Migration to and from Van Buren County, Iowa
Where Van Buren 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
432
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
415
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+17
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jefferson County | Iowa | 189 |
| Wapello County | Iowa | 28 |
| Sierra County | New Mexico | 20 |
| Johnson County | Iowa | 19 |
| Crawford County | Missouri | 18 |
| Lawrence County | Missouri | 18 |
| Appanoose County | Iowa | 17 |
| Pottawatomie County | Oklahoma | 13 |
| Lee County | Iowa | 12 |
| Jennings County | Indiana | 9 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lee County | Iowa | 91 |
| Johnson County | Iowa | 82 |
| Louisa County | Iowa | 57 |
| Atascosa County | Texas | 32 |
| Wapello County | Iowa | 22 |
| Bastrop County | Texas | 22 |
| Linn County | Iowa | 21 |
| Dallas County | Iowa | 16 |
| Keokuk County | Iowa | 15 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 13 |
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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: 19177.