Migration to and from Coles County, Illinois
Where Coles County residents came from and where they went over the 5-year window 2016-2020. Census ACS County-to-County Migration Flows, 2020 5-yr (frozen vintage).
Total inflow
5,556
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,552
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+3,004
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cook County | Illinois | 641 |
| Douglas County | Illinois | 467 |
| Shelby County | Illinois | 338 |
| Clark County | Illinois | 284 |
| Seneca County | New York | 219 |
| Ovid Town | Seneca County, New York | 219 |
| Effingham County | Illinois | 208 |
| Cumberland County | Illinois | 198 |
| Champaign County | Illinois | 159 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 145 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cumberland County | Illinois | 216 |
| Edgar County | Illinois | 206 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 112 |
| McLean County | Illinois | 106 |
| Douglas County | Illinois | 103 |
| Champaign County | Illinois | 94 |
| Deschutes County | Oregon | 64 |
| Jasper County | Missouri | 62 |
| Crawford County | Illinois | 60 |
| Macon County | Illinois | 52 |
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Methodology
- Counts represent the number of people aged 1+ who reported a different residence at the survey reference date than they did one year earlier, aggregated across the 5-year sample window 2016-2020.
- Outbound (OUT) flows are reported less frequently than inbound (IN) because the survey captures the destination side of each move. Many county pairs have null OUT counts, which is normal.
- "Total inflow" sums the published MOVEDIN counts across all origin counties, including foreign-region inflows (Africa, Asia, Central America, etc.). It is not the same as net population change.
- Frozen vintage. The Census Bureau has not released a newer county-to-county migration flows file. The 2020 5-yr vintage (covering 2016-2020) is the latest available as of build date.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, County-to-County Migration Flows: 2016-2020. Vintage: 2020 5-yr. Generated: 2026-05-28. FIPS: 17029.