Migration to and from Harding County, South Dakota
Where Harding 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
84
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
106
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
-22
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Pennington County | South Dakota | 25 |
| Lyman County | South Dakota | 16 |
| Custer County | South Dakota | 6 |
| Jackson County | Missouri | 5 |
| Lancaster County | Nebraska | 5 |
| Oglala Lakota County | South Dakota | 5 |
| Waukesha County | Wisconsin | 5 |
| Waukesha City | Waukesha County, Wisconsin | 5 |
| Bowman County | North Dakota | 4 |
| Meade County | South Dakota | 4 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Weld County | Colorado | 58 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 25 |
| Hettinger County | North Dakota | 11 |
| Butte County | South Dakota | 5 |
| Stark County | North Dakota | 4 |
| Hughes County | South Dakota | 3 |
Explore Harding County
- Business data for Harding CountyConstruction sector establishments, employment, payroll
- Cities in South DakotaACS demographic profiles for places statewide
- ZIP code lookupSearch demographic data by ZIP code
- Opportunity IndexRank counties by business growth potential
- Federal contracts in SDGovBids: RFPs, awards, NAICS matching
- New business filings in South DakotaNewFilings: fresh SOS registrations
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: 46063.