Migration to and from Shelby County, Iowa
Where Shelby 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
674
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
692
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-18
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 79 |
| Crawford County | Iowa | 76 |
| Sonoma County | California | 71 |
| Pottawattamie County | Iowa | 70 |
| Denton County | Texas | 44 |
| Central America | 43 | |
| Louisa County | Iowa | 28 |
| Snohomish County | Washington | 24 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 23 |
| Asia | 18 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Rutherford County | Tennessee | 92 |
| Pottawattamie County | Iowa | 72 |
| Story County | Iowa | 60 |
| Lincoln County | Wyoming | 49 |
| Sioux County | Iowa | 45 |
| Wright County | Minnesota | 37 |
| Buffalo City | Wright County, Minnesota | 37 |
| Webster County | Iowa | 34 |
| Ida County | Iowa | 25 |
| Des Moines County | Iowa | 23 |
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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: 19165.