Migration to and from Lincoln County, Nebraska
Where Lincoln 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
2,456
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
2,857
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-401
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Bourbon County | Kansas | 205 |
| Hillsborough County | Florida | 191 |
| Buffalo County | Nebraska | 176 |
| Scotts Bluff County | Nebraska | 146 |
| Dawson County | Nebraska | 136 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 124 |
| Adams County | Nebraska | 106 |
| Converse County | Wyoming | 103 |
| Keith County | Nebraska | 65 |
| Phelps County | Nebraska | 62 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg County | South Carolina | 350 |
| Broome County | New York | 223 |
| Adams County | Nebraska | 215 |
| Chenango Town | Broome County, New York | 206 |
| Buffalo County | Nebraska | 204 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 179 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 147 |
| Carbon County | Pennsylvania | 53 |
| Penn Forest Township | Carbon County, Pennsylvania | 50 |
| Pulaski County | Missouri | 39 |
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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: 31111.