Migration to and from Jefferson County, Missouri
Where Jefferson 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
10,947
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
11,741
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-794
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | Missouri | 4,505 |
| St. Louis City | Missouri | 1,408 |
| Franklin County | Missouri | 537 |
| St. Clair County | Illinois | 400 |
| St. Charles County | Missouri | 368 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 223 |
| St. Francois County | Missouri | 206 |
| Jasper County | Missouri | 165 |
| Washington County | Missouri | 164 |
| Crawford County | Missouri | 141 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis County | Missouri | 4,169 |
| Franklin County | Missouri | 932 |
| St. Louis City | Missouri | 563 |
| St. Charles County | Missouri | 483 |
| St. Francois County | Missouri | 476 |
| Greene County | Missouri | 347 |
| Lincoln County | Missouri | 221 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Missouri | 200 |
| Boone County | Missouri | 189 |
| Madison County | Illinois | 167 |
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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: 29099.