Migration to and from Palo Alto County, Iowa
Where Palo Alto 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
639
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
632
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+7
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Kossuth County | Iowa | 171 |
| Pocahontas County | Iowa | 84 |
| Greene County | Iowa | 28 |
| Orange County | Florida | 21 |
| Butler County | Iowa | 18 |
| St. Louis City | Missouri | 17 |
| Story County | Iowa | 15 |
| Walworth County | Wisconsin | 15 |
| Delavan City | Walworth County, Wisconsin | 15 |
| Clay County | Iowa | 12 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Clay County | Iowa | 127 |
| Kossuth County | Iowa | 114 |
| Weld County | Colorado | 83 |
| Dakota County | Nebraska | 52 |
| Dickinson County | Iowa | 34 |
| Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 23 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 22 |
| Emmet County | Iowa | 17 |
| Plymouth County | Iowa | 13 |
| Adair County | Kentucky | 11 |
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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: 19147.