Migration to and from St. Joseph County, Indiana
Where St. Joseph 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
17,994
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
18,190
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-196
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Elkhart County | Indiana | 1,443 |
| Asia | 487 | |
| Marshall County | Indiana | 473 |
| Berrien County | Michigan | 446 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 433 |
| Marion County | Indiana | 431 |
| LaPorte County | Indiana | 416 |
| Van Buren County | Michigan | 300 |
| Cass County | Michigan | 287 |
| Bangor Township | Van Buren County, Michigan | 276 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Elkhart County | Indiana | 1,453 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 792 |
| Berrien County | Michigan | 713 |
| Tippecanoe County | Indiana | 703 |
| Cass County | Michigan | 618 |
| Marshall County | Indiana | 529 |
| LaPorte County | Indiana | 502 |
| Buchanan City | Berrien County, Michigan | 430 |
| Allen County | Indiana | 304 |
| Lake County | Indiana | 285 |
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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: 18141.