Migration to and from Salt Lake County, Utah
Where Salt Lake 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
69,509
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
61,351
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+8,158
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Utah County | Utah | 9,122 |
| Davis County | Utah | 4,630 |
| South America | 2,191 | |
| Asia | 2,168 | |
| King County | Washington | 1,532 |
| Washington County | Utah | 1,528 |
| Weber County | Utah | 1,514 |
| Cache County | Utah | 1,388 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 1,280 |
| Central America | 1,135 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Utah County | Utah | 9,919 |
| Davis County | Utah | 6,567 |
| Weber County | Utah | 2,099 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 2,075 |
| Tooele County | Utah | 1,959 |
| Cache County | Utah | 1,418 |
| Washington County | Utah | 941 |
| Sanpete County | Utah | 928 |
| King County | Washington | 821 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 817 |
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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: 49035.