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Migration to and from Sierra County, New Mexico

Where Sierra 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
544
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
800
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-256
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Doña Ana CountyNew Mexico235
Mohave CountyArizona27
Sandoval CountyNew Mexico26
Asia25
San Miguel CountyNew Mexico22
Jeff Davis CountyTexas21
Santa Fe CountyNew Mexico16
Oceania and At Sea15
Mora CountyNew Mexico15
Bernalillo CountyNew Mexico14

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Doña Ana CountyNew Mexico253
San Luis Obispo CountyCalifornia104
El Paso CountyTexas57
Cocke CountyTennessee49
Valencia CountyNew Mexico34
St. Joseph CountyIndiana30
Socorro CountyNew Mexico27
Polk CountyIowa26
Van Buren CountyIowa20
Lawrence CountySouth Dakota19

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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: 35051.