Migration to and from Scott County, Missouri

Where Scott 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
3,050
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,440
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+610
inflow minus outflow

Top 10 counties people moved IN from

OriginState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Cape Girardeau CountyMissouri805
New Madrid CountyMissouri307
Butler CountyMissouri273
Mississippi CountyMissouri200
Ste. Genevieve CountyMissouri141
Shelby CountyTennessee139
Stoddard CountyMissouri122
Kenai Peninsula BoroughAlaska101
Pemiscot CountyMissouri94
Scotland CountyMissouri77

Top 10 counties people moved OUT to

DestinationState / RegionPeople (5-yr)
Cape Girardeau CountyMissouri574
Mississippi CountyMissouri267
New Madrid CountyMissouri203
St. Louis CountyMissouri147
Boone CountyMissouri103
Stoddard CountyMissouri94
Butler CountyMissouri87
Bollinger CountyMissouri80
Greene CountyMissouri70
Clay CountyMissouri68

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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: 29201.