Migration to and from Manatee County, Florida
Where Manatee 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
36,497
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
20,386
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+16,111
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Sarasota County | Florida | 3,632 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 2,072 |
| Asia | 879 | |
| Orange County | Florida | 840 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 749 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 712 |
| Lee County | Florida | 678 |
| Leon County | Florida | 551 |
| Europe | 484 | |
| Central America | 472 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Sarasota County | Florida | 3,400 |
| Marion County | Florida | 987 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 828 |
| Charlotte County | Florida | 706 |
| Orange County | Florida | 487 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 468 |
| Williamson County | Tennessee | 335 |
| Palm Beach County | Florida | 307 |
| Broward County | Florida | 288 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 258 |
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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: 12081.