandria City | Virginia | 1,308 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County | Maryland | 10,730 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 5,618 |
| Arlington County | Virginia | 3,566 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 2,910 |
| New York County | New York | 1,703 |
| Manhattan Borough | New York County, New York | 1,703 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 1,508 |
| Alexandria City | Virginia | 1,452 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 1,098 |
| Baltimore City | Maryland | 1,089 |
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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: 11001.