Migration to and from Bay County, Florida
Where Bay 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
15,558
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
17,466
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,908
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Clark County | Nevada | 484 |
| Mobile County | Alabama | 467 |
| Walton County | Florida | 427 |
| Broward County | Florida | 423 |
| Franklin County | Florida | 420 |
| Hernando County | Florida | 376 |
| Tulare County | California | 363 |
| Jefferson County | Kentucky | 313 |
| Asia | 308 | |
| St. Mary Parish | Louisiana | 277 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Brevard County | Florida | 1,040 |
| Okaloosa County | Florida | 590 |
| Montgomery County | Alabama | 475 |
| Escambia County | Florida | 459 |
| Gulf County | Florida | 378 |
| Broward County | Florida | 367 |
| Calhoun County | Florida | 345 |
| Columbia County | Florida | 335 |
| Alachua County | Florida | 330 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 323 |
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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: 12005.