Migration to and from Lincoln County, Maine
Where Lincoln 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
1,842
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,685
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+157
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kennebec County | Maine | 219 |
| Sarasota County | Florida | 135 |
| Knox County | Maine | 120 |
| Cumberland County | Maine | 113 |
| Sagadahoc County | Maine | 112 |
| Waldo County | Maine | 89 |
| Penobscot County | Maine | 83 |
| Salt Lake County | Utah | 59 |
| Northern America | 48 | |
| Dutchess County | New York | 37 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kennebec County | Maine | 181 |
| Riverside County | California | 131 |
| Knox County | Maine | 131 |
| Cumberland County | Maine | 103 |
| Penobscot County | Maine | 87 |
| Androscoggin County | Maine | 80 |
| Sagadahoc County | Maine | 69 |
| York County | Maine | 58 |
| Worcester County | Massachusetts | 58 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 58 |
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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: 23015.