Migration to and from Carbon County, Pennsylvania
Where Carbon 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
3,312
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,446
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-134
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton County | Pennsylvania | 524 |
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | 231 |
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 207 |
| Bergen County | New Jersey | 195 |
| Monroe County | Pennsylvania | 181 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 179 |
| Bucks County | Pennsylvania | 160 |
| Mercer County | New Jersey | 139 |
| Blair County | Pennsylvania | 138 |
| Cochise County | Arizona | 134 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | 836 |
| Northampton County | Pennsylvania | 377 |
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 371 |
| Lackawanna County | Pennsylvania | 241 |
| Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | 169 |
| Jackson County | Florida | 104 |
| Worcester County | Massachusetts | 102 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 98 |
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | 90 |
| Monroe County | Pennsylvania | 82 |
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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: 42025.