Migration to and from Putnam County, Indiana
Where Putnam 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
4,209
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,812
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,397
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hendricks County | Indiana | 709 |
| Marion County | Indiana | 354 |
| Posey County | Indiana | 282 |
| Clay County | Indiana | 211 |
| Morgan County | Indiana | 198 |
| Porter County | Indiana | 123 |
| DuPage County | Illinois | 113 |
| Montgomery County | Indiana | 113 |
| Owen County | Indiana | 112 |
| Miami County | Indiana | 106 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hendricks County | Indiana | 239 |
| Marion County | Indiana | 229 |
| Shelby County | Indiana | 186 |
| Montgomery County | Indiana | 169 |
| Vigo County | Indiana | 168 |
| Morgan County | Indiana | 149 |
| Owen County | Indiana | 148 |
| St. Joseph County | Indiana | 130 |
| Clay County | Indiana | 127 |
| Madison County | Indiana | 84 |
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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: 18133.