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Migration to and from Refugio County, Texas

Where Refugio 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
237
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
312
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-75
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Live Oak CountyTexas59
Gonzales CountyTexas42
Tom Green CountyTexas28
San Patricio CountyTexas25
Victoria CountyTexas20
Red River CountyTexas18
Wichita CountyTexas9
Reeves CountyTexas8
Williams CountyNorth Dakota5
Liberty CountyTexas5

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Jackson CountyTexas92
Victoria CountyTexas81
Macomb CountyMichigan25
Sterling Heights CityMacomb County, Michigan25
Goliad CountyTexas22
Walker CountyTexas17
Carter CountyOklahoma16
Bee CountyTexas14
Randall CountyTexas10
Nueces CountyTexas7

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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: 48391.