Migration to and from Union County, New Mexico
Where Union 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
378
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
327
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+51
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Colfax County | New Mexico | 60 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 49 |
| Whatcom County | Washington | 49 |
| Sandoval County | New Mexico | 35 |
| Lea County | New Mexico | 31 |
| Chaves County | New Mexico | 30 |
| De Baca County | New Mexico | 19 |
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 17 |
| San Juan County | New Mexico | 8 |
| San Miguel County | New Mexico | 8 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Doña Ana County | New Mexico | 39 |
| Summit County | Ohio | 37 |
| Loudoun County | Virginia | 35 |
| Bernalillo County | New Mexico | 25 |
| Orange County | California | 24 |
| Colfax County | New Mexico | 24 |
| Lea County | New Mexico | 20 |
| Valencia County | New Mexico | 20 |
| Cibola County | New Mexico | 17 |
| Guadalupe County | New Mexico | 16 |
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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: 35059.