Migration to and from Thurston County, Washington
Where Thurston 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
25,652
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
20,476
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+5,176
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pierce County | Washington | 4,280 |
| King County | Washington | 2,209 |
| Spokane County | Washington | 1,067 |
| Lewis County | Washington | 763 |
| Grays Harbor County | Washington | 668 |
| Asia | 647 | |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 608 |
| Europe | 521 | |
| Snohomish County | Washington | 521 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 476 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pierce County | Washington | 2,445 |
| King County | Washington | 1,964 |
| Mason County | Washington | 872 |
| Lewis County | Washington | 754 |
| Grays Harbor County | Washington | 678 |
| San Diego County | California | 448 |
| Whatcom County | Washington | 400 |
| El Paso County | Texas | 386 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 382 |
| Multnomah County | Oregon | 382 |
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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: 53067.