Migration to and from Strafford County, New Hampshire
Where Strafford 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
12,624
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
7,369
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+5,255
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Rockingham County | New Hampshire | 2,604 |
| York County | Maine | 1,106 |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | 886 |
| Hillsborough County | New Hampshire | 842 |
| Essex County | Massachusetts | 648 |
| Carroll County | New Hampshire | 605 |
| Merrimack County | New Hampshire | 531 |
| Grafton County | New Hampshire | 386 |
| Asia | 339 | |
| Belknap County | New Hampshire | 290 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| York County | Maine | 1,321 |
| Rockingham County | New Hampshire | 1,160 |
| Hillsborough County | New Hampshire | 479 |
| Carroll County | New Hampshire | 447 |
| Belknap County | New Hampshire | 410 |
| Merrimack County | New Hampshire | 391 |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts | 170 |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | 162 |
| Coos County | New Hampshire | 152 |
| Cheshire County | New Hampshire | 112 |
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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: 33017.