Migration to and from Gaines County, Texas
Where Gaines 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
707
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
988
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-281
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lea County | New Mexico | 201 |
| Midland County | Texas | 115 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 68 |
| Eddy County | New Mexico | 64 |
| Loving County | Texas | 53 |
| Central America | 51 | |
| La Plata County | Colorado | 28 |
| Uintah County | Utah | 25 |
| Ector County | Texas | 23 |
| Randall County | Texas | 17 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lea County | New Mexico | 113 |
| Merced County | California | 86 |
| Garza County | Texas | 80 |
| Roosevelt County | New Mexico | 55 |
| Rio Grande County | Colorado | 54 |
| Gonzales County | Texas | 49 |
| Lubbock County | Texas | 49 |
| Fannin County | Texas | 48 |
| Hockley County | Texas | 45 |
| Taylor County | Texas | 45 |
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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: 48165.