Migration to and from Dakota County, Minnesota
Where Dakota 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
27,474
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
26,945
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+529
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 6,506 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 4,375 |
| Washington County | Minnesota | 1,990 |
| Scott County | Minnesota | 1,766 |
| Asia | 863 | |
| Anoka County | Minnesota | 611 |
| South America | 436 | |
| Carver County | Minnesota | 365 |
| Rice County | Minnesota | 332 |
| St. Louis County | Minnesota | 324 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 6,061 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 3,765 |
| Scott County | Minnesota | 1,576 |
| Washington County | Minnesota | 1,334 |
| Anoka County | Minnesota | 899 |
| Stearns County | Minnesota | 786 |
| Rice County | Minnesota | 766 |
| St. Louis County | Minnesota | 439 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 426 |
| Pierce County | Wisconsin | 373 |
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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: 27037.