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Migration to and from Glacier County, Montana

Where Glacier 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
1,155
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
586
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+569
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Hill CountyMontana222
Franklin CountyIdaho80
Europe79
Cascade CountyMontana72
Toole CountyMontana68
Lake CountyMontana66
Flathead CountyMontana47
Lewis and Clark CountyMontana44
Erie CountyNew York31
Amherst TownErie County, New York31

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Cascade CountyMontana110
Lake CountyMontana89
Flathead CountyMontana40
Gallatin CountyMontana38
Spokane CountyWashington36
Hill CountyMontana31
Maricopa CountyArizona21
Missoula CountyMontana18
Broadwater CountyMontana17
Contra Costa CountyCalifornia15

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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: 30035.