Migration to and from Nueces County, Texas
Where Nueces 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
20,244
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
18,828
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,416
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bexar County | Texas | 1,553 |
| Hidalgo County | Texas | 1,459 |
| Harris County | Texas | 1,239 |
| San Patricio County | Texas | 837 |
| Kleberg County | Texas | 668 |
| Cameron County | Texas | 590 |
| Jefferson County | Texas | 546 |
| Fort Bend County | Texas | 528 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 457 |
| Central America | 433 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Harris County | Texas | 1,388 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 1,314 |
| San Patricio County | Texas | 983 |
| Kleberg County | Texas | 733 |
| Travis County | Texas | 607 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 427 |
| Chatham County | Georgia | 387 |
| Jefferson County | Texas | 385 |
| Williamson County | Texas | 374 |
| Santa Rosa County | Florida | 346 |
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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: 48355.