Migration to and from Ellis County, Texas
Where Ellis 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
10,563
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
8,385
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,178
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | Texas | 3,242 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 1,692 |
| Navarro County | Texas | 375 |
| Denton County | Texas | 362 |
| Johnson County | Texas | 360 |
| Harris County | Texas | 222 |
| McLennan County | Texas | 206 |
| Ector County | Texas | 205 |
| Central America | 200 | |
| Kaufman County | Texas | 192 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | Texas | 1,809 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 853 |
| Denton County | Texas | 445 |
| Johnson County | Texas | 358 |
| Collin County | Texas | 311 |
| Navarro County | Texas | 310 |
| Kaufman County | Texas | 267 |
| Wicomico County | Maryland | 213 |
| Hill County | Texas | 149 |
| Lubbock County | Texas | 144 |
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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: 48139.