Migration to and from Dane County, Wisconsin
Where Dane 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
37,152
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
29,317
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+7,835
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 2,841 | |
| Waukesha County | Wisconsin | 2,207 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 1,714 |
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 1,494 |
| Rock County | Wisconsin | 1,194 |
| Columbia County | Wisconsin | 675 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 629 |
| Europe | 605 | |
| Brown County | Wisconsin | 605 |
| Jefferson County | Wisconsin | 596 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 1,643 |
| Columbia County | Wisconsin | 1,125 |
| Cook County | Illinois | 1,074 |
| Jefferson County | Wisconsin | 888 |
| Rock County | Wisconsin | 794 |
| Waukesha County | Wisconsin | 788 |
| Sauk County | Wisconsin | 646 |
| La Crosse County | Wisconsin | 634 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 628 |
| Green County | Wisconsin | 530 |
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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: 55025.