Migration to and from Sawyer County, Wisconsin
Where Sawyer 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
1,286
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
642
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+644
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Barron County | Wisconsin | 113 |
| Polk County | Wisconsin | 89 |
| Washburn County | Wisconsin | 75 |
| Marion County | Indiana | 71 |
| Rock County | Wisconsin | 56 |
| Ramsey County | Minnesota | 54 |
| La Crosse County | Wisconsin | 54 |
| Brown County | Wisconsin | 53 |
| Chippewa County | Wisconsin | 40 |
| Hennepin County | Minnesota | 39 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Washburn County | Wisconsin | 126 |
| Stearns County | Minnesota | 57 |
| Shawano County | Wisconsin | 53 |
| Eau Claire County | Wisconsin | 48 |
| Muscogee County | Georgia | 29 |
| Rusk County | Wisconsin | 28 |
| Barron County | Wisconsin | 26 |
| Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | 25 |
| Monroe County | Wisconsin | 24 |
| Price County | Wisconsin | 23 |
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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: 55113.