Migration to and from Fort Bend County, Texas
Where Fort Bend 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
59,012
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
43,731
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+15,281
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | Texas | 22,603 |
| Asia | 5,020 | |
| El Paso County | Texas | 1,504 |
| Brazoria County | Texas | 1,345 |
| South America | 1,061 | |
| Travis County | Texas | 1,024 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 949 |
| Africa | 881 | |
| Europe | 870 | |
| Dallas County | Texas | 823 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | Texas | 18,579 |
| Brazoria County | Texas | 1,873 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 1,273 |
| Galveston County | Texas | 1,206 |
| Brazos County | Texas | 1,131 |
| Travis County | Texas | 938 |
| Montgomery County | Texas | 642 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 616 |
| Nueces County | Texas | 528 |
| Waller County | Texas | 511 |
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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: 48157.