Migration to and from Hamilton County, Ohio
Where Hamilton 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
48,088
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
45,047
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,041
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Butler County | Ohio | 6,129 |
| Clermont County | Ohio | 3,020 |
| Warren County | Ohio | 2,556 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 1,983 |
| Kenton County | Kentucky | 1,885 |
| Asia | 1,770 | |
| Montgomery County | Ohio | 1,470 |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 1,185 |
| Campbell County | Kentucky | 847 |
| Boone County | Kentucky | 760 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Butler County | Ohio | 6,453 |
| Clermont County | Ohio | 3,438 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 2,222 |
| Kenton County | Kentucky | 2,083 |
| Warren County | Ohio | 2,050 |
| Campbell County | Kentucky | 1,626 |
| Montgomery County | Ohio | 1,012 |
| Dearborn County | Indiana | 910 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 543 |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 504 |
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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: 39061.