Migration to and from Cooper County, Missouri
Where Cooper 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
1,684
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,227
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+457
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Howard County | Missouri | 166 |
| Boone County | Missouri | 148 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 120 |
| St. Louis City | Missouri | 89 |
| LaSalle County | Illinois | 86 |
| St. Charles County | Missouri | 78 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 75 |
| Morgan County | Missouri | 58 |
| Wyandotte County | Kansas | 53 |
| Callaway County | Missouri | 51 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Moniteau County | Missouri | 119 |
| Boone County | Missouri | 101 |
| San Diego County | California | 81 |
| Howard County | Missouri | 76 |
| Nodaway County | Missouri | 64 |
| Crawford County | Missouri | 52 |
| Henry County | Missouri | 41 |
| Pulaski County | Kentucky | 40 |
| Saline County | Missouri | 39 |
| Morgan County | Missouri | 38 |
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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: 29053.