Migration to and from Dorchester County, Maryland
Where Dorchester 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
932
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,926
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-994
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Talbot County | Maryland | 163 |
| Caroline County | Maryland | 108 |
| Sussex County | Delaware | 70 |
| Baltimore County | Maryland | 56 |
| Wicomico County | Maryland | 40 |
| Howard County | Maryland | 39 |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 38 |
| Washington County | Maryland | 37 |
| Queen Anne's County | Maryland | 35 |
| Baltimore City | Maryland | 28 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Talbot County | Maryland | 200 |
| Caroline County | Maryland | 194 |
| Wicomico County | Maryland | 190 |
| Sussex County | Delaware | 167 |
| Curry County | New Mexico | 146 |
| Somerset County | Maryland | 137 |
| Baltimore City | Maryland | 96 |
| Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | 54 |
| Queen Anne's County | Maryland | 52 |
| Derry Township | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania | 43 |
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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: 24019.