Migration to and from Smith County, Texas
Where Smith 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
14,475
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
12,725
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,750
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas County | Texas | 883 |
| Kaufman County | Texas | 764 |
| Gregg County | Texas | 503 |
| Randall County | Texas | 412 |
| Van Zandt County | Texas | 410 |
| Cherokee County | Texas | 379 |
| Europe | 372 | |
| Harris County | Texas | 339 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 319 |
| Cass County | Texas | 304 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Tarrant County | Texas | 1,373 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 796 |
| Henderson County | Texas | 718 |
| Gregg County | Texas | 691 |
| Cherokee County | Texas | 602 |
| Harris County | Texas | 495 |
| Travis County | Texas | 462 |
| Van Zandt County | Texas | 449 |
| Rusk County | Texas | 443 |
| Wood County | Texas | 385 |
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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: 48423.