Migration to and from Clay County, Missouri
Where Clay 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
19,149
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
14,885
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+4,264
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson County | Missouri | 4,004 |
| Platte County | Missouri | 2,682 |
| Asia | 648 | |
| Wyandotte County | Kansas | 600 |
| Johnson County | Kansas | 597 |
| Clinton County | Missouri | 550 |
| Sedgwick County | Kansas | 405 |
| Utah County | Utah | 349 |
| Los Angeles County | California | 319 |
| Cass County | Missouri | 298 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Platte County | Missouri | 2,904 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 2,326 |
| Johnson County | Kansas | 909 |
| Washoe County | Nevada | 681 |
| Greene County | Missouri | 419 |
| Ray County | Missouri | 356 |
| Clinton County | Missouri | 285 |
| Boone County | Missouri | 281 |
| Wyandotte County | Kansas | 256 |
| Buchanan County | Missouri | 235 |
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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: 29047.