Migration to and from Lake County, Ohio
Where Lake 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
9,347
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
10,604
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,257
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 3,012 |
| Geauga County | Ohio | 807 |
| Ashtabula County | Ohio | 473 |
| Portage County | Ohio | 302 |
| Summit County | Ohio | 276 |
| Polk County | Florida | 183 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 167 |
| Central America | 161 | |
| Geary County | Kansas | 160 |
| Hamilton County | Ohio | 137 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 2,747 |
| Ashtabula County | Ohio | 833 |
| Geauga County | Ohio | 813 |
| Summit County | Ohio | 469 |
| Portage County | Ohio | 285 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 281 |
| Houston County | Georgia | 256 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 222 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 216 |
| Polk County | Florida | 167 |
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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: 39085.