Migration to and from Lake County, South Dakota
Where Lake 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
1,083
people moved in (5-yr)
Total outflow
1,071
people moved out (5-yr)
Net migration
+12
inflow minus outflow
Top 10 counties people moved IN from
| Origin | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 224 |
| Hughes County | South Dakota | 102 |
| Roane County | Tennessee | 40 |
| Charles Mix County | South Dakota | 38 |
| Lawrence County | South Dakota | 36 |
| San Diego County | California | 34 |
| Hampden County | Massachusetts | 32 |
| Kingsbury County | South Dakota | 32 |
| Agawam Town City | Hampden County, Massachusetts | 32 |
| Latah County | Idaho | 29 |
Top 10 counties people moved OUT to
| Destination | State / Region | People (5-yr) |
|---|---|---|
| Minnehaha County | South Dakota | 244 |
| Brookings County | South Dakota | 146 |
| Moody County | South Dakota | 78 |
| Chippewa County | Minnesota | 44 |
| Montevideo City | Chippewa County, Minnesota | 44 |
| Solano County | California | 37 |
| Scott County | Iowa | 35 |
| Grainger County | Tennessee | 32 |
| Santa Clara County | California | 30 |
| Kingsbury County | South Dakota | 29 |
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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: 46079.