Migration to and from Wapello County, Iowa
Where Wapello 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
1,976
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,217
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-1,241
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson County | Iowa | 288 |
| Mahaska County | Iowa | 160 |
| Keokuk County | Iowa | 155 |
| Polk County | Iowa | 109 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Nebraska | 99 |
| Asia | 96 | |
| Jefferson County | Iowa | 79 |
| Davis County | Iowa | 71 |
| Europe | 65 | |
| Clay County | Iowa | 62 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Whitfield County | Georgia | 407 |
| Polk County | Iowa | 175 |
| Dallas County | Iowa | 161 |
| Floyd County | Iowa | 141 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 130 |
| Mahaska County | Iowa | 121 |
| Monroe County | Iowa | 113 |
| Jefferson County | Iowa | 110 |
| Poweshiek County | Iowa | 103 |
| Appanoose County | Iowa | 96 |
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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: 19179.