Dakota Times

In 2019, 14,742 people moved to Dakota County from across the U.S and other countries, according to migration data from the Internal Revenue Service.

This is an increase over the year before, when 13,730 people migrated to Dakota County.

The number of people moving to Dakota County is offset by the 14,548 residents who left the area during the same year.

There were 13,708 people who left the year before.

Migration data for the U.S. is based on year-to-year address changes reported on individual income tax returns filed with the IRS.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, most U.S. regions saw their numbers shrink.

The Northeast region of the U.S. suffered the greatest losses, while the Midwest saw population growth.

The U.S. Census Bureau found migration within the country mainly flows to the South, with many people moving to areas of Florida and Texas.

Years	Inflow	Outflow	Domestic Migration
2017-2018	14,827	13,379	1,448
2018-2019	13,730	13,708	22
2019-2020	14,742	14,548	194