Visualization by Mike Maciag | Updated by Melanie Kiper, 5/25/2022 | Table added by Melanie Kiper, 2/25/2021 | Updated 5/25/2022
Residents of the United States are mobile.
The interactive also shows the time period that people moved and where people came from most recently. For instance, in most cities, households were in the same county a year prior. Notably, some cities attracted new households prior to the Great Recession and others during and after.
Select a city below to view its statistics. Data is shown for jurisdictions with populations of 25,000 or greater.
Mobility of Households for U.S. Metro Areas
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2016-2020.