Migration to and from Williams County, Ohio
Where Williams 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
1,892
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,162
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-270
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | Ohio | 274 |
| Lucas County | Ohio | 245 |
| Allen County | Indiana | 153 |
| Wood County | Ohio | 136 |
| Defiance County | Ohio | 123 |
| Hillsdale County | Michigan | 79 |
| Wayne County | Ohio | 49 |
| Licking County | Ohio | 45 |
| Cuyahoga County | Ohio | 44 |
| Highland County | Ohio | 44 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Defiance County | Ohio | 310 |
| Lucas County | Ohio | 178 |
| Fulton County | Ohio | 158 |
| Wood County | Ohio | 154 |
| Noble County | Indiana | 104 |
| Henry County | Ohio | 88 |
| Paulding County | Ohio | 88 |
| Franklin County | Ohio | 65 |
| Steuben County | Indiana | 53 |
| Allen County | Indiana | 47 |
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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: 39171.