Migration to and from Kent County, Rhode Island
Where Kent 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
9,301
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
8,239
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,062
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Providence County | Rhode Island | 4,379 |
| Washington County | Rhode Island | 821 |
| Bristol County | Massachusetts | 288 |
| Northern America | 287 | |
| Newport County | Rhode Island | 247 |
| Bristol County | Rhode Island | 203 |
| Windham County | Connecticut | 185 |
| Norfolk County | Massachusetts | 176 |
| Asia | 174 | |
| Barnstable County | Massachusetts | 130 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Providence County | Rhode Island | 3,078 |
| Washington County | Rhode Island | 799 |
| Bristol County | Massachusetts | 349 |
| Essex County | Massachusetts | 324 |
| New Haven County | Connecticut | 303 |
| Newport County | Rhode Island | 298 |
| Palm Beach County | Florida | 236 |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts | 163 |
| Volusia County | Florida | 132 |
| Bristol County | Rhode Island | 126 |
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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: 44003.