Migration to and from Ellis County, Kansas
Where Ellis 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
2,286
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,133
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+153
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Colorado | 114 |
| Russell County | Kansas | 93 |
| Thomas County | Kansas | 84 |
| Ottawa County | Kansas | 83 |
| Gray County | Kansas | 78 |
| Rooks County | Kansas | 74 |
| Finney County | Kansas | 68 |
| Johnson County | Kansas | 66 |
| Sedgwick County | Kansas | 65 |
| Norton County | Kansas | 62 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Saline County | Kansas | 295 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 123 |
| Barton County | Kansas | 107 |
| Douglas County | Kansas | 94 |
| Russell County | Kansas | 91 |
| Arapahoe County | Colorado | 71 |
| Thomas County | Kansas | 69 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 68 |
| Scott County | Kansas | 67 |
| Bell County | Texas | 60 |
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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: 20051.