Migration to and from Plymouth County, Iowa
Where Plymouth 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
1,309
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,450
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-141
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hamilton County | Iowa | 174 |
| Woodbury County | Iowa | 154 |
| Rock County | Minnesota | 99 |
| Luverne City | Rock County, Minnesota | 99 |
| Sarpy County | Nebraska | 75 |
| Johnson County | Iowa | 62 |
| Shelby County | Tennessee | 56 |
| Union County | South Dakota | 52 |
| Todd County | South Dakota | 49 |
| Kanabec County | Minnesota | 48 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Woodbury County | Iowa | 400 |
| Lincoln County | Missouri | 130 |
| Riverside County | California | 83 |
| Story County | Iowa | 80 |
| Beaufort County | South Carolina | 68 |
| Polk County | Iowa | 63 |
| Charleston County | South Carolina | 48 |
| Sioux County | Iowa | 39 |
| Platte County | Nebraska | 37 |
| Greene County | Iowa | 36 |
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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: 19149.