Migration to and from Dickinson County, Iowa
Where Dickinson 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
1,119
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,594
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-475
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Clay County | Iowa | 123 |
| Asia | 88 | |
| Brookings County | South Dakota | 79 |
| Des Moines County | Iowa | 62 |
| Jefferson County | Iowa | 62 |
| Dodge County | Minnesota | 46 |
| Mantorville Township | Dodge County, Minnesota | 46 |
| Kossuth County | Iowa | 41 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 36 |
| Palo Alto County | Iowa | 34 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Clay County | Iowa | 182 |
| Johnson County | Iowa | 114 |
| Leon County | Florida | 88 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 73 |
| Kent County | Rhode Island | 72 |
| Warwick City | Kent County, Rhode Island | 72 |
| Yankton County | South Dakota | 70 |
| Pinellas County | Florida | 62 |
| Gwinnett County | Georgia | 50 |
| Cottonwood County | Minnesota | 45 |
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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: 19059.