Migration to and from Otsego County, Michigan
Where Otsego 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
1,556
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,912
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-356
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Chippewa County | Michigan | 137 |
| Hillsdale County | Michigan | 131 |
| Crawford County | Michigan | 129 |
| Antrim County | Michigan | 123 |
| Washtenaw County | Michigan | 100 |
| Charlevoix County | Michigan | 83 |
| Cheboygan County | Michigan | 72 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 55 |
| Montmorency County | Michigan | 46 |
| Kalkaska County | Michigan | 44 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wayne County | Michigan | 212 |
| Pike County | Kentucky | 187 |
| Cheboygan County | Michigan | 133 |
| Crawford County | Michigan | 118 |
| Antrim County | Michigan | 101 |
| Grand Traverse County | Michigan | 101 |
| Oakland County | Michigan | 89 |
| Charlevoix County | Michigan | 72 |
| Perry County | Kentucky | 68 |
| Pinal County | Arizona | 56 |
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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: 26137.