Migration to and from Washoe County, Nevada
Where Washoe 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
29,388
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
23,345
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+6,043
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Clark County | Nevada | 4,392 |
| Asia | 1,128 | |
| Lyon County | Nevada | 985 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 785 |
| Sacramento County | California | 771 |
| Carson City | Nevada | 738 |
| Clay County | Missouri | 681 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 646 |
| Douglas County | Nevada | 495 |
| Europe | 453 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Clark County | Nevada | 1,887 |
| Carson City | Nevada | 1,362 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 846 |
| Sacramento County | California | 825 |
| Lyon County | Nevada | 772 |
| Elko County | Nevada | 596 |
| Placer County | California | 585 |
| San Diego County | California | 484 |
| Douglas County | Nevada | 444 |
| Collin County | Texas | 365 |
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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: 32031.