Migration to and from Houston County, Texas
Where Houston 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
1,720
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,623
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+97
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | Texas | 376 |
| Angelina County | Texas | 141 |
| Walker County | Texas | 123 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 110 |
| Anderson County | Texas | 101 |
| Kendall County | Texas | 80 |
| Jefferson County | Texas | 57 |
| Brazoria County | Texas | 43 |
| Hopkins County | Texas | 40 |
| Smith County | Texas | 37 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | Texas | 219 |
| Anderson County | Texas | 127 |
| Polk County | Texas | 127 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 109 |
| Guadalupe County | Texas | 62 |
| Nacogdoches County | Texas | 57 |
| Bandera County | Texas | 50 |
| McLennan County | Texas | 50 |
| New Haven County | Connecticut | 48 |
| New Haven Town | New Haven County, Connecticut | 48 |
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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: 48225.