Migration to and from Polk County, Texas
Where Polk 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
6,023
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,316
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,707
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto County | Texas | 579 |
| Harris County | Texas | 552 |
| Anderson County | Texas | 517 |
| Nolan County | Texas | 322 |
| Liberty County | Texas | 320 |
| Central America | 285 | |
| San Jacinto County | Texas | 282 |
| Lamar County | Texas | 245 |
| Brazoria County | Texas | 221 |
| Walker County | Texas | 179 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Angelina County | Texas | 433 |
| Harris County | Texas | 427 |
| Trinity County | Texas | 193 |
| Walker County | Texas | 112 |
| Labette County | Kansas | 110 |
| Hood County | Texas | 108 |
| Bowie County | Texas | 84 |
| Liberty County | Texas | 84 |
| Wood County | Texas | 83 |
| Van Zandt County | Texas | 79 |
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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: 48373.