Migration to and from Clay County, Minnesota
Where Clay 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
6,269
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
5,504
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+765
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cass County | North Dakota | 2,741 |
| Hubbard County | Minnesota | 296 |
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 177 |
| Crow Wing County | Minnesota | 172 |
| Becker County | Minnesota | 170 |
| Otter Tail County | Minnesota | 169 |
| King County | Washington | 151 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 149 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 109 |
| Asia | 95 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cass County | North Dakota | 2,360 |
| Dakota County | Minnesota | 253 |
| Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 159 |
| Otter Tail County | Minnesota | 143 |
| Lonoke County | Arkansas | 117 |
| St. Louis County | Minnesota | 116 |
| Becker County | Minnesota | 109 |
| Beltrami County | Minnesota | 87 |
| Stearns County | Minnesota | 85 |
| Tarrant County | Texas | 80 |
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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: 27027.