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Migration to and from Montgomery County, Texas

Where Montgomery 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
41,477
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
31,343
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+10,134
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Harris CountyTexas14,783
Walker CountyTexas1,190
Asia1,172
Brazos CountyTexas880
Northern America717
San Diego CountyCalifornia645
Liberty CountyTexas645
Fort Bend CountyTexas642
Central America626
Tarrant CountyTexas546

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Harris CountyTexas10,582
Walker CountyTexas931
Travis CountyTexas925
Galveston CountyTexas784
Bexar CountyTexas658
Brazos CountyTexas571
San Jacinto CountyTexas567
Liberty CountyTexas512
Tarrant CountyTexas488
Brevard CountyFlorida445

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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: 48339.