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US cities by residents who moved from another county in the past year

Athens, OH had the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year of 3211 cities in 2021, at 34.8%. New Square, NY had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 5.6% and the figure for the United States was 5.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest34.8Athens, OH
Lowest0New Square, NY
Median5.63211 cities
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Top 40 cities, 2021

Athens, OH: 34.8 %Athens, OH34.8Indiana, PA: 34 %Indiana, PA34Boone, NC: 31.5 %Boone, NC31.5Whitewater, WI: 29.8 %Whitewater, WI29.8North Chicago, IL: 27.9 %North Chicago, IL27.9Susanville, CA: 27.6 %Susanville, CA27.6Amherst Town, MA: 26.7 %Amherst Town, MA26.7Oxford, OH: 26.1 %Oxford, OH26.1River Falls, WI: 26 %River Falls, WI26State College, PA: 25.6 %State College, PA25.6Williamsburg, VA: 24.5 %Williamsburg, VA24.5Vermillion, SD: 24.2 %Vermillion, SD24.2West Lafayette, IN: 24.1 %West Lafayette, IN24.1Rexburg, ID: 24.1 %Rexburg, ID24.1East Lansing, MI: 23.8 %East Lansing, MI23.8Mount Pleasant, MI: 23.6 %Mount Pleasant, MI23.6Ithaca, NY: 23.6 %Ithaca, NY23.6Ellensburg, WA: 23.5 %Ellensburg, WA23.5Columbia, SC: 23.2 %Columbia, SC23.2Jacksonville, NC: 23.2 %Jacksonville, NC23.2Carbondale, IL: 23 %Carbondale, IL23Menomonie, WI: 22.5 %Menomonie, WI22.5Statesboro, GA: 22.5 %Statesboro, GA22.5Spring Lake, NC: 22.4 %Spring Lake, NC22.4Morgantown, WV: 22.2 %Morgantown, WV22.2Pullman, WA: 22 %Pullman, WA22Bowling Green, OH: 21.6 %Bowling Green, OH21.6College Park, MD: 21.6 %College Park, MD21.6Fredericksburg, VA: 21 %Fredericksburg, VA21Warrensburg, MO: 21 %Warrensburg, MO21Martin, TN: 20.8 %Martin, TN20.8Port Royal, SC: 20.4 %Port Royal, SC20.4Twentynine Palms, CA: 20.2 %Twentynine Palms, CA20.2Chapel Hill, NC: 20 %Chapel Hill, NC20Stephenville, TX: 19.9 %Stephenville, TX19.9Elon, NC: 19.8 %Elon, NC19.8Bemidji, MN: 19.6 %Bemidji, MN19.6Collegedale, TN: 19.5 %Collegedale, TN19.5Kent, OH: 19.4 %Kent, OH19.4Bonham, TX: 19.4 %Bonham, TX19.4Athens, OH: 34.8 %Athens, OH34.8Indiana, PA: 34 %Indiana, PA34Boone, NC: 31.5 %Boone, NC31.5Whitewater, WI: 29.8 %Whitewater, WI29.8North Chicago, IL: 27.9 %North Chicago, IL27.9Susanville, CA: 27.6 %Susanville, CA27.6Amherst Town, MA: 26.7 %Amherst Town, MA26.7Oxford, OH: 26.1 %Oxford, OH26.1River Falls, WI: 26 %River Falls, WI26State College, PA: 25.6 %State College, PA25.6Williamsburg, VA: 24.5 %Williamsburg, VA24.5Vermillion, SD: 24.2 %Vermillion, SD24.2West Lafayette, IN: 24.1 %West Lafayette, IN24.1Rexburg, ID: 24.1 %Rexburg, ID24.1East Lansing, MI: 23.8 %East Lansing, MI23.8Mount Pleasant, MI: 23.6 %Mount Pleasant, MI23.6Ithaca, NY: 23.6 %Ithaca, NY23.6Ellensburg, WA: 23.5 %Ellensburg, WA23.5Columbia, SC: 23.2 %Columbia, SC23.2Jacksonville, NC: 23.2 %Jacksonville, NC23.2Carbondale, IL: 23 %Carbondale, IL23Menomonie, WI: 22.5 %Menomonie, WI22.5Statesboro, GA: 22.5 %Statesboro, GA22.5Spring Lake, NC: 22.4 %Spring Lake, NC22.4Morgantown, WV: 22.2 %Morgantown, WV22.2Pullman, WA: 22 %Pullman, WA22Bowling Green, OH: 21.6 %Bowling Green, OH21.6College Park, MD: 21.6 %College Park, MD21.6Fredericksburg, VA: 21 %Fredericksburg, VA21Warrensburg, MO: 21 %Warrensburg, MO21Martin, TN: 20.8 %Martin, TN20.8Port Royal, SC: 20.4 %Port Royal, SC20.4Twentynine Palms, CA: 20.2 %Twentynine Palms, CA20.2Chapel Hill, NC: 20 %Chapel Hill, NC20Stephenville, TX: 19.9 %Stephenville, TX19.9Elon, NC: 19.8 %Elon, NC19.8Bemidji, MN: 19.6 %Bemidji, MN19.6Collegedale, TN: 19.5 %Collegedale, TN19.5Kent, OH: 19.4 %Kent, OH19.4Bonham, TX: 19.4 %Bonham, TX19.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Athens, OH34.8
2Indiana, PA34
3Boone, NC31.5
4Whitewater, WI29.8
5North Chicago, IL27.9
6Susanville, CA27.6
7Amherst Town, MA26.7
8Oxford, OH26.1
9River Falls, WI26
10State College, PA25.6
11Williamsburg, VA24.5
12Vermillion, SD24.2
13West Lafayette, IN24.1
14Rexburg, ID24.1
15East Lansing, MI23.8
16Mount Pleasant, MI23.6
17Ithaca, NY23.6
18Ellensburg, WA23.5
19Columbia, SC23.2
19Jacksonville, NC23.2
21Carbondale, IL23
22Menomonie, WI22.5
23Statesboro, GA22.5
24Spring Lake, NC22.4
25Morgantown, WV22.2
26Pullman, WA22
27Bowling Green, OH21.6
28College Park, MD21.6
29Fredericksburg, VA21
30Warrensburg, MO21
31Martin, TN20.8
32Port Royal, SC20.4
33Twentynine Palms, CA20.2
34Chapel Hill, NC20
35Stephenville, TX19.9
36Elon, NC19.8
37Bemidji, MN19.6
38Collegedale, TN19.5
39Kent, OH19.4
40Bonham, TX19.4
40Radford, VA19.4
42Bloomington, IN19.3
43Flagstaff, AZ19.1
44Leavenworth, KS19
45Greenville, NC18.4
46Harrisonburg, VA18.2
47Maryville, MO18.1
48Corvallis, OR18.1
49Clemson, SC18
50Cheney, WA18
50Fulton, MO18
52Providence Village, TX17.9
53Santa Cruz, CA17.6
54Ames, IA17.5
55Macomb, IL17.5
56Flowery Branch, GA17.4
57Henderson, TX17.3
58Charlottesville, VA17.1
59West Chester, PA17.1
60Golden, CO17.1
61Whitestown, IN17
62Northlake, TX17
63Brookings, SD16.9
64Boulder, CO16.9
64Dripping Springs, TX16.9
66Princeton, NJ16.8
67Platteville, WI16.8
68Laramie, WY16.8
69Charleston, IL16.7
70Emeryville, CA16.6
71San Marcos, TX16.5
72Bloomsburg, PA16.4
72Newport, RI16.4
72Urbana, IL16.4
75Stillwater, OK16.4
76Clayton, MO16.3
77Roanoke, TX16.2
78Cairo, GA16.1
79Athens, GA16.1
80Blacksburg, VA16.1
81Bolivar, MO16
82Burlington, VT16
83Milledgeville, GA15.9
84Callaway, FL15.7
84Gatesville, TX15.7
86College Station, TX15.7
86Monterey, CA15.7
88Goose Creek, SC15.7
89Corcoran, CA15.6
90Hinesville, GA15.5
91Ann Arbor, MI15.5
91Ypsilanti, MI15.5
93Wildwood, FL15.5
94Elgin, TX15.4
95Box Elder, SD15.2
96Geneva, NY15.2
96Stevens Point, WI15.2
98Bozeman, MT15.2
99Newport, KY15.1
100Huntsville, TX15
100Milton, FL15
102Lansing, KS15
103Petersburg, VA15
104Steamboat Springs, CO15
105Eloy, AZ14.9
106Forney, TX14.9
106Richmond, KY14.9
108Elizabeth City, NC14.9
108Rolla, MO14.9
110Biloxi, MS14.7
110Martinsville, VA14.7
112Monmouth, OR14.6
113St. Augustine, FL14.6
114Newark, DE14.6
115Wilsonville, OR14.6
116Kirksville, MO14.5
116Manhattan, KS14.5
118Copperas Cove, TX14.5
119Davis, CA14.5
120Weatherford, OK14.4
121St. Peter, MN14.4
122Glassboro, NJ14.4
122Oneonta, NY14.4
124Irmo, SC14.3
125Lawton, OK14.2
126Chippewa Falls, WI14.2
127California City, CA14.2
128Yelm, WA14.1
129Murray, KY14.1
130Gainesville, FL14
131Nacogdoches, TX14
131St. Cloud, MN14
133Troy, NY13.9
134Broomfield, CO13.9
134Hammond, LA13.9
136San Luis Obispo, CA13.8
137Waverly, IA13.8
138Moorhead, MN13.7
139Florence, AZ13.7
140Norwalk, IA13.7
141Moscow, ID13.6
142Edwardsville, IL13.6
142Englewood, CO13.6
144Junction City, KS13.5
145Bowling Green, KY13.5
145Cambridge, MA13.5
147Mont Belvieu, TX13.5
148Nolensville, TN13.4
149Arcata, CA13.4
150Cedar Falls, IA13.4
150Ridgeland, MS13.4
152Havelock, NC13.3
153Marysville, OH13.3
154Airway Heights, WA13.3
155Carlisle, PA13.3
155Chowchilla, CA13.3
155Florence, AL13.3
158Norfolk, VA13.3
159Mankato, MN13.3
160Fairbanks, AK13.3
161Pittsburg, KS13.2
162Lynchburg, VA13.2
162Royse City, TX13.2
164Belton, MO13.2
165Grand Forks, ND13.2
166Salisbury, MD13.1
167Malvern, AR13.1
168Columbia Heights, MN13
169Carrollton, GA13
169Muncie, IN13
171Apache Junction, AZ13
172Berkeley, CA12.9
173Oxford, MS12.8
174DeKalb, IL12.8
174Star, ID12.8
176Jackson, WY12.7
177Carrboro, NC12.7
178La Grange, KY12.7
178Provo, UT12.7
180Fort Collins, CO12.6
181Littleton, CO12.6
182Portales, NM12.6
183Greenwood, IN12.5
184Conway, SC12.5
184Lake City, FL12.5
186Davidson, NC12.5
187Staunton, VA12.5
188Winder, GA12.5
189Durango, CO12.5
190Round Rock, TX12.5
191Addison, TX12.4
191Richmond Hill, GA12.4
193Danville, KY12.4
194Spring Hill, TN12.4
195Monument, CO12.4
195Northfield, MN12.4
195Tallahassee, FL12.4
198Yankton, SD12.3
199Berthoud, CO12.3
200Bremerton, WA12.3
200Clermont, FL12.3
200Menlo Park, CA12.3
203Fairfax, VA12.3
204Firestone, CO12.3
205Granbury, TX12.2
206Altus, OK12.2
207Clarksville, TN12.2
208Auburn, AL12.2
208Canyon, TX12.2
208Kalamazoo, MI12.2
211Lady Lake, FL12.1
212Lawrence, KS12.1
213Hattiesburg, MS12.1
214Fayetteville, AR12.1
214Norman, OK12.1
216Pierre, SD12.1
217Magnolia, AR12.1
218Iowa City, IA12.1
219Vincennes, IN12
220Lebanon, NH12
221Waukee, IA12
222Red Oak, TX12
223Colonial Heights, VA12
223Cookeville, TN12
225Spencer, IA12
226Severance, CO11.9
227Jacksonville, AL11.9
228Harrisonville, MO11.9
229Emporia, KS11.9
229Missoula, MT11.9
231Pella, IA11.8
232Marquette, MI11.8
233Richmond, VA11.8
234Artesia, NM11.8
234Cayce, SC11.8
234Plattsburgh, NY11.8
234Sierra Vista, AZ11.8
238Blythe, CA11.8
239Campbellsville, KY11.7
239Fayetteville, GA11.7
241Somerville, MA11.7
242Falls Church, VA11.7
242Lone Tree, CO11.7
244Alexandria, VA11.7
244Parker, CO11.7
246Mission, KS11.7
246Winona, MN11.7
248Champaign, IL11.6
248Sanford, FL11.6
248Seabrook, TX11.6

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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 cities are compared on one definition. 8 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (US cities 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities 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/us-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). US cities 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/us-cities?period=2021.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), US cities 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/us-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): US cities by residents who moved from another county in the past year, 2021}},
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Which city has the highest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

Athens, OH, with 34.8% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest residents who moved from another county in the past year?

New Square, NY, with 0% 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 8 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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