Migration to and from Cedar County, Iowa
Where Cedar 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
874
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,173
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-299
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Scott County | Iowa | 114 |
| Muscatine County | Iowa | 82 |
| Linn County | Iowa | 69 |
| Polk County | Iowa | 67 |
| Grand County | Colorado | 56 |
| Johnson County | Iowa | 50 |
| Clay County | Minnesota | 44 |
| Moorhead City | Clay County, Minnesota | 44 |
| Lake County | Florida | 40 |
| Sherburne County | Minnesota | 39 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | Iowa | 387 |
| Linn County | Iowa | 204 |
| Muscatine County | Iowa | 144 |
| Scott County | Iowa | 111 |
| Cerro Gordo County | Iowa | 42 |
| Benton County | Iowa | 28 |
| Decatur County | Iowa | 24 |
| Clinton County | Iowa | 21 |
| Ward County | North Dakota | 21 |
| Sac County | Iowa | 20 |
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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: 19031.