Some updates were made for the 2023 1-year Geographic Mobility table package.

Some revisions were made for the 2022 1-year Geographic Mobility table package.

Some revisions were made for the 2020 5-year Geographic Mobility table package.

Clarifications and corrections regarding migration universes, householders, and persons in group quarters.

Some revisions were made for the 2021 Geographic Mobility table package.

Updates to the reason for moving categories included the addition of a new category, “relationship with unmarried partner (boy/girlfriend, fiancé, etc.).”

As of 2020, tables that reference poverty status include clarification about the poverty universe.

Some revisions were made for the 2020 Geographic Mobility table package.

“Principal cities” and “balances of principal cities” refer to geographies within metropolitan areas. Clarifying language has been added to the 2019 tables.

As of the 2019 migration table package, some income categories have been collapsed. All new categories are combinations of categories included in 2018.

The 2019 CPS ASEC Migration data products include recent CPS ASEC data processing changes.

Some revisions were made for the 2019 Geographic Mobility table package.

Before 2004, the question asked about residence on March 1 of the previous year. As of 2004, it asked about residence one year ago.

The source of data for the 2014 tables is the CPS ASEC sample of 98,000 addresses.

The 1-year geographic mobility question was not asked from 1972 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1980.

A change in processing resulted in a shift in the distribution of movers and distance moved between the 2002-2003 to 2004-2005 periods.

A potential display issue in the data collection instrument could have introduced response bias during the 2012-2015 CPS-ASEC data collection.

This is a revised version of a user note originally published in 2016. It includes some updates and corrections since the original user note.

This is a revised version of a user note originally published in 2016. It includes some updates and corrections since the original user note.

The 2018 CPS-ASEC data include corrections to core-based statistical area (CBSA) status that were not made to some earlier data.

The 2018 tables describe balances of metropolitan areas instead of suburbs.

As of the 2018 CPS-ASEC, college and university dormitories are no longer included in the sample.

The number of tables for the 2018 Geographic Mobility table package was reduced, and some revisions were made.

The number of tables for the 2017 Geographical Mobility package was reduced.

For the 2015 CPS ASEC 5-year geographical mobility package, the metropolitan mobility detailed tables are not included.

The number of tables for the 2015 5-year Geographical Mobility package was reduced.

This user note has been replaced. Please see the revised version of the user note for more information.

For the 2015 CPS ASEC geographical mobility package, the metropolitan mobility detailed tables 14 through 16 are not included.

The Journey to Work and Migration Statistics Branch has produced annual tables on geographical mobility since 1947.

The 2014 CPS ASEC included redesigned questions for income and health insurance coverage.

In 2011, a foreclosure/eviction category was created from write-in responses to the reason for move question in the ASEC of the CPS.

Beginning in 1975, the Journey to Work and Migration Branch produced mid-decade tables, years ending in 5, containing 5-year geographical mobility data.

The 2005-2009 5-year Migration Flow tables, March 28, 2012, don’t included records for movers among minor civil divisions within the same county.

The Journey to Work and Migration Branch has produced annual tables on geographical mobility since 1947.

For the 2005 CPS ASEC geographical mobility package, the metropolitan mobility detailed tables 22 through 29 are not included.

For the 2004 CPS ASEC geographical mobility package, the metropolitan mobility detailed tables 22 through 29 are not included.