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Migration to and from Osceola County, Iowa

Where Osceola 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
354
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
806
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-452
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
O'Brien CountyIowa81
Fresno CountyCalifornia45
Nobles CountyMinnesota39
Onslow CountyNorth Carolina33
Brewster CityNobles County, Minnesota30
Sonoma CountyCalifornia18
Sioux CountyIowa18
Dickinson CountyIowa13
Denton CountyTexas13
Kent CountyDelaware11

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
O'Brien CountyIowa282
Story CountyIowa237
Calhoun CountyFlorida133
Lincoln CountySouth Dakota26
Dickinson CountyIowa21
Brookings CountySouth Dakota14
Minnehaha CountySouth Dakota14
Wright CountyMinnesota11
Cokato CityWright County, Minnesota11
Clay CountySouth Dakota9

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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: 19143.