Migration to and from Baltimore City, Maryland
Where Baltimore City 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
46,201
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
53,380
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-7,179
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore County | Maryland | 11,856 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 2,021 |
| Prince George's County | Maryland | 1,660 |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 1,656 |
| Asia | 1,211 | |
| Howard County | Maryland | 1,175 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 1,089 |
| Harford County | Maryland | 1,027 |
| Wicomico County | Maryland | 820 |
| Africa | 779 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore County | Maryland | 14,168 |
| Anne Arundel County | Maryland | 3,465 |
| Prince George's County | Maryland | 1,665 |
| Howard County | Maryland | 1,602 |
| Montgomery County | Maryland | 1,088 |
| Harford County | Maryland | 1,045 |
| District of Columbia | District of Columbia | 942 |
| Washington County | Maryland | 658 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 641 |
| Philadelphia City | Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania | 641 |
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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: 24510.