Migration to and from Kearney County, Nebraska
Where Kearney 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
241
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
422
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-181
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County | Nebraska | 137 |
| Phelps County | Nebraska | 27 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 26 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 13 |
| Jefferson County | Nebraska | 10 |
| Holt County | Nebraska | 6 |
| New Castle County | Delaware | 5 |
| Clay County | Nebraska | 5 |
| Marshall County | West Virginia | 4 |
| Jefferson County | Colorado | 2 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County | Nebraska | 112 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 104 |
| Adams County | Nebraska | 60 |
| Webster County | Nebraska | 29 |
| Dawes County | Nebraska | 22 |
| Johnson County | Kansas | 21 |
| Butler County | Nebraska | 19 |
| Phelps County | Nebraska | 11 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 9 |
| Grant County | Nebraska | 7 |
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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: 31099.