Migration to and from Bell County, Texas
Where Bell 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
40,401
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
32,334
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+8,067
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Coryell County | Texas | 2,653 |
| Travis County | Texas | 2,293 |
| Asia | 2,078 | |
| Williamson County | Texas | 1,695 |
| Europe | 1,162 | |
| Bexar County | Texas | 1,027 |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 986 |
| Richland County | South Carolina | 799 |
| McLennan County | Texas | 764 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 740 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bexar County | Texas | 2,237 |
| Coryell County | Texas | 1,581 |
| Williamson County | Texas | 1,108 |
| Pierce County | Washington | 1,003 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 895 |
| Travis County | Texas | 836 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 649 |
| Harris County | Texas | 596 |
| McLennan County | Texas | 551 |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 543 |
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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: 48027.