Migration to and from Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Where Columbia 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
3,482
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,322
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+160
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 371 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 244 |
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | 185 |
| Northumberland County | Pennsylvania | 179 |
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | 157 |
| Centre County | Pennsylvania | 143 |
| Bucks County | Pennsylvania | 133 |
| Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | 122 |
| Montour County | Pennsylvania | 117 |
| Lycoming County | Pennsylvania | 78 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 541 |
| Lycoming County | Pennsylvania | 434 |
| Cumberland County | Pennsylvania | 361 |
| Northumberland County | Pennsylvania | 215 |
| Horry County | South Carolina | 181 |
| Montour County | Pennsylvania | 137 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 130 |
| Bayamón Municipio | Puerto Rico | 129 |
| Bucks County | Pennsylvania | 75 |
| Dauphin County | Pennsylvania | 70 |
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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: 42037.