Migration to and from Wells County, Indiana
Where Wells 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
2,025
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,255
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+770
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Indiana | 603 |
| Allen County | Indiana | 289 |
| Huntington County | Indiana | 276 |
| Johnson County | Indiana | 123 |
| Madison County | Indiana | 111 |
| Jay County | Indiana | 67 |
| Chester County | Pennsylvania | 53 |
| Phoenixville Borough | Chester County, Pennsylvania | 53 |
| Parke County | Indiana | 48 |
| Blackford County | Indiana | 42 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Allen County | Indiana | 278 |
| Paulding County | Ohio | 130 |
| Adams County | Indiana | 93 |
| Steuben County | Indiana | 93 |
| Noble County | Indiana | 62 |
| Huntington County | Indiana | 56 |
| Kosciusko County | Indiana | 55 |
| Blackford County | Indiana | 51 |
| Whitley County | Indiana | 41 |
| Wabash County | Indiana | 40 |
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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: 18179.