Migration to and from Schenectady County, New York
Where Schenectady 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
8,747
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
9,654
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-907
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County | New York | 2,286 |
| Saratoga County | New York | 1,104 |
| Essex County | New Jersey | 316 |
| Rensselaer County | New York | 291 |
| Queens County | New York | 271 |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | 232 |
| Europe | 228 | |
| Kings County | New York | 205 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 154 |
| Asia | 147 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Albany County | New York | 1,786 |
| Saratoga County | New York | 1,473 |
| Rensselaer County | New York | 552 |
| Strafford County | New Hampshire | 239 |
| Polk County | Florida | 221 |
| Montgomery County | New York | 214 |
| Suffolk County | New York | 190 |
| Walker County | Texas | 173 |
| Bronx County | New York | 161 |
| Clinton County | New York | 147 |
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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: 36093.