Migration to and from Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Where Lehigh 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
21,341
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
19,908
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,433
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton County | Pennsylvania | 4,199 |
| Berks County | Pennsylvania | 1,092 |
| Carbon County | Pennsylvania | 836 |
| Kings County | New York | 815 |
| Hartford County | Connecticut | 782 |
| Lebanon County | Pennsylvania | 556 |
| Bucks County | Pennsylvania | 537 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 509 |
| Bronx County | New York | 492 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 448 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Northampton County | Pennsylvania | 4,467 |
| Philadelphia County | Pennsylvania | 1,269 |
| Berks County | Pennsylvania | 1,046 |
| Luzerne County | Pennsylvania | 780 |
| Bucks County | Pennsylvania | 642 |
| Monroe County | Pennsylvania | 464 |
| Montgomery County | Pennsylvania | 385 |
| Lebanon County | Pennsylvania | 350 |
| Allegheny County | Pennsylvania | 324 |
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | 300 |
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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: 42077.