Migration to and from Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Where Otter Tail 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
2,894
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,504
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+390
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Becker County | Minnesota | 312 |
| Cass County | North Dakota | 211 |
| Clay County | Minnesota | 143 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 106 |
| Nacogdoches County | Texas | 96 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 76 |
| Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 76 |
| Todd County | Minnesota | 74 |
| Grant County | Minnesota | 73 |
| Stearns County | Minnesota | 69 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cass County | North Dakota | 281 |
| Wadena County | Minnesota | 215 |
| Gallatin County | Montana | 188 |
| Becker County | Minnesota | 179 |
| Clay County | Minnesota | 169 |
| Richland County | North Dakota | 168 |
| Benton County | Washington | 96 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 88 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 64 |
| Muscogee County | Georgia | 64 |
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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: 27111.