Migration to and from Jefferson County, New York
Where Jefferson 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
12,263
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
12,211
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+52
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 953 | |
| Lewis County | New York | 585 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 540 |
| St. Lawrence County | New York | 532 |
| Europe | 457 | |
| Bell County | Texas | 383 |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 319 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 258 |
| Kings County | New York | 245 |
| Erie County | New York | 202 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| El Paso County | Texas | 390 |
| Erie County | New York | 388 |
| Pierce County | Washington | 377 |
| Kings County | New York | 374 |
| Liberty County | Georgia | 340 |
| Osceola County | Florida | 334 |
| Coffee County | Alabama | 288 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 262 |
| Clarke County | Georgia | 251 |
| Lewis County | New York | 245 |
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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: 36045.