Migration to and from Fayette County, Iowa
Where Fayette 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
1,118
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,300
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-182
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Clayton County | Iowa | 111 |
| Buchanan County | Iowa | 88 |
| Knox County | Tennessee | 66 |
| Allamakee County | Iowa | 62 |
| Winneshiek County | Iowa | 51 |
| Black Hawk County | Iowa | 49 |
| Cass County | North Dakota | 41 |
| Scott County | Iowa | 40 |
| Delaware County | Iowa | 35 |
| Chickasaw County | Iowa | 33 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County | Iowa | 222 |
| Black Hawk County | Iowa | 173 |
| Linn County | Iowa | 112 |
| Clayton County | Iowa | 66 |
| Story County | Iowa | 57 |
| Greene County | Iowa | 54 |
| Chickasaw County | Iowa | 46 |
| Dubuque County | Iowa | 40 |
| Johnson County | Iowa | 32 |
| Grundy County | Iowa | 29 |
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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: 19065.