Migration to and from Watonwan County, Minnesota
Where Watonwan 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
238
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
547
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-309
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth County | Minnesota | 41 |
| Cottonwood County | Minnesota | 37 |
| Roseau County | Minnesota | 19 |
| Central America | 12 | |
| Newton County | Georgia | 12 |
| Sibley County | Minnesota | 11 |
| El Paso County | Colorado | 10 |
| Asia | 9 | |
| Europe | 8 | |
| Martin County | Minnesota | 8 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth County | Minnesota | 117 |
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 51 |
| Stearns County | Minnesota | 45 |
| Pulaski County | Missouri | 35 |
| Martin County | Minnesota | 34 |
| Fillmore County | Minnesota | 33 |
| Brown County | Minnesota | 30 |
| St. Louis County | Minnesota | 26 |
| Wabasha County | Minnesota | 25 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 23 |
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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: 27165.