Migration to and from Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Where Cuyahoga 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
55,473
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
59,042
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-3,569
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Summit County | Ohio | 3,362 |
| Lorain County | Ohio | 3,287 |
| Asia | 3,209 | |
| Lake County | Ohio | 2,747 |
| Medina County | Ohio | 2,603 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 1,470 |
| Africa | 789 | |
| Geauga County | Ohio | 775 |
| Europe | 757 | |
| Portage County | Ohio | 719 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lorain County | Ohio | 5,137 |
| Summit County | Ohio | 3,775 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 3,430 |
| Lake County | Ohio | 3,012 |
| Medina County | Ohio | 2,444 |
| Portage County | Ohio | 1,666 |
| Hamilton County | Ohio | 1,185 |
| Geauga County | Ohio | 1,170 |
| Wood County | Ohio | 880 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 831 |
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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: 39035.