Migration to and from Howard County, Maryland
Where Howard 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
25,891
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
26,272
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-381
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Prince George's County | Maryland | 2,868 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 2,167 |
| Baltimore County | Maryland | 2,003 |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 1,950 |
| Baltimore City | Maryland | 1,602 |
| Asia | 1,548 | |
| Harford County | Maryland | 818 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 683 |
| Prince William County | Virginia | 453 |
| Carroll County | Maryland | 445 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 2,930 |
| Baltimore County | Maryland | 2,655 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 2,495 |
| Prince George's County | Maryland | 2,103 |
| Baltimore City | Maryland | 1,175 |
| Frederick County | Maryland | 1,106 |
| Carroll County | Maryland | 1,013 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 608 |
| Kent County | Delaware | 286 |
| Arlington County | Virginia | 251 |
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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: 24027.