Migration to and from Lincoln County, Wisconsin
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
1,330
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,411
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-81
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon County | Wisconsin | 318 |
| Oneida County | Wisconsin | 163 |
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 102 |
| Columbia County | Wisconsin | 45 |
| Kankakee County | Illinois | 44 |
| Asia | 35 | |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 32 |
| Outagamie County | Wisconsin | 32 |
| Brown County | Wisconsin | 31 |
| Monroe County | Wisconsin | 29 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon County | Wisconsin | 468 |
| Oneida County | Wisconsin | 144 |
| Manitowoc County | Wisconsin | 128 |
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 96 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 47 |
| Portage County | Wisconsin | 44 |
| Langlade County | Wisconsin | 43 |
| Dodge County | Wisconsin | 42 |
| Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | 40 |
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 30 |
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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: 55069.