Migration to and from Socorro County, New Mexico
Where Socorro 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
820
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,599
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-779
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 288 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 115 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 69 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 29 |
| Sierra County | New Mexico | 27 |
| Chaves County | New Mexico | 24 |
| Asia | 22 | |
| Roosevelt County | New Mexico | 22 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 22 |
| Osceola County | Florida | 21 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | Texas | 201 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 157 |
| Taos County | New Mexico | 134 |
| Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | 99 |
| Cibola County | New Mexico | 96 |
| King County | Washington | 89 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 78 |
| Randall County | Texas | 73 |
| Midland County | Texas | 65 |
| North Whitehall Township | Lehigh County, Pennsylvania | 55 |
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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: 35053.