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
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 235 |
| Mohave County | Arizona | 27 |
| Sandoval County | New Mexico | 26 |
| Asia | 25 | |
| San Miguel County | New Mexico | 22 |
| Jeff Davis County | Texas | 21 |
| Santa Fe County | New Mexico | 16 |
| Oceania and At Sea | 15 | |
| Mora County | New Mexico | 15 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 14 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 253 |
| San Luis Obispo County | California | 104 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 57 |
| Cocke County | Tennessee | 49 |
| Valencia County | New Mexico | 34 |
| St. Joseph County | Indiana | 30 |
| Socorro County | New Mexico | 27 |
| Polk County | Iowa | 26 |
| Van Buren County | Iowa | 20 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 19 |
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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.