Migration to and from Lee County, Florida
Where Lee 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
63,208
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
33,422
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+29,786
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Collier County | Florida | 2,501 |
| Broward County | Florida | 1,635 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 1,613 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 1,588 |
| Northern America | 1,464 | |
| Caribbean | 1,209 | |
| Europe | 785 | |
| Orange County | Florida | 744 |
| South America | 734 | |
| Palm Beach County | Florida | 734 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Leon County | Florida | 2,819 |
| Collier County | Florida | 2,167 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 1,254 |
| Charlotte County | Florida | 1,223 |
| Broward County | Florida | 950 |
| Orange County | Florida | 927 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 877 |
| Manatee County | Florida | 678 |
| Palm Beach County | Florida | 516 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 434 |
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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: 12071.