Migration to and from Bristol County, Rhode Island
Where Bristol 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
3,758
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,050
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-292
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Providence County | Rhode Island | 739 |
| Newport County | Rhode Island | 497 |
| Baltimore City | Maryland | 300 |
| Bristol County | Massachusetts | 191 |
| Norfolk County | Massachusetts | 160 |
| Washington County | Rhode Island | 160 |
| Barrow County | Georgia | 131 |
| Kent County | Rhode Island | 126 |
| Worcester County | Massachusetts | 106 |
| Fairfield County | Connecticut | 97 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Providence County | Rhode Island | 1,663 |
| Newport County | Rhode Island | 447 |
| Kent County | Rhode Island | 203 |
| Washington County | Rhode Island | 176 |
| Charlottesville City | Virginia | 153 |
| Plymouth County | Massachusetts | 111 |
| New Castle County | Delaware | 104 |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts | 94 |
| Bristol County | Massachusetts | 83 |
| Macomb County | Michigan | 59 |
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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: 44001.