Migration to and from Oakland County, Michigan
Where Oakland 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
64,030
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
67,883
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-3,853
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | Michigan | 12,642 |
| Macomb County | Michigan | 7,750 |
| Asia | 5,897 | |
| Genesee County | Michigan | 2,310 |
| Central America | 2,044 | |
| Livingston County | Michigan | 1,953 |
| Washtenaw County | Michigan | 1,692 |
| Ingham County | Michigan | 1,522 |
| Europe | 1,455 | |
| Lapeer County | Michigan | 1,238 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | Michigan | 13,518 |
| Macomb County | Michigan | 11,099 |
| Washtenaw County | Michigan | 3,405 |
| Genesee County | Michigan | 2,926 |
| Ingham County | Michigan | 2,290 |
| Ottawa County | Michigan | 2,119 |
| Livingston County | Michigan | 1,821 |
| Isabella County | Michigan | 952 |
| Kalamazoo County | Michigan | 869 |
| Lapeer County | Michigan | 817 |
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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: 26125.