Migration to and from Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Where Ouachita 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
5,454
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
6,546
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,092
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Morehouse Parish | Louisiana | 383 |
| Richland Parish | Louisiana | 355 |
| Bossier Parish | Louisiana | 310 |
| Union Parish | Louisiana | 289 |
| East Carroll Parish | Louisiana | 264 |
| Orleans Parish | Louisiana | 253 |
| West Carroll Parish | Louisiana | 236 |
| Lincoln Parish | Louisiana | 203 |
| Chickasaw County | Mississippi | 198 |
| Europe | 140 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| East Baton Rouge Parish | Louisiana | 394 |
| Garland County | Arkansas | 273 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 272 |
| Denton County | Texas | 264 |
| Morehouse Parish | Louisiana | 259 |
| Cobb County | Georgia | 257 |
| Lincoln Parish | Louisiana | 225 |
| Richland Parish | Louisiana | 218 |
| Rapides Parish | Louisiana | 200 |
| Webster Parish | Louisiana | 185 |
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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: 22073.