Migration to and from Lincoln County, Montana
Where Lincoln 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
1,403
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,459
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-56
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cascade County | Montana | 250 |
| Bell County | Texas | 220 |
| Flathead County | Montana | 165 |
| Europe | 119 | |
| Utah County | Utah | 88 |
| Yellowstone County | Montana | 76 |
| Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | 71 |
| Roosevelt County | New Mexico | 46 |
| Madison County | Florida | 35 |
| Grant County | Washington | 34 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Mesa County | Colorado | 287 |
| Pend Oreille County | Washington | 148 |
| Lake County | Montana | 137 |
| Flathead County | Montana | 136 |
| Missoula County | Montana | 126 |
| Sanders County | Montana | 81 |
| Sacramento County | California | 41 |
| Chautauqua County | New York | 40 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 35 |
| Ellicott Town | Chautauqua County, New York | 33 |
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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: 30053.