Migration to and from Portage County, Wisconsin
Where Portage 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
6,366
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
4,149
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+2,217
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Wood County | Wisconsin | 926 |
| Marathon County | Wisconsin | 489 |
| Waushara County | Wisconsin | 371 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 358 |
| Outagamie County | Wisconsin | 290 |
| Waupaca County | Wisconsin | 207 |
| Brown County | Wisconsin | 148 |
| Asia | 144 | |
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 121 |
| Shawano County | Wisconsin | 115 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Marathon County | Wisconsin | 477 |
| Wood County | Wisconsin | 422 |
| Waukesha County | Wisconsin | 304 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 233 |
| Waupaca County | Wisconsin | 195 |
| Winnebago County | Wisconsin | 171 |
| Brown County | Wisconsin | 159 |
| Outagamie County | Wisconsin | 156 |
| Russell County | Alabama | 122 |
| Onslow County | North Carolina | 102 |
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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: 55097.