Migration to and from DeKalb County, Missouri
Where DeKalb 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
1,536
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,022
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+514
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County | Missouri | 251 |
| Central America | 213 | |
| Daviess County | Missouri | 118 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 109 |
| Caldwell County | Missouri | 88 |
| Johnson County | Missouri | 58 |
| Texas County | Missouri | 56 |
| St. Francois County | Missouri | 53 |
| Livingston County | Missouri | 44 |
| Clay County | Missouri | 42 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buchanan County | Missouri | 325 |
| Clinton County | Missouri | 97 |
| Mercer County | Illinois | 67 |
| Nodaway County | Missouri | 61 |
| Cooper County | Missouri | 47 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 46 |
| Johnson County | Missouri | 35 |
| Franklin County | Missouri | 33 |
| Douglas County | Kansas | 30 |
| Delaware County | Indiana | 22 |
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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: 29063.