Migration to and from Waukesha County, Wisconsin
Where Waukesha 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
23,822
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
23,051
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+771
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 10,406 |
| Washington County | Wisconsin | 989 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 788 |
| Jefferson County | Wisconsin | 668 |
| Racine County | Wisconsin | 586 |
| Asia | 431 | |
| Walworth County | Wisconsin | 420 |
| Sheboygan County | Wisconsin | 344 |
| Jackson County | Michigan | 315 |
| Portage County | Wisconsin | 304 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | 5,704 |
| Dane County | Wisconsin | 2,207 |
| Washington County | Wisconsin | 1,319 |
| Walworth County | Wisconsin | 1,027 |
| Jefferson County | Wisconsin | 985 |
| La Crosse County | Wisconsin | 548 |
| Winnebago County | Wisconsin | 456 |
| Racine County | Wisconsin | 420 |
| Maricopa County | Arizona | 398 |
| Lake County | Illinois | 398 |
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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: 55133.