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Counties in New York by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Tompkins County had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 62 counties in 2021, at 14.5%. Queens County had the lowest, at 2.5%. The median was 4.8% and the figure for New York was 4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest14.5Tompkins County
Lowest2.5Queens County
Median4.862 counties
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Map of counties, 2021

Albany County: 6.4 %Allegany County: 6.1 %Bronx County: 2.9 %Broome County: 5.5 %Cattaraugus County: 3.6 %Cayuga County: 4.9 %Chautauqua County: 4.1 %Chemung County: 3.1 %Chenango County: 4.7 %Clinton County: 7 %Columbia County: 5.1 %Cortland County: 6.4 %Delaware County: 6.6 %Dutchess County: 5.8 %Erie County: 3.2 %Essex County: 7.2 %Franklin County: 8 %Fulton County: 3.7 %Genesee County: 3.9 %Greene County: 3.6 %Hamilton County: 4.1 %Herkimer County: 3.7 %Jefferson County: 9.8 %Kings County: 2.9 %Lewis County: 3.6 %Livingston County: 8.3 %Madison County: 5.8 %Monroe County: 4.3 %Montgomery County: 4.8 %Nassau County: 3.2 %New York County: 6.5 %Niagara County: 3.2 %Oneida County: 3.9 %Onondaga County: 4.4 %Ontario County: 6.2 %Orange County: 4.1 %Orleans County: 5.4 %Oswego County: 5.2 %Otsego County: 6.6 %Putnam County: 5 %Queens County: 2.5 %Rensselaer County: 7.7 %Richmond County: 2.5 %Rockland County: 3.4 %St. Lawrence County: 5.8 %Saratoga County: 5.8 %Schenectady County: 5.5 %Schoharie County: 6.4 %Schuyler County: 3.5 %Seneca County: 7.2 %Steuben County: 4 %Suffolk County: 2.7 %Sullivan County: 4.6 %Tioga County: 5.6 %Tompkins County: 14.5 %Ulster County: 4.9 %Warren County: 6 %Washington County: 5.7 %Wayne County: 4.7 %Westchester County: 4.1 %Wyoming County: 4.3 %Yates County: 3.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Tompkins County: 14.5 %Tompkins County14.5Jefferson County: 9.8 %Jefferson County9.8Livingston County: 8.3 %Livingston County8.3Franklin County: 8 %Franklin County8Rensselaer County: 7.7 %Rensselaer County7.7Essex County: 7.2 %Essex County7.2Seneca County: 7.2 %Seneca County7.2Clinton County: 7 %Clinton County7Otsego County: 6.6 %Otsego County6.6Delaware County: 6.6 %Delaware County6.6New York County: 6.5 %New York County6.5Cortland County: 6.4 %Cortland County6.4Albany County: 6.4 %Albany County6.4Schoharie County: 6.4 %Schoharie County6.4Ontario County: 6.2 %Ontario County6.2Allegany County: 6.1 %Allegany County6.1Warren County: 6 %Warren County6Saratoga County: 5.8 %Saratoga County5.8Dutchess County: 5.8 %Dutchess County5.8Madison County: 5.8 %Madison County5.8St. Lawrence County: 5.8 %St. Lawrence County5.8Washington County: 5.7 %Washington County5.7Tioga County: 5.6 %Tioga County5.6Broome County: 5.5 %Broome County5.5Schenectady County: 5.5 %Schenectady County5.5Orleans County: 5.4 %Orleans County5.4Oswego County: 5.2 %Oswego County5.2Columbia County: 5.1 %Columbia County5.1Putnam County: 5 %Putnam County5Ulster County: 4.9 %Ulster County4.9Cayuga County: 4.9 %Cayuga County4.9Montgomery County: 4.8 %Montgomery County4.8Wayne County: 4.7 %Wayne County4.7Chenango County: 4.7 %Chenango County4.7Sullivan County: 4.6 %Sullivan County4.6Onondaga County: 4.4 %Onondaga County4.4Monroe County: 4.3 %Monroe County4.3Wyoming County: 4.3 %Wyoming County4.3Chautauqua County: 4.1 %Chautauqua County4.1Westchester County: 4.1 %Westchester County4.1Tompkins County: 14.5 %Tompkins County14.5Jefferson County: 9.8 %Jefferson County9.8Livingston County: 8.3 %Livingston County8.3Franklin County: 8 %Franklin County8Rensselaer County: 7.7 %Rensselaer County7.7Essex County: 7.2 %Essex County7.2Seneca County: 7.2 %Seneca County7.2Clinton County: 7 %Clinton County7Otsego County: 6.6 %Otsego County6.6Delaware County: 6.6 %Delaware County6.6New York County: 6.5 %New York County6.5Cortland County: 6.4 %Cortland County6.4Albany County: 6.4 %Albany County6.4Schoharie County: 6.4 %Schoharie County6.4Ontario County: 6.2 %Ontario County6.2Allegany County: 6.1 %Allegany County6.1Warren County: 6 %Warren County6Saratoga County: 5.8 %Saratoga County5.8Dutchess County: 5.8 %Dutchess County5.8Madison County: 5.8 %Madison County5.8St. Lawrence County: 5.8 %St. Lawrence County5.8Washington County: 5.7 %Washington County5.7Tioga County: 5.6 %Tioga County5.6Broome County: 5.5 %Broome County5.5Schenectady County: 5.5 %Schenectady County5.5Orleans County: 5.4 %Orleans County5.4Oswego County: 5.2 %Oswego County5.2Columbia County: 5.1 %Columbia County5.1Putnam County: 5 %Putnam County5Ulster County: 4.9 %Ulster County4.9Cayuga County: 4.9 %Cayuga County4.9Montgomery County: 4.8 %Montgomery County4.8Wayne County: 4.7 %Wayne County4.7Chenango County: 4.7 %Chenango County4.7Sullivan County: 4.6 %Sullivan County4.6Onondaga County: 4.4 %Onondaga County4.4Monroe County: 4.3 %Monroe County4.3Wyoming County: 4.3 %Wyoming County4.3Chautauqua County: 4.1 %Chautauqua County4.1Westchester County: 4.1 %Westchester County4.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Tompkins County14.5
2Jefferson County9.8
3Livingston County8.3
4Franklin County8
5Rensselaer County7.7
6Essex County7.2
7Seneca County7.2
8Clinton County7
9Otsego County6.6
10Delaware County6.6
11New York County6.5
12Cortland County6.4
13Albany County6.4
13Schoharie County6.4
15Ontario County6.2
16Allegany County6.1
17Warren County6
18Saratoga County5.8
19Dutchess County5.8
20Madison County5.8
20St. Lawrence County5.8
22Washington County5.7
23Tioga County5.6
24Broome County5.5
24Schenectady County5.5
26Orleans County5.4
27Oswego County5.2
28Columbia County5.1
29Putnam County5
30Ulster County4.9
31Cayuga County4.9
32Montgomery County4.8
33Wayne County4.7
34Chenango County4.7
35Sullivan County4.6
36Onondaga County4.4
37Monroe County4.3
37Wyoming County4.3
39Chautauqua County4.1
40Westchester County4.1
41Hamilton County4.1
41Orange County4.1
43Steuben County4
44Genesee County3.9
44Oneida County3.9
46Herkimer County3.7
47Fulton County3.7
48Lewis County3.6
49Cattaraugus County3.6
50Greene County3.6
51Schuyler County3.5
52Yates County3.4
53Rockland County3.4
54Nassau County3.2
55Niagara County3.2
56Erie County3.2
57Chemung County3.1
58Kings County2.9
59Bronx County2.9
60Suffolk County2.7
61Richmond County2.5
62Queens County2.5

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About this ranking

People aged 1 and over who lived in a different US county one year earlier, in the same state or another state, as a percentage of all people aged 1 and over living in the area. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Counts people who arrived, not net migration: people who left are not subtracted. Moves from abroad are left out. Includes moves from other states, which moved_from_other_state_share shows alone.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in New York by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/new-york-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in New York by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/new-york-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in New York by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b07003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/moved-from-another-county/new-york-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which county has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Tompkins County, with 14.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Queens County, with 2.5% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B07003: people aged 1 and over who moved from a different county in the past year, as a percentage of the population aged 1 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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