Counties in Massachusetts by net domestic migration, July to June

Barnstable County had the highest net domestic migration, July to June of 14 counties in 2020, at 1,593. Suffolk County had the lowest, at -13,632. The median was -231 and the figure for Massachusetts was -32,164. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest1,593Barnstable County
Lowest-13,632Suffolk County
Median-23114 counties
Massachusetts-32,164History

Map of counties, 2020

Barnstable County: 1,593 personsBerkshire County: -303 personsBristol County: 997 personsDukes County: -50 personsEssex County: -2,518 personsFranklin County: 202 personsHampden County: -2,925 personsHampshire County: -159 personsMiddlesex County: -12,784 personsNantucket County: -84 personsNorfolk County: -689 personsPlymouth County: 933 personsSuffolk County: -13,632 personsWorcester County: -2,745 persons
  • Under -2,700
  • -2,700 to -300
  • -300 to 0
  • 0 to 900
  • 900 to 1,000
  • 1,000 and over
persons, 2020. Red areas are below zero and blue areas above it. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2020

Barnstable County: 1,593 personsBarnstable County1,593Bristol County: 997 personsBristol County997Plymouth County: 933 personsPlymouth County933Franklin County: 202 personsFranklin County202Dukes County: -50 personsDukes County-50Nantucket County: -84 personsNantucket County-84Hampshire County: -159 personsHampshire County-159Berkshire County: -303 personsBerkshire County-303Norfolk County: -689 personsNorfolk County-689Essex County: -2,518 personsEssex County-2,518Worcester County: -2,745 personsWorcester County-2,745Hampden County: -2,925 personsHampden County-2,925Middlesex County: -12,784 personsMiddlesex County-12,784Suffolk County: -13,632 personsSuffolk County-13,632Barnstable County: 1,593 personsBarnstable County1,593Bristol County: 997 personsBristol County997Plymouth County: 933 personsPlymouth County933Franklin County: 202 personsFranklin County202Dukes County: -50 personsDukes County-50Nantucket County: -84 personsNantucket County-84Hampshire County: -159 personsHampshire County-159Berkshire County: -303 personsBerkshire County-303Norfolk County: -689 personsNorfolk County-689Essex County: -2,518 personsEssex County-2,518Worcester County: -2,745 personsWorcester County-2,745Hampden County: -2,925 personsHampden County-2,925Middlesex County: -12,784 personsMiddlesex County-12,784Suffolk County: -13,632 personsSuffolk County-13,632
persons. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2020
persons
Change on 2019
1Barnstable County Estimated1,593+375.5%
2Bristol County Estimated997+250.6%
3Plymouth County Estimated933-28.9%
4Franklin County Estimated202+161%
5Dukes County Estimated-50+16.7%
6Nantucket County Estimated-84-206.3%
7Hampshire County Estimated-159-154.3%
8Berkshire County Estimated-303+49.6%
9Norfolk County Estimated-689-84.2%
10Essex County Estimated-2,518+39.5%
11Worcester County Estimated-2,745-19.3%
12Hampden County Estimated-2,925+0.4%
13Middlesex County Estimated-12,784-14.6%
14Suffolk County Estimated-13,632-39.5%

Other periods

About this ranking

Estimated moves into an area from elsewhere in the same country minus moves out to the rest of the country, from July 1 of the previous year through June 30 of the reported year.

More on how it is measured
  • United States: states and counties.
  • Canada: provinces and territories, net interprovincial migration (Statistics Canada).
  • United Kingdom: local authorities, counting moves between any two UK local authorities, including across the borders of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (ONS internal migration).
  • A negative value means more people left than arrived.

Sums to zero, or close to it, for each country as a whole, so there is no national value.

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. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021 (Counties in Massachusetts by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html

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Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Massachusetts by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 Mar. 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/massachusetts-counties?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Counties in Massachusetts by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/massachusetts-counties?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021, Counties in Massachusetts by net domestic migration, July to June, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/data-sets.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/net-domestic-migration-july-june/massachusetts-counties?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest net domestic migration, July to June?

Barnstable County, with 1,593 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest net domestic migration, July to June?

Suffolk County, with -13,632 in 2020.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program: net domestic migration, states and counties, July 1 of the previous year to June 30 of the reported year; vintage 2020 files for 2011 to 2020 and the latest 2020s vintage from 2021. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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