Migration to and from Bernalillo County, New Mexico
Where Bernalillo 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
34,793
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
36,671
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,878
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval County | New Mexico | 2,650 |
| Valencia County | New Mexico | 2,102 |
| Asia | 1,556 | |
| Santa Fe County | New Mexico | 1,333 |
| Central America | 939 | |
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 878 |
| San Juan County | New Mexico | 814 |
| Europe | 545 | |
| Rio Arriba County | New Mexico | 519 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 508 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Sandoval County | New Mexico | 3,190 |
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 2,575 |
| Valencia County | New Mexico | 1,621 |
| Santa Fe County | New Mexico | 1,331 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 1,287 |
| Pima County | Arizona | 688 |
| San Juan County | New Mexico | 494 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 474 |
| Travis County | Texas | 444 |
| San Miguel County | New Mexico | 388 |
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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: 35001.