Migration to and from Essex County, New Jersey
Where Essex 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
36,220
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
39,483
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-3,263
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hudson County | New Jersey | 3,452 |
| Kings County | New York | 2,691 |
| Union County | New Jersey | 2,062 |
| New York County | New York | 1,903 |
| Morris County | New Jersey | 1,731 |
| Bergen County | New Jersey | 1,669 |
| Passaic County | New Jersey | 1,647 |
| Bronx County | New York | 1,590 |
| Queens County | New York | 1,446 |
| Africa | 1,406 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Union County | New Jersey | 5,365 |
| Hudson County | New Jersey | 2,777 |
| Morris County | New Jersey | 2,393 |
| Passaic County | New Jersey | 2,180 |
| Middlesex County | New Jersey | 1,890 |
| Bergen County | New Jersey | 1,587 |
| Ocean County | New Jersey | 1,010 |
| New York County | New York | 966 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 810 |
| Monmouth County | New Jersey | 779 |
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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: 34013.