Migration to and from Queens County, New York
Where Queens 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
77,012
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
104,277
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-27,265
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kings County | New York | 14,949 |
| Asia | 9,879 | |
| New York County | New York | 8,427 |
| Nassau County | New York | 5,605 |
| Bronx County | New York | 3,701 |
| South America | 3,573 | |
| Caribbean | 3,170 | |
| Suffolk County | New York | 2,261 |
| Europe | 2,216 | |
| Onondaga County | New York | 1,174 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Nassau County | New York | 17,694 |
| Kings County | New York | 8,942 |
| Suffolk County | New York | 6,641 |
| New York County | New York | 5,938 |
| Bronx County | New York | 5,242 |
| Hudson County | New Jersey | 2,566 |
| Westchester County | New York | 2,098 |
| Bergen County | New Jersey | 2,069 |
| Fairfield County | Connecticut | 1,931 |
| Essex County | New Jersey | 1,446 |
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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: 36081.