Migration to and from Dawson County, Nebraska
Where Dawson 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
1,799
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-115
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Providence County | Rhode Island | 204 |
| Providence City | Providence County, Rhode Island | 204 |
| Central America | 173 | |
| Phelps County | Nebraska | 115 |
| Buffalo County | Nebraska | 82 |
| Merrick County | Nebraska | 82 |
| Nance County | Nebraska | 57 |
| Cuming County | Nebraska | 54 |
| Sheridan County | Nebraska | 53 |
| Ellis County | Kansas | 52 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County | Nebraska | 266 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 234 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 174 |
| Lincoln County | Nebraska | 136 |
| Adams County | Nebraska | 99 |
| St. Tammany Parish | Louisiana | 97 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 63 |
| Seward County | Nebraska | 60 |
| Dakota County | Nebraska | 57 |
| Cumberland County | North Carolina | 53 |
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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: 31047.