Migration to and from Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Where Lackawanna 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
10,964
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
8,310
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,654
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 1,125 |
| Wyoming County | Pennsylvania | 384 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 323 |
| Asia | 315 | |
| Wayne County | Pennsylvania | 290 |
| Bronx County | New York | 277 |
| Erie County | Pennsylvania | 262 |
| Pike County | Pennsylvania | 260 |
| Susquehanna County | Pennsylvania | 245 |
| Carbon County | Pennsylvania | 241 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 903 |
| Lancaster County | Pennsylvania | 589 |
| Wayne County | Pennsylvania | 469 |
| Susquehanna County | Pennsylvania | 398 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 299 |
| New York County | New York | 278 |
| Wyoming County | Pennsylvania | 216 |
| Centre County | Pennsylvania | 209 |
| Northampton County | Pennsylvania | 185 |
| Lehigh County | Pennsylvania | 176 |
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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: 42069.