Migration to and from Lincoln County, New Mexico
Where Lincoln 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
1,404
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
899
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+505
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Midland County | Texas | 178 |
| Otero County | New Mexico | 149 |
| Wichita County | Texas | 130 |
| Sumner County | Tennessee | 125 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 104 |
| Chesapeake City | Virginia | 81 |
| Eddy County | New Mexico | 79 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 69 |
| South America | 67 | |
| Howard County | Texas | 41 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Otero County | New Mexico | 221 |
| Lubbock County | Texas | 105 |
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 104 |
| San Diego County | California | 80 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 49 |
| Sandoval County | New Mexico | 49 |
| Nueces County | Texas | 28 |
| La Plata County | Colorado | 21 |
| Midland County | Texas | 19 |
| Jackson County | Florida | 18 |
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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: 35027.