Migration to and from Pocahontas County, Iowa
Where Pocahontas 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
505
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
395
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+110
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 127 |
| Story County | Iowa | 98 |
| Webster County | Iowa | 56 |
| Humboldt County | Iowa | 50 |
| Buena Vista County | Iowa | 21 |
| Kossuth County | Iowa | 18 |
| Calhoun County | Iowa | 17 |
| Clark County | Nevada | 13 |
| Whiteside County | Illinois | 10 |
| Clay County | Iowa | 10 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto County | Iowa | 84 |
| Decatur County | Iowa | 41 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 36 |
| Calhoun County | Iowa | 36 |
| Webster County | Iowa | 34 |
| Union County | Iowa | 27 |
| Sioux County | Iowa | 21 |
| Wright County | Iowa | 20 |
| Black Hawk County | Iowa | 17 |
| Buena Vista County | Iowa | 15 |
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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: 19151.