Census Data: Where Are Dakota County Residents Going?
A new U.S. Census Bureau map of migration patterns between counties shows Dakota County residents leaving for other Minnesota counties in droves.
Dakota County stole 14 residents from Idaho’s Ada County between 2006 and 2010. Meanwhile, it lost 25 people to Honolulu County in Hawaii during the same time period. A U.S. Census Bureau interactive map that went live Tuesday emphasizes just how far flung movements are between the 384,000-person county and the rest of the country. During the survey period, 7,266 people moved to Dakota County from a different state while 8,772 people moved from here to a different state. Movement wasn’t limited to the United States either. Dakota County had 2,002 people move in from abroad. Of course, migration was biggest within Minnesota—and Dakota County saw almost 10,000 more people leave than come in. The county had 24,404 people move to other …
