Migration to and from Chaves County, New Mexico
Where Chaves 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
4,000
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,061
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+939
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Eddy County | New Mexico | 508 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 380 |
| Midland County | Texas | 312 |
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 235 |
| Central America | 177 | |
| Adams County | Washington | 143 |
| Lea County | New Mexico | 122 |
| Tom Green County | Texas | 109 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 97 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 96 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 407 |
| Warren County | Kentucky | 266 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 232 |
| Curry County | New Mexico | 229 |
| Eddy County | New Mexico | 162 |
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 129 |
| Lamar County | Texas | 120 |
| Wabash County | Indiana | 119 |
| Lubbock County | Texas | 107 |
| Cibola County | New Mexico | 101 |
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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: 35005.