Migration to and from Geary County, Kansas
Where Geary 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
5,524
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
7,958
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-2,434
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Riley County | Kansas | 886 |
| Europe | 336 | |
| Christian County | Kentucky | 234 |
| Asia | 217 | |
| Ford County | Kansas | 203 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 192 |
| Muscogee County | Georgia | 178 |
| Dickinson County | Kansas | 167 |
| Liberty County | Georgia | 154 |
| Bell County | Texas | 144 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| DeKalb County | Georgia | 527 |
| Riley County | Kansas | 422 |
| Christian County | Kentucky | 303 |
| Montgomery County | Tennessee | 279 |
| Fairbanks North Star Borough | Alaska | 252 |
| Honolulu County | Hawaii | 231 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 215 |
| Clay County | Kansas | 207 |
| Lake County | Ohio | 160 |
| Yakima County | Washington | 140 |
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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: 20061.