Migration to and from Lincoln County, Washington
Where Lincoln 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
645
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,345
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-700
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Spokane County | Washington | 178 |
| Douglas County | Washington | 52 |
| Adams County | Washington | 39 |
| Central America | 37 | |
| Grant County | Washington | 37 |
| Flathead County | Montana | 25 |
| Orange County | California | 23 |
| Clark County | Washington | 23 |
| Skagit County | Washington | 22 |
| Pend Oreille County | Washington | 18 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Okanogan County | Washington | 347 |
| Spokane County | Washington | 279 |
| Grant County | Washington | 118 |
| Fairfax County | Virginia | 110 |
| Chelan County | Washington | 106 |
| Kittitas County | Washington | 59 |
| Clark County | Washington | 57 |
| Mason County | Washington | 51 |
| Stevens County | Washington | 36 |
| Kootenai County | Idaho | 35 |
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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: 53043.