Migration to and from Polk County, Minnesota
Where Polk 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
2,086
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,465
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-379
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 851 |
| Kings County | New York | 104 |
| Marshall County | Minnesota | 87 |
| Becker County | Minnesota | 76 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 65 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 57 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 57 |
| Beltrami County | Minnesota | 47 |
| Red Lake County | Minnesota | 40 |
| Clay County | Minnesota | 37 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Forks County | North Dakota | 504 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 485 |
| Pennington County | Minnesota | 184 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 174 |
| Cass County | North Dakota | 158 |
| Burleigh County | North Dakota | 155 |
| Scott County | Minnesota | 95 |
| Stearns County | Minnesota | 83 |
| Park County | Wyoming | 61 |
| Clay County | Minnesota | 53 |
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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: 27119.