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Migration to and from Aitkin County, Minnesota

Where Aitkin 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
893
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,489
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-596
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Crow Wing CountyMinnesota165
Stearns CountyMinnesota88
Hennepin CountyMinnesota71
Itasca CountyMinnesota71
St. Louis CountyMinnesota50
Anoka CountyMinnesota49
Renville CountyMinnesota37
Mille Lacs CountyMinnesota35
Washington CountyMinnesota25
Wright CountyMinnesota22

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Washington CountyMinnesota287
St. Louis CountyMinnesota170
Hennepin CountyMinnesota109
Dakota CountyMinnesota106
Crow Wing CountyMinnesota94
Ramsey CountyMinnesota61
Beltrami CountyMinnesota52
Clark CountyWisconsin52
Itasca CountyMinnesota51
Cameron CountyTexas47

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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: 27001.