Migration to and from Butte County, South Dakota
Where Butte 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
487
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
442
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+45
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| LaSalle County | Illinois | 85 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 59 |
| Dougherty County | Georgia | 51 |
| Washington County | Minnesota | 35 |
| Stillwater City | Washington County, Minnesota | 35 |
| Hamlin County | South Dakota | 33 |
| Furnas County | Nebraska | 31 |
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 26 |
| Brown County | South Dakota | 19 |
| Meade County | South Dakota | 16 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 124 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 77 |
| Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | 54 |
| Ada County | Idaho | 31 |
| Fall River County | South Dakota | 31 |
| Charlottesville City | Virginia | 22 |
| Brookings County | South Dakota | 14 |
| Codington County | South Dakota | 12 |
| Yellowstone County | Montana | 11 |
| Juneau City and Borough | Alaska | 8 |
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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: 46019.