Migration to and from Bates County, Missouri
Where Bates 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
1,326
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,056
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+270
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Cass County | Missouri | 275 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 176 |
| Henry County | Missouri | 104 |
| Cedar County | Missouri | 96 |
| Johnson County | Kansas | 84 |
| Dade County | Missouri | 79 |
| Linn County | Kansas | 47 |
| St. Clair County | Missouri | 47 |
| Buchanan County | Missouri | 46 |
| Miami County | Kansas | 38 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bollinger County | Missouri | 210 |
| Henry County | Missouri | 89 |
| Johnson County | Missouri | 79 |
| Crawford County | Kansas | 70 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 68 |
| Greene County | Missouri | 54 |
| Bourbon County | Kansas | 50 |
| Cass County | Missouri | 42 |
| Washington County | Arkansas | 36 |
| Christian County | Missouri | 35 |
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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: 29013.