Migration to and from La Crosse County, Wisconsin
Where La Crosse 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
8,754
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
7,176
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+1,578
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon County | Wisconsin | 682 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 634 |
| Waukesha County | Wisconsin | 548 |
| Monroe County | Wisconsin | 479 |
| Trempealeau County | Wisconsin | 377 |
| Brown County | Wisconsin | 266 |
| Houston County | Minnesota | 263 |
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 252 |
| Marathon County | Wisconsin | 170 |
| Outagamie County | Wisconsin | 144 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Monroe County | Wisconsin | 423 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 418 |
| St. Croix County | Wisconsin | 365 |
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 328 |
| Winona County | Minnesota | 289 |
| Lynchburg City | Virginia | 252 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 245 |
| Trempealeau County | Wisconsin | 231 |
| Houston County | Minnesota | 224 |
| Marathon County | Wisconsin | 223 |
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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: 55063.