Migration to and from Polk County, Florida
Where Polk 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
63,241
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
37,912
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+25,329
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 5,869 |
| Orange County | Florida | 3,685 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 3,016 |
| Osceola County | Florida | 2,755 |
| Lake County | Florida | 1,845 |
| Miami-Dade County | Florida | 899 |
| Northern America | 897 | |
| Europe | 770 | |
| Columbia County | Florida | 697 |
| Queens County | New York | 666 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 4,570 |
| Orange County | Florida | 2,770 |
| Lake County | Florida | 1,779 |
| St. Lucie County | Florida | 1,268 |
| Volusia County | Florida | 1,138 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 1,129 |
| Osceola County | Florida | 1,110 |
| Pasco County | Florida | 992 |
| St. Johns County | Florida | 878 |
| Highlands County | Florida | 626 |
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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: 12105.