Migration to and from Providence County, Rhode Island
Where Providence 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
30,348
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
24,093
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+6,255
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent County | Rhode Island | 3,078 |
| Bristol County | Massachusetts | 2,172 |
| Asia | 1,955 | |
| Bristol County | Rhode Island | 1,663 |
| Worcester County | Massachusetts | 1,363 |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | 1,310 |
| Norfolk County | Massachusetts | 1,196 |
| Washington County | Rhode Island | 1,055 |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts | 1,043 |
| Europe | 645 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kent County | Rhode Island | 4,379 |
| Washington County | Rhode Island | 1,723 |
| Bristol County | Massachusetts | 1,705 |
| Middlesex County | Massachusetts | 1,009 |
| Newport County | Rhode Island | 956 |
| Suffolk County | Massachusetts | 842 |
| Worcester County | Massachusetts | 798 |
| Bristol County | Rhode Island | 739 |
| Norfolk County | Massachusetts | 716 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 275 |
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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: 44007.