Migration to and from Union County, Illinois
Where Union 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
673
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
626
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+47
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | Illinois | 150 |
| Pulaski County | Illinois | 146 |
| Williamson County | Illinois | 96 |
| Jackson County | Illinois | 56 |
| Alexander County | Illinois | 38 |
| Jefferson County | Illinois | 36 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | 22 |
| St. Clair County | Illinois | 18 |
| Hunt County | Texas | 14 |
| Adams County | Illinois | 11 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | Illinois | 212 |
| Williamson County | Illinois | 128 |
| Franklin County | Illinois | 52 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | 38 |
| Pulaski County | Illinois | 31 |
| Logan County | Illinois | 29 |
| Johnson County | Kansas | 19 |
| Johnson County | Illinois | 16 |
| Hamilton County | Illinois | 13 |
| Peoria County | Illinois | 11 |
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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: 17181.