Migration to and from Buffalo County, Nebraska
Where Buffalo 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
4,097
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
3,280
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+817
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson County | Nebraska | 266 |
| Hall County | Nebraska | 236 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 210 |
| Lincoln County | Nebraska | 204 |
| Adams County | Nebraska | 192 |
| Franklin County | Nebraska | 165 |
| Merrick County | Nebraska | 141 |
| Sarpy County | Nebraska | 132 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 124 |
| Knox County | Nebraska | 117 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 480 |
| Hall County | Nebraska | 288 |
| Lincoln County | Nebraska | 176 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 165 |
| Kearney County | Nebraska | 137 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 111 |
| Denver County | Colorado | 99 |
| Larimer County | Colorado | 86 |
| Phelps County | Nebraska | 86 |
| Dawson County | Nebraska | 82 |
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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: 31019.