Migration to and from Hidalgo County, Texas
Where Hidalgo 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
23,141
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
23,851
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-710
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Central America | 3,941 | |
| Harris County | Texas | 2,052 |
| Cameron County | Texas | 1,623 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 1,418 |
| Starr County | Texas | 1,106 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 589 |
| Travis County | Texas | 544 |
| Montgomery County | Texas | 354 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 338 |
| Kent County | Michigan | 302 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bexar County | Texas | 2,105 |
| Harris County | Texas | 1,515 |
| Nueces County | Texas | 1,459 |
| Cameron County | Texas | 1,219 |
| Lubbock County | Texas | 840 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 811 |
| Jefferson County | Texas | 673 |
| Williamson County | Texas | 608 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 487 |
| Starr County | Texas | 454 |
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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: 48215.