Migration to and from Putnam County, New York
Where Putnam 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
4,778
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
5,331
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-553
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Westchester County | New York | 1,334 |
| Oswego County | New York | 613 |
| Fairfield County | Connecticut | 556 |
| Orange County | New York | 275 |
| Kings County | New York | 274 |
| Dutchess County | New York | 237 |
| Asia | 152 | |
| New York County | New York | 139 |
| Bronx County | New York | 132 |
| Nassau County | New York | 132 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Westchester County | New York | 1,047 |
| Dutchess County | New York | 513 |
| Albany County | New York | 383 |
| Fairfield County | Connecticut | 292 |
| New York County | New York | 207 |
| Manatee County | Florida | 182 |
| Rockland County | New York | 175 |
| Suffolk County | New York | 162 |
| New Haven County | Connecticut | 158 |
| Kings County | New York | 144 |
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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: 36079.