Migration to and from Sarasota County, Florida
Where Sarasota 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
42,238
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
25,235
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+17,003
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Manatee County | Florida | 3,400 |
| Charlotte County | Florida | 1,287 |
| Northern America | 880 | |
| Europe | 687 | |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 617 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 538 |
| Polk County | Florida | 515 |
| Orange County | Florida | 472 |
| Broward County | Florida | 421 |
| Bergen County | New Jersey | 376 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Manatee County | Florida | 3,632 |
| Charlotte County | Florida | 1,637 |
| Seminole County | Florida | 950 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 660 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 521 |
| Alachua County | Florida | 519 |
| Cherokee County | Georgia | 516 |
| Volusia County | Florida | 508 |
| Orange County | Florida | 373 |
| Lee County | Florida | 361 |
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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: 12115.