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Migration to and from Bremer County, Iowa

Where Bremer 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
2,037
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,537
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+500
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Black Hawk CountyIowa587
Chickasaw CountyIowa118
McPherson CountyKansas79
Linn CountyIowa75
Buchanan CountyIowa64
Wapello CountyIowa61
Butler CountyIowa59
Polk CountyIowa52
Cook CountyIllinois45
Oceania and At Sea34

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Black Hawk CountyIowa245
Dallas CountyIowa151
Johnson CountyIowa148
Linn CountyIowa96
Chickasaw CountyIowa83
Butler CountyIowa81
Story CountyIowa63
Polk CountyIowa58
Monroe CountyWisconsin57
Portland TownMonroe County, Wisconsin57

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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: 19017.