Migration to and from Phelps County, Nebraska
Where Phelps 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
593
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
752
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-159
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo County | Nebraska | 86 |
| Furnas County | Nebraska | 82 |
| Porter County | Indiana | 35 |
| Brown County | Nebraska | 35 |
| Dallas County | Texas | 35 |
| Lenawee County | Michigan | 32 |
| Morenci City | Lenawee County, Michigan | 32 |
| Douglas County | Nebraska | 30 |
| Harlan County | Nebraska | 28 |
| Platte County | Nebraska | 27 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Dawson County | Nebraska | 115 |
| Jefferson County | Colorado | 81 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 77 |
| Lincoln County | Nebraska | 62 |
| Buffalo County | Nebraska | 44 |
| Escambia County | Florida | 36 |
| Bexar County | Texas | 35 |
| Frontier County | Nebraska | 30 |
| Sarpy County | Nebraska | 29 |
| Kearney County | Nebraska | 27 |
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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: 31137.