Migration to and from Brown County, Minnesota
Where Brown 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
971
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,300
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-329
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County | Minnesota | 75 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 66 |
| Nicollet County | Minnesota | 64 |
| Blue Earth County | Minnesota | 51 |
| Cottonwood County | Minnesota | 37 |
| Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 37 |
| San Diego County | California | 35 |
| Otter Tail County | Minnesota | 33 |
| Olmsted County | Minnesota | 31 |
| Renville County | Minnesota | 30 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth County | Minnesota | 202 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 100 |
| Rice County | Minnesota | 100 |
| Nicollet County | Minnesota | 98 |
| Beltrami County | Minnesota | 87 |
| Martin County | Minnesota | 72 |
| Champaign County | Illinois | 68 |
| Lyon County | Minnesota | 57 |
| Redwood County | Minnesota | 57 |
| Waseca County | Minnesota | 46 |
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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: 27015.