Migration to and from Highlands County, Florida
Where Highlands 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
8,107
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
6,333
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,774
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Polk County | Florida | 626 |
| Orange County | Florida | 415 |
| Caribbean | 326 | |
| Hernando County | Florida | 323 |
| Northern America | 310 | |
| Broward County | Florida | 295 |
| Lee County | Florida | 277 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 230 |
| Central America | 151 | |
| Escambia County | Florida | 146 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Volusia County | Florida | 824 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 509 |
| Orange County | Florida | 332 |
| Polk County | Florida | 278 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 268 |
| Charlotte County | Florida | 266 |
| Broward County | Florida | 166 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 131 |
| Craven County | North Carolina | 117 |
| Kent County | Michigan | 115 |
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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: 12055.