Migration to and from Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Where Orleans Parish 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
24,773
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
31,074
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-6,301
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | 4,817 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | 1,172 |
| Harris County | Texas | 662 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Louisiana | 630 |
| Asia | 615 | |
| Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | 451 |
| Europe | 439 | |
| Los Angeles County | California | 404 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 392 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Louisiana | 377 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Parish | Louisiana | 5,531 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Louisiana | 2,202 |
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | 1,093 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 1,023 |
| Harris County | Texas | 885 |
| St. Bernard Parish | Louisiana | 681 |
| East Carroll Parish | Louisiana | 449 |
| Lafayette Parish | Louisiana | 448 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 379 |
| Fort Bend County | Texas | 339 |
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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: 22071.