Migration to and from Erie County, New York
Where Erie 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
32,885
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
30,082
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,803
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Niagara County | New York | 3,828 |
| Asia | 2,726 | |
| Monroe County | New York | 1,397 |
| Kings County | New York | 1,354 |
| Queens County | New York | 927 |
| Nassau County | New York | 868 |
| Chautauqua County | New York | 855 |
| Bronx County | New York | 839 |
| Dutchess County | New York | 818 |
| Cattaraugus County | New York | 794 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Niagara County | New York | 3,776 |
| Monroe County | New York | 1,783 |
| Cattaraugus County | New York | 774 |
| Albany County | New York | 750 |
| Kings County | New York | 640 |
| Chautauqua County | New York | 637 |
| Genesee County | New York | 500 |
| Nassau County | New York | 439 |
| Bronx County | New York | 419 |
| Broome County | New York | 413 |
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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: 36029.