Migration to and from Stearns County, Minnesota
Where Stearns 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
13,310
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
10,954
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,356
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County | Minnesota | 1,971 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 1,321 |
| Dakota County | Minnesota | 786 |
| Sherburne County | Minnesota | 751 |
| Wright County | Minnesota | 630 |
| Anoka County | Minnesota | 586 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 546 |
| Africa | 461 | |
| St. Louis County | Minnesota | 360 |
| Asia | 293 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Benton County | Minnesota | 1,578 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 975 |
| Sherburne County | Minnesota | 773 |
| Wright County | Minnesota | 515 |
| Wake County | North Carolina | 507 |
| Morrison County | Minnesota | 444 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 378 |
| Douglas County | Minnesota | 244 |
| Kandiyohi County | Minnesota | 244 |
| Washington County | Minnesota | 217 |
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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: 27145.