Migration to and from Otero County, New Mexico
Where Otero 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
8,205
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
6,600
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,605
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | Texas | 798 |
| Asia | 652 | |
| Central America | 589 | |
| Europe | 389 | |
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 339 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 245 |
| South America | 221 | |
| Lincoln County | New Mexico | 221 |
| Curry County | New Mexico | 198 |
| Caribbean | 189 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 614 |
| Rio Arriba County | New Mexico | 341 |
| Midland County | Texas | 211 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 188 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 187 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 166 |
| Luna County | New Mexico | 154 |
| Coconino County | Arizona | 151 |
| Lincoln County | New Mexico | 149 |
| Brevard County | Florida | 138 |
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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: 35035.